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38-616: At 72,000 square feet (6,700 m), Cherry Hill's newest library is among the largest municipal libraries in New Jersey. Originally located in a storefront at Ellisburg Circle Shopping Center (at Route 70 and Route 41 , locally known as Kings Highway), in the current location spanning both the Post Office and Blockbuster Video, the Cherry Hill Free Public Library moved 1/4 mile northeast in 1966 into

76-402: A building at 1100 Kings Highway North. The then-futuristic building, designed by architect Malcolm Wells , incorporated unusual design elements, including the cataloguing and administrative offices located in its massive concrete bunker basement, concealed from public view; and the massive rectangular wooden totem pole extending from the ground floor to the rooftop in the main stairwell, which had

114-536: A café, conference center, art gallery, historical artifact room, meeting, and reading spaces. The library is partially supported by the non-profit agency 'Friends of the Cherry Hill Library.' The Friends organizes various fundraising efforts including the sales of book tiles, trees, and bricks surrounding the trees; and public awareness campaigns to benefit the library, and members of the group volunteer time for library operations and events. The lobby of

152-484: A cloverleaf interchange. A short distance past I-295, Route 70 passes over the New Jersey Turnpike without an interchange before widening into an eight-lane highway and continuing east to the intersections of Greentree Road ( CR 674 ) and Springdale Road ( CR 673 ). Following the intersection of Springdale Road (CR 673), the road narrows back to four lanes before it encounters the intersection of CR 600 ,

190-505: A donated wrought iron sculpture donated in the 1970s, removed during demolition and eventually installed in the front of the new Library in 2009. By the late 1990s, the Wells building was deemed by the Board to be overcrowded, difficult to maintain due to roof leaks and other infrastructure problems resulting in the firing of Library Director David Munn, and too expensive to expand, notably due to

228-707: A former alignment of the road known as Old Marlton Pike. Route 70 crosses the Pennsauken Creek into Evesham Township , Burlington County , running east through more commercial areas within the Marlton section of the township. A short distance later, the route intersects Route 73 at a partial cloverleaf interchange that was formerly the Marlton Circle . After this interchange, the road heads east passing through some more commercial areas and then into residential neighborhoods that are separated from

266-669: A lack of parking, so the Library Board of Directors commissioned a new design. While the new library building was constructed, Cherry Hill Library members were served via interlibrary agreements by libraries in neighboring Moorestown and Haddonfield ; and also the Camden County Library near the Voorhees Town Center in Voorhees , which had a longstanding inter-library loan agreement negotiated by

304-546: A long-time Cherry Hill resident. Originally it was installed in the main lobby on the rectangular wooden totem pole in the stairwell of the Library in the 1970's as a memorial. On September 24, 2009, the sculpture was permanently installed to the building's front lawn. This not to be confused with the rectangular totem pole wrought iron sculpture that was removed from the Malcolm Wells building upon its demolition, which

342-498: A part of pre-1927 Route 18 in 1923, a route that was to run from Camden to Toms River. In the 1927 New Jersey state highway renumbering , Route 40 was designated to run from Camden to Lakewood along the current alignment of Route 70. In addition a spur of this route called Route S40 (now Route 72) was designated to head from the route at the Four Mile Circle to Manahawkin . Eventually, the eastern terminus of Route 40

380-781: A short distance to the south of the Cherry Hill Station . In this area, Route 70 passes to the south of a retail and residential development at the former site of the Garden State Park Racetrack before crossing the intersection of Grove Street/Haddonfield Road ( CR 644 ). Past this intersection, the route narrows to four lanes and turns more to the east as it comes to the Ellisburg area. In Ellisburg, it has an intersection with Kings Highway ( Route 41 /CR 573) and Brace Road ( Route 154 ). The road runs through more suburban areas as it encounters I-295 at

418-708: Is a state highway located in the U.S. state of New Jersey . It extends 59.8 mi (96.24 km) from an interchange with Route 38 in Pennsauken , Camden County , east to an intersection with Route 34 and Route 35 in Wall Township , Monmouth County . Route 70 cuts across the middle of the state as a two-lane highway through the Pine Barrens in Burlington and Ocean counties. A popular truck route, it provides access between Philadelphia and

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456-697: Is also a multilane divided highway that runs through suburban areas. The portion of the current route between Whitesbog and Lakehurst became a part of pre-1927 Route 18 in 1923. In 1927, Route 40 was legislated to run from Camden to Lakewood ; the termini were eventually moved to the Airport Circle in Pennsauken and the Laurelton Circle in Brick . Route 40 became Route 70 in 1953 in order to avoid conflicting with US 40 ; in addition,

494-581: Is also installed outside the new Library. Although not in public view, the Library board room has a massive oak conference table costing $ 8,000, donated by Mrs. Schwartz to go in the conference room when the building opened. The board room is located in the administrative offices on the first floor, which is adjacent to the circulation desk, which also has her service plaque on the wall donated by her son upon her death. 39°55′14″N 75°00′11″W  /  39.9205°N 75.00319°W  / 39.9205; -75.00319 New Jersey Route 70 Route 70

532-499: The September 11 attacks . After the bridge, the route turns north through residential areas and becomes a divided highway again, briefly forming the border between Wall Township to the west and Brielle to the east before fully entering Wall Township. Route 70 ends at the former Brielle Circle intersection with Route 34 and Route 35 , where the road continues north on Route 35. The Camden, Ellisburg, and Marlton Turnpike

570-819: The Brielle Circle, Route 70 was also widened between the intersection with Jack Martin Boulevard in Brick Township and the former circle. In July 2004, floods caused by heavy rain washed away a bridge along the route in Southampton Township, leading for it to be replaced. 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

608-635: 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 with CR 4 and CR 12 before running through residential and commercial areas of the town. It intersects with Center Street ( CR 547 ), where it widens into a four-lane divided highway. From here,

646-462: The beloved longtime Library Director, the late Berniece Ahlquist, which she joked about at her retirement party at The Rickshaw Inn. The Cherry Historical society is located in the basement adjacent to the stairwell. Although it has limited hours and only open for 2 days per week, the room has glass walls on two sides, where patrons can view part of the collection, a large portion donated by 37+ year Library Board member Kathleen Schwartz (1973—2009) when

684-406: The building opened; and more as her son Dan cleaned out her family home in 2016. Membership currently stands at about 36,000 cardholders with roughly 97% of members indicating Cherry Hill residency. Residents subscribe to the library free of charge and access the collection of more than 150,000 volumes, 150 computers with high-speed internet connectivity, and the library's various amenities including

722-718: The intersection of New Hampshire Avenue ( CR 623 ) prior to a modified cloverleaf interchange with the Garden State Parkway . From here, the route continues into Brick and passes several shopping centers, intersecting with Cedar Bridge Avenue ( CR 528 ) and Chambers Bridge Road ( CR 549 ). At the CR 528 intersection, the road is briefly an undivided highway. It turns northeast, crossing the Metedeconk River before intersecting with Route 88 . After this intersection, Route 70 passes more inhabited areas separated from

760-648: The intersection of North Main Street/Medford-Mount Holly Road (CR 541), the route leaves the suburban development and runs through a mix of woodland and farmland with occasional homes. It enters Southampton , where the road enters more wooded surroundings before coming to US 206 at the Red Lion Circle . Past here, Route 70 loses the Marlton Pike name and continues east into the heavily wooded Pine Barrens . It passes to

798-536: The new Library is adorned with hundreds of ceramic tiles in the form of book spines, arranged in a shelf configuration and numbered in order of purchase. This fundraiser is based on a similar fundraising project at Noel Wien Public Library in Fairbanks, Alaska ; and was brought to the new Library by longtime Board member Kathleen Schwartz after her visiting the Fairbanks facility in the summer of 2003. Tile number 1

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836-508: The road by trees, crossing both the intersections of Burnt Tavern Road ( CR 632 ) and Herbertsville Road ( CR 549 Spur ). A short distance later, it becomes an undivided road and crosses the Manasquan River on the September 11th Memorial Bridge, briefly entering Point Pleasant and entering Brielle , Monmouth County . The September 11th Memorial Bridge is dedicated to residents of Monmouth and Ocean counties who lost their lives in

874-492: The road by trees, narrowing into a two-lane undivided road. It continues into a mix of suburban development and rural woods and farms as it crosses into Medford , coming to a crossroads with Medford-Evesboro Road ( CR 618 ). From this intersection, Route 70 continues east through the Medford area, passing a couple of shopping centers before crossing the intersection of North Main Street/Medford-Mount Holly Road ( CR 541 ). After

912-658: 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 with the western terminus of Route 37 . Route 70 enters Manchester again past this traffic circle and becomes a two-lane undivided road, passing near the wooded residential Leisure Knoll community before crossing the intersection of Ridgeway Road ( CR 571 ). Past Ridgeway Road (CR 571),

950-452: The route heads through wooded suburban residential and business areas, crossing into Toms River . Here, the road intersects with Whitesville Road ( CR 527 ) and Massachusetts Avenue ( CR 637 ) before becoming a four-lane divided highway again and encountering US 9 at a modified cloverleaf interchange. Following the US 9 interchange, Route 70 enters Lakewood and turns more to the east, crossing

988-621: The south of the Leisuretowne retirement village before entering predominantly rural areas, with two fire lanes paralleling the road on either side. Route 70 eventually turns slightly to the northeast and forms the border between Southampton to the north and Woodland Township to the south. Along this borderline, the route comes to the Four Mile Circle , where it intersects with the western terminus of Route 72 as well as Magnolia Road ( CR 644 ) and Four Mile Road ( CR 646 ). Past

1026-519: The southeast on Marlton Pike, a six-lane divided highway that runs through suburban residential and commercial areas. The road is also officially called the John Davison Rockefeller Memorial Highway for its entire length after John D. Rockefeller . The road enters Cherry Hill and comes to a cloverleaf interchange with Cuthbert Boulevard ( CR 636 ) before crossing under NJ Transit 's Atlantic City Line ,

1064-618: 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. 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

1102-675: The surrounding Philadelphia metro area and the Jersey Shore resorts, particularly Long Beach Island by way of Route 72 . It is also a congested commercial route within Philadelphia's New Jersey suburbs. The western section in Cherry Hill and Marlton is a four- to eight-lane divided highway that serves as a major suburban arterial and is locally known as Marlton Pike . The eastern section in Monmouth and Ocean counties

1140-577: The traffic circle, Route 70 becomes the border between Pemberton Township to the north and Woodland Township to the south. 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 with Lakehurst Road ( CR 530 ). At this intersection, CR 530 heads east concurrently with Route 70. A short distance later,

1178-643: The two routes enter Manchester in Ocean County and continue east through a tract of the Brendan T. Byrne State Forest within the Pine Barrens as well as a corner of the Fort Dix Military Reservation . The road eventually reaches the community of Whiting , where it passes commercial development at the intersection of Whiting-New Egypt Road ( CR 539 ). Here, CR 530 turns south to follow CR 539 and Route 70 continues northeast back into

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1216-481: The western terminus was cut back to its current location to avoid a concurrency with Route 38 and the eastern terminus was moved to the Brielle Circle , replacing a portion of Route 34 between the Laurelton Circle and the Brielle Circle. Route 70 begins at an interchange with Route 38 and Marlton Pike ( CR 601 ) and Browning Road ( CR 612 ) in Pennsauken , Camden County . From this interchange, it heads to

1254-459: Was adorned with a torn black ribbon by her son. In 2007, the Friends of the Library announced the completion of fundraising efforts to retain the loaned sculpture, "Sunday Morning" by J Seward Johnson, Jr , which rests on the library's front lawn near the building's main entrance, with the artist reducing his price from $ 160,000 to $ 80,000. The sculpture "Totem" is by the artist David Ascalon ,

1292-403: Was chartered in 1849 as a turnpike that was to run from Camden east to Marlton along what is today Route 70 and Browning Road (CR 612)/Marlton Pike (CR 601). The Marlton Pike was taken over by Camden County in 1907 at a time many other turnpikes became public roads. The current alignment of Route 70 between Whitesbog (the west end of the concurrency with CR 530) and Lakehurst was legislated as

1330-612: Was completed in June 2011. Also, the Race Track Circle at the intersection with Haddonfield Road/Grove Street (CR 644) was eventually replaced by an at-grade intersection. The Laurelton Circle at Route 88, built in 1937, was replaced by the 1990s. The Ellisburg Circle at Route 41 and Route 154, was replaced by an intersection with jughandles . The Brielle Circle at the eastern terminus was also converted to an intersection with jughandles in 2001. In conjunction with eliminating

1368-516: Was dedicated to local property management firm Needleman Associates to honor their longtime support of the library, including their providing overflow parking. Tile number 2 is dedicated to the now–deceased Mrs. Schwartz, who worked as a Library cataloguer in the 1960s, and who had been on the library Board of Directors from 1973 until 2009 as its longest-serving member. Upon her death in March 2018, tile number 5, dedicated to Kathleen and Joseph Schwartz

1406-512: 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. Construction on this interchange, which cost $ 31 million, began in April 2009. In May 2010, the circle was eliminated with a temporary at-grade intersection constructed while the Route 73 bridge over Route 70 was being built. The interchange

1444-459: Was moved to the Laurelton Circle in Brick, where it intersected Route 35 (now Route 88) as well as Route 34, which continued north from this point. The western terminus was placed at the Airport Circle with US 30 and US 130 in Pennsauken, ending concurrent with Route 38. In the 1953 New Jersey state highway renumbering , Route 40 was renumbered to Route 70, to avoid conflicting with US 40 in

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