Editing New Jersey Route 73

{{Short description|State highway in southern, New Jersey, US}}
{{Use American English|date=April 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox road
|state=NJ
|type=NJ
|route=73
|maint=[[New Jersey Department of Transportation|NJDOT]], [[Burlington County Bridge Commission]], and [[Atlantic County, New Jersey|Atlantic]] and [[Camden County, New Jersey|Camden]] counties
|length_mi=34.64
|length_ref=<ref name=SLD>{{cite web |url = http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000073__-.pdf |format = PDF |title = Route 73 straight line diagram |publisher = [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]] |access-date = March 17, 2020 }}
</ref>
|map={{maplink-road}}
|map_custom=yes
|map_notes=NJ&nbsp;73 highlighted in red
|map_alt=Route 73 follows a north&ndash;south alignment from northern Atlantic County to the Pennsylvania border at the Delaware River. It crosses Interstate 295 a short distance south of the Delaware River.
|direction_a=South
|direction_b=North
|terminus_a={{jct|state=NJ|US|322}} in [[Folsom, New Jersey|Folsom]]
|junction=
*{{jct|state=NJ|NJ|54}} in Folsom
*{{jct|state=NJ|ACE2}} in [[Winslow Township, New Jersey|Winslow Township]]
*{{jct|state=NJ|US|30}} in [[Waterford Township, New Jersey|Waterford Township]]
*{{jct|state=NJ|NJ|70}} in [[Evesham Township, New Jersey|Evesham Township]]
*{{jct|state=NJ|NJTP2}} in [[Mount Laurel, New Jersey|Mount Laurel]]
*{{jct|state=NJ|I|295}} in Mount Laurel
*{{jct|state=NJ|NJ|38|NJ|41}} in [[Maple Shade Township, New Jersey|Maple Shade Township]]
*{{jct|state=NJ|NJ|90}} in [[Cinnaminson Township, New Jersey|Cinnaminson Township]]
*{{jct|state=NJ|US|130}} in [[Pennsauken Township, New Jersey|Pennsauken Township]]
|terminus_b={{jct|state=PA|PA|73}} at the [[Pennsylvania]] state line
|established=January 1, 1953<ref name="1953renum">{{cite news |title = New Route Markers Go Up Next Month |url = http://www.fultonhistory.com/Newspapers%2021/Hackettstown%20NJ%20Gazette/Hackettstown%20NJ%20Gazette%201952-1953/Hackettstown%20NJ%20Gazette%201952-1953%20-%200243.pdf |access-date = September 26, 2018 |work = The Hackettstown Gazette |date = December 18, 1952 |page = 17 }}</ref>
|counties=[[Atlantic County, New Jersey|Atlantic]], [[Camden County, New Jersey|Camden]], [[Burlington County, New Jersey|Burlington]]
|previous_type=NJ
|previous_route=72
|next_type=NJ
|next_route=74
}}
'''Route 73''' is a [[List of state highways in New Jersey|state highway]] in the southern part of the U.S. state of [[New Jersey]]. It runs {{convert|34.64|mi|km|abbr=on}} as an outer bypass of the [[Camden, New Jersey|Camden]] area from an intersection with [[U.S. Route 322 in New Jersey|U.S. Route&nbsp;322]] (US&nbsp;322) in [[Folsom, New Jersey|Folsom]], [[Atlantic County, New Jersey|Atlantic County]], north to the [[Tacony–Palmyra Bridge]] in [[Palmyra, New Jersey|Palmyra]], [[Burlington County, New Jersey|Burlington County]], where the road continues into [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], as [[Pennsylvania Route&nbsp;73]] (PA&nbsp;73). South of the interchange with the [[Atlantic City Expressway]] in [[Winslow Township, New Jersey|Winslow Township]], [[Camden County, New Jersey|Camden County]], Route&nbsp;73 is a two-lane undivided county-maintained road and is signed as '''County Route&nbsp;561 Spur''' ('''CR&nbsp;561 Spur'''), a spur of [[County Route 561 (New Jersey)|CR&nbsp;561]]. North of the Atlantic City Expressway, the route is maintained by the [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]] (NJDOT) and is mostly four lanes, with the portion north of the CR&nbsp;561 [[concurrency (road)|concurrency]] a [[divided highway]]. North of the [[U.S. Route 30 in New Jersey|US&nbsp;30]] interchange near [[Berlin, New Jersey|Berlin]], Route&nbsp;73 runs through suburban areas of the [[Delaware Valley]] metropolitan area, intersecting [[New Jersey Route 70|Route&nbsp;70]] in [[Marlton, New Jersey|Marlton]], the [[New Jersey Turnpike]] and [[Interstate 295 (Delaware-Pennsylvania)|Interstate&nbsp;295]] (I-295) in [[Mount Laurel, New Jersey|Mount Laurel]], [[New Jersey Route 38|Route&nbsp;38]] and [[New Jersey Route 41|Route&nbsp;41]] in [[Maple Shade Township, New Jersey|Maple Shade Township]], [[New Jersey Route 90|Route&nbsp;90]] in [[Cinnaminson Township, New Jersey|Cinnaminson Township]], and [[U.S. Route 130|US&nbsp;130]] in [[Pennsauken Township, New Jersey|Pennsauken Township]].

What is today Route&nbsp;73 between the Tacony–Palmyra Bridge and Berlin was legislated as '''Route&nbsp;S41''' in 1927, a spur of Route&nbsp;. An extension of this spur called '''Route&nbsp;S41A''' was designated in 1938 to continue south from Berlin to [[New Jersey Route 42|Route&nbsp;42]] (now US&nbsp;322) in Folsom. In 1953, both these routes became Route&nbsp;73 in order to match PA&nbsp;73. The portion of Route&nbsp;73 between Berlin and the Atlantic City Expressway became a state highway by 1969. By the 2000s, Route&nbsp;73 was extended south along CR&nbsp;561 Spur to US&nbsp;322. Several [[traffic circle]]s along Route&nbsp;73 have been modified or replaced over time. Among these was the [[Berlin Circle (traffic circle)|Berlin Circle]], which was turned into an at-grade intersection in 2006. The [[Marlton Circle]] at Route&nbsp;70, which was modified in 1974 to allow Route&nbsp;73 to pass through the circle, was replaced with an interchange completed in 2011.

==Route description==
===US 322 to Atlantic City Expressway===
[[File:2018-09-15 15 57 03 View north along New Jersey State Route 73 and Atlantic County Route 561 Spur (Mays Landing Road) just north of 8th Street in Folsom, Atlantic County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|left|Route&nbsp;73 northbound just north of US&nbsp;322 in Folsom, signed as CR&nbsp;561 Spur]]
{{Infobox road small
| state = NJ
|type=CR-Spur
|route=561
| location = [[Folsom, New Jersey|Folsom]]–[[Winslow Township, New Jersey|Winslow Township]]
| length_mi = 8.50
| length_ref = <ref name=SLD/>
| formed = 1952
}}
Route&nbsp;73 begins at an intersection with [[U.S. Route 322 in New Jersey|US&nbsp;322]] ([[Black Horse Pike]]) in [[Folsom, New Jersey|Folsom]], Atlantic County, heading to the northwest on Blue Anchor Road, a two-lane undivided county-maintained road signed as CR&nbsp;561 Spur. This portion of the route is officially considered a part of Route&nbsp;73 but is not signed as such, with signs directing motorists north on CR&nbsp;561 Spur to reach Route&nbsp;73. The road runs through forested areas of the [[Pine Barrens (New Jersey)|Pine Barrens]] with some homes and farms, coming to a crossroads with [[New Jersey Route 54|Route&nbsp;54]]. Following this intersection, the road continues northwest as Mays Landing Road, crossing the Beesleys Point Secondary railroad line operated by the [[Cape May Seashore Lines]] railroad at-grade.<ref name=SLD/><ref name=gm>{{google maps |url = https://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=route+73+and+route+322+folsom,+nj&daddr=tacony-palmyra+bridge+palmyra,+nj&hl=en&geocode=&mra=ls&sll=40.064935,-74.670296&sspn=0.116136,0.22007&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=10|title = Overview of New Jersey Route 73 |access-date = July 16, 2009 }}</ref> It enters a small corner of [[Hammonton, New Jersey|Hammonton]] before it heads into [[Winslow Township, New Jersey|Winslow Township]] in [[Camden County, New Jersey|Camden County]].<ref name=SLD/> Here, Route&nbsp;73 crosses the [[Southern Railroad of New Jersey]]'s Southern Running Track railroad line at-grade and intersects CR&nbsp;725.<ref name=SLD/><ref name=gm/> From this point, the road heads north to a partial interchange with the [[Atlantic City Expressway]] that has access from southbound Route&nbsp;73 to the eastbound Atlantic City Expressway and from the westbound Atlantic City Expressway to northbound Route&nbsp;73.<ref name=gm/>

===Atlantic City Expressway to Route 70===
[[File:2021-08-30 12 17 22 View north along New Jersey State Route 73 and Camden County Route 561 from the overpass for the rail line between South Cedarbrook Road and Trestle Avenue in Winslow Township, Camden County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|right|Route 73 and CR&nbsp;561 Spur northbound in Winslow Township]]
After the Atlantic City Expressway, Route&nbsp;73 becomes officially signed and maintained by [[New Jersey Department of Transportation|NJDOT]], although CR&nbsp;561 Spur is still signed along the route. It heads to the north as a four-lane undivided road, passing through wooded areas with some residences and businesses and crosses CR&nbsp;723, which provides access to the westbound Atlantic City Expressway and from the eastbound Atlantic City Expressway. The route continues to an intersection with [[County Route 561 (New Jersey)|CR&nbsp;561]], where it briefly widens into a four-lane [[divided highway]]. At this junction, CR&nbsp;561 Spur ends and Route&nbsp;73 forms a [[concurrency (road)|concurrency]] with CR&nbsp;561.<ref name=SLD/><ref name=gm/> The road intersects CR&nbsp;722 and CR&nbsp;721, becoming Camden Road at the latter junction.<ref name=SLD/> It heads north through more rural areas, meeting CR&nbsp;720. CR&nbsp;561C, a former segment of CR&nbsp;561, splits from Route&nbsp;73 by heading north through the community of Cedar Brook while Route&nbsp;73 and CR&nbsp;561 bypass the community to the east, crossing under [[Conrail Shared Assets Operations]]' (CSAO) Beesleys Point Secondary railroad line.<ref name=SLD/><ref name=gm/>

North of Cedar Brook, the route traverses [[County Route 536 (New Jersey)|CR&nbsp;536]], becoming Cedarbrook Road.<ref name=SLD/><ref name=gm/> It intersects CR&nbsp;680 and CR&nbsp;711 before widening into a divided highway prior to a junction where CR&nbsp;712 heads northeast and CR&nbsp;561 splits from Route&nbsp;73 by heading north on Cedarbrook Road.<ref name=SLD/> Past this intersection, Route&nbsp;73 becomes an unnamed road and encounters CR&nbsp;710 at a four-way intersection.<ref name=SLD/><ref name=gm/> A short distance later, the route enters [[Waterford Township, New Jersey|Waterford Township]] and comes to a modified [[cloverleaf interchange]] with [[U.S. Route 30 in New Jersey|US&nbsp;30]] (White Horse Pike) and [[County Route 536 Spur (New Jersey)|CR&nbsp;536 Spur]].<ref name=SLD/>

[[File:NJ 73 NB past Brick Road.jpeg|thumb|left|View north along Route 73 at Brick Road in Evesham Township]]
Following US&nbsp;30, Route&nbsp;73 passes through a small corner of [[Berlin, New Jersey|Berlin Boro]] before it crosses under [[NJ Transit]]'s [[Atlantic City Line]] west of the [[Atco station]].<ref name=SLD/><ref name=gm/> At the railroad underpass, the route enters [[Berlin Township, New Jersey|Berlin Township]] and meets [[County Route 534 (New Jersey)|CR&nbsp;534]] at a crossroad.<ref name=SLD/> After the intersection with this route, the road proceeds back into Berlin Boro, where the route runs through a mix of residences and businesses.<ref name=SLD/><ref name=gm/> Route&nbsp;73 widens to a six-lane highway and comes to the former [[Berlin Circle (traffic circle)|Berlin Circle]], where it meets both CR&nbsp;689 and CR&nbsp;708.<ref name=SLD/> From here, the road turns north and reenters Berlin Township as a four-lane divided highway, continuing through developed areas and intersecting CR&nbsp;692. Prior to the junction with CR&nbsp;693, the route enters [[Voorhees Township, New Jersey|Voorhees Township]], where it encounters CR&nbsp;675 before passing east of [[Virtua Voorhees|Virtua Voorhees Hospital]].<ref name=SLD/><ref name=gm/>

At the intersection with CR&nbsp;671, Route&nbsp;73 comes into [[Evesham Township, New Jersey|Evesham Township]], [[Burlington County, New Jersey|Burlington County]]. In Evesham, it heads to a junction with [[County Route 544 (New Jersey)|CR&nbsp;544]] before coming to [[Marlton, New Jersey|Marlton]], where it passes west of [[The Promenade at Sagemore]] shopping center and [[Virtua Marlton|Virtua Marlton Hospital]] before turning northwest at CR&nbsp;607.<ref name=SLD/><ref name=gm/><ref name=sagemore>{{cite web |url = http://www.thepromenadenj.com/location.asp |title = The Promenade at Sagemore Location |publisher = [[The Promenade at Sagemore]] |access-date = September 15, 2009 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090830055901/http://www.thepromenadenj.com/location.asp |archive-date = August 30, 2009 }}</ref> The route intersects CR&nbsp;600 and CR&nbsp;620 before meeting [[New Jersey Route 70|Route&nbsp;70]] at a [[partial cloverleaf interchange]] that was formerly the [[Marlton Circle]].<ref name=SLD/><ref name=msun>{{cite news |title = Marlton Circle eliminated tonight |url = http://marlton.sunne.ws/2011/06/24/breaking-news-marlton-circle-eliminated-tonight/ |access-date = June 26, 2011 |newspaper = The Marlton Sun |date = June 24, 2011 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://archive.today/20130421214924/http://marlton.sunne.ws/2011/06/24/breaking-news-marlton-circle-eliminated-tonight/ |archive-date = April 21, 2013 }}</ref>

===Route 70 to Tacony–Palmyra Bridge===
[[File:2020-09-07 11 38 57 View north along New Jersey State Route 73 at the exit for New Jersey State Route 38 WEST (TO New Jersey State Route 41, Ben Franklin Bridge, Haddonfield) in Maple Shade Township, Burlington County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|right|Route&nbsp;73 northbound at the interchange with Route&nbsp;38 in Maple Shade Township]]
Past the Route&nbsp;70 interchange, Route&nbsp;73 continues through suburban commercial areas, crossing the unsigned CR&nbsp;674, and heading into [[Mount Laurel, New Jersey|Mount Laurel]].<ref name=SLD/><ref name=gm/> The route comes to an intersection with CR&nbsp;616, where it turns to the northwest. A short distance later, the road has a double [[trumpet interchange]] with the [[New Jersey Turnpike]]. Following this interchange, Route&nbsp;73 widens into a six-lane divided highway and encounters CR&nbsp;673 before coming to a cloverleaf interchange with [[Interstate 295 (Delaware-Pennsylvania)|I-295]].<ref name=SLD/> From the I-295 interchange, the route goes into [[Maple Shade Township, New Jersey|Maple Shade Township]].<ref name=SLD/><ref name=gm/> Route&nbsp;73 comes to two exits for [[New Jersey Route 38|Route&nbsp;38]] and [[New Jersey Route 41|Route&nbsp;41]] within a short distance of each other.<ref name=SLD/> After Route&nbsp;41, the road intersects CR&nbsp;610 and bypasses the center of Maple Shade to the east as a four-lane divided highway. The route has an interchange with [[County Route 537 (New Jersey)|CR&nbsp;537]] and runs under CSAO's Pemberton Industrial Track railroad line before turning northwest and paralleling the North Branch of the [[Pennsauken Creek]], meeting CR&nbsp;609.<ref name=SLD/><ref name=gm/>

Route&nbsp;73 enters [[Cinnaminson Township, New Jersey|Cinnaminson Township]], where the [[New Jersey Route 90|Route&nbsp;90]] freeway splits from the road before crossing over the South Branch of the Pennsauken Creek into [[Pennsauken Township, New Jersey|Pennsauken Township]], Camden County.<ref name=SLD/> In Pennsauken, the route has exits with CR&nbsp;644 and [[U.S. Route 130|US&nbsp;130]].<ref name=SLD/><ref name=gm/> Route&nbsp;73 briefly enters Cinnaminson Township, Burlington County, again before crossing into [[Palmyra, New Jersey|Palmyra]] at the bridge over the Pennsauken Creek.<ref name=SLD/> In Palmyra, the road has an interchange with [[County Route 543 (New Jersey)|CR&nbsp;543]] before running under NJ Transit's [[River Line (NJ Transit)|River Line]]. The route comes to the intersection with Temple Boulevard, where it becomes maintained by the [[Burlington County Bridge Commission]] and comes to the northbound toll plaza for the [[Tacony–Palmyra Bridge]].<ref name=SLD/><ref name=gm/> A short distance later, the road traverses the [[Delaware River]] on the Tacony–Palmyra Bridge, a combination steel [[tied-arch bridge]] and [[Moveable bridge|drawbridge]] with two northbound lanes and one southbound lane, where it continues into [[Philadelphia]], Pennsylvania, as [[Pennsylvania Route 73|PA&nbsp;73]].<ref name=gm/> The Tacony–Palmyra Bridge was designed by [[Ralph Modjeski]], who also engineered the Benjamin Franklin Bridge and the [[Manhattan Bridge]], that opened to traffic in 1929, replacing a ferry service across the Delaware River.<ref name=tpb>{{cite web |url = http://www.bcbridges.org/AboutUs/AboutOurBridges/TaconyPalmyraBridge/tabid/106/Default.aspx |title = Tacony–Palmyra Bridge |publisher = [[Burlington County Bridge Commission]] |access-date = September 15, 2009 }}</ref>

Route&nbsp;73 serves as a main road in [[South Jersey]] that helps provide access between the Philadelphia area and the southern part of the [[Jersey Shore]] as well as connections to several local roads.<ref name=njdot>{{cite web |url = http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/commuter/roads/marltoncircle/ |title = Route 70/73 Marlton Circle Elimination Project |publisher = [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]] |access-date = July 16, 2009 }}</ref> It has been rated one of the worst roads in the state in terms of traffic, accidents, and driver aggression.<ref name=nyt2>{{cite news |last = Peterson |first = Iver |access-date = September 15, 2009 |title = New Jersey Driver Survey Cites Agony but No Ecstasy |newspaper = [[The New York Times]] |date = November 7, 2003 |url = https://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/07/nyregion/new-jersey-driver-survey-cites-agony-but-no-ecstasy.html?scp=9&sq=new%20jersey%20%22route%2073%22&st=cse }}</ref>

==History==
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|location= [[Berlin, New Jersey|Berlin]]&ndash;[[Palmyra, New Jersey|Palmyra]]
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{{Infobox road small
|state=NJ
|type=NJ 1926
|county=
|route=S41A
|location= [[Folsom, New Jersey|Folsom]]&ndash;[[Berlin, New Jersey|Berlin]]
|length_mi=
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In the [[1927 New Jersey state highway renumbering]], a spur of Route&nbsp;41 called Route&nbsp;S41 was legislated to run from the Tacony–Palmyra Bridge south to Berlin along what is today Route&nbsp;73.<ref name=nj1927>State of New Jersey, Laws of 1927, Chapter 319.</ref><ref name="Map">{{cite web |last1 = Williams |first1= Jimmy |last2 = Williams |first2 = Sharon |url = http://www.jimmyandsharonwilliams.com/njroads/1920s/images/1927_routes.gif |title = 1927 New Jersey Road Map |publisher = 1920s New Jersey Highways |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> A southern extension of Route&nbsp;S41 called Route&nbsp;S41A was proposed to run from Berlin south to [[New Jersey Route 42|Route&nbsp;42]] (now US&nbsp;322) in Folsom in 1938.<ref name=nj1938>State of New Jersey, Laws of 1938, Chapter 299.</ref> In the [[1953 New Jersey state highway renumbering]], Route&nbsp;S41 and Route&nbsp;S41A were renumbered to Route&nbsp;73 in order to match PA&nbsp;73.<ref name="nj1953">{{Cite book |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> With the establishment of the [[List of 500-series county routes in New Jersey|500-series county routes]] in 1952, the current alignment of Route&nbsp;73 between Berlin and Blue Anchor became a part of CR&nbsp;561 while it became CR&nbsp;561 Spur between Blue Anchor and Folsom. By 1969, Route&nbsp;73 was designated south of Berlin along CR&nbsp;561 and CR&nbsp;561 Spur to the Atlantic City Expressway.<ref name="chevron">{{cite map |publisher = [[Chevron Oil Company]] |title = Map of New Jersey |year = 1969 |author = [[H.M. Gousha]] }}</ref> By the 2000s, Route&nbsp;73 was extended south along with CR&nbsp;561 Spur from the Atlantic City Expressway to US&nbsp;322.<ref name="americanmap">{{cite map |author = [[American Map Company]] |title = New Jersey State Road Atlas |year = 2003 }}</ref><ref name="njdotmap">{{cite map |author = [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]] |title = New Jersey Official Highway Map |year = 2004 }}</ref>

[[File:NJ 73 NB 0.25 mi to CR&nbsp;534.jpeg|thumb|left|Route 73 northbound approaching CR&nbsp;534 in Berlin]]
Over the years, several [[traffic circle]]s have been modified or replaced along Route&nbsp;73. The Marlton Circle at Route&nbsp;70 in Marlton was modified in 1974 to allow Route&nbsp;73 to run directly straight through the circle. This circle became known for traffic backups and was replaced with an interchange.<ref name=bct>{{cite news |title = 3 decades later |work = [[Burlington County Times]] |date = April 16, 2009 }}</ref> Construction on this interchange, which cost $31 million, began in April 2009.<ref name=njdot/> In May 2010, the circle was eliminated with a temporary at-grade intersection constructed while the Route&nbsp;73 bridge over Route&nbsp;70 was being built.<ref name=mcr>{{cite web |access-date = January 9, 2011 |title = NJDOT: Traffic pattern at Marlon Circle to change Monday morning |publisher = Medford Central Record |date = April 30, 2010 |url = http://www.southjerseylocalnews.com/articles/2010/04/30/medford_central_record/news/doc4bd9a38fd16f3305480629.txt |archive-date = March 4, 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304034226/http://www.southjerseylocalnews.com/articles/2010/04/30/medford_central_record/news/doc4bd9a38fd16f3305480629.txt |url-status = dead }}</ref> The interchange was completed in June 2011.<ref name=msun/> A traffic circle that existed at the intersection of Route&nbsp;38 and Route&nbsp;41 in Maple Shade Township was removed by the 1960s and replaced by the current set of interchanges.<ref name="statefarm">{{cite map |publisher = [[State Farm Insurance]] |title = State Farm Road Atlas |year = 1983 |author = [[Rand McNally]] }}</ref><ref name="rm">{{cite map |publisher = [[Rand McNally]] |title = United States–Canada–Mexico Road Atlas |year = 1996 }}</ref> In addition, the [[Berlin Circle (traffic circle)|Berlin Circle]] in Berlin was replaced by an at-grade intersection between August 2005 and September 2006 at a cost of $73 million.<ref name=njdot2>{{cite web |url = http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/about/press/2006/090706.shtm |title = NJDOT announces Route 73 traffic shift as part of Berlin Circle replacement |publisher = [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]] |date = September 7, 2006 |access-date = July 16, 2009 }}</ref>

== Major intersections ==
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|notes=Southern terminus; southern terminus of CR&nbsp;561 Spur
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{{NJint
|mile=2.40
|road={{jct|state=NJ|NJ|54|name1=12th Street|to2=to|ACE2||city1=Buena|city2=Hammonton}}
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|road={{jct|state=NJ|ACE2||dir1=east|city1=Atlantic City|city2=Wildwood|location3=[[Jersey Shore|Shore Points]]}}
|notes=Southbound exit and northbound entrance; exit&nbsp;31 on A.C. Expressway
}}
{{NJint
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|mile=8.50 
|road={{jct|state=NJ|CR|561|dir1=south|name1=Egg Harbor Road|city1=Hammonton}}<br>{{jct|state=NJ|CR-Spur|561|dir1=ends}}
|notes=Southern end of CR&nbsp;561 concurrency; northern terminus of CR&nbsp;561 Spur
}}
{{NJint
|type=concur
|mile=13.22
|road={{jct|state=NJ|CR|561|dir1=north|name1=Tansboro Road|city1=Tansboro}}
|notes=Northern end of CR&nbsp;561 concurrency
}}
{{NJint
|location=Waterford Township
|mile=15.50 
|road={{jct|state=NJ|US|30|name1=White Horse Pike|city1=Berlin|city2=Camden|city3=Atco|city4=Hammonton}}
|notes=Interchange
}}
{{NJint
|location=Berlin Township
|mile=16.04 
|road={{jct|state=NJ|CR|534|name1=Jackson Road|city1=Berlin|city2=Atco}}
|notes=
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{{NJint
|county=Burlington
|cspan=8
|location=Evesham Township
|lspan=2
|mile=22.80 
|road={{jct|state=NJ|CR|544|name1=Evesham Road&nbsp;/ Marlton Parkway}}
|notes=
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{{NJint
|mile=24.13 
|road={{jct|state=NJ|NJ|70|city1=Cherry Hill|city2=Medford}}
|notes=Interchange; former [[Marlton Circle]]
}}
{{NJint
|location=Mount Laurel
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|mile=27.10
|type=toll
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|notes=Exit&nbsp;4 on N.J. Turnpike
}}
{{NJint
|mile=27.68 
|road={{jct|state=NJ|I|295|location1=[[Delaware Memorial Bridge]]|city2=Trenton}}
|notes=Exit&nbsp;36 on I-295
}}
{{NJint
|location=Maple Shade Township
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{{NJint
|mile=29.68 
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{{NJint
|location=Cinnaminson Township
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|notes=Interchange; northbound exit and southbound entrance; eastern terminus of Route&nbsp;90
}}
{{NJint
|county=Camden
|location=Pennsauken Township
|mile=32.18
|road={{jct|state=NJ|US|130|city1=Cinnaminson|city2=Trenton|city3=Pennsauken|city4=Camden}}
|notes=Interchange
}}
{{NJint
|county=Burlington
|location=Palmyra
|mile=33.24 
|road={{jct|state=NJ|CR|543|name1=River Road|city1=Camden|city2=Palmyra|city3=Riverton}}
|notes=Interchange
}}
{{jctbridge
|river=[[Delaware River]]
|lspan=2
|type=toll
|mile=34.64
|mspan=2
|bridge=[[Tacony–Palmyra Bridge]] (northbound toll; cash or [[E-ZPass]])
}}
{{PAint
|mile=none
|road={{jct|state=PA|PA|73|dir1=west|city1=Philadelphia}}
|notes=Continuation into [[Pennsylvania]]
}}
{{jctbtm|keys=concur,incomplete,toll}}

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

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|New Jersey Route 73}}
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*[http://www.alpsroads.net/roads/nj/log/6.html#73 NJ State Highways: 55-74]
*[http://www.njroads.org/ends/73/nj73.htm New Jersey Route 73: Start / End Photos]
*[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/traffic_orders/speed/rt73.shtm Speed Limits for State Roads: Route 73]

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[[Category:State highways in New Jersey|073]]
[[Category:Transportation in Atlantic County, New Jersey]]
[[Category:Transportation in Burlington County, New Jersey]]
[[Category:Transportation in Camden County, New Jersey]]