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|starting_terminus=[[Image:Circle sign 42.svg|20px]] [[New Jersey Route 42|NJ 42]] in [[Washington Township, New Jersey|Washington Twp]] |
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|junction=[[Atlantic City Expressway|ACE]] in [[Washington Township, New Jersey|Washington Twp]]<br>[[Image: |
|junction=[[Atlantic City Expressway|ACE]] in [[Washington Township, New Jersey|Washington Twp]]<br>[[Image:Circle sign 41.svg|20px]] [[New Jersey Route 41|NJ 41]] in [[Runnemede, New Jersey|Runnemede]]<br>[[New Jersey Turnpike|NJTP]] in [[Bellmawr, New Jersey|Bellmawr]]<br>[[Image:I-295.svg|25px]] [[Interstate 295 (Delaware-New Jersey)|I-295]] in [[Bellmawr, New Jersey|Bellmawr]] |
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|ending_terminus=[[Image:US 130.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 130|US 130]] in [[Camden, New Jersey|Camden]] |
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Route 168 begins at the west end of the [[Atlantic City Expressway]], which feeds into Route 42 in Washington Township. The North-South Freeway begins at that interchange, carrying Route 42 and through traffic from Atlantic City towards Camden; Route 168 continues on the old Black Horse Pike as a surface road. Access from Route 168 south to Route 42 south is simple, as the old pre-freeway alignment still exists. However, northbound traffic from Route 42 must take the ramp to the freeway and exit immediately from the [[collector/distributor road]] onto Sicklerville Road to access Route 168. |
Route 168 begins at the west end of the [[Atlantic City Expressway]], which feeds into Route 42 in Washington Township. The North-South Freeway begins at that interchange, carrying Route 42 and through traffic from Atlantic City towards Camden; Route 168 continues on the old Black Horse Pike as a surface road. Access from Route 168 south to Route 42 south is simple, as the old pre-freeway alignment still exists. However, northbound traffic from Route 42 must take the ramp to the freeway and exit immediately from the [[collector/distributor road]] onto Sicklerville Road to access Route 168. |
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The first bit of Route 168 is a four-lane divided highway, widened ca. 1932 as part of Route 42. After crossing into [[Camden County, New Jersey|Camden County]], it becomes a two-lane road, not returning to four lanes until the [[Interstate 295 (Delaware-New Jersey)|Interstate 295]] [[interchange (road)|interchange]] in [[Bellmawr, New Jersey|Bellmawr]]. Prior to that, Route 168 crosses Route 42 in [[Gloucester Township, New Jersey|Gloucester Township]] and [[New Jersey Route 41 |
The first bit of Route 168 is a four-lane divided highway, widened ca. 1932 as part of Route 42. After crossing into [[Camden County, New Jersey|Camden County]], it becomes a two-lane road, not returning to four lanes until the [[Interstate 295 (Delaware-New Jersey)|Interstate 295]] [[interchange (road)|interchange]] in [[Bellmawr, New Jersey|Bellmawr]]. Prior to that, Route 168 crosses Route 42 in [[Gloucester Township, New Jersey|Gloucester Township]] and [[New Jersey Route 41|Route 41]] in [[Runnemede, New Jersey|Runnemede]], and has a full interchange (exit 3) with the [[New Jersey Turnpike]] in Bellmawr. |
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In [[Haddon Township, New Jersey|Haddon Township]], Route 168 is a divided highway again, with several [[jughandle]]s. An interchange with [[New Jersey Route 76C|Route 76C]] provides access to the [[Walt Whitman Bridge]], and, after entering [[Camden, New Jersey|Camden]], Route 168 crosses [[U.S. Route 130]] at a channelized intersection. Route 168 runs along the border of Camden and [[Woodlynne, New Jersey|Woodlynne]] before ending at Ferry Avenue/Cypress Lane ([[County Route 603 (Camden County, New Jersey)|County Route 603]]); the road continues as Mount Ephraim Avenue ([[County Route 605 (Camden County, New Jersey)|County Route 605]]) to downtown Camden. |
In [[Haddon Township, New Jersey|Haddon Township]], Route 168 is a divided highway again, with several [[jughandle]]s. An interchange with [[New Jersey Route 76C|Route 76C]] provides access to the [[Walt Whitman Bridge]], and, after entering [[Camden, New Jersey|Camden]], Route 168 crosses [[U.S. Route 130]] at a channelized intersection. Route 168 runs along the border of Camden and [[Woodlynne, New Jersey|Woodlynne]] before ending at Ferry Avenue/Cypress Lane ([[County Route 603 (Camden County, New Jersey)|County Route 603]]); the road continues as Mount Ephraim Avenue ([[County Route 605 (Camden County, New Jersey)|County Route 605]]) to downtown Camden. |
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| Maintained by NJDOT | ||||
| Length | 10.75 mi[2] (17.30 km) | |||
| Existed | 1959[1]–present | |||
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ACE in Washington Twp NJ 41 in RunnemedeNJTP in Bellmawr  I-295 in Bellmawr | ||||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | New Jersey | |||
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Route 168 is a 10.75-mile (17.30 km) state highway in New Jersey, United States, running southeast from Camden to Turnersville in Washington Township. It runs along a part of the Black Horse Pike which carried Route 42 before the North-South Freeway was built.
Route description
Route 168 begins at the west end of the Atlantic City Expressway, which feeds into Route 42 in Washington Township. The North-South Freeway begins at that interchange, carrying Route 42 and through traffic from Atlantic City towards Camden; Route 168 continues on the old Black Horse Pike as a surface road. Access from Route 168 south to Route 42 south is simple, as the old pre-freeway alignment still exists. However, northbound traffic from Route 42 must take the ramp to the freeway and exit immediately from the collector/distributor road onto Sicklerville Road to access Route 168.
The first bit of Route 168 is a four-lane divided highway, widened ca. 1932 as part of Route 42. After crossing into Camden County, it becomes a two-lane road, not returning to four lanes until the Interstate 295 interchange in Bellmawr. Prior to that, Route 168 crosses Route 42 in Gloucester Township and Route 41 in Runnemede, and has a full interchange (exit 3) with the New Jersey Turnpike in Bellmawr.
In Haddon Township, Route 168 is a divided highway again, with several jughandles. An interchange with Route 76C provides access to the Walt Whitman Bridge, and, after entering Camden, Route 168 crosses U.S. Route 130 at a channelized intersection. Route 168 runs along the border of Camden and Woodlynne before ending at Ferry Avenue/Cypress Lane (County Route 603); the road continues as Mount Ephraim Avenue (County Route 605) to downtown Camden.
History
The road that is now Route 168 was taken over ca. 1930 as part of Route 42. In 1958, the first section of the North-South Freeway opened, north from the Route 168 interchange in Gloucester Township, and Route 168 was designated along the former Route 42 north of that interchange. The rest of the Route 42 section of the freeway opened the next year, running south to the Atlantic City Expressway, and Route 168 was extended to its current length.
External links
References
- ^ Alpert, Steve. "New Jersey Roads – History". Retrieved 2007-03-19.
- ^ New Jersey Department of Transportation. "Route 168 straight line diagram" (PDF). Retrieved 2007-03-19.