Editing New Jersey Route 36 (section)

==Route description==
[[File:2020-09-10 11 08 07 View west along New Jersey State Route 36 at the exit for New Jersey State Route 18 (Point Pleasant, New Brunswick) in Eatontown, Monmouth County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|left|Route&nbsp;36 westbound at Route&nbsp;18 in Eatontown]]
Route&nbsp;36 begins at the intersection with Hope Road ([[County Route 51 (Monmouth County, New Jersey)|CR&nbsp;51]]) and exit&nbsp;105 on the [[Garden State Parkway]] in [[Eatontown, New Jersey|Eatontown]], heading east along a four-lane [[Dual carriageway|divided highway]]. Soon after beginning, it features ramps that provide access to [[New Jersey Route 18|Route&nbsp;18]] in both the westbound and eastbound directions.<ref name=SLD /> The route widens to six lanes and crosses the intersection with Wyckoff Road ([[County Route 547 (New Jersey)|CR&nbsp;547]]). After that intersection, Route&nbsp;36 passes by the [[Monmouth Mall]] and intersects [[New Jersey Route 35|Route&nbsp;35]] at the former [[Traffic circles in New Jersey|Eatontown Circle]], which has been reconstructed to an at-grade intersection with ramps.<ref name=SLD /><ref name=gm>{{google maps |url = https://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=route+36+and+hope+road+eatontown+nj&daddr=40.349161,-73.97644+to:route+36+and+route+35+keyport+nj&geocode=&hl=en&mra=dpe&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=12&via=1&sll=40.324823,-74.029312&sspn=0.12302,0.219727&ie=UTF8&ll=40.373228,-74.10965&spn=0.245864,0.439453&t=h&z=11 |title = Overview of New Jersey Route 36 |access-date = March 31, 2009 }}</ref> Route&nbsp;36 continues east through commercial development and crosses into [[West Long Branch, New Jersey|West Long Branch]], where it comes to an intersection with Monmouth Road ([[New Jersey Route 71|Route&nbsp;71]]). The route heads northeast, passing by [[Shore Regional High School]], and crosses the intersection with Eatontown Boulevard/Broadway (CR&nbsp;547).<ref name=SLD /> Route&nbsp;36 meets the intersection with Oceanport Avenue ([[County Route 11 (Monmouth County, New Jersey)|CR&nbsp;11]]) and comes to the entrance to the [[Monmouth Park Racetrack]].<ref name=SLD />
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[[File:2018-05-25 13 45 22 View east along New Jersey State Route 36 just east of Monmouth County Route 51 (Hope Road) in Eatontown, Monmouth County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|right|Route&nbsp;36 eastbound past its southern terminus at the Garden State Parkway and CR&nbsp;51 in Eatontown]]
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Route&nbsp;36 narrows to a two-lane undivided highway and crosses into [[Long Branch, New Jersey|Long Branch]], where it becomes Joline Avenue. In Long Branch, the route crosses the intersection with Myrtle Avenue and NJ Transit's [[North Jersey Coast Line]].<ref name=SLD /> Route&nbsp;36 heads toward the [[Atlantic Ocean]], where it intersects Ocean Boulevard ([[County Route 57 (Monmouth County, New Jersey)|CR&nbsp;57]]), the route turns north and runs along the Atlantic Ocean on Ocean Boulevard, a four-lane divided road. Route&nbsp;36 intersects Atlantic Avenue ([[County Route 29 (Monmouth County, New Jersey)|CR&nbsp;29]]) and crosses into [[Monmouth Beach, New Jersey|Monmouth Beach]], where it narrows to a two-lane undivided road and becomes Ocean Avenue.<ref name=SLD /> It continues through Monmouth Beach, where it runs just west of the [[Sea Bright–Monmouth Beach Seawall]] separating the road from the ocean, and enters [[Sea Bright, New Jersey|Sea Bright]]. Here, Route&nbsp;36 heads north onto a narrow peninsula between the [[Shrewsbury River]] and the Atlantic Ocean, meeting the intersection with Rumson Road ([[County Route 520 (New Jersey)|CR&nbsp;520]]). The route continues north along the peninsula to a [[trumpet interchange]] that provides access to [[Gateway National Recreation Area]] at [[Sandy Hook]].<ref name=SLD />

[[File:2021-09-08 15 55 53 View north along New Jersey State Route 36 from the pedestrian overpass at the entrance to Sandy Hook in Sea Bright, Monmouth County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|left|Route&nbsp;36 northbound across the Highlands–Sea Bright Bridge]]
Route&nbsp;36 turns west and crosses the Shrewsbury River on the four-lane [[Highlands–Sea Bright Bridge]], continuing into [[Highlands, New Jersey|Highlands]]. It intersects Bay Avenue ([[County Route 8 (Monmouth County, New Jersey)|CR&nbsp;8]]) and continues west on a four-lane divided highway with a [[jersey barrier]] and some intersections featuring [[jughandle]]s that runs a short distance to the south of the [[Raritan Bay]].<ref name=SLD /><ref name=gm/> The route then forms the border between Highlands and [[Middletown Township, New Jersey|Middletown Township]], with Highlands to the north and Middletown to the south. Route&nbsp;36 intersects two separate sections of CR&nbsp;8, Linden Avenue and Ocean Boulevard soon after, before intersecting Navesink Avenue ([[County Routes 8B (Monmouth County, New Jersey)|CR&nbsp;8B]]) and fully entering Middletown.<ref name=SLD /> Route&nbsp;36 continues as Memorial Parkway, and crosses into [[Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey|Atlantic Highlands]]. In Atlantic Highlands, the route intersects Valley Drive East ([[County Routes 8A (Monmouth County, New Jersey)|CR&nbsp;8A]]) and First Avenue (CR&nbsp;8).<ref name=SLD /> It crosses back into Middletown and meets the intersection with Leonardville Road ([[County Route 516 (New Jersey)|CR&nbsp;516]]).<ref name=SLD />
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[[File:2018-05-25 15 31 55 View south along New Jersey State Route 36 just south of Monmouth County Route 7 (Main Street-Palmer Avenue) on the border of Keansburg and Middletown Township in Monmouth County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|right|Route&nbsp;36 westbound past CR&nbsp;7 in Middletown Township]]
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Route&nbsp;36 passes under Normandy Road, which serves as a road and railroad link between the two sections of [[Naval Weapons Station Earle]], with an entrance present to Normandy Road. The route drops Memorial Parkway and meets the intersection with Thompson Avenue ([[County Route 36 (Monmouth County, New Jersey)|CR&nbsp;36]]).<ref name=SLD /> It crosses the intersection with Palmer Avenue/Main Street ([[County Route 7 (Monmouth County, New Jersey)|CR&nbsp;7]]) and forms the border between [[Hazlet, New Jersey|Hazlet]] to the south and [[Keansburg, New Jersey|Keansburg]] to the north. Route&nbsp;36 eventually fully enters Hazlet and intersects Monroe Avenue (CR&nbsp;7).<ref name=SLD /> The route then forms the border between Hazlet to the south and [[Union Beach, New Jersey|Union Beach]] to the north and passes over Natco Lake.<ref name=SLD /><ref name=gm/> It intersects Union Avenue ([[County Route 39 (Monmouth County, New Jersey)|CR&nbsp;39]]) and then Stone Road ([[County Route 6 (Monmouth County, New Jersey)|CR&nbsp;6]]), where Route&nbsp;36 fully enters Hazlet again. The route crosses the intersection with Middle Road (CR&nbsp;516) and passes between an [[Academy Bus Lines]] terminal to the north and a shopping center that contains a [[park and ride]] lot to the south before it enters [[Keyport, New Jersey|Keyport]].<ref name=SLD /> Route&nbsp;36 intersects Broad Street ([[County Route 4 (Monmouth County, New Jersey)|CR&nbsp;4]]) and continues to its terminus at an interchange with [[New Jersey Route 35|Route&nbsp;35]] and the [[Garden State Parkway]] at exit&nbsp;117.<ref name=SLD /> The overall shape of Route&nbsp;36 is that of a backwards C.<ref name=gm/>