State Highways of New Jersey

NJ 37 is a 13-mile spur leading from NJ 40 (now NJ 70) in Lakehurst to NJ 35 in Seaside Heights.

As envisioned in the 1927 state highway legislation, NJ 37 was supposed to start from Trenton and head south, then east through Allentown, to Lakehurst, where it would pick up the current route and then turn north at Seaside Heights, ending at Point Pleasant. The entire eastern section of the highway was built, as was a very short section of highway mainly in Bordentown (now part of US 206 and SR 524), but no work was done between Bordentown and Lakehurst. (SR 528 and SR 571 approximate the route, although SR 571 comes in north of the Lakehurst junction of NJ 70 and NJ 37.)

Similarly, NJ 38 was projected to head across the Pine Barrens, connecting Camden with Belmar, but that highway was never built between Southampton and Wall. Eventually, the two proposals to cross the state were combined into a single Federal-aid project, resulting in I-195 between Hamilton and Wall, where it connected to a previously built portion of NJ 38 now known as NJ 138 and provided a connection between Trenton and Belmar.

In a later highway revision, NJ 35 was made to head south over the ocean corridor originally designated for NJ 37 between NJ 88 in Point Pleasant and Seaside Heights. NJ 35 continues south to the entrance for Island Beach State Park.

The Toms River section of NJ 37 is dedicated as Little League World Champions Boulevard, in honor of the 1998 Toms River East American team that won the 12-year-old Little League World Series. The twin bridges crossing Barnegat Bay are dedicated to J. Stanley Tunney (eastbound) and Thomas Mathis (westbound).

Mile Street Name Feature

13.43 Eastern terminus of , Berkeley Twp, Ocean Co

13.43 NJ 37 merge

13.40 NJ 37 Berkeley Twp, Ocean Co
Seaside Heights Boro, Ocean Co

13.26 NJ 37 Seaside Heights Boro, Ocean Co
Berkeley Twp, Ocean Co

13.24 NJ 37 overpass

13.13 NJ 37 Barnegat Bay bridge Barnegat Bay

12.82 NJ 37 Catalina Ave Signal Catalina Ave

12.79 NJ 37 Berkeley Twp, Ocean Co
Toms River Twp, Ocean Co

11.92 NJ 37 Barnegat Bay bridge Barnegat Bay

11.38 NJ 37 Douglas Ct Signal

10.89 NJ 37 Fisher Blvd Signal Fisher Blvd

10.53 NJ 37 Garfield Ave Signal Garfield Ave

10.08 NJ 37 CR 70 Coolidge Ave Signal Coolidge Ave

9.68 NJ 37 Toms River Twp, Ocean Co
Island Heights Boro, Ocean Co

9.61 NJ 37 Signal Central Ave CR 627

9.35 NJ 37 CR 627 Vaughn Ave Signal West End Ave CR 627

9.35 NJ 37 Island Heights Boro, Ocean Co
Toms River Twp, Ocean Co

8.84 NJ 37 Signal Washington St CR 4

8.66 NJ 37 CR 24 Brookside Dr

8.37 NJ 37 Peter Ave Signal Batchelor St

7.94 NJ 37 CR 38 Clifton Ave Signal Clifton Ave CR 38

7.35 NJ 37 Hooper Ave Signal Hooper Ave

6.65 NJ 37 Main St Signal Main St

6.33 NJ 37 Garden State Pkwy underpass Garden State Pkwy

5.98 NJ 37 North Branch Toms River bridge North Branch Toms River

5.76 NJ 37 Signal Hospital Dr

5.12 NJ 37 Oak Ridge Pkwy Signal Lakehurst Rd

5.00 Lakehurst Rd Cardinal Dr Signal

4.54 Lakehurst Rd Signal Mule Rd CR 39

4.45 Lakehurst Rd Railroad at grade Railroad

4.34 Lakehurst Rd Shopping center entrance Signal Shopping center entrance

4.02 Lakehurst Rd Romana Ln Signal Bananier Dr

3.47 Lakehurst Rd Signal St Catherine Blvd

3.11 Lakehurst Rd Signal Bimini Dr

2.57 Lakehurst Rd Northampton Rd Signal Northampton Rd

2.52 Lakehurst Rd Toms River Twp, Ocean Co
Manchester Twp, Ocean Co

1.77 Lakehurst Rd CR 8 Commonwealth Blvd Signal

1.10 Lakehurst Rd Buckingham Dr Signal Bone Hill Rd

0.61 Lakehurst Rd Colonial Dr Signal

0.28 NJ 37 Manchester Twp, Ocean Co
Lakehurst Boro, Ocean Co

0.28 NJ 37 Union Brook bridge Union Brook

0.10 NJ 37 Signal Brown Ave CR 4

0.00 NJ 37 circle

0.00 Western terminus of , Lakehurst Boro, Ocean Co

Road continues westward as Market St

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Mile	Street Name	Feature
13.43	Eastern terminus of , Berkeley Twp, Ocean Co
13.43			merge
13.40		Berkeley Twp, Ocean Co Seaside Heights Boro, Ocean Co
13.26		Seaside Heights Boro, Ocean Co Berkeley Twp, Ocean Co
13.24			overpass
13.13		Barnegat Bay	bridge	Barnegat Bay
12.82		Catalina Ave		Catalina Ave
12.79		Berkeley Twp, Ocean Co Toms River Twp, Ocean Co
11.92		Barnegat Bay	bridge	Barnegat Bay
11.38		Douglas Ct
10.89		Fisher Blvd		Fisher Blvd
10.53		Garfield Ave		Garfield Ave
10.08		Coolidge Ave		Coolidge Ave
9.68				Toms River Twp, Ocean Co Island Heights Boro, Ocean Co
9.61				Central Ave
9.35		Vaughn Ave		West End Ave
9.35				Island Heights Boro, Ocean Co Toms River Twp, Ocean Co
8.84				Washington St
8.66		Brookside Dr
8.37		Peter Ave		Batchelor St
7.94		Clifton Ave		Clifton Ave
7.35		Hooper Ave		Hooper Ave
6.65		Main St		Main St
6.33		Garden State Pkwy	underpass	Garden State Pkwy
5.98		North Branch Toms River	bridge	North Branch Toms River
5.76				Hospital Dr
5.12		Oak Ridge Pkwy		Lakehurst Rd
5.00	Lakehurst Rd	Cardinal Dr
4.54	Lakehurst Rd			Mule Rd
4.45	Lakehurst Rd	Railroad	at grade	Railroad
4.34	Lakehurst Rd	Shopping center entrance		Shopping center entrance
4.02	Lakehurst Rd	Romana Ln		Bananier Dr
3.47	Lakehurst Rd			St Catherine Blvd
3.11	Lakehurst Rd			Bimini Dr
2.57	Lakehurst Rd	Northampton Rd		Northampton Rd
2.52	Lakehurst Rd	Toms River Twp, Ocean Co Manchester Twp, Ocean Co
1.77	Lakehurst Rd	Commonwealth Blvd
1.10	Lakehurst Rd	Buckingham Dr		Bone Hill Rd
0.61	Lakehurst Rd	Colonial Dr
0.28		Manchester Twp, Ocean Co Lakehurst Boro, Ocean Co
0.28		Union Brook	bridge	Union Brook
0.10				Brown Ave
0.00			circle
0.00	Western terminus of , Lakehurst Boro, Ocean Co
	Road continues westward as Market St