New Jersey Route 168

Route 168
Major highways in the Camden area with Route 168 in red
Route information
Maintained by NJDOT
Length	10.75 mi[1] (17.30 km)
Existed	1959–present
Major junctions
South end	A.C. Expressway / Route 42 in Washington Township
Major intersections	Route 42 in Gloucester Township Route 41 in Runnemede N.J. Turnpike in Bellmawr I-295 in Bellmawr Route 76C in Haddon Township US 130 in Camden
North end	CR 603 / CR 605 in Camden
Location
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
Counties	Gloucester, Camden
Highway system
New Jersey State Highway Routes Interstate US State Scenic Byways
← Route 167 → Route 169

Route 168 is a 10.75-mile (17.30 km) state highway in the southern part of New Jersey. The route's southern terminus is an interchange with Route 42 and the Atlantic City Expressway in the Turnersville section of Washington Township, Gloucester County. The northern terminus is an intersection with County Route 603 (CR 603) on the border of Camden and Woodlynne in Camden County. At this point, the route continues toward downtown Camden as CR 605. Route 168 follows the Black Horse Pike for most of its length, running through suburban areas in Gloucester Township, Runnemede, Bellmawr, and Mount Ephraim. It intersects many major roads, including the Route 42 freeway in Gloucester Township, Route 41 in Runnemede, the New Jersey Turnpike and Interstate 295 (I-295) in Bellmawr, Route 76C (an access ramp to I-76 and I-676) in Haddon Township, and U.S. Route 130 (US 130) in Camden.

What is now Route 168 runs along the Black Horse Pike, a turnpike established in 1855 that was to run from Camden to Atlantic City. In 1927, Route 42 was designated along this portion of road as part of its route between Camden and McKee City. In the 1940s, a freeway was proposed for Route 42 between Turnersville and the Camden area; construction began on this freeway in the 1950s. After this freeway was entirely completed in 1959, the Route 42 designation was moved to it and the former alignment of Route 42 along the Black Horse Pike north of Turnersville became Route 168.