Editing New Jersey Route 48

{{Short description|State highway in Salem County, New Jersey, US}}
{{Use American English|date=April 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox road
|state=NJ
|type=NJ
|route=48
|alternate_name=
|length_mi=4.26
|length_ref=<ref name="sld">{{cite web|author=New Jersey Department of Transportation|author-link=New Jersey Department of Transportation|url=http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000048__-.pdf|title=Route 48 straight line diagram|access-date=March 17, 2020}}</ref>
|established=1927
|map={{maplink-road}}
|map_custom=yes
|direction_a=West
|direction_b=East
|terminus_a={{jct|state=NJ|US|130|CR|675|county2=Salem}} in [[Penns Grove, New Jersey|Penns Grove]]
|junction={{jct|state=NJ|I|295}} in [[Carneys Point Township, New Jersey|Carneys Point Township]]
|terminus_b={{jct|state=NJ|US|40}} in Carneys Point Township
|counties=[[Salem County, New Jersey|Salem]]
|previous_type=NJ
|previous_route=47
|next_type=NJ
|next_route=49
}}

'''Route 48''' is an east&ndash;west [[state highway]] in [[Salem County, New Jersey|Salem County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[New Jersey]]. It is a {{convert|4.26|mi|km|2|adj=on}} route running from [[U.S. Route 130]] (US 130) and County Route 675 (CR 675) in [[Penns Grove, New Jersey|Penns Grove]] southeast to [[U.S. Route 40 in New Jersey|US 40]] in [[Carneys Point Township, New Jersey|Carneys 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&ndash;west, although it travels more northwest–southeast throughout its route. It is a two-lane, undivided road through its entire length that intersects with [[Interstate 295 (Delaware–Pennsylvania)|Interstate 295]] (I-295) and [[County Route 551 (New Jersey)|CR 551]].

The road was originally created as '''Route 18S''', running from Penns Grove to [[Atlantic City, New Jersey|Atlantic City]], in 1923, before becoming Route 48 in 1927. In Penns Grove, the route ended at a ferry which crossed the [[Delaware River]] to [[Wilmington, Delaware]], connecting with [[Delaware Route 48]] (DE 48) until the ferry service was terminated in 1951, when the [[Delaware 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 between [[New Castle, Delaware]] and [[Pennsville, New Jersey|Pennsville]] and again after the Delaware Memorial Bridge and [[New 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.

== Route description ==
[[File:2018-08-15 16 26 47 View east along New Jersey State Route 48 (Harding Highway) at Central School House Road in Carneys Point Township, Salem County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|left|View east along Route 48 just east of I-295 in Carneys Point Township]]
Route 48 begins at a traffic light with [[U.S. Route 130|US 130]] and CR 675 in [[Penns Grove, New Jersey|Penns Grove]], heading to the southeast on Main Street, a two-lane, undivided road. CR 675 continues west on Main Street past US 130.<ref name="sld"/> The road passes through residential areas, intersecting with local roads before entering [[Carneys Point Township, New Jersey|Carneys Point Township]]. In Carneys Point Township, Route 48 crosses Dupont Road, becoming Harding Highway, and passes by [[Penns 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.<ref name="sld"/><ref name=gm>{{google maps |url=https://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=US-130+and+RT-48+penns+grove+nj&daddr=Rte+40+%26+RT-48,+Penns+Grove,+Salem,+New+Jersey+08069&geocode=&hl=en&mra=ls&sll=39.691007,-75.423589&sspn=0.014695,0.027466&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=13 |title=overview of New Jersey Route 48 |access-date=March 4, 2009}}</ref> Shortly after CR 601, the road comes to an interchange with [[Interstate 295 (Delaware–Pennsylvania)|I-295]].<ref name="sld"/>  Route 48 continues southeast through a mix of woodland and farmland, intersecting [[County Route 551 (New Jersey)|CR 551]] at a traffic light. Just past the CR 551 junction, the road intersects CR 628, passing by [[Laytons Lake, New Jersey|Laytons Lake]] before crossing over the [[New Jersey Turnpike]].<ref name="sld"/><ref name=gm/> Route 48 continues southeast for about another mile, crossing Stumpy Road before ending at an intersection with [[U.S. Route 40 in New Jersey|US 40]].<ref name="sld"/>

== History ==
[[File:NJ 48 WB past Salem CR 601.jpeg|thumb|right|Route 48 westbound past CR 601 in Carneys Point Township]]
The entirety of the highway was once included in the '''Woodstown and Penn's Grove Turnpike''', chartered in 1852. The turnpike followed what is now [[U.S. Route 40 in New Jersey|US 40]] to Woodstown.

The route was designated as Route 18S in 1923, running from Penns Grove southeast to [[Atlantic City, New Jersey|Atlantic City]] along what was known as the Harding Highway.<ref name="1920r18S">State of New Jersey, Laws of 1923, Chapter 181, 183.</ref> US 40 was designated along the length of Route 18S, running east from a ferry dock in Penns Grove where the route crossed the [[Delaware River]] to [[Wilmington, Delaware]], to continue its journey west. The entire routing of Route 18S was designated Route 48 in the [[1927 renumbering (New Jersey)|1927 renumbering]] of New Jersey state highways, running concurrent with US 40 its entire length.<ref name="nj1927">State of New Jersey, Laws of 1927, Chapter 319.</ref><ref name="Map">{{cite map|url=http://www.jimmyandsharonwilliams.com/njroads/1920s/images/1927_routes.gif|title=1927 New Jersey Road Map|publisher=State of New Jersey|access-date=October 8, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313112746/http://jimmyandsharonwilliams.com/njroads/1920s/images/1927_routes.gif|archive-date=March 13, 2016}}</ref> Until the [[Delaware Memorial Bridge]] opened in 1951, a ferry connected Route 48 to [[Delaware Route 48|DE 48]] in Wilmington.<ref name="DE 1936 map">{{Delaware road map|year=1936|access-date=August 19, 2019}}</ref> US 40 had used this ferry, but was eventually moved to a ferry that ran from [[New Castle, Delaware]], to [[Pennsville, New Jersey|Pennsville]], with US 40 being rerouted to follow present-day [[New Jersey Route 49|Route 49]], various local roads, and CR 551 to reach Route 48 and continue east along with that route.<ref name="ttmap">{{cite map|url=http://www.jimmyandsharonwilliams.com/njroads/1920s/maps/1927tt2.jpg|title=Map of New Jersey|year=1927|publisher=Tydol Trails|access-date=February 9, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110514153745/http://www.jimmyandsharonwilliams.com/njroads/1920s/maps/1927tt2.jpg|archive-date=May 14, 2011}}</ref> 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|date=November 2024}} In the [[1953 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.<ref name="nj1953">{{Cite journal|title=1953 renumbering|url=http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1953_New_Jersey_state_highway_renumbering|publisher=New Jersey Department of Highways|access-date=July 31, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628183145/http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1953_New_Jersey_state_highway_renumbering|archive-date=June 28, 2011}}</ref>

== Major intersections ==
{{Jcttop|state=NJ|length_ref=<ref name="sld"/>|county=Salem}}
{{NJint
|mile=0.00
|road={{jct|state=NJ|US|130|name1=Virginia Avenue}}
|location=Penns Grove
|notes=Western terminus of Route 48
}}
{{NJint
|location=Carneys Point Township
|lspan=3
|mile=1.53
|road={{jct|state=NJ|I|295}}
|notes=Exit 4 (I-295)
}}
{{NJint
|mile=2.13
|road={{jct|state=NJ|CR|551|name1=Pennsville-Auburn Road|city1=Auburn|city2=Swedesboro|city3=Pennsville}}
}}
{{NJint
|mile=4.26
|road={{jct|state=NJ|US|40|name1=Wiley Road|city1=Woodstown}}
|notes=Eastern terminus of Route 48
}}
{{Jctbtm}}

==See also==
*{{Portal-inline|U.S. Roads}}
*{{Portal-inline|New Jersey}}

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|New Jersey Route 48}}
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*[http://www.njroads.org/ends/48/nj48.htm New Jersey Highway Ends: Route 48]
*[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/traffic_orders/speed/rt48.shtm Speed Limits for Route 48]

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[[Category:State highways in New Jersey|048]]
[[Category:Transportation in Salem County, New Jersey]]