State Highways of New Jersey



NJ 42 began its life as the Black Horse Pike, one of two turnpikes connecting Camden and Atlantic City (the other is known as the White Horse Pike). In the 1927 state highway legislation, NJ 42 was designated as using the Black Horse Pike from Camden to NJ 48 (now US 40) east of Mays Landing. The remainder of the Black Horse Pike bore the NJ 48 designation.

With the designation of US highways, the portion of the Black Horse Pike east of Williamstown (in Monroe Township) became part of US 322. Come 1953, when the state eliminated duplicate designations along US routes, that had the effect of truncating NJ 42 to Williamstown.

Subsequently, the Atlantic City Expressway was built between the shore resort and Washington Township, and the state built the North-South Freeway to connect it to the bridges to Philadelphia. That had the effect of bypassing yet another section of the Black Horse Pike, which became NJ 168. (168 happens to be 4 x 42. Aren’t they clever?) Later, the north end of the North-South Freeway became I-76 and I-676.

Mile Street Name Feature
  Road continues northward as I-76North-South Freeway
14.28 Northern terminus of NJ 42, Bellmawr Boro, Camden Co
14.28 North-South Freeway CR 659Browning Rd underpass Browning RdCR 659
14.18 North-South Freeway Ramp from I-295 north to I-76 north underpass  
14.13 North-South Freeway I-295 north underpass I-295 north
13.97 North-South Freeway CR 753Creek Rd underpass Creek RdCR 753
13.82 North-South Freeway Leaf Ave   Leaf Ave
13.44 North-South Freeway Bellmawr Boro, Camden Co
Runnemede Boro, Camden Co
13.44 North-South Freeway Beaver Brook culvert Beaver Brook
13.25 North-South Freeway NJ 700New Jersey Turnpike overpass New Jersey TurnpikeNJ 700
13.11 North-South Freeway Runnemede Boro, Camden Co
Deptford Twp, Gloucester Co
13.11 North-South Freeway Big Timber Creek bridge Big Timber Creek
12.79 North-South Freeway NJ 55 merge NJ 55
12.54 North-South Freeway NJ 55 overpass  
11.95 North-South Freeway SR 544Clements Bridge Rd overpass Clements Bridge RdSR 544
11.54 North-South Freeway NJ 41Hurffville Rd underpass Hurffville RdNJ 41
11.10 North-South Freeway Deptford Twp, Gloucester Co
Gloucester Twp, Camden Co
11.10 North-South Freeway South Branch Big Timber Creek bridge South Branch Big Timber Creek
11.02 North-South Freeway CR 681Lower Landing Rd overpass Lower Landing RdCR 681
10.21 North-South Freeway Railroad overpass Railroad
10.00 North-South Freeway NJ 168Black Horse Pike overpass Black Horse PikeNJ 168
9.48 North-South Freeway Coles Rd underpass Coles Rd
8.81 North-South Freeway SR 534Blackwood-Clementon Rd underpass Blackwood-Clementon RdSR 534
8.41 North-South Freeway Holly Run Creek culvert Holly Run Creek
8.03 North-South Freeway Davistown Rd underpass Davistown Rd
7.48 North-South Freeway CR 673Little Grenloch Rd overpass Little Grenloch RdCR 673
7.10 North-South Freeway Holly Run Creek culvert Holly Run Creek
6.62 North-South Freeway CR 705Sicklerville Rd overpass Sicklerville RdCR 705
6.59 North-South Freeway Gloucester Twp, Camden Co
Washington Twp, Gloucester Co
6.59 North-South Freeway South Branch Big Timber Creek bridge South Branch Big Timber Creek
6.35 NJ 42   underpass Atlantic City ExpwyNJ 446
6.32 NJ 42 NJ 168Black Horse Pike merge  
6.17 Black Horse Pike Shopping center entrance Signal Park-and-ride entrance
5.81 Black Horse Pike CR 651Greentree Rd Signal  
5.67 Black Horse Pike   Signal Whitman Dr
5.30 Black Horse Pike CR 639Ganttown Rd Signal  
5.02 Black Horse Pike Johnson Rd Signal Johnson Rd
4.92 Black Horse Pike CR 655Fries Mill Rd Signal  
4.03 Black Horse Pike Watson Dr Signal  
3.51 Black Horse Pike SR 555Tuckahoe Rd Signal Stagecoach Rd
2.62 Black Horse Pike Washington Twp, Gloucester Co
Monroe Twp, Gloucester Co
2.62 Black Horse Pike CR 689Cross Keys-Berlin Rd Signal Cross Keys-Berlin RdCR 689
2.09 Black Horse Pike Kennedy Ave Signal  
0.78 Black Horse Pike Lake Ave Signal Lake Ave
0.00 Black Horse Pike US 322Sicklerville Rd underpass Sicklerville Rd SPURSR 536
0.00 Southern terminus of NJ 42, Monroe Twp, Gloucester Co
  Road continues eastward as US 322Black Horse Pike


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