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43-646: 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, the western terminus

86-482: 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 ,

129-702: 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

172-510: A four-lane stretch near the intersection of Jackson Road. The road narrows to two lanes and passes a few farms before coming into the residential and commercial downtown of Medford, where CR 541 becomes South Main Street and North Main Street. The route crosses the intersection of Route 70 , at which point it becomes Medford-Mount Holly Road and passes residential areas as it reaches the intersection of Church Road ( CR 616 ). CR 541 continues through

215-512: A mix of farmland, woodland, and some homes as it crosses into Lumberton . Here, the road intersects with Fostertown Road ( CR 636 / CR 612 ). The route briefly joins with CR 612 and splits from CR 541 by turning east on Bridge Road before coming near a few residential subdivisions as it comes to the intersections of Creek Road ( CR 640 ) and Landing Street ( CR 641 ), with the road name continuing as Main Street. CR 541 passes near woods and homes before splitting from Main Street by turning west onto

258-495: 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

301-624: A ramp for southbound traffic to connect directly to CR 541 and Sunset Road ( CR 634 ) is present. The road narrows to two lanes where is passes between Burlington Township Middle School and a fire station. Continuing north-northwest on a straight course, CR 541T intersects with Fountain Avenue, crosses into the city limits of Burlington, and ends at a signalized intersection of Jacksonville Road (CR 670). Signage at this intersection indicates that CR 541T continues west along Jacksonville Road (CR 670) to US 130. CR 541T

344-505: 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 , a short distance to

387-408: A three-lane road with a center left-turn lane that runs through residential areas as it comes into Burlington . After the intersection of Morris Street ( CR 632 ), CR 541 becomes a four-lane undivided road that passes businesses before coming to its northern terminus at the intersection of US 130 / CR 543 . High Street continues north from here into Downtown Burlington. From Mount Holly to Medford,

430-539: Is a county highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey . The highway extends 23.8 miles (38.3 km) from US 206 in Shamong to US 130 / CR 543 in Burlington . CR 541 begins at an intersection of US 206 in Shamong , Burlington County , heading northwest on two-lane undivided Stokes Road. The road passes through forested areas before intersecting, entering a mix of farms and homes. The route reaches

473-990: Is in Burlington County . County Route 541 Truck ( CR 541T ) is a bypass of a section of CR 541 near Burlington . The route runs along the Burlington Bypass between Cadillac Road in Burlington Township , north to Jacksonville Road ( CR 670 ) in Burlington. The bypass is maintained by Burlington County and its construction was originally funded by the Burlington County Bridge Commission . The bypass begins at Cadillac Road, just east of CR 541 and an offramp from CR 541 northbound. The two to three-lane road heads north-northwest between businesses and restaurants. At an apartment complex entrance,

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516-584: Is the state's second largest state forest (after Wharton State Forest ). There are 25 miles (40 km) of hiking trails and a camping area. The park is operated and maintained by the New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry . Originally named for the Lebanon Glassworks, which operated in the 1850s and 1860s, it was renamed for Brendan Byrne in 2004. Byrne served as governor of New Jersey from 1974 to 1982. He championed and signed

559-502: The Rancocas Creek , the route intersects with Rancocas Road ( CR 626 ) and heads north, bordering Westampton to the west and Mount Holly to the east, passing residential neighborhoods and briefly enters Mount Holly. Upon intersecting with High Street (CR 691), CR 541 turns northwest onto Burlington-Mount Holly Road, a four-lane divided highway that has intersections with jughandles . The route fully enters Westampton and crosses

602-495: 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

645-817: 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

688-632: 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,

731-792: The Pinelands Protection Act in February 1979 which preserved thousand of acres in southern New Jersey. The park was renamed for him during the 25th anniversary of the Pinelands legislation by then Governor James McGreevey . The forest lies within the Atlantic coastal pine barrens ecoregion . It includes the 735-acre (2.97 km ) Cedar Swamp Natural Area: with upland pine - oak forest, oak-pine forest, pitch pine lowland forest, and Atlantic white cedar swamp forest plant communities . The Natural Area protects habitat of

774-415: The border between Medford to the west and Medford Lakes to the east before fully entering Medford Lakes as it continues through forested residential subdivisions to the west of Aetna Lake. After the intersection of Tabernacle Road ( CR 532 ), the route gains a center left-turn lane and borders Medford Lakes to the west and Medford to the east before fully entering Medford again as it passes businesses, with

817-605: The bridge, added monumental decorations, and increased pedestrian access. Construction was completed in September 2008, two years ahead of schedule. Whitesbog, New Jersey The Brendan T. Byrne State Forest (formerly the Lebanon State Forest ) is a 37,242 acres (150.71 km ) state forest in the New Jersey Pine Barrens . Its protected acreage is split between Burlington and Ocean Counties. The Brendan T. Byrne State Forest

860-466: The forest office, and a 1 mile (1.6 km) loop at Pakim Pond. By combining different trails with the Batona Trail, loops of 6 miles (9.7 km) and 14 miles (23 km) provide day hikes. The forest also contains Whitesbog Village, a historic company town , founded in the 1870s by Joseph J. White which was once one of the largest cranberry and blueberry farms in the state, active through

903-432: The former Burlington Center Mall . The route comes to a cloverleaf interchange with I-295 and narrows back to four lanes, passing more businesses. At the intersection of Sunset Road ( CR 634 ), CR 541 narrows into an undivided road that passes a mix of residences and commercial establishments, becoming Mount Holly Road before intersecting with Rancocas Road ( CR 635 ). At this point, the route turns north onto High Street,

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946-656: The four-lane undivided Mount Holly Bypass, with CR 691 continuing north on Main Street towards Mount Holly . The road turns north and becomes a divided highway as it passes through industrial areas and comes to an intersection of Route 38 . After this, the route enters Hainesport and passes more industry before crossing the Conrail Shared Assets Operations ' Pemberton Industrial Track railroad line and intersects with Marne Highway ( CR 537 ). The road turns northwest and then northeast through wooded areas and crosses into Mount Holly . After crossing

989-715: 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

1032-643: 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

1075-486: The intersection of Willow Grove Road ( CR 648 ) before crossing the intersection of Oakshade Road ( CR 534 ). CR 541 continues through wooded areas with a few farm fields before heading into forested areas with a few residences and intersects with Indian Mills Road ( CR 620 ). The route briefly joins with CR 620 as it crosses into Medford and intersects with Tuckerton Road ( CR 622 ), where CR 620 splits from CR 541 by turning northwest on Tuckerton Road. CR 541 eventually forms

1118-432: The intersection of Woodlane Road ( CR 630 ), where it heads into agricultural areas with some businesses, meeting the intersection of Burrs Road ( CR 638 ). CR 541 comes to an interchange with the New Jersey Turnpike and intersects with Irick Road ( CR 637 ) a short distance later. From this point, the road becomes a six-lane divided highway and crosses into Burlington Township , where it heads into businesses areas, passing

1161-434: The mid-20th century. The cultivated blueberry, a hybrid of the native Vaccinium caesariense , was developed and commercialized here by Elizabeth Coleman White and Frank Coville . The now silent Whitesbog Village exemplifies the changes in agriculture in this state. The site has been leased to the nonprofit Whitesbog Preservation Trust for restoration. County Route 541 (New Jersey) County Route 541 ( CR 541 )

1204-505: 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

1247-489: 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

1290-493: The road was once maintained by the Mount Holly, Lumberton, and Medford Turnpike , chartered in 1854. The road from Mount Holly to Burlington was once maintained by the Mount Holly and Burlington Turnpike , chartered in 1857. The Mount Holly Bypass was formerly County Route 541 Alternate while CR 541 ran through the town. The former route of CR 541 through Mount Holly is now Burlington County Route 691 . The entire route

1333-657: 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),

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1376-450: 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

1419-758: 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

1462-620: 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

1505-616: 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

1548-509: The threatened Swamp pink and other endangered plant species . The Mount Misery Trail is a multi-use trail and allows mountain biking. The Cranberry Trail is wheelchair-accessible. The Batona Trail , designed for hiking , cross country skiing , and snowshoeing , is almost 50 miles (80 km) in length; it links the Brendan T. Byrne, Wharton, and Bass River State Forests . There is a loop trail of about 2 miles (3.2 km), starting at

1591-573: 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,

1634-643: 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

1677-401: 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

1720-607: 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

1763-548: 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 the southeast on Marlton Pike,

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1806-509: 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

1849-458: 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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