New Jersey Route 68
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| Country | United States | |
| State | New Jersey | |
| Counties | Burlington | |
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Route 68 is a
The route was originally designated as Route S39 in 1941, a spur of
Route description
Route 68 begins at General Circle (inaccessible to the general public) with CR 616 on the grounds of the Fort Dix entity of JB MDL in New Hanover Township, heading to the north as a four-lane divided highway called Fort Dix Road.[2][3] After passing through the Main Gate to Fort Dix and heading east of the Visitor Center for Fort Dix, the road continues through public areas of the military installation and crosses into Wrightstown, where it narrows into a two-lane undivided road before heading into Springfield Township.[2] The route exits JB MDL at its intersection with CR 670 and upon leaving the fort, it heads through a mix of farmland and woodland. Route 68 crosses CR 537 before continuing north into agricultural areas with some homes.[2][3]
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The road enters Mansfield Township where it widens into a four-lane divided highway as it intersects a road that provides access to parallel CR 545 to the east, which heads south to serve as an access road to McGuire Air Force Base. From here, the route turns northwest and crosses CR 543 before heading through a mix of farm fields and suburban residential neighborhoods.[2][3] Past the intersection with White Pine Road, Route 68 passes in between two large auto auction lots. The route terminates at an intersection with US 206 located a short distance south of that route's interchange with the New Jersey Turnpike (Interstate 95).[3] Route 68 serves as the main access route between Fort Dix and the New Jersey Turnpike.[4]
History
Route S39 | |
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| Location | Fort Dix–Mansfield Township |
| Existed | 1941[5]–1953[6] |
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As part of improving road access to the Fort Dix Military Reservation at the onset of World War II, a Works Progress Administration project improved the paved road connecting the fort to Bordentown.[7] In 1941, this road was legislated as Route S39, a state highway spur of Route 39 (now US 206) that was to run from the fort to Mansfield Square.[5] Construction on the access road was completed in 1943 at a cost of over $2 million.[8] Route S39 became Route 68 in the 1953 New Jersey state highway renumbering.[6] The same year, an extension of Route 68 was legislated to run south from Fort Dix to the intersection with Route 70 and Route 72 at the Four Mile Circle.[9] In 1961, a freeway was proposed along the Route 68 corridor, running from a planned Route 38 freeway near Fort Dix south to Route 70 and Route 72; however, this was never built.[10][11]
Major intersections
The entire route is in Burlington County.
| Location | mi[2] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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CR 616 (Pemberton–Wrightstown Road) – Pemberton | General Circle, southern terminus | ||||
| 0.00– 0.22 | 0.00– 0.35 | Fort Dix Main Gate Road closed to general public since September 11, 2001 | |||
| Springfield Township | 2.85 | 4.59 |  CR 537 (Monmouth Road) – Jobstown, Jacobstown | ||
| Mansfield Township | 4.00 | 6.44 |   To CR 545 – Trenton, McGuire AFB | ||
| 4.30 | 6.92 |  CR 543 (School House Road) – Columbus, Georgetown | |||
| 7.92 | 12.75 |    US 206 to N.J. Turnpike | Northern terminus | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also
U.S. Roads portal
New Jersey portal
References
- ^ "New Route Markers Go Up Next Month" (PDF). The Hackettstown Gazette. December 18, 1952. p. 17. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f "Route 68 straight line diagram" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
- ^ a b c d Google (2009-07-14). "overview of New Jersey Route 68" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2009-07-14.
- ^ "Fort Dix Directions". Fort Dix. Archived from the original on 2009-06-23. Retrieved 2009-07-14.
- ^ a b State of New Jersey, Laws of 1941, Chapter 13, Page 25, Section 1.
- ^ a b 1953 renumbering. New Jersey Department of Highways. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. Retrieved July 31, 2009.
- ^ "Roads to Fort Dix Will be Improved". The New York Times. February 15, 1941.
- ^ "New Fort Dix Road Is Opened". The New York Times. December 17, 1943.
- ^ State of New Jersey, Laws of 1953, Chapter 112, Page 1298, Section 1.
- ^ New Jersey Builds Better Highways (Report). New Jersey State Highway Department. 1961.
- ^ "Proposed Expressways in New York City". Regional Plan Association News. May 1964. Retrieved 2009-07-14.
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