 Route 48 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained byNJDOT | ||||
| Length | 4.26 mi[1] (6.86 km) | |||
| Existed | 1927–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |   US 130 /CR 675 inPenns Grove | |||
| Major intersections |  I-295 inCarneys Point Township | |||
| East end |  US 40 in Carneys Point Township | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | New Jersey | |||
| Counties | Salem | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route 48 is an east–weststate highway inSalem County in theU.S. state ofNew Jersey. It is a 4.26-mile (6.86 km) route running fromU.S. Route 130 (US 130) and County Route 675 (CR 675) inPenns Grove southeast toUS 40 inCarneys Point Township. It is known as East Main Street from US 130 to DuPont Road, and as the Harding Highway from DuPont Road to its terminus at US 40. Route 48 is signed east–west, although it travels more northwest–southeast throughout its route. It is a two-lane, undivided road through its entire length that intersects withInterstate 295 (I-295) andCR 551.
The road was originally created asRoute 18S, running from Penns Grove toAtlantic City, in 1923, before becoming Route 48 in 1927. In Penns Grove, the route ended at a ferry which crossed theDelaware River toWilmington, Delaware, connecting withDelaware Route 48 (DE 48) until the ferry service was terminated in 1951, when theDelaware Memorial Bridge opened. US 40 was also designated to run along the entire length of the route between Penns Grove and Atlantic City. On two occasions, US 40 has been relocated off portions of Route 48: once following a realignment to a ferry betweenNew Castle, Delaware andPennsville and again after the Delaware Memorial Bridge andNew Jersey Turnpike opened in 1951. Route 48 was designated onto its current alignment in 1953, eliminating the concurrency it shared with US 40 from Carneys Point Township to Atlantic City.
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Route 48 begins at a traffic light withUS 130 and CR 675 inPenns Grove, heading to the southeast on Main Street, a two-lane, undivided road. CR 675 continues west on Main Street past US 130.[1] The road passes through residential areas, intersecting with local roads before enteringCarneys Point Township. In Carneys Point Township, Route 48 crosses Dupont Road, becoming Harding Highway, and passes byPenns Grove High School, located on the south side of the road. The road enters a more rural setting and intersects CR 601 at a signalized intersection.[1][2] Shortly after CR 601, the road comes to an interchange withI-295.[1] Route 48 continues southeast through a mix of woodland and farmland, intersectingCR 551 at a traffic light. Just past the CR 551 junction, the road intersects CR 628, passing byLaytons Lake before crossing over theNew Jersey Turnpike.[1][2] Route 48 continues southeast for about another mile, crossing Stumpy Road before ending at an intersection withUS 40.[1]
The entirety of the highway was once included in theWoodstown and Penn's Grove Turnpike, chartered in 1852. The turnpike followed what is nowUS 40 to Woodstown.
The route was designated as Route 18S in 1923, running from Penns Grove southeast toAtlantic City along what was known as the Harding Highway.[3] US 40 was designated along the length of Route 18S, running east from a ferry dock in Penns Grove where the route crossed theDelaware River toWilmington, Delaware, to continue its journey west. The entire routing of Route 18S was designated Route 48 in the1927 renumbering of New Jersey state highways, running concurrent with US 40 its entire length.[4][5] Until theDelaware Memorial Bridge opened in 1951, a ferry connected Route 48 toDE 48 in Wilmington.[6] US 40 had used this ferry, but was eventually moved to a ferry that ran fromNew Castle, Delaware, toPennsville, with US 40 being rerouted to follow present-dayRoute 49, various local roads, and CR 551 to reach Route 48 and continue east along with that route.[7] Following the completion of both the Delaware Memorial Bridge and the New Jersey Turnpike in 1951, US 40 was routed off more of Route 48 onto a new alignment, joining the route at its current eastern terminus.[citation needed] In the1953 renumbering of New Jersey state highways, Route 48 was designated onto its current alignment from US 130 to US 40, with the rest of the route dropped in favor of the US 40 designation. The old alignment of Route 48 to the ferry terminal is now CR 675.[8]
The entire route is inSalem County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Penns Grove | 0.00 | 0.00 | US 130 (Virginia Avenue) | Western terminus of Route 48 | |
| Carneys Point Township | 1.53 | 2.46 | I-295 | Exit 4 (I-295) | |
| 2.13 | 3.43 |  CR 551 (Pennsville-Auburn Road) –Auburn,Swedesboro,Pennsville | |||
| 4.26 | 6.86 | US 40 (Wiley Road) –Woodstown | Eastern terminus of Route 48 | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
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