Editing New Jersey Route 70

{{short description|Highway in New Jersey}}
{{redirect|New Jersey Route 40|the current highway called Route 40|U.S. Route 40 in New Jersey}}
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{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
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|alternate_name= Marlton Pike 
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<ref name=SLD>{{cite web|url=http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000070__-.pdf|title=Route 70 straight line diagram|publisher=[[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]|access-date=March 17, 2020}}</ref>
|direction_a=West
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|terminus_a={{jct|state=NJ|NJ|38}} in [[Pennsauken Township, New Jersey|Pennsauken]]
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*{{jct|state=NJ|I|295}} in [[Cherry Hill, New Jersey|Cherry Hill]]
*{{jct|state=NJ|NJ|73}} in [[Evesham Township, New Jersey|Evesham Township]]
*{{jct|state=NJ|US|206}} in [[Southampton Township, New Jersey|Southampton]]
*{{jct|state=NJ|NJ|72}} in [[Woodland Township, New Jersey|Woodland Township]]
*{{jct|state=NJ|NJ|37}} in [[Lakehurst, New Jersey|Lakehurst]]
*{{jct|state=NJ|US|9}} in [[Toms River, New Jersey|Toms River]]
*{{jct|state=NJ|GSP2}} in [[Lakewood Township, New Jersey|Lakewood]]
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|terminus_b={{jct|state=NJ|NJ|34|NJ|35}} in [[Wall Township, New Jersey|Wall Township]]
|established=January 1, 1953<ref name="1953renum">{{cite news |title=New Route Markers Go Up Next Month |url=http://www.fultonhistory.com/Newspapers%2021/Hackettstown%20NJ%20Gazette/Hackettstown%20NJ%20Gazette%201952-1953/Hackettstown%20NJ%20Gazette%201952-1953%20-%200243.pdf |access-date=September 26, 2018 |work=The Hackettstown Gazette |date=December 18, 1952 |page=17}}</ref>
|counties=[[Camden County, New Jersey|Camden]], [[Burlington County, New Jersey|Burlington]], [[Ocean County, New Jersey|Ocean]], [[Monmouth County, New Jersey|Monmouth]]
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'''Route 70''' is a [[List of state highways in New Jersey|state highway]] located in the [[U.S. state]] of [[New Jersey]]. It extends {{convert|59.8|mi|km|2|abbr=on}} from an interchange with [[New Jersey Route 38|Route 38]] in [[Pennsauken Township, New Jersey|Pennsauken]], [[Camden County, New Jersey|Camden County]], east to an intersection with [[New Jersey Route 34|Route 34]] and [[New Jersey Route 35|Route 35]] in [[Wall Township, New Jersey|Wall Township]], [[Monmouth County, New Jersey|Monmouth County]]. Route 70 cuts across the middle of the state as a two-lane highway through the [[New Jersey Pine Barrens|Pine Barrens]] in [[Burlington County, New Jersey|Burlington]] and [[Ocean County, New Jersey|Ocean]] counties. A popular truck route, it provides access between [[Philadelphia]] and the surrounding [[Delaware Valley|Philadelphia metro area]] and the [[Jersey Shore]] resorts, particularly [[Long Beach Island]] by way of [[New Jersey Route 72|Route 72]].<ref name=njdot2>{{cite web|url=http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/commuter/roads/marltoncircle/|title=Route 70/73 Marlton Circle Elimination Project|publisher=New Jersey Department of Transportation|access-date=2009-07-16}}</ref><ref name=nyt>{{cite news |last=Strauss|first=Robert|access-date=2009-09-26|title=Getting There From Here Depends on Where Here Is|newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=August 26, 2001|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/08/26/nyregion/getting-there-from-here-depends-on-where-here-is.html?scp=6&sq=new%20jersey%20%22route%2070%22&st=cse}}</ref> It is also a congested commercial route within Philadelphia's New Jersey suburbs.<ref name=nyt/> The western section in [[Cherry Hill, New Jersey|Cherry Hill]] and [[Marlton, New Jersey|Marlton]] is a four- to eight-lane [[Dual carriageway|divided highway]] that serves as a major suburban arterial and is locally known as '''Marlton Pike'''. The eastern section in Monmouth and Ocean counties is also a multilane divided highway that runs through suburban areas.

The portion of the current route between [[Whitesbog, New Jersey|Whitesbog]] and [[Lakehurst, New Jersey|Lakehurst]] became a part of [[Pre-1927 Route 18 (New Jersey)|pre-1927 Route 18]] in 1923. In 1927, '''Route 40''' was legislated to run from [[Camden, New Jersey|Camden]] to [[Lakewood Township, New Jersey|Lakewood]]; the termini were eventually moved to the [[Airport Circle (Pennsauken)|Airport Circle]] in Pennsauken and the [[Brick Township, New Jersey#Roads and highways|Laurelton Circle]] in [[Brick Township, New Jersey|Brick]]. Route 40 became Route 70 in 1953 in order to avoid conflicting with [[U.S. Route 40 in New Jersey|US 40]]; in addition, 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 description==
===Camden and Burlington counties===
[[File:NJ 70 WB past Camden CR 627.jpeg|thumb|left|Route 70 westbound past CR 627 in Cherry Hill]]
Route 70 begins at an interchange with [[New Jersey Route 38|Route 38]] and Marlton Pike ([[List of county routes in Camden County, New Jersey#601|CR 601]]) and Browning Road ([[List of county routes in Camden County, New Jersey#612-3|CR 612]]) in [[Pennsauken Township, New Jersey|Pennsauken]], [[Camden County, New Jersey|Camden County]].<ref name="SLD"/> From this interchange, it heads to the southeast on Marlton Pike, a six-lane [[Dual carriageway|divided highway]] that runs through suburban residential and commercial areas.<ref name="SLD"/><ref name=gm>{{google maps |url=https://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=route+38+and+route+70+pennsauken,+nj&daddr=John+David+Rockefeller+Hwy%2FNJ-70%2FRT-70%2FRte-70+to:RT-35+%26+RT-34,+Manasquan,+Monmouth,+New+Jersey+08736&geocode=%3BFVyuYQIdJBSQ-w%3B&hl=en&mra=ls&via=1&sll=39.898938,-74.590645&sspn=0.120369,0.220757&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=9|title=overview of New Jersey Route 70|access-date=2009-09-25}}</ref> The road is also officially called the John Davison Rockefeller Memorial Highway for its entire length after [[John D. Rockefeller]].<ref name="SLD"/> The road enters [[Cherry Hill, New Jersey|Cherry Hill]] and comes to a [[cloverleaf interchange]] with Cuthbert Boulevard ([[List of county routes in Camden County, New Jersey#636|CR 636]]) before crossing under [[NJ Transit]]'s [[Atlantic City Line]], a short distance to the south of the [[Cherry Hill station (NJ Transit)|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 ([[List of county routes in Camden County, New Jersey#644|CR 644]]). Past this intersection, the route narrows to four lanes and turns more to the east as it comes to the [[Erlton-Ellisburg, New Jersey|Ellisburg]] area.<ref name="SLD"/><ref name=gm/> In Ellisburg, it has an intersection with Kings Highway ([[New Jersey Route 41|Route 41]]/CR 573) and Brace Road ([[New Jersey Route 154|Route 154]]).<ref name="SLD"/> The road runs through more suburban areas as it encounters [[Interstate 295 (Delaware-Pennsylvania)|I-295]] at a cloverleaf interchange.<ref name="SLD"/><ref name=gm/> 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 ([[List of county routes in Camden County, New Jersey#674|CR 674]]) and Springdale Road ([[List of county routes in Camden County, New Jersey#673|CR 673]]). Following the intersection of Springdale Road (CR 673), the road narrows back to four lanes before it encounters the intersection of [[List of county routes in Camden County, New Jersey#600|CR 600]], a former alignment of the road known as Old Marlton Pike.<ref name="SLD"/>

[[File:2020-09-04 15 31 42 View east along New Jersey State Route 70 at the exit for New Jersey State Route 73 NORTH (TO New Jersey Turnpike, Tacony Bridge, Main Street) in Evesham Township, Burlington County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|right|Route 70 eastbound at the interchange with Route 73 in Marlton, the former location of the Marlton Circle]]
Route 70 crosses the [[Pennsauken Creek]] into [[Evesham Township, New Jersey|Evesham Township]], [[Burlington County, New Jersey|Burlington County]], running east through more commercial areas within the [[Marlton, New Jersey|Marlton]] section of the township.<ref name="SLD"/><ref name=gm/> A short distance later, the route intersects [[New Jersey Route 73|Route 73]] at a [[partial cloverleaf interchange]] that was formerly the [[Marlton Circle]].<ref name="SLD"/><ref name=msun>{{cite news|title=Marlton Circle eliminated tonight|url=http://marlton.sunne.ws/2011/06/24/breaking-news-marlton-circle-eliminated-tonight/|access-date=June 26, 2011|newspaper=The Marlton Sun|date=June 24, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130421214924/http://marlton.sunne.ws/2011/06/24/breaking-news-marlton-circle-eliminated-tonight/|archive-date=April 21, 2013}}</ref> After this interchange, the road heads east passing through some more commercial areas and then into residential neighborhoods that are separated from the road by trees, narrowing into a two-lane undivided road.<ref name=gm/> It continues into a mix of suburban development and rural woods and farms as it crosses into [[Medford, New Jersey|Medford]], coming to a crossroads with Medford-Evesboro Road ([[List of county routes in Burlington County, New Jersey#618|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 ([[County Route 541 (New Jersey)|CR 541]]).<ref name="SLD"/><ref name=gm/> After 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.<ref name=gm/> It enters [[Southampton Township, New Jersey|Southampton]], where the road enters more wooded surroundings before coming to [[U.S. Route 206|US 206]] at the [[Traffic circles in New Jersey|Red Lion Circle]].<ref name="SLD"/><ref name=gm/>

Past here, Route 70 loses the Marlton Pike name and continues east into the heavily wooded [[New Jersey Pine Barrens|Pine Barrens]].<ref name="SLD"/><ref name=gm/> It passes to the south of the [[Leisuretowne, New Jersey|Leisuretowne]] retirement village before entering predominantly rural areas, with two [[Firebreak|fire lanes]] paralleling the road on either side.<ref name=gm/> Route 70 eventually turns slightly to the northeast and forms the border between Southampton to the north and [[Woodland Township, New Jersey|Woodland Township]] to the south. Along this borderline, the route comes to the [[Traffic circles in New Jersey|Four Mile Circle]], where it intersects with the western terminus of [[New Jersey Route 72|Route 72]] as well as Magnolia Road ([[List of county routes in Burlington County, New Jersey#644|CR 644]]) and Four Mile Road ([[List of county routes in Burlington County, New Jersey#646|CR 646]]). Past the traffic circle, Route 70 becomes the border between [[Pemberton Township, New Jersey|Pemberton Township]] to the north and Woodland Township to the south.<ref name="SLD"/> The road passes to the south of the wooded [[Presidential Lakes Estates, New Jersey|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 ([[County Route 530 (New Jersey)|CR 530]]).<ref name="SLD"/><ref name=gm/> At this intersection, CR 530 heads east [[Concurrency (road)|concurrently]] with Route 70.<ref name="SLD"/>

===Ocean and Monmouth counties===
[[File:2018-09-19 17 34 00 View east along New Jersey State Route 70 just east of Ocean County Route 530 and Ocean County Route 539 (Whiting-New Egypt Road) in Manchester Township, Ocean County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|left|Rural portion of Route 70 eastbound past CR 530 and CR 539 in Manchester Township]]
A short distance later, the two routes enter [[Manchester Township, New Jersey|Manchester]] in [[Ocean County, New Jersey|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 [[Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst|Fort Dix Military Reservation]]. The road eventually reaches the community of [[Whiting, New Jersey|Whiting]], where it passes commercial development at the intersection of Whiting-New Egypt Road ([[County Route 539 (New Jersey)|CR 539]]). Here, CR 530 turns south to follow CR 539 and Route 70 continues northeast back into the Pine Barrens. The road turns more to the north-northeast before heading east into [[Lakehurst, New Jersey|Lakehurst]] to the south of the [[Lakehurst Maxfield Field]] naval station. In Lakehurst, Route 70 comes to the Eisenhower Traffic Circle<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/traffic_orders/speed/rt70.shtm "Speed Limits for State Roads – Route NJ 70"]. New Jersey Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 27, 2021.</ref> with CR 4 and CR 12 before running through residential and commercial areas of the town.<ref name="SLD"/><ref name=gm/> It intersects with Center Street ([[County Route 547 (New Jersey)|CR 547]]), where it widens into a four-lane divided highway. From here, 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 [[New Jersey Route 37|Route 37]].<ref name="SLD"/>

[[File:2018-05-25 18 30 13 View west along New Jersey State Route 70 between New Jersey State Routes 34 and 35 and Morning Star Road in Wall Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|right|Route 70 westbound past its eastern terminus at Route 34/Route 35 in Wall Township]]Route 70 enters Manchester again past this traffic circle and becomes a two-lane undivided road, passing near the wooded residential [[Leisure Knoll, New Jersey|Leisure Knoll]] community before crossing the intersection of Ridgeway Road ([[County Route 571 (New Jersey)|CR 571]]). Past Ridgeway Road (CR 571), the route heads through wooded suburban residential and business areas, crossing into [[Toms River, New Jersey|Toms River]].<ref name="SLD"/><ref name=gm/> Here, the road intersects with Whitesville Road ([[County Route 527 (New Jersey)|CR 527]]) and Massachusetts Avenue ([[List of county routes in Ocean County, New Jersey#637|CR 637]]) before becoming a four-lane divided highway again and encountering [[U.S. Route 9 in New Jersey|US 9]] at a modified cloverleaf interchange. Following the US 9 interchange, Route 70 enters [[Lakewood Township, New Jersey|Lakewood]] and turns more to the east, crossing the intersection of New Hampshire Avenue ([[List of county routes in Ocean County, New Jersey#623|CR 623]]) prior to a modified cloverleaf interchange with the [[Garden State Parkway]]. From here, the route continues into [[Brick Township, New Jersey|Brick]] and passes several shopping centers, intersecting with Cedar Bridge Avenue ([[County Route 528 (New Jersey)|CR 528]]) and Chambers Bridge Road ([[County Route 549 (New Jersey)|CR 549]]).<ref name="SLD"/><ref name=gm/> At the CR 528 intersection, the road is briefly an undivided highway. It turns northeast, crossing the [[Metedeconk River]] before intersecting with [[New Jersey Route 88|Route 88]].<ref name="SLD"/> After this intersection, Route 70 passes more inhabited areas separated from the road by trees, crossing both the intersections of Burnt Tavern Road ([[List of county routes in Ocean County, New Jersey#632|CR 632]]) and Herbertsville Road ([[County Route 549 (New Jersey)#CR 549 Spur|CR 549 Spur]]).<ref name="SLD"/><ref name=gm/> A short distance later, it becomes an undivided road and crosses the [[Manasquan River]] on the September 11th Memorial Bridge, briefly entering [[Point Pleasant, New Jersey|Point Pleasant]] and entering [[Brielle, New Jersey|Brielle]], [[Monmouth County, New Jersey|Monmouth County]].<ref name="SLD"/> The September 11th Memorial Bridge is dedicated to residents of Monmouth and Ocean counties who lost their lives in the [[September 11 attacks]].<ref name=njdot>{{cite web|url=http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/commuter/roads/route70manasquan/memorial.shtm|title=September 11 Memorial Bridge|publisher=New Jersey Department of Transportation|access-date=2009-09-26}}</ref> After the bridge, the route turns north through residential areas and becomes a divided highway again, briefly forming the border between [[Wall Township, New Jersey|Wall Township]] to the west and Brielle to the east before fully entering Wall Township.<ref name="SLD"/><ref name=gm/> Route 70 ends at the former [[Traffic circles in New Jersey|Brielle Circle]] intersection with [[New Jersey Route 34|Route 34]] and [[New Jersey Route 35|Route 35]], where the road continues north on Route&nbsp;35.<ref name="SLD"/>

==History==
[[File:2018-05-22 10 48 29 View west along New Jersey State Route 70 at Chairville Road and Skeet Road in Medford Township, Burlington County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|left|View west along Route 70 at Chairville Road and Skeet Road in Medford]]The Camden, Ellisburg, and Marlton Turnpike was chartered in 1849 as a [[Toll road|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).<ref name=index>{{cite book|page=852|last= Murphy |first= John L. |access-date=2008-11-11|title= Index of Colonial and State Laws Between the Years 1663 and 1877 Inclusive |publisher=State of New Jersey |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=LVY4AAAAIAAJ|year=1877}}</ref> The Marlton Pike was taken over by Camden County in 1907 at a time many other turnpikes became public roads.<ref name=pavements>{{cite book |author=Cammarota, Ann Marie T.|title=Pavements in the garden: the suburbanization of southern New Jersey, adjacent to the city of Philadelphia, 1769 to the present|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VZBsepGlREsC&q=%22black%20horse%20pike%22%20abolished&pg=PA144|access-date=2009-08-16|year=2001|publisher=[[Fairleigh Dickinson University Press]]|isbn=978-0-8386-3881-1}}</ref> The current alignment of Route 70 between [[Whitesbog, New Jersey|Whitesbog]] (the west end of the concurrency with CR 530) and Lakehurst was legislated as a part of pre-1927 Route 18 in 1923, a route that was to run from [[Camden, New Jersey|Camden]] to Toms River.<ref name="1920r18">{{cite web|author= Williams, Jimmy and Sharon |url=http://www.jimmyandsharonwilliams.com/njroads/1920s/route18-.htm|title=NJ 1920s Route 18- |publisher= 1920s New Jersey Highways|
 access-date=2008-10-14}}</ref> 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 [[New Jersey Route S40|Route S40]] (now Route 72) was designated to head from the route at the Four Mile Circle to [[Manahawkin, New Jersey|Manahawkin]].<ref name=nj1927>[[s:1927 New Jersey state highway renumbering|State of New Jersey, Laws of 1927, Chapter 319]].</ref><ref name="Map">{{cite web|author=Williams, Jimmy and Sharon|url=http://www.jimmyandsharonwilliams.com/njroads/1920s/images/1927_routes.gif|title=1927 New Jersey Road Map|publisher=1920s New Jersey Highways|access-date=2008-10-08|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313112746/http://jimmyandsharonwilliams.com/njroads/1920s/images/1927_routes.gif|archive-date=2016-03-13}}</ref> Eventually, the eastern terminus of Route 40 was moved to the [[Brick Township, New Jersey#Roads and highways|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 (Pennsauken, New Jersey)|Airport Circle]] with [[U.S. Route 30 in New Jersey|US 30]] and [[U.S. Route 130|US 130]] in Pennsauken, ending concurrent with Route 38.<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=2009-03-29}}</ref> In the [[1953 New Jersey state highway renumbering]], Route 40 was renumbered to Route 70, to avoid conflicting with [[U.S. Route 40 in New Jersey|US 40]] in 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.<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><ref name=nyt2>{{cite news|access-date=2009-07-20|title=New Road Signs Ready in New Jersey|newspaper=The New York Times |date=December 16, 1952 |url=http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/6933/19521216newroadsignsreaiu6.jpg|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721112422/http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/6933/19521216newroadsignsreaiu6.jpg|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 21, 2011}}</ref>
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[[File:2021-08-30 16 02 58 View east along New Jersey State Route 70 (Marlton Pike) from the overpass for Camden County Route 636 (Cuthbert Boulevard) in Cherry Hill Township, Camden County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|right|Route 70 eastbound in Cherry Hill]]
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 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.<ref name="bct">{{cite news | title=3 decades later | work=[[Burlington County Times]] | date=2009-04-16}}</ref> Construction on this interchange, which cost $31 million, began in April 2009.<ref name=njdot2/> 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.<ref name=mcr>{{cite web|access-date=2011-01-09|title=NJDOT: Traffic pattern at Marlon Circle to change Monday morning|publisher=Medford Central Record|date=2010-04-30|url=http://www.southjerseylocalnews.com/articles/2010/04/30/medford_central_record/news/doc4bd9a38fd16f3305480629.txt|archive-date=2016-03-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304034226/http://www.southjerseylocalnews.com/articles/2010/04/30/medford_central_record/news/doc4bd9a38fd16f3305480629.txt|url-status=dead}}</ref> The interchange was completed in June 2011.<ref name=msun/> Also, the [[Traffic circles in New Jersey|Race Track Circle]] at the intersection with Haddonfield Road/Grove Street (CR 644) was eventually replaced by an at-grade intersection.<ref name=tcp>{{cite news|last=Walsh|first=Jim|title=Circles slow to roll off South Jersey roadways|newspaper=[[The Courier-Post]] |date=July 29, 2006}}</ref> The Laurelton Circle at Route 88, built in 1937, was replaced by the 1990s.<ref name=brick>{{cite book |author=Donatiello, Eugene E. and John G. Leavey|title=Brick Township|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=R1j2SAoX2JkC&q=%22laurelton+circle%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA60|access-date=2009-07-10 | year=1999 |publisher=[[Arcadia Publishing]]|isbn=0-7385-0332-0}}</ref> The [[Traffic circles in New Jersey|Ellisburg Circle]] at Route 41 and Route 154, was replaced by an intersection with [[jughandle]]s.<ref name=tcp/> The Brielle Circle at the eastern terminus was also converted to an intersection with jughandles in 2001.<ref name=njdot3>{{Cite web|title=DiFrancesco and Weinstein Open Newly Reconfigured Interchange|year=2001|publisher=New Jersey Department of Transportation|access-date=2008-12-21|url=http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/about/press/2001/051701a.shtm}}</ref> In conjunction with eliminating the Brielle Circle, Route 70 was also widened between the intersection with Jack Martin Boulevard in Brick Township and the former circle.<ref name=njdot4>{{cite web|url=http://www.state.nj.us/njcommuter/roads/rt70/faq.htm|title=Route 70 project tour|publisher=New Jersey Department of Transportation|access-date=2009-09-26}}</ref> In July 2004, floods caused by heavy rain washed away a bridge along the route in Southampton Township, leading for it to be replaced.<ref name=nyt3>{{cite news |last=Holl|first=John|access-date=2009-09-26|title=In Flooded New Jersey Towns, the Cleanup Begins|newspaper=The New York Times |date=July 15, 2004|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/15/nyregion/in-flooded-new-jersey-towns-the-cleanup-begins.html?scp=2&sq=new%20jersey%20%22route%2070%22&st=cse}}</ref> 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 the bridge, added monumental decorations, and increased pedestrian access.<ref name=njdot5>{{cite web|url=http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/commuter/roads/route70manasquan/|title=Route 70 Bridge over Manasquan River – September 11 Memorial Bridge – Overview|publisher=New Jersey Department of Transportation|access-date=2009-09-26}}</ref> Construction was completed in September 2008, two years ahead of schedule.<ref name=njdot5/><ref name=njdot6>{{cite web|url=http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/about/press/2008/090108.shtm|title=NJDOT announces completion of new Route 70 bridge over the Manasquan River|publisher=New Jersey Department of Transportation|access-date=2009-09-26}}</ref> In September 2021, NJDOT began a project to repave and reconstruct the section of Route 70 between Route 38 in Pennsauken Township and Cooper Avenue in Evesham Township. The project will include reconstructing jughandles, upgrading traffic signals, improvements to drainage systems, utility improvements, and pedestrian improvements. The reconstruction project is planned to be completed in early 2027.<ref>{{cite web|title=Route 70, Route 38 to Cooper Avenue Project - Overview|publisher=New Jersey Department of Transportation|url=https://nj-dot.nj.gov/transportation/commuter/roads/rt70corridor/|access-date=February 3, 2025}}</ref>

==Major intersections==
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|road={{jct|state=NJ|NJ|41|name1=Kings Hwy|to2=to|NJ|154|dir2=south|name2=Brace Rd|city1=Haddonfield|location2=[[Maple Shade Township, New Jersey|Maple Shade]]}}
|notes=Former [[Traffic circles in New Jersey|Ellisburg Circle]]; northern terminus of Route 154
}}
{{NJint
|mile=5.0
|road={{jct|state=NJ|I|295|city1=Bellmawr|location2=[[Delaware Memorial Bridge|Del Mem Br]]|location3=[[Mount Holly, New Jersey|Mt Holly]]|city4=Trenton}}
|notes=Exits 34A-B (I-295)
}}
{{NJint
|mile=8.3
|county=Burlington
|cspan=5
|road={{jct|state=NJ|NJ|73|city1=Berlin|city2=Atlantic City|city3=Palmyra|location4=[[Tacony-Palmyra Bridge|Tacony Br]]|to2=to|NJTP||road|Old Marlton Pike/Main St}}
|location=Evesham Township
|notes=Interchange; former [[Marlton Circle]]
}}
{{NJint
|mile=13.9
|road={{jct|state=NJ|CR|541|name1=Medford-Mt Holly Rd/N Main St}}
|location=Medford 
|notes=
}}
{{NJint
|mile=18.5
|road={{jct|state=NJ|US|206|city1=Trenton|location2=[[New York City|New York]]|city3=Hammonton|city4=Atlantic City|to2=to|NJTP|dir2=north||ACE}}
|location=Southampton Township
|notes=[[Traffic circles in New Jersey|Red Lion Circle]]
}}
{{NJint
|mile=26.3
|road={{jct|state=NJ|NJ|72|dir1=east|to2=to|GSP|dir2=south|city1=Manahawkin|location2=[[Long Beach Island]]}}<hr>[[New Lisbon, New Jersey|New Lisbon]]<hr>[[Pemberton, New Jersey|Pemberton]], [[Fort Dix]], [[Mount Holly, New Jersey|Mt Holly]]
|location=Woodland Township
|notes=[[Traffic circles in New Jersey|Four Mile Circle]]; western terminus of Route 72
}}
{{NJint
|mile=33.3
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=NJ|CR|530|dir1=west|name1=Lakehurst Rd|city1=Browns Mills|location2=[[Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst|Joint Base MDL]]}}
|location=Pemberton Township
|notes=West end of the overlap with CR 530
}}
{{NJint
|mile=38.4
|county=Ocean
|cspan=11
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=NJ|CR|530|dir1=east|CR|539|name2=Whiting&ndash;New Egypt Rd|city1=Trenton|city2=Whiting|city3=Forked River}}
|location=Manchester Township
|notes=East end of the overlap with CR 530 
}}
{{NJint
|mile=44.4 
|road={{jct|state=NJ|CR|547|dir1=north|name1=Center St|location1=[[Lakehurst Naval Air Station|Naval Base]]}}<br>{{jct|state=NJ|road|Center St|city1=Lakehurst}}
|location=Lakehurst
|lspan=2
|notes=Southern terminus of CR 547
}}
{{NJint
|mile=44.7
|road={{jct|state=NJ|NJ|37|dir1=east|to2=to|GSP|dir2=south|city1=Toms River|location2=[[Seaside Heights, New Jersey|Seaside Hts]]}}
|notes=[[Traffic circles in New Jersey|Lakehurst Circle]]; western terminus of Route 37
}}
{{NJint
|mile=46.8
|road={{jct|state=NJ|CR|571|name1=Ridgeway Rd|location1=[[Jackson Township, New Jersey|Jackson]]|city2=Trenton|city3=Toms River}}
|location=Manchester Township
|notes=
}}
{{NJint
|mile=48.6
|road={{jct|state=NJ|CR|527|name1=Whitesville Rd|location1=[[Jackson Township, New Jersey|Whitesville]]|city2=Toms River}}
|location=Toms River 
|lspan=2
|notes=
}}
{{NJint
|mile=49.9
|road={{jct|state=NJ|US|9|location1=[[Lakewood Township, New Jersey|Lakewood]]|city2=Toms River}}
|notes=Interchange
}}
{{NJint
|mile=52.7
|type=toll
|road={{jct|state=NJ|GSP2|location1=[[Woodbridge Township, New Jersey|Woodbridge]]|city2=Toms River}}
|location=Lakewood Township
|notes=Exits 89A (northbound), 89A-B (southbound) (Garden State Parkway)
}}
{{NJint
|mile=54.0
|road={{jct|state=NJ|CR|528|name1=Cedar Bridge Ave|location1=[[Lakewood Township, New Jersey|Lakewood]]|city2=Mantoloking}}
|location=Brick Township
|lspan=4
|notes=
}}
{{NJint
|mile=54.3
|road={{jct|state=NJ|CR|549|name1=Chambers Bridge Rd|location1=[[Brick Township, New Jersey|Herbertsville]]|city2=Breton Woods|city3=Mantoloking}}
|notes=
}}
{{NJint
|mile=55.1
|road={{jct|state=NJ|NJ|88|to2=to|GSP|location1=[[Lakewood Township, New Jersey|Lakewood]]|location2=[[Point Pleasant, New Jersey|Pt Pleasant]]}}
|notes=Former [[Brick Township, New Jersey#Roads and highways|Laurelton Circle]]
}}
{{NJint
|mile=57.7
|road={{jct|state=NJ|CR-Spur|549|name1=Herbertsville Rd|location1=[[Brick Township, New Jersey|Herbertsville]]|location2=[[Point Pleasant, New Jersey|Pt Pleasant]]}}
|notes=
}}
{{NJint
|mile=59.8
|county=Monmouth
|road={{jct|state=NJ|NJ|34|dir1=north|to2=to|GSP|city1=Matawan}}<hr>{{jct|state=NJ|NJ|35|dir1=north|city1=Belmar}}<hr>{{jct|state=NJ|NJ|35|dir1=south|location1=[[Seaside Park, New Jersey|Seaside Pk]]}}
|location=Wall Township
|notes=Eastern terminus; former [[Traffic circles in New Jersey|Brielle Circle]]; southern terminus of Route 34
}}
{{jctbtm|keys=concur,toll}}

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

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|New Jersey Route 70}}
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* [http://www.alpsroads.net/roads/nj/nj_70/ New Jersey Roads: Route 70]
* [http://www.njroads.org/ends/70/nj70.htm New Jersey Highway Ends: Route 70]
* [http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/traffic_orders/speed/rt70.shtm Speed Limits for State Roads: Route 70]

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