New Jersey Route 36

Route 36
Route 36 highlighted in red; unsigned route 444S (route 444 Spur) highlighted in pink
Route information
Maintained by NJDOT
Length	24.40 mi[1] (39.27 km)
Existed	1927–present
Major junctions
West end	G.S. Parkway / CR 51 in Eatontown
Major intersections	Route 18 in Eatontown Route 35 in Eatontown Route 71 in West Long Branch
North end	G.S. Parkway / Route 35 in Keyport
Location
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
Counties	Monmouth
Highway system
New Jersey State Highway Routes Interstate US State Scenic Byways
← Route 35 → Route 37
← CR 8B → CR 10 ← CR 43 → CR 45

Route 36 is a state highway in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. The 24.40-mile (39.27 km) long route, shaped as a backwards C, begins at an intersection with the Garden State Parkway and County Route 51 (Hope Road) on the border of Tinton Falls and Eatontown and runs east to Long Branch. From Long Branch, the route follows the Atlantic Ocean north to Sea Bright and turns west, running to the south of the Raritan Bay. Route 36 ends in Keyport at an interchange with the Garden State Parkway and Route 35. It varies in width from a six-lane divided highway to a two-lane undivided road. The route is signed east–west between Eatontown and Long Branch and north–south between Long Branch and Keyport.

Route 36 was created in 1927 to run from Keyport to Highlands along a winding route that went through the downtowns of Keyport, Keansburg, and Atlantic Highlands. In 1929, the route was modified to bypass the downtown areas. Route 36 was extended to Eatontown in 1940 with only the portion within Eatontown and West Long Branch built. The remainder of the route was created with the takeover of Joline Avenue in Long Branch and Ocean Avenue in Monmouth Beach and Sea Bright from Monmouth County on October 17, 1972, and the completion of Ocean Boulevard in Long Branch in late 1983.