Route 37 | ||||
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Little League World Champions Boulevard | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by NJDOT | ||||
Length: | 13.43 mi (21.61 km) | |||
Existed: | 1927 – present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end: | Route 70 in Lakehurst | |||
CR 527 in Toms River Township US 9 / G.S. Parkway in Toms River Township Route 166 in Toms River Township |
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East end: | Route 35 in Seaside Heights | |||
Location | ||||
Counties: | Ocean | |||
Highway system | ||||
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New Jersey State Highway Routes
Route 37 is a state highway located in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. The route runs 13.43 mi (21.61 km) from Lakehurst at an intersection with Route 70 to an interchange with Route 35 in Seaside Heights. A four– to six–lane divided highway its entire length, Route 37 serves as the major east–west route through the Toms River area as well as a main route to the Barnegat Peninsula, crossing the Barnegat Bay on the Thomas A. Mathis and J. Stanley Tunney Bridges. The route through Toms River Township is lined with many businesses and named Little League World Champions Boulevard in honor of Toms River East Little League's victory in the 1998 Little League World Series. Route 37 intersects many major roads in the Toms River area, including County Route 527, the Garden State Parkway/U.S. Route 9, Route 166, County Route 549, and County Route 571. The route experiences congestion from both development in the area and from traffic bound for the barrier islands in the summer.