Editing New Jersey Route 42 (section)

== Route description ==
===Black Horse Pike===
{{see also|Black Horse Pike}}
[[File:NJ 42 NB past US 322-CR 536 SPUR.jpg|thumb|left|Route 42 northbound past southern terminus at US 322/CR 536 Spur in Monroe Township]]
Route 42 begins at an intersection with [[U.S. Route 322 in New Jersey|US 322]] and [[County Route 536 Spur (New Jersey)|CR 536 Spur]] in [[Monroe Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey|Monroe Township]], [[Gloucester County, New Jersey|Gloucester County]], where it heads to the north on the Black Horse Pike.<ref name="sld"/> For the first portion of the route, Route 42 is a [[divided highway|divided]] four&ndash;lane arterial highway that intersects various local roads. Some intersections along this section feature [[jughandle]]s.  There are also many businesses lining the highway.<ref name=gm>{{google maps |url=https://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=route+42+and+route+322+williamstown,+nj&daddr=39.732538,-75.036621+to:route+42+and+I-295+bellmawr,+nj&geocode=&hl=en&mra=dpe&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=11&via=1&sll=39.772425,-75.039345&sspn=0.248042,0.439453&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=11 |title=overview of New Jersey Route 42 |access-date=April 1, 2009}}</ref> The route crosses [[County Route 689 (Gloucester County, New Jersey)|CR 689]] (Berlin-Cross Keys Road) and enters [[Washington Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey|Washington Township]]. It then intersects the northern terminus of [[County Route 555 (New Jersey)|CR 555]] (Tuckahoe Road). After the intersection with CR 555, Route 42 intersects three more county routes: [[County Route 655 (Gloucester County, New Jersey)|CR 655]] (Fries Mill Road), [[County Route 639 (Gloucester County, New Jersey)|CR 639]] (Ganttown Road), and [[County Route 651 (Gloucester County, New Jersey)|CR 651]] (Greentree Road).<ref name="sld"/> The route meets the western terminus of the [[Atlantic City Expressway]] at an interchange, [[New Jersey Route 168|Route 168]] continues to the north on the Black Horse Pike, and Route 42 becomes the six&ndash;lane North&ndash;South Freeway.<ref name="sld"/>

===North&ndash;South Freeway===
[[File:2021-08-09 14 39 42 View south along New Jersey State Route 42 (North-South Freeway) from the overpass for Camden County Route 673 (College Drive) in Gloucester Township, Camden County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|right|Route 42 southbound at CR 673 in Gloucester Township]]{{Main|North–South Freeway (New Jersey)}}
Upon becoming the [[North–South Freeway (New Jersey)|North&ndash;South Freeway]], Route 42 crosses into [[Gloucester Township, New Jersey|Gloucester Township]], [[Camden County, New Jersey|Camden County]] and comes to the first numbered exit for [[County Route 705 (Camden County, New Jersey)|CR 705]], which provides access to Route 168.<ref name="sld"/> Following that, the freeway reaches the CR 673 (College Drive) interchange, serving [[Camden County College]] to the east and the Gloucester Premium Outlets to the west.<ref name=gm/><ref name=gct/> [[County Route 534 (New Jersey)|CR 534]] interchanges with a southbound exit and northbound entrance and then Coles Road interchanges with a northbound exit and southbound entrance.<ref name="sld"/> Next, Route 42 encounters Exits 9B and 10A for Route 168. Exit 9B serves northbound Route 168 and provides access to the [[New Jersey Turnpike]], and Exit 10A serves southbound Route 168. [[County Route 681 (Camden County, New Jersey)|CR 681]] interchanges after Route 168, with a southbound exit and northbound entrance, and Route 42 enters Gloucester County again in [[Deptford Township, New Jersey|Deptford Township]] after crossing the South Branch of [[Big Timber Creek]].<ref name="sld"/>

In Deptford Township, [[New Jersey Route 41|Route 41]] interchanges with a northbound exit and an entrance in both directions. Past this interchange, [[County Route 544 (New Jersey)|CR 544]] interchanges with a southbound exit and an entrance in both directions.<ref name="sld"/><ref name=gm/> Both of these interchanges provide access to the [[Deptford Mall]] and, in the case of the Route 41 interchange, to [[New Jersey Route 55|Route 55]] from northbound Route 42 since the northbound lanes have no direct access to Route 55.<ref name=gm /> Route 42 meets the northern terminus of the Route 55 freeway at Exit 13 with a southbound exit and northbound entrance, where it widens to eight lanes.<ref name="sld"/> Route 42 crosses the Big Timber Creek into [[Runnemede, New Jersey|Runnemede]], Camden County, where it passes over the New Jersey Turnpike without an interchange.  The freeway then enters [[Bellmawr, New Jersey|Bellmawr]], where it comes to a northbound exit to southbound [[Interstate 295 (Delaware–Pennsylvania)|I-295]] and a southbound entrance from northbound I-295, before it features [[right-in/right-out]] ramps with Leaf Avenue, that provide access to [[County Route 753 (Camden County, New Jersey)|CR 753]] (Creek Road).<ref name="sld"/>  Route 42 then continues north to its terminus at I-295 where the North&ndash;South Freeway becomes [[Interstate 76 (Ohio–New Jersey)|I-76]], which heads to [[Camden, New Jersey|Camden]] and [[Philadelphia]].<ref name="sld"/>

[[File:2020-07-07 12 16 23 View north along New Jersey State Route 42 (North-South Freeway) at Exit 12 (TO New Jersey Route 41-New Jersey Route 55-Gloucester County Route 544, Woodbury, Runnemede) in Deptford Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|left|Route 42 northbound at the Route 41 interchange in Deptford Township]]
The North&ndash;South Freeway portion of Route 42 is a major route for daily commuters from southern New Jersey to [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]], via the [[Walt Whitman Bridge]] and [[Ben Franklin Bridge]] and weekend commuters from southeastern [[Pennsylvania]] to the southern [[Jersey Shore]] via [[New Jersey Route 55|Route 55]] and the [[Atlantic City Expressway]].<ref name=njdot2>{{cite web|url=http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/works/studies/rt295/|title=I-295/I-76/Route 42 Direct Connection|publisher=[[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]|access-date=October 10, 2008}}</ref> Even though Route 42 ends at I-295, the North&ndash;South Freeway is sometimes called "Route 42" all the way to the I-76/[[Interstate 676|I-676]] split.<ref name=inq11702>{{cite news|first=Nedra|last=Lindsey|pages=B12|title=Suspect in shoplifting jailed after car chase|date=January 17, 2002|website=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]}} "He was pursued back to Haddonfield-Berlin Road, onto Interstate 295, then to Route 42 and onto Route 130, police said."</ref>

[[Snow removal]], litter control, and [[landscaping]] of Route 42 between the end of the Atlantic City Expressway and I-295 is performed by the [[South Jersey Transportation Authority]].<ref name=sjtareport>{{cite web|url=http://www.sjta.com/sjta/reports/1999_ann.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060615195139/http://www2.sjta.com/sjta/reports/1999_ann.pdf |archive-date=2006-06-15 |url-status=live|title=1999 Annual Report|pages=9|publisher=[[South Jersey Transportation Authority]]|access-date=October 10, 2008}}</ref>