New Jersey Route 70

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Route 70 marker

Route 70

John Davison Rockefeller Memorial Highway
Map
Route information
Maintained by NJDOT
Length59.84 mi[1] (96.30 km)
ExistedJanuary 1, 1953[2]–present
Major junctions
West end Route 38 in Pennsauken Township
Major intersections
East end Route 34 / Route 35 in Wall Township
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew Jersey
CountiesCamden, Burlington, Ocean, Monmouth
Highway system
←
Route 69
→ Route 71
← US 40Route 40→ Route 41

Route 70 is a

John Davison Rockefeller
.

The portion of the current route between

Brielle Circle
, replacing a portion of Route 34 between the Laurelton Circle and the Brielle Circle.

Route description

Camden and Burlington counties

Route 70 westbound past CR 627 in Cherry Hill

Route 70 begins at an interchange with

CR 600, a former alignment of the road known as Old Marlton Pike.[1]

Route 70 eastbound at the interchange with Route 73 in Marlton, the former location of the Marlton Circle

Route 70 crosses the

Red Lion Circle.[1][5]

Past here, Route 70 loses the Marlton Pike name and continues east into the heavily wooded

Four Mile Circle, where it intersects the western terminus of Route 72 as well as CR 644 and CR 646. Past the traffic circle, Route 70 becomes the border between Pemberton Township to the north and Woodland Township to the south.[1] The road passes to the south of the wooded Presidential Lakes Estates residential development before turning northeast through more of the Pine Barrens entirely within Pemberton Township. The road passes near some cranberry bogs before intersecting CR 530.[1][5] At this intersection, CR 530 heads east concurrent with Route 70.[1]

Ocean and Monmouth counties

Rural portion of Route 70 eastbound past CR 530 and CR 539 in Manchester Township

A short distance later, the two routes enter

Fort Dix Military Reservation. The road eventually reaches the community of Whiting, where it passes commercial development at the intersection with CR 539. Here, CR 530 turns south to follow CR 539 and Route 70 continues northeast back into the Pine Barrens. The road turns more to the north-northeast before heading east into Lakehurst to the south of the Lakehurst Maxfield Field naval station. In Lakehurst, Route 70 comes to the Eisenhower Traffic Circle[7] with CR 4 and CR 12 before running through residential and commercial areas of the town.[1][5] It intersects with the southern terminus of CR 547, where it widens into a four-lane divided highway. From here, the route crosses over the Southern Secondary railroad line operated by the Delaware and Raritan River Railroad before coming to the Lakehurst Circle, where it intersects the western terminus of Route 37.[1]

Brielle Circle intersection with Route 34 and Route 35, where the road continues north as part of Route 35.[1]

History

Airport Circle with US 30 and US 130 in Pennsauken, ending concurrent with Route 38.[14] In the 1953 New Jersey state highway renumbering, Route 40 was renumbered to Route 70, to avoid conflicting with US 40 in the state. Also, Route 70 was designated onto its current alignment between Route 38 in Pennsauken and Route 34 and Route 35 at the Brielle Circle, removing the concurrency with Route 38 and replacing the portion of Route 34 between the Laurelton Circle and the Brielle Circle.[15][16]

Lakewood
Existed1927[12]–1953[15]
Route 70 eastbound in Cherry Hill

Since 1953, many changes have occurred to Route 70. Several traffic circles that had existed on the road had been either modified or replaced by at-grade intersections. The Marlton Circle at Route 73 in Marlton was modified in 1974 to allow Route 73 to run straight through the circle. This circle became known for traffic backups and was later replaced with an interchange.

Ellisburg Circle at Route 41 and Route 154, was replaced by an intersection with jughandles.[19] The Brielle Circle at the eastern terminus was also converted to an intersection with jughandles in 2001.[21] In conjunction with eliminating the Brielle Circle, Route 70 was also widened between the intersection with Jack Martin Boulevard in Brick Township and the former circle.[22] In July 2004, floods caused by heavy rain washed away a bridge along the route in Southampton Township, leading for it to be replaced.[23] The New Jersey Department of Transportation replaced the September 11th Memorial Bridge over the Manasquan River in a $52 million project that increased capacity on the bridge, added monumental decorations, and increased pedestrian access.[24] Construction was completed in September 2008, two years ahead of schedule.[24][25]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
CR 612
)		Interchange; western terminus
CR 636) – Merchantville, Collingswood
Interchange
3.665.89
Ellisburg Circle
5.078.16
Mt. Holly, Trenton
I-295 exit 34
Tacony Bridge
Interchange; former Marlton Circle
Medford Township
13.9122.39 CR 541 (Medford-Mt. Holly Road/Main Street)
Red Lion Circle
Four Mile Circle
Joint Base MDL
West end of CR 530 overlap
OceanManchester Township38.4361.85
 CR 530 east (Lacey Road) / CR 539 (Whiting–New Egypt Road) – Trenton, Whiting, Forked River		East end of CR 530 overlap
Lakehurst Naval Air Station
44.7972.08
Lakehurst Circle
Jackson, Trenton, Toms River
Whitesville, Toms River
49.9080.31
Lakewood, Toms River
Interchange
Woodbridge, Toms River
GSP exit 89
Lakewood, Mantoloking
54.3587.47
Herbertsville, Breton Woods, Mantoloking
55.1388.72
Laurelton Circle
57.7392.91
Herbertsville, Point Pleasant
Brielle Circle
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z "Route 70 straight line diagram" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  2. ^ "New Route Markers Go Up Next Month" (PDF). The Hackettstown Gazette. December 18, 1952. p. 17. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Route 70/73 Marlton Circle Elimination Project". New Jersey Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2009-07-16.
  4. ^ a b Strauss, Robert (August 26, 2001). "Getting There From Here Depends on Where Here Is". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-09-26.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Google (2009-09-25). "overview of New Jersey Route 70" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
  6. ^ a b "Marlton Circle eliminated tonight". The Marlton Sun. June 24, 2011. Archived from the original on April 21, 2013. Retrieved June 26, 2011.
  7. ^ "Speed Limits for State Roads – Route NJ 70". New Jersey Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
  8. ^ "September 11 Memorial Bridge". New Jersey Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2009-09-26.
  9. ^ Murphy, John L. (1877). Index of Colonial and State Laws Between the Years 1663 and 1877 Inclusive. State of New Jersey. p. 852. Retrieved 2008-11-11.
  10. ISBN 978-0-8386-3881-1
    . Retrieved 2009-08-16.
  11. ^ Williams, Jimmy and Sharon. "NJ 1920s Route 18-". 1920s New Jersey Highways. Retrieved 2008-10-14.
  12. ^ a b State of New Jersey, Laws of 1927, Chapter 319.
  13. ^ Williams, Jimmy and Sharon. "1927 New Jersey Road Map". 1920s New Jersey Highways. Archived from the original on 2016-03-13. Retrieved 2008-10-08.
  14. H.M. Gousha
    . Mid-West Map Co. 1941. Retrieved 2009-03-29.
  15. ^ a b "1953 renumbering". New Jersey Department of Highways. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. Retrieved July 31, 2009. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  16. ^ "New Road Signs Ready in New Jersey". The New York Times. December 16, 1952. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved 2009-07-20.
  17. ^ "3 decades later". Burlington County Times. 2009-04-16.
  18. ^ "NJDOT: Traffic pattern at Marlon Circle to change Monday morning". Medford Central Record. 2010-04-30. Retrieved 2011-01-09.
  19. ^
    The Courier-Post
    .
  20. ISBN 0-7385-0332-0
    . Retrieved 2009-07-10.
  21. ^ "DiFrancesco and Weinstein Open Newly Reconfigured Interchange". New Jersey Department of Transportation. 2001. Retrieved 2008-12-21.
  22. ^ "Route 70 project tour". New Jersey Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2009-09-26.
  23. ^ Holl, John (July 15, 2004). "In Flooded New Jersey Towns, the Cleanup Begins". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-09-26.
  24. ^ a b "Route 70 Bridge over Manasquan River – September 11 Memorial Bridge – Overview". New Jersey Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2009-09-26.
  25. ^ "NJDOT announces completion of new Route 70 bridge over the Manasquan River". New Jersey Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2009-09-26.

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