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Encyclopedia > New Jersey Route 168

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 part of the Black Horse Pike, which carried Route 42 before the North-South Freeway was built. Image File history File links New_Jersey_168. ... This article is about the idea of state highways State Highway, and is more formally known as Route 139 State highway, and state route are terms that usually apply to numbered highways that are primarily administered and financed by a state government in countries that are divided into states. ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Area  Ranked 47th  - Total 8,729 sq mi (22,608 km²)  - Width 70 miles (110 km)  - Length 150 miles (240 km)  - % water 14. ... Tweeter Center The City of Camden is the county seat of Camden County, New Jersey in the United States. ... Turnersville is a census-designated place located in Gloucester County, New Jersey. ... New Jersey State Highway 42 is a state highway in New Jersey, United States. ...


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 Atlantic City Expressway (officially numbered, but unsigned, as New Jersey State Highway 446) is a controlled-access toll road in New Jersey. ... New Jersey State Highway 42 is a state highway in New Jersey, United States. ... A collector/distributor road, often abbreviated as C/D road, is a one-way road next to a freeway that is used for some or all of the ramps that would otherwise merge into or split from the main lanes of the freeway. ...


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. Camden County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. ... Interstates 95 and 276 Interstate 295 in New Jersey and Delaware is a bypass route from a junction with Interstate 95 south of Wilmington, Delaware to a junction with I-95 north of Trenton, New Jersey. ... High-capacity freeway interchange in Los Angeles, California. ... Bellmawr highlighted in Camden County Bellmawr is a Borough located in Camden County, New Jersey. ... New Jersey State Highway 41 is a state highway in New Jersey, United States. ... The New Jersey Turnpike (sometimes called The Jersey Turnpike) is a toll road in New Jersey and is one of the most heavily traveled highways in the United States. ...


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. A typical jughandle setup, with one standard jughandle and one reverse jughandle A jughandle is a type of ramp or slip road that changes the way traffic turns left (when driving on the right). ... Route 76C is a state highway in New Jersey, United States. ... The Walt Whitman Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Delaware River from Philadelphia to Gloucester City, New Jersey. ... Tweeter Center The City of Camden is the county seat of Camden County, New Jersey in the United States. ... U.S. Highway 130 (typically called U.S. Route 130) is an 83. ...


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. The Atlantic City Expressway (officially numbered, but unsigned, as New Jersey State Highway 446) is a controlled-access toll road in New Jersey. ...


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