Route 73 | ||||
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NJ 73 highlighted in red
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Route information | ||||
Maintained by NJDOT, Burlington County Bridge Commission, and Atlantic and Camden counties | ||||
Length | 34.64 mi (55.75 km) | |||
Existed | 1953 – present | |||
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South end | US 322 in Folsom | |||
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North end | PA 73 on the Tacony–Palmyra Bridge in Palmyra | |||
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Counties | Atlantic, Camden, Burlington | |||
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Location | Pennsylvania state line–Berlin |
Existed | 1927–1953 |
New Jersey State Highway Routes
Route 73 is a state highway in the southern part of the U.S. state of New Jersey. It runs 34.64 mi (55.75 km) as an outer bypass of the Camden area from an intersection with U.S. Route 322 (US 322) in Folsom, Atlantic County to the Tacony–Palmyra Bridge in Palmyra, Burlington County, where it continues into Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as Pennsylvania Route 73. South of the interchange with the Atlantic City Expressway in Winslow Township, Camden County, Route 73 is a two-lane undivided county-maintained road and is signed as County Route 561 Spur, a spur of County Route 561 (CR 561). North of the Atlantic City Expressway, the route is maintained by the New Jersey Department of Transportation and is mostly four lanes, with the portion north of the County Route 561 concurrency a divided highway. North of the US 30 interchange near Berlin, Route 73 runs through suburban areas of the Delaware Valley, intersecting Route 70 in Marlton, the New Jersey Turnpike and Interstate 295 (I-295) in Mount Laurel Township, Route 38 and Route 41 in Maple Shade Township, Route 90 in Cinnaminson Township, and US 130 in Pennsauken Township.