Editing New Jersey Route 42

{{short description|Highway in New Jersey}}
{{Use American English|date=April 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2019}}
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'''Route 42''' is a [[state highway]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[New Jersey]] within the [[Camden, New Jersey|Camden]] area. It runs {{convert|14.28|mi|km|2|abbr=on}} from an intersection with [[U.S. Route 322 in New Jersey|U.S. Route 322]] (US 322) and [[County Route 536 Spur (New Jersey)|County Route 536 Spur]] (CR 536 Spur) in [[Monroe Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey|Monroe Township]], [[Gloucester County, New Jersey|Gloucester County]], to an intersection with [[Interstate 76 (Ohio–New Jersey)|Interstate 76]] (I-76) and [[Interstate 295 (Delaware–Pennsylvania)|I-295]] in [[Bellmawr, New Jersey|Bellmawr]], [[Camden County, New Jersey|Camden County]]. The southern portion of Route 42 is a four-lane [[divided highway]] and one of several highways comprising the [[Black Horse Pike]], a road that runs from Camden to [[Atlantic City, New Jersey|Atlantic City]]. The northern portion is part of a six- to eight-lane [[freeway]] referred to locally as the [[North–South Freeway (New Jersey)|North&ndash;South Freeway]] (or simply the 42 Freeway<ref name=wpvi>{{cite web|url=https://6abc.com/archive/6276126/|title=Man injured after allegedly car surfing on I-295|date=July 20, 2008|publisher=[[WPVI-TV]]|access-date=October 10, 2008}}</ref>) that connects the [[Atlantic City Expressway]] to the [[Benjamin Franklin Bridge]] (via I-76 and [[Interstate 676|I-676]]).  Major junctions along the route include the Atlantic City Expressway and the southern terminus of [[New Jersey Route 168|Route 168]] in [[Turnersville, New Jersey|Turnersville]], Route 168 in [[Blackwood, New Jersey|Blackwood]], and [[New Jersey Route 41|Route 41]] and [[New Jersey Route 55|Route 55]] in [[Deptford Township, New Jersey|Deptford Township]].

Route 42 was originally designated in 1927 to run along the Black Horse Pike between Ferry Avenue in Camden and the present [[U.S. Route 40 in New Jersey|US 40]]/US 322 split in the [[McKee City, New Jersey|McKee City]] section of [[Hamilton Township, Atlantic County, New Jersey|Hamilton Township]], [[Atlantic County, New Jersey|Atlantic County]]. In 1953, the southern terminus was cut back to its current terminus in the [[Williamstown, New Jersey|Williamstown]] section of Monroe Township to avoid the concurrency it shared with US 322. After the completion of the North&ndash;South Freeway between Bellmawr and Turnersville in 1959, Route 42 was moved to this freeway, and the Black Horse Pike north of Turnersville became [[New Jersey Route 168|Route 168]].

The freeway portion of Route 42 has been improved many times. Construction work has commenced on a project known as the "I-295/I-76/Route 42 Direct Connection," which is reconstructing the dangerous and congested Route 42/I-295/I-76 interchange in Bellmawr.

== Route description ==
===Black Horse Pike===
{{see also|Black Horse Pike}}
[[File:NJ 42 NB past US 322-CR 536 SPUR.jpg|thumb|left|Route 42 northbound past southern terminus at US 322/CR 536 Spur in Monroe Township]]
Route 42 begins at an intersection with [[U.S. Route 322 in New Jersey|US 322]] and [[County Route 536 Spur (New Jersey)|CR 536 Spur]] in [[Monroe Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey|Monroe Township]], [[Gloucester County, New Jersey|Gloucester County]], where it heads to the north on the Black Horse Pike.<ref name="sld"/> For the first portion of the route, Route 42 is a [[divided highway|divided]] four&ndash;lane arterial highway that intersects various local roads. Some intersections along this section feature [[jughandle]]s.  There are also many businesses lining the highway.<ref name=gm>{{google maps |url=https://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=route+42+and+route+322+williamstown,+nj&daddr=39.732538,-75.036621+to:route+42+and+I-295+bellmawr,+nj&geocode=&hl=en&mra=dpe&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=11&via=1&sll=39.772425,-75.039345&sspn=0.248042,0.439453&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=11 |title=overview of New Jersey Route 42 |access-date=April 1, 2009}}</ref> The route crosses [[County Route 689 (Gloucester County, New Jersey)|CR 689]] (Berlin-Cross Keys Road) and enters [[Washington Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey|Washington Township]]. It then intersects the northern terminus of [[County Route 555 (New Jersey)|CR 555]] (Tuckahoe Road). After the intersection with CR 555, Route 42 intersects three more county routes: [[County Route 655 (Gloucester County, New Jersey)|CR 655]] (Fries Mill Road), [[County Route 639 (Gloucester County, New Jersey)|CR 639]] (Ganttown Road), and [[County Route 651 (Gloucester County, New Jersey)|CR 651]] (Greentree Road).<ref name="sld"/> The route meets the western terminus of the [[Atlantic City Expressway]] at an interchange, [[New Jersey Route 168|Route 168]] continues to the north on the Black Horse Pike, and Route 42 becomes the six&ndash;lane North&ndash;South Freeway.<ref name="sld"/>

===North&ndash;South Freeway===
[[File:2021-08-09 14 39 42 View south along New Jersey State Route 42 (North-South Freeway) from the overpass for Camden County Route 673 (College Drive) in Gloucester Township, Camden County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|right|Route 42 southbound at CR 673 in Gloucester Township]]{{Main|North–South Freeway (New Jersey)}}
Upon becoming the [[North–South Freeway (New Jersey)|North&ndash;South Freeway]], Route 42 crosses into [[Gloucester Township, New Jersey|Gloucester Township]], [[Camden County, New Jersey|Camden County]] and comes to the first numbered exit for [[County Route 705 (Camden County, New Jersey)|CR 705]], which provides access to Route 168.<ref name="sld"/> Following that, the freeway reaches the CR 673 (College Drive) interchange, serving [[Camden County College]] to the east and the Gloucester Premium Outlets to the west.<ref name=gm/><ref name=gct/> [[County Route 534 (New Jersey)|CR 534]] interchanges with a southbound exit and northbound entrance and then Coles Road interchanges with a northbound exit and southbound entrance.<ref name="sld"/> Next, Route 42 encounters Exits 9B and 10A for Route 168. Exit 9B serves northbound Route 168 and provides access to the [[New Jersey Turnpike]], and Exit 10A serves southbound Route 168. [[County Route 681 (Camden County, New Jersey)|CR 681]] interchanges after Route 168, with a southbound exit and northbound entrance, and Route 42 enters Gloucester County again in [[Deptford Township, New Jersey|Deptford Township]] after crossing the South Branch of [[Big Timber Creek]].<ref name="sld"/>

In Deptford Township, [[New Jersey Route 41|Route 41]] interchanges with a northbound exit and an entrance in both directions. Past this interchange, [[County Route 544 (New Jersey)|CR 544]] interchanges with a southbound exit and an entrance in both directions.<ref name="sld"/><ref name=gm/> Both of these interchanges provide access to the [[Deptford Mall]] and, in the case of the Route 41 interchange, to [[New Jersey Route 55|Route 55]] from northbound Route 42 since the northbound lanes have no direct access to Route 55.<ref name=gm /> Route 42 meets the northern terminus of the Route 55 freeway at Exit 13 with a southbound exit and northbound entrance, where it widens to eight lanes.<ref name="sld"/> Route 42 crosses the Big Timber Creek into [[Runnemede, New Jersey|Runnemede]], Camden County, where it passes over the New Jersey Turnpike without an interchange.  The freeway then enters [[Bellmawr, New Jersey|Bellmawr]], where it comes to a northbound exit to southbound [[Interstate 295 (Delaware–Pennsylvania)|I-295]] and a southbound entrance from northbound I-295, before it features [[right-in/right-out]] ramps with Leaf Avenue, that provide access to [[County Route 753 (Camden County, New Jersey)|CR 753]] (Creek Road).<ref name="sld"/>  Route 42 then continues north to its terminus at I-295 where the North&ndash;South Freeway becomes [[Interstate 76 (Ohio–New Jersey)|I-76]], which heads to [[Camden, New Jersey|Camden]] and [[Philadelphia]].<ref name="sld"/>

[[File:2020-07-07 12 16 23 View north along New Jersey State Route 42 (North-South Freeway) at Exit 12 (TO New Jersey Route 41-New Jersey Route 55-Gloucester County Route 544, Woodbury, Runnemede) in Deptford Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|left|Route 42 northbound at the Route 41 interchange in Deptford Township]]
The North&ndash;South Freeway portion of Route 42 is a major route for daily commuters from southern New Jersey to [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]], via the [[Walt Whitman Bridge]] and [[Ben Franklin Bridge]] and weekend commuters from southeastern [[Pennsylvania]] to the southern [[Jersey Shore]] via [[New Jersey Route 55|Route 55]] and the [[Atlantic City Expressway]].<ref name=njdot2>{{cite web|url=http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/works/studies/rt295/|title=I-295/I-76/Route 42 Direct Connection|publisher=[[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]|access-date=October 10, 2008}}</ref> Even though Route 42 ends at I-295, the North&ndash;South Freeway is sometimes called "Route 42" all the way to the I-76/[[Interstate 676|I-676]] split.<ref name=inq11702>{{cite news|first=Nedra|last=Lindsey|pages=B12|title=Suspect in shoplifting jailed after car chase|date=January 17, 2002|website=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]}} "He was pursued back to Haddonfield-Berlin Road, onto Interstate 295, then to Route 42 and onto Route 130, police said."</ref>

[[Snow removal]], litter control, and [[landscaping]] of Route 42 between the end of the Atlantic City Expressway and I-295 is performed by the [[South Jersey Transportation Authority]].<ref name=sjtareport>{{cite web|url=http://www.sjta.com/sjta/reports/1999_ann.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060615195139/http://www2.sjta.com/sjta/reports/1999_ann.pdf |archive-date=2006-06-15 |url-status=live|title=1999 Annual Report|pages=9|publisher=[[South Jersey Transportation Authority]]|access-date=October 10, 2008}}</ref>

==History==
In 1927, Route 42 was legislated to run along the [[Black Horse Pike]], a road that traces its origins back to 1855. In that year, the Camden and Blackwoodstown Turnpike Company was established by entrepreneurs who had helped create the [[White Horse Pike]] to build a gravel road that would run from [[Camden, New Jersey|Camden]] south to [[Blackwood, New Jersey|Blackwoodtown]] and eventually to [[Atlantic City, New Jersey|Atlantic City]],<ref name=pressac>{{cite news|title=Answer Guy: How did the White Horse and Black Horse Pikes get their names?|newspaper=[[The Press of Atlantic City]]|date=August 31, 2008}}</ref>  from Ferry Avenue in Camden to [[New Jersey Route 48|Route 48]] (now [[U.S. Route 40 in New Jersey|US 40]]) in [[McKee City, New Jersey|McKee City]].<ref name=nj1927>State of New Jersey, Laws of 1927, Chapter 319.</ref><ref name="Map">{{cite map|url=http://www.jimmyandsharonwilliams.com/njroads/1920s/images/1927_routes.gif|title=1927 New Jersey Road Map|publisher=State of New Jersey|access-date=October 8, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313112746/http://jimmyandsharonwilliams.com/njroads/1920s/images/1927_routes.gif|archive-date=March 13, 2016}}</ref>

By 1941, [[U.S. Route 322 in New Jersey|US 322]] was assigned to follow the routing of Route 42 between [[Williamstown, New Jersey|Williamstown]] and McKee City.<ref name="mwm">{{cite map|publisher=Mid-West Map Co.|title= Map of Pennsylvania and New Jersey |year=1941|cartography=[[H.M. Gousha]]|url=http://www.mapsofpa.com/roadcart/1941_1467m.jpg|access-date=March 29, 2009}}</ref>

[[Image:Route 42 Bridge.jpg|thumb|right|The [[New Jersey Route 54|Route 54]] bridge over the Black Horse Pike (US 322) in [[Folsom, New Jersey|Folsom]], showing the former Route 42 designation used before the 1953 renumbering]]
With the [[1953 New Jersey state highway renumbering]], which eliminated long concurrencies between U.S. Routes and State Routes, the southern terminus of Route 42 was cut back to Williamstown to avoid the concurrency with US 322.<ref name="nj1953">{{Cite journal|title=1953 renumbering|url=http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1953_New_Jersey_state_highway_renumbering|publisher=New Jersey Department of Highways|access-date=July 31, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628183145/http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1953_New_Jersey_state_highway_renumbering|archive-date=June 28, 2011}}</ref>

The North&ndash;South Freeway portion of Route 42 was originally planned as a [[parkway]] in 1932 that would run from the [[Ben Franklin Bridge]] in Camden to Atlantic City; however, this proposal never materialized.<ref name="1932plan">{{cite book|title=Regional Plan of the Philadelphia Tri-State District|publisher=Regional Planning Federation |year=1932}}</ref> In the late 1940s, the North&ndash;South Freeway was proposed by the [[New Jersey State Highway Department]] to run from the Ben Franklin Bridge to [[Turnersville, New Jersey|Turnersville]]. In the early 1950s, right-of-way for the freeway was acquired and actual construction of the freeway followed.<ref name="1957news">{{cite news|title=Philadelphia's New Shore Route|last=Weart|first=William J.|date=April 21, 1957|website=The New York Times}}</ref> The Route 42 freeway opened between [[Interstate 295 (Delaware–Pennsylvania)|I-295]] in [[Bellmawr, New Jersey|Bellmawr]] and the Black Horse Pike in [[Blackwood, New Jersey|Blackwood]] in 1958. It opened between the Black Horse Pike in Blackwood and Turnersville in 1959.<ref name="njhf">{{cite journal|title=New Jersey Highway Facts|publisher=New Jersey Department of Transportation|volume=1967}}</ref> With the completion of the North&ndash;South Freeway portion of Route 42, the Black Horse Pike north of Turnersville became [[New Jersey Route 168|Route 168]].<ref name="chevron">{{cite map|publisher=[[Chevron Oil Company]]|title= Map of New Jersey |year=1969|cartography=[[H.M. Gousha]]}}</ref>

In 1965, the freeway was widened to six lanes for most of its length with the northernmost part being widened to eight lanes due to the completion of the [[Atlantic City Expressway]] and its interchange with the road.

The route had its interchange with Route 55 open in 1985, when the Route 55 Freeway was opened from Route 42 to Route 41 to the south.<ref name="extramile">{{cite news|title=Going The Extra Mile For NJ Roads|date=February 18, 1987|website=The Philadelphia Inquirer}}</ref>

Between 1996 and August 1999, the route was widened to eight lanes between I-295 and [[New Jersey Route 55|Route 55]] in [[Deptford Township, New Jersey|Deptford Township]].<ref name="sjc">{{cite news|title=South Jersey Commuting Could Be Worse|last=Weisenfeld|first=Bernie|date=May 28, 1999|newspaper=The Courier-Post }}</ref>

In 2000, the interchanges with [[New Jersey Route 41|Route 41]] and [[County Route 544 (New Jersey)|CR 544]] in Deptford were rebuilt at a cost of $13 million to improve commuter travel the area.<ref name="relief">{{cite news|title=Relief Proposed for Traffic Headache|last=Laughlin|first=Jason|date=April 21, 2000|newspaper=The Courier-Post}}</ref>

In October 2003, the [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]] (NJDOT) installed exit tabs along the freeway portion of Route 42.<ref name="knot">{{cite news|title=New Jersey Promises To Untangle a Traffic Knot|last=Moroz|first=Jennifer|date=November 24, 2004|website=The Philadelphia Inquirer}}</ref>

On August 27, 2010, an interchange opened at CR 673 (College Drive), providing better access to Camden County College.<ref name=gct>{{cite web|url=http://www.nj.com/gloucester/index.ssf?/base/news-5/128298301120910.xml&coll=8|title=Camden County College celebrates an easier drive|last=Beym|first=Jessica|date=August 28, 2010|work=[[Gloucester County Times]]|access-date=August 28, 2010}}</ref> These replaced a pair of truck pullover areas.

NJDOT had planned a project to address the missing connections between I-295 and Route&nbsp;42 to provide an easier connection between the [[Delaware Valley]] and points south to [[Atlantic City, New Jersey|Atlantic City]] and vice versa. This project, dubbed the I-295/Route&nbsp;42 Missing Moves, would provide connections from I-295 northbound to Route&nbsp;42 southbound and Route&nbsp;42 northbound to I-295 southbound by constructing two ramps just south of the I-295/I-76/Route&nbsp;42 interchange. Construction began in March 2020, and the ramps opened to traffic on November 28, 2023.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Brandt |first1=Joe |title="Missing Moves" ramps connecting I-295, Route 42 finally open in NJ |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/philadelphia/news/i-295-route-42-connect-map-ramp-northbound-southbound-bellmawr-nj-missing-moves/ |access-date=November 28, 2023}}</ref>

==Future==
[[File:2024-04-30 14 43 18 View north along New Jersey State Route 42 (North-South Freeway) at Exit 14A (Interstate 295 SOUTH, Delaware Memorial Bridge) in Runnemede, Camden County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|right|The ramp from Route 42 northbound to I-295 southbound opened in November 2023]]
In 2013, NJDOT broke ground on a project to construct a straighter roadway for I-295 near the Route&nbsp;42 interchange.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.nj.com/camden/index.ssf/2013/03/i-295_route_42_interchange_pro.html |title = I-295, Route 42 interchange project breaks ground |work = NJ.com |date = 12 March 2013 |access-date = April 3, 2013 }}</ref> This project, dubbed the I-295/I-76/Route&nbsp;42 Direct Connection, will reconstruct the dangerous and congested Route&nbsp;42/I-295/I-76 interchange, which currently requires traffic on I-295 to use {{convert|35|mph|km/h|adj=on}} ramps that merge onto the North&ndash;South Freeway for a short distance, among a series of other indirect connections.<ref name=njdotstip>{{cite web |url = http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/commuter/roads/rt295/ |title = I-295/I-76/Route 42 Direct Connection |publisher = [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]] |access-date = April 3, 2013 }}</ref> In 2007, "Alternative D" for the reconstructed interchange was selected, calling for I-295 to cross over the North&ndash;South Freeway. This interchange was projected to cost $900&nbsp;million (equivalent to ${{Formatprice|{{inflation|US-GDP|900000000|2014}}}} in {{Inflation/year|index=US-GDP}}{{Inflation/fn|index=US-GDP}}).<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.nj.com/camden/index.ssf/2013/02/interstate_295_interchange_pro.html |title = I-295, Route 42 interchange problems began in the 1950s |date = 25 February 2013 |publisher = NJ.com |access-date = March 17, 2014 }}</ref> The project is being constructed in four phases<ref name="Trethan 2021">{{cite web | last=Trethan | first=Phaedra | title=Direct Connection: What is it, when did it begin and when will it end? | website=Cherry Hill Courier-Post | date=March 27, 2021 | url=https://www.courierpostonline.com/story/news/2021/03/27/direct-connection-what-when-did-begin-and-when-end-traffic-i-295-route-42-676-south-jersey-njdot/7011878002/ | access-date=November 26, 2022}}</ref> and was originally scheduled to be complete in 2021.<ref name=dvrpc>{{cite web |url = http://www.dvrpc.org/LongRangePlan/Final/Destination2030_Transportation.pdf |title = Destination 2030 |publisher = [[Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission]] |access-date = August 15, 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070928051143/http://www.dvrpc.org/LongRangePlan/Final/Destination2030_Transportation.pdf |archive-date = September 28, 2007 }}</ref> However, delays in construction, including the collapse of a [[retaining wall]] on March 25, 2021, pushed the expected completion date to 2028.<ref name=InquirerRetWall>{{cite news |url=https://www.inquirer.com./transportation/interstates-295-76-route-42-interchange-south-jersey-retaining-wall-collapse-20211019.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220506212647/https://www.inquirer.com./transportation/interstates-295-76-route-42-interchange-south-jersey-retaining-wall-collapse-20211019.html |archivedate=May 6, 2022 |date=October 19, 2021 |title=New clues on cause of retaining wall collapse in South Jersey highway construction |first=Thomas |last=Fitzgerald |newspaper=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]] |accessdate=May 21, 2022}}</ref>{{Update after|2028}}

On May 12, 2009, New Jersey Governor [[Jon Corzine|Jon S. Corzine]] and the [[Delaware River Port Authority]], the agency which manages the [[PATCO Speedline]], announced plans for a [[Camden-Philadelphia BRT]] (bus rapid transit system) along the Route 42 freeway and the adjacent Route 55 freeway as part of a comprehensive transportation plan for South Jersey<ref name=drpa>{{cite web|url=http://www.drpa.org/projects/regtran/|title=Regional Transportation & Economic Development Initiative|publisher=[[Delaware River Port Authority]]|access-date=June 19, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160326154621/http://drpa.org/projects/regtran/|archive-date=March 26, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> that would include a diesel light rail line called the [[Glassboro–Camden Line]] between Camden and Glassboro, improvements to [[NJ Transit]]'s [[Atlantic City Line]], and enhanced connections to the [[Atlantic City International Airport]].<ref name=drpa2>{{cite web|url=http://www.drpa.org/content.asp?page=News&param=2&ItemNumber=3077|title=Light Rail Extension Moves Forward - Gov Corzine Supports Multimodal Regional Initiative To Boost Mobility & Economic Development|date=May 12, 2009|publisher=[[Delaware River Port Authority]]|access-date=June 19, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160128150614/http://www.drpa.org/content.asp?page=News&param=2&ItemNumber=3077|archive-date=January 28, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

There have been suggestions to construct an interchange with the [[New Jersey Turnpike]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://42freeway.com/roads/2-billion-nj-turnpike-widening-for-exits-1-4-and-local-officials-want-a-route-42-connector/ | title=$2 Billion NJ Turnpike Widening for Exits 1-4, and Local Officials Want a Route 42 Connector | date=January 26, 2023 }}</ref>

==Major intersections==
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|exit=14A
|road={{Jct|state=NJ|I|295|dir1=south|location1=[[Delaware Memorial Bridge]]}}
|notes=Northbound exit and southbound entrance; exit 27A on I-295
}}
{{NJint|exit
|mile=13.97
|exit=14B
|road={{jct|state=NJ|CR|753|county1=Camden|name1=Creek Road|city1=Bellmawr}}
|notes=Access via Edgewood/Harding Avenues; signed as exit 14 southbound
}}
{{NJint|exit
|mile=14.28
|mspan=2
|type=incomplete
|exit=1
|road={{Jct|state=NJ|I|295|to2=yes|NJTP2||city1=Trenton|location2=[[Delaware Memorial Bridge]]}}
|notes=Signed as exits 1A (south) and 1B (north); no northbound access to I-295 south; exits 26-27 on I-295; exit nos. correspond to I-76
}}
{{NJint|exit
|mile=none
|exit=–
|road={{jct|state=NJ|I|76|dir1=west|to2=to|I|676|dir2=north|US|130|city1=Camden|location2=[[Philadelphia]]}}
|notes=Continuation west
}}
{{jctbtm|exit|keys=toll,incomplete,future}}

==See also==
*{{Portal-inline|U.S. Roads}}
*{{Portal-inline|New Jersey}}

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|New Jersey Route 42}}
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*[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/enlarged_view_27.pdf An enlarged view of road jurisdiction at the confluence of I-76, I-295 and NJ 42]
*[http://www.alpsroads.net/roads/nj/nj_42/ New Jersey Roads: Route 42]
*[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/traffic_orders/speed/rt42.shtm Speed Limits for Route 42]

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