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81-520: Big Timber Creek enters the Delaware River between Brooklawn and Westville , just south of Gloucester City and across from Philadelphia . The main stream and south branch form roughly half of the border between Camden and Gloucester counties. Pre-Columbian Big Timber Creek was home to numerous villages of the Lenni Lenape . In colonial times, the creek was a commercial waterway, and it powered

162-629: A student–teacher ratio of 9.7:1. For ninth through twelfth grades , public school students attend Gloucester City High School in Gloucester City as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Gloucester City Public Schools . As of the 2020–21 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 587 students and 46.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.6:1. Students from Brooklawn, and from all of Camden County, are eligible to attend

243-414: A decline of 399 (-16.9%) from the 2,354 counted in the 2000 census . Brooklawn was incorporated as a borough on March 11, 1924, from portions of the now-defunct Centre Township , based on the results of a referendum held on April 5, 1924. The borough was reincorporated on March 23, 1926. The borough's name is derived from its location and setting. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the borough had

324-551: A mile (0.5 km) long, Lekau Lake lies at an elevation of 76 feet (23 m) in a hollow of the hills. Leaving the lake, the North Branch twines its way a mile northwest, down to 51 feet (15.5 m), and enters Clementon Lake in Clementon , long a recreational mecca for the region. A quarter mile (0.4 km) below the lake Trout Run enters from the east, and a half mile farther on, Gravelly Run. The North Branch then runs more to

405-525: A mile (1.6 km) to Blackwood Lake in Blackwood , having picked up Gardner's Run from the southwest about halfway along. At an elevation of 18 feet (5.5 m), Blackwood Lake snakes almost a mile along the foot of an escarpment to its west. Farrows Run enters from the east about at the midpoint. About a quarter mile below the dam, two streams join the South Branch, Bull Run from the west and Minqus Run from

486-469: A mile of wetlands crossed by navigable channels. The stream forms three channels here, the main one hugging the left bank by Westville. The rightmost channel flows through the borough of Bellmawr and has several small marinas and private docks located along its banks. The creek then flows another three-quarters of a mile under State Route 47, through Michael K. Galbraith Park in Westville, finally opening up into

567-417: A multitude of mills up through the 1950s. In the second half of the 20th century, it suffered some ill effects of the rapid post– World War II development that impacted many of America's waterways. As of 2007, the creek had recovered as a result of pollution controls and improvements in sewage treatment. The creek was named Tetamekanchz by the local Lenape tribe, with the North Branch named Tetamekanchz ,

648-475: A number of smaller streams over its course. Just below its head, the South Branch passes under the Atlantic City Expressway to be dammed about a third of a mile down to form Nash's Lake at an elevation of 79 feet (24 m). After weaving once under the highway for about two-thirds of a mile (1 km), it receives Stone Bridge Branch and Toms Branch from the east in quick succession and, passing under

729-574: A project to construct a straighter roadway for I-295 near the Route ;42 interchange. This project, dubbed the I-295/I-76/Route ;42 Direct Connection, will reconstruct the dangerous and congested Route 42/I-295/I-76 interchange, which currently requires traffic on I-295 to use 35-mile-per-hour (56 km/h) ramps that merge onto the North–;South Freeway for a short distance, among

810-425: A series of other indirect connections. In 2007, "Alternative D" for the reconstructed interchange was selected, calling for I-295 to cross over the North–South Freeway. This interchange was projected to cost $ 900 million (equivalent to $ 1.14 billion in 2023 ). The project is being constructed in four phases and was originally scheduled to be complete in 2021. However, delays in construction, including

891-616: A shallow bay and flowing into the Delaware River. Big Timber Creek lies wholly within the Atlantic Coastal Plain Physiographic Province , specifically that portion known as the Inner Coastal Plain. The coastal plain is a wedge-shaped mass of sediments , mostly unconsolidated, lying upon Precambrian basement rock . It extends from the Fall Line out onto the continental shelf , thickening as it goes at

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972-541: A southbound exit and an entrance in both directions. Both of these interchanges provide access to the Deptford Mall and, in the case of the Route 41 interchange, to Route 55 from northbound Route 42 since the northbound lanes have no direct access to Route 55. Route 42 meets the northern terminus of the Route 55 freeway at Exit 13 with a southbound exit and northbound entrance, where it widens to eight lanes. Route 42 crosses

1053-405: A staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year in a three-year cycle. The borough form of government used by Bellmawr is a " weak mayor / strong council" government in which council members act as the legislative body with the mayor presiding at meetings and voting only in the event of a tie. The mayor can veto ordinances subject to an override by a two-thirds majority vote of

1134-523: A total area of 0.53 square miles (1.37 km ), including 0.49 square miles (1.27 km ) of land and 0.04 square miles (0.11 km ) of water (7.74%). The borough borders the municipalities of Bellmawr , Gloucester City , and Mount Ephraim in Camden County and Westville in Gloucester County . The 2010 United States census counted 1,955 people, 759 households, and 516 families in

1215-573: A total of 1,203 registered voters in Brooklawn, of which 512 (42.6% vs. 31.7% countywide) were registered as Democrats , 158 (13.1% vs. 21.1%) were registered as Republicans and 532 (44.2% vs. 47.1%) were registered as Unaffiliated . There was one voter registered to another party. Among the borough's 2010 Census population, 61.5% (vs. 57.1% in Camden County) were registered to vote, including 80.3% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 73.7% countywide). In

1296-683: A turnout of 75.5% (vs. 71.3% in the whole county). In the 2013 gubernatorial election , Republican Chris Christie received 57.4% of the vote (263 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 40.0% (183 votes), and other candidates with 2.6% (12 votes), among the 472 ballots cast by the borough's 1,334 registered voters (14 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 35.4%. In the 2009 gubernatorial election , Democrat Jon Corzine received 242 ballots cast (46.4% vs. 53.8% countywide), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 221 votes (42.3% vs. 38.5%), Independent Chris Daggett with 35 votes (6.7% vs. 4.5%) and other candidates with 15 votes (2.9% vs. 1.1%), among

1377-608: Is a state highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey within the Camden area. It runs 14.28 mi (22.98 km) from an intersection with U.S. Route 322 (US 322) and County Route 536 Spur (CR 536 Spur) in Monroe Township , Gloucester County , to an intersection with Interstate 76 (I-76) and I-295 in Bellmawr , Camden County . The southern portion of Route 42 is a four-lane divided highway and one of several highways comprising

1458-409: Is itself made up of many layers, some the result of irregular interglacial stream deposition. The situation is further complicated by the appearance of fragments of older formations at a shallower level than more recent ones, owing to cycles of deposition and erosion ; in fact, the so-called Bridgeton formation, the oldest, containing iron-indurated sand , forms the summits of the few prominences on

1539-593: Is now tidal and runs westward through wetlands another mile to its confluence with the South Branch. The main stream of Big Timber Creek begins in Glendora , just upstream from Clement's Bridge, at the confluence of the North and South branches. It meanders northwest for 5.6 miles (9.0 km) to empty into the Delaware River between Westville and Brooklawn. Over much of its length it is hemmed in by roads, old dumps, and fill. It opens out into wetlands here and there. The main stream

1620-632: Is represented by Donald Norcross ( D , Camden ). New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Democrats Cory Booker ( Newark , term ends 2027) and George Helmy ( Mountain Lakes , term ends 2024). For the 2024-2025 session , the 5th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Nilsa Cruz-Perez ( D , Barrington ) and in

1701-489: Is tidal throughout. The first mile (1.6 km) of the main stream is essentially a ditch between a housing development and a trash dump. Three-quarters of a mile (1.2 km) downstream from its head, the main stream receives from the north the waters of Hirsch Lake in Runnemede , a smallish impoundment fed by an unnamed stream. A quarter mile (0.4 km) on, the left bank recedes into wetlands, and Almonesson Creek enters on

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1782-535: Is used in 218 municipalities (of the 564) statewide, making it the most common form of government in New Jersey. The governing body is comprised of a mayor and a borough council, with all positions elected at-large on a partisan basis as part of the November general election. A mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. The borough council includes six members elected to serve three-year terms on

1863-553: The 1953 New Jersey state highway renumbering , which eliminated long concurrencies between U.S. Routes and State Routes, the southern terminus of Route 42 was cut back to Williamstown to avoid the concurrency with US 322. The North–South Freeway portion of Route 42 was originally planned as a parkway in 1932 that would run from the Ben Franklin Bridge in Camden to Atlantic City; however, this proposal never materialized. In

1944-506: The 2000 U.S. census , there were 2,354 people, 961 households, and 600 families residing in the borough. The population density was 5,003.4 inhabitants per square mile (1,931.8/km ). There were 1,025 housing units at an average density of 2,178.6 per square mile (841.2/km ). The racial makeup of the borough was 90.27% White , 4.29% African American , 0.08% Native American , 1.06% Asian , 2.38% from other races , and 1.91% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.72% of

2025-581: The 2012 presidential election , Democrat Barack Obama received 542 votes (65.9% vs. 54.8% countywide), ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 266 votes (32.3% vs. 43.5%) and other candidates with 9 votes (1.1% vs. 0.9%), among the 823 ballots cast by the borough's 1,326 registered voters, for a turnout of 62.1% (vs. 70.4% in Camden County). In the 2008 presidential election , Democrat Barack Obama received 522 votes (59.1% vs. 66.2% countywide), ahead of Republican John McCain with 329 votes (37.3% vs. 30.7%) and other candidates with 14 votes (1.6% vs. 1.1%), among

2106-898: The Black Horse Pike , a road that runs from Camden to Atlantic City . The northern portion is part of a six- to eight-lane freeway referred to locally as the North–;South Freeway (or simply the 42 Freeway ) that connects the Atlantic City Expressway to the Benjamin Franklin Bridge (via I-76 and I-676 ). Major junctions along the route include the Atlantic City Expressway and the southern terminus of Route 168 in Turnersville , Route 168 in Blackwood , and Route 41 and Route 55 in Deptford Township . Route 42

2187-533: The Black Horse Pike . It flows roughly north for 1.9 miles (3.1 km) to meet the Big Lebanon and with it form the South Branch of Big Timber Creek. Little Lebanon has no significant tributaries. The South Branch proper begins just above Nash's Lake in Washington Township and runs northward for 9.1 miles (14.6 km) to the point where it joins the North Branch. It forms several impoundments and receives

2268-760: The Camden County Technical Schools , a countywide public school district that serves the vocational and technical education needs of students at the high school and post-secondary level at the Gloucester Township Campus in the Sicklerville section of Gloucester Township or the Pennsauken Camps in Pennsauken Township . Students are accepted based on district admission standards and costs of attendance and transportation are covered by

2349-626: The Delaware Valley and points south to Atlantic City and vice versa. This project, dubbed the I-295/Route ;42 Missing Moves, would provide connections from I-295 northbound to Route 42 southbound and Route 42 northbound to I-295 southbound by constructing two ramps just south of the I-295/I-76/Route 42 interchange. Construction began in March 2020, and the ramps opened to traffic on November 28, 2023. In 2013, NJDOT broke ground on

2430-567: The General Assembly by Bill Moen (D, Camden ) and William Spearman (D, Camden). Camden County is governed by a Board of County Commissioners composed of seven members chosen at-large in partisan elections for three-year terms on a staggered basis by the residents of the county, with either two or three seats up for election each year as part of the November general election. At a reorganization meeting held in January after each election,

2511-496: The New Jersey Turnpike , and Exit 10A serves southbound Route 168. CR 681 interchanges after Route 168, with a southbound exit and northbound entrance, and Route 42 enters Gloucester County again in Deptford Township after crossing the South Branch of Big Timber Creek . In Deptford Township, Route 41 interchanges with a northbound exit and an entrance in both directions. Past this interchange, CR 544 interchanges with

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2592-659: The Quakers arrived. In 1697, the West Jersey Proprietors , in creating the town of Gloucester , decreed that the name be the "Gloucester River", and although that name did appear in documents for several years, it faded away. A much smaller creek lying to the north, Little Timber Creek , finds the Delaware at the same place as its larger namesake. To differentiate between the two, the latter came to be known as "Great Timber Creek", which soon became "Big Timber Creek". Even so, at

2673-456: The dendritic pattern characteristic of streams flowing over soft materials. It has been cutting down through sand, clay, and gravel since the retreat of the last of the Pleistocene marine inundations which deposited fresh layers of sediment. Big Timber Creek's watershed encompasses 63 square miles (163 km), including Little Timber Creek, a small creek that shares its mouth. The sides of

2754-412: The 522 ballots cast by the borough's 1,213 registered voters, yielding a 43.0% turnout (vs. 40.8% in the county). Brooklawn Public School District serves public school students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade at Alice Costello School. As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 286 students and 29.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for

2835-419: The 883 ballots cast by the borough's 1,249 registered voters, for a turnout of 70.7% (vs. 71.4% in Camden County). In the 2004 presidential election , Democrat John Kerry received 562 votes (61.5% vs. 61.7% countywide), ahead of Republican George W. Bush with 330 votes (36.1% vs. 36.4%) and other candidates with 12 votes (1.3% vs. 0.8%), among the 914 ballots cast by the borough's 1,211 registered voters, for

2916-560: The Big Timber Creek into Runnemede , Camden County, where it passes over the New Jersey Turnpike without an interchange. The freeway then enters Bellmawr , where it comes to a northbound exit to southbound I-295 and a southbound entrance from northbound I-295, before it features right-in/right-out ramps with Leaf Avenue, that provide access to CR 753 (Creek Road). Route 42 then continues north to its terminus at I-295 where

2997-550: The Camden County Fireman's Association. The fire company operates out of three buildings, of which two are located on the east side of town and one on the west side Brooklawn. The borough has entered a shared service agreement with the Borough of Bellmawr to provide ambulance service for Brooklawn, after shutting down the borough's volunteer ambulance due to lack of attendance on calls. New Jersey Route 42 Route 42

3078-534: The Camden and Blackwoodstown Turnpike Company was established by entrepreneurs who had helped create the White Horse Pike to build a gravel road that would run from Camden south to Blackwoodtown and eventually to Atlantic City , from Ferry Avenue in Camden to Route 48 (now US 40 ) in McKee City . By 1941, US 322 was assigned to follow the routing of Route 42 between Williamstown and McKee City. With

3159-504: The Chews Landing section named Arwames , Beaver Branch called Tekoke , and Little Timber Creek named Sassackon . The earliest recorded use of the current name is by an early Dutch explorer, David P. DeVries , who refers to a Timmer Kill , "Timber Creek" in Dutch, in his memoirs of his journey of 1630–1633, after the construction of Fort Nassau at its mouth. This name became anglicized when

3240-487: The Delaware River at a distance of about 20 miles (32 km) and delineates the left edge of the Delaware River watershed in southern New Jersey. The surficial geology of the New Jersey inner coastal plain is among the most complex in the world. At least eight of the 14 or 15 sedimentary strata, or formations , laid down since the Cretaceous period appear at the surface in the Big Timber Creek basin . Each formation

3321-577: The North–South Freeway becomes I-76 , which heads to Camden and Philadelphia . The North–South Freeway portion of Route 42 is a major route for daily commuters from southern New Jersey to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , via the Walt Whitman Bridge and Ben Franklin Bridge and weekend commuters from southeastern Pennsylvania to the southern Jersey Shore via Route 55 and the Atlantic City Expressway . Even though Route 42 ends at I-295,

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3402-548: The North–South Freeway is sometimes called "Route 42" all the way to the I-76/ I-676 split. Snow removal , litter control, and landscaping of Route 42 between the end of the Atlantic City Expressway and I-295 is performed by the South Jersey Transportation Authority . In 1927, Route 42 was legislated to run along the Black Horse Pike , a road that traces its origins back to 1855. In that year,

3483-553: The November 2024 general election, when voters will select candidates to serve the balance of all three terms. In January 2023, the borough council selected Stacey Ostrom from a list of three candidates nominated by the Democratic municipal committee to fill the seat expiring in December 2024 that had been held by Julie McCleary until she stepped down from her seat on the council to take office as mayor. In September 2012, Patrick MacAdams

3564-607: The South Branch of Big Timber Creek, the Big Lebanon Branch and the Little Lebanon Branch. Big Lebanon Branch is considered the source stream, as it is the longer. Indeed, it appears on some maps as "Big Timber Creek". It rises near Cross Keys in Gloucester County (under a housing development) at an elevation of about 160 feet (49 m) and flows northwesterly 2.4 miles (3.9 km), fed by several streams from

3645-478: The area. In October 2003, the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) installed exit tabs along the stretch of the freeway portion of Route 42. On August 27, 2010, an interchange opened at CR 673 (College Drive), providing better access to Camden County College. NJDOT had announced a project to address the missing connections between I-295 and Route 42 to provide an easier connection between

3726-401: The average family size was 3.09. In the borough, the population was spread out, with 25.8% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 32.3% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.0 males. The median income for a household in

3807-553: The basin are defined by the patchy remains of relatively erosion-resistant formations. Nowhere in its basin does the relief exceed 200 feet (61 m), and much lies below 50 feet (15 m). What relief there is entirely due to erosion, mostly by Big Timber Creek and its tributaries . The terrain consists mainly of a jumble of the low, flattened ridges typical of mature sandy basins. The scattered prominences of 100 feet (30 m) or more, some quite steep, owe their existence to caps of iron-rich sand. A cuesta forms escarpments beyond

3888-436: The borough was $ 39,600, and the median income for a family was $ 47,891. Males had a median income of $ 36,190 versus $ 26,591 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $ 18,295. About 6.1% of families and 7.3% of the population were below the poverty line , including 12.3% of those under age 18 and 4.0% of those age 65 or over. Brooklawn is governed under the borough form of New Jersey municipal government, which

3969-450: The borough. County Route 551 is the main county road serving Brooklawn. NJ Transit bus service is available between the borough and Philadelphia on routes 401 (from Salem ), 402 (from Pennsville Township ), 408 (from Millville ), 410 (from Bridgeton ), and 412 (from Sewell ). Brooklawn is protected by its own police force of approximately eight sworn police officers. Brooklawn also has its own fire company that serves

4050-460: The borough. The population density was 3,974.6 per square mile (1,534.6/km ). There were 806 housing units at an average density of 1,638.6 per square mile (632.7/km ). The racial makeup was 87.88% (1,718) White , 5.32% (104) Black or African American , 0.10% (2) Native American , 2.20% (43) Asian , 0.00% (0) Pacific Islander , 2.05% (40) from other races , and 2.46% (48) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.29% (123) of

4131-592: The collapse of a retaining wall on March 25, 2021, pushed the expected completion date to 2028. On May 12, 2009, New Jersey Governor Jon S. Corzine and the Delaware River Port Authority , the agency which manages the PATCO Speedline , announced plans for a Camden-Philadelphia BRT (bus rapid transit system) along the Route 42 freeway and the adjacent Route 55 freeway as part of a comprehensive transportation plan for South Jersey that would include

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4212-420: The community with approximately six certified firefighters and eight junior firefighters. The fire company operates two Class A pumpers, a brush truck, a mobile cascade system, a special operations trailer, three boats, two antique fire engines (one of which is non-operational), and a command vehicle. Also housed in the borough-owned buildings are two canteen units used to deliver food to fire scenes that belong to

4293-510: The completion of the North–South Freeway portion of Route 42, the Black Horse Pike north of Turnersville became Route 168 . Following its completion, the North–South Freeway portion of Route 42 has seen many improvements. In 1965, the freeway was widened to six lanes for most of its length with the northernmost part being widened to eight lanes due to the completion of the Atlantic City Expressway and development occurring along

4374-909: The council. The mayor makes committee and liaison assignments for council members, and most appointments are made by the mayor with the advice and consent of the council. As of 2024 , the mayor of the Borough of Brooklawn is Democrat Jerry "Skip" Granstrom, who was appointed to serve a term of office ending December 31, 2026. Members of the Brooklawn Borough Council are Council President Colin MacAdams (D, 2026), John Clotworthy (D, 2025), Bruce Darrow (D, 2025; appointed to an unexpired term of office), Christina Houchins (D, 2026; appointed to serve an unexpired term of office), Patricia McConnell (D, 2024) and Stacey Ostrom (D, 2024; elected to serve an unexpired term). In March 2024, councilmember Jerry Granstrom

4455-499: The east along the way, to its confluence with the Little Lebanon Branch just above Nash's Lake in Turnersville. About 1 mile (1.6 km) north of its source, at the head of Jones Lake, Big Lebanon receives Long Hollow Branch. Jones Lake is formed by a dam about a 0.25 miles (0.4 km) on and lies at an elevation of about 110 feet (33.5 m). Just beyond the dam, Chestnut Branch comes in, and Big Lebanon veers northwest to run along

4536-401: The east. About a mile farther on, the stream grows sluggish and tidal. Another mile, and Pines Run enters from the east just after the South Branch passes under Route 42 south-to-north. Its final mile lies among wetlands and mudflats. The North Branch of Big Timber Creek rises near Albion at an elevation of about 135 feet (41 m), about 2.5 miles (4.0 km) from Pine Hill (the hill, not

4617-545: The end of the 20th century it was still usually referred to in speech as simply "Timber Creek". (Note: All course mileage figures are approximate river miles , not as the crow flies.) Big Timber Creek flows roughly to the northwest. Two streams, the North Branch and the South Branch, join 5.6 miles (9.0 km) above its mouth to form the main stream. The South Branch is considered the source stream. Both branches are dammed at several points to form impoundments—no natural lakes occur along either branch. Two streams join to form

4698-626: The first numbered exit for CR 705 , which provides access to Route 168. Following that, the freeway reaches the CR 673 (College Drive) interchange, serving Camden County College to the east and the Gloucester Premium Outlets to the west. CR 534 interchanges with a southbound exit and northbound entrance and then Coles Road interchanges with a northbound exit and southbound entrance. Next, Route 42 encounters Exits 9B and 10A for Route 168. Exit 9B serves northbound Route 168 and provides access to

4779-468: The headwaters of the Creek and along some of its southerly tributaries. There is a small, marshy floodplain in the lower reaches. Brooklawn, New Jersey Brooklawn is a borough in Camden County , in the U.S. state of New Jersey . As of the 2020 United States census , the borough's population was 1,815, a decrease of 140 (−7.2%) from the 2010 census count of 1,955, which in turn reflected

4860-427: The highway (now Route 42 ) to the west, it flows north for a mile to Grenloch Lake in Turnersville . Grenloch Lake lies at an elevation of 44 feet (13 m) and extends for a half mile (0.8 km) above its dam. The lake receives Holly Run from the northeast before passing under the Black Horse Pike , whereupon Bells Lake Branch enters from the south. Below Grenloch Lake's dam, the South Branch wanders northwest for

4941-438: The home district of each student. As of May 2010 , the borough had a total of 8.19 miles (13.18 km) of roadways, of which 5.78 miles (9.30 km) were maintained by the municipality, 1.13 miles (1.82 km) by Camden County and 1.28 miles (2.06 km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation . U.S. Route 130 is the main highway serving Brooklawn. Additionally, Route 47 reaches its northern terminus in

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5022-502: The intersection with CR 555, Route 42 intersects three more county routes: CR 655 (Fries Mill Road), CR 639 (Ganttown Road), and CR 651 (Greentree Road). The route meets the western terminus of the Atlantic City Expressway at an interchange, Route 168 continues to the north on the Black Horse Pike, and Route 42 becomes the six–lane North–South Freeway. Upon becoming the North–South Freeway , Route 42 crosses into Gloucester Township , Camden County and comes to

5103-417: The landscape. Generally speaking, the surface of the area is weathered Cretaceous coastal plain consisting of quartz sand, with patches where gravel or clay are found. Glauconite occurs in varying concentrations in the younger formations, and some bog iron is seen. There is no rock , though some iron-bearing sand has become concreted and rock-like. Big Timber Creek dissects the inner coastal plain in

5184-652: The late 1940s, the North–South Freeway was proposed by the New Jersey State Highway Department to run from the Ben Franklin Bridge to Turnersville . In the early 1950s, right-of-way for the freeway was acquired and actual construction of the freeway followed. The Route 42 freeway opened between I-295 in Bellmawr and the Black Horse Pike in Blackwood in 1958. It opened between the Black Horse Pike in Blackwood and Turnersville in 1959. With

5265-420: The left another quarter mile down. A further half mile (0.8 km) sees Beaver Brook enter on the right, and the stream narrows again as it passes under Route 42 and the New Jersey Turnpike . It remains confined for the next mile and a half (2.4 km), receiving Ladd's Branch on the left at one mile and flowing another half mile to pass under Route 295 , shortly after which it opens out into three-quarters of

5346-923: The newly constituted Board of Commissioners selects one member to serve as Director and another as Deputy Director, each serving a one-year term in that role. As of 2024 , Camden County's Commissioners are: Commissioner Director Louis Cappelli Jr. ( D , Collingswood , 2026), Commissioner Deputy Director Edward T. McDonnell (D, Pennsauken Township , 2025), Virginia Ruiz Betteridge (D, Runnemede , 2025), Almar Dyer (D, Pennsauken Township, 2024), Melinda Kane (D, Cherry Hill , 2024), Jeffrey L. Nash (D, Winslow Township , 2024), and Jonathan L. Young Sr. (D, Berlin Township , 2026). Camden County's constitutional officers are: Clerk Joseph Ripa (D, Voorhees Township , 2024), Sheriff Gilbert "Whip" Wilson (D, Camden , 2024) and Surrogate Michelle Gentek-Mayer (D, Gloucester Township , 2025). As of March 2011, there were

5427-440: The north on the Black Horse Pike. For the first portion of the route, Route 42 is a divided four–lane arterial highway that intersects various local roads. Some intersections along this section feature jughandles . There are also many businesses lining the highway. The route crosses CR 689 (Berlin-Cross Keys Road) and enters Washington Township . It then intersects the northern terminus of CR 555 (Tuckahoe Road). After

5508-402: The north. The North Branch then tends northwestward, widening and slowing a mile along, and, turning west upon receiving Otter Branch from the north a half mile farther down, enters an impoundment at Chews Landing . This impoundment is a consequence of the constriction at the point about a third of a mile (0.5 km) down where the North Branch passes under the Black Horse Pike. The North Branch

5589-432: The population were under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 26.7% from 45 to 64, and 11.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36.9 years. For every 100 females, the population had 93.8 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 89.6 males. The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income

5670-409: The population. There were 961 households, out of which 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.8% were married couples living together, 16.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.5% were non-families. 30.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and

5751-416: The population. Of the 759 households, 30.8% had children under the age of 18; 43.0% were married couples living together; 18.3% had a female householder with no husband present and 32.0% were non-families. Of all households, 24.8% were made up of individuals and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.08. 23.4% of

5832-549: The rate of 80 to 100 feet per mile (15–19 m/km). New Jersey's inner coastal plain is defined by a cuesta that runs through the coastal plain roughly northeast to southwest across the middle and southern parts of the state. This cuesta marks the transition between the underlying Cretaceous sediments toward the Piedmont and the more recent Miocene sediments seaward and is itself Cretaceous in origin. In its southern reaches, where Big Timber Creek lies, it runs roughly parallel to

5913-462: The route. The route had its interchange with Route 55 open in 1985, when the Route 55 Freeway was opened from Route 42 to Route 41 to the south. Between 1996 and August 1999, the route was widened to eight lanes between I-295 and Route 55 in Deptford Township . In the early 2000s, the interchanges with Route 41 and CR 544 in Deptford were rebuilt at a cost of $ 13 million to improve movements within

5994-435: The south side of the Atlantic City Expressway . 0.5 miles (0.80 km) beyond Chestnut Branch it receives Slab Bridge Branch, and after another half mile, Jeremys Field Branch about 0.3 miles (0.5 km) above its confluence with Little Lebanon. Little Lebanon Branch lies within Gloucester County. It begins at Baum Pond (in 2007, dry) at an elevation of about 135 feet (41 m) near the intersection of Stagecoach Road and

6075-448: The town , which is nearer), the highest point in southern New Jersey at about 200 feet (61 m). The North Branch flows northwestward 10.1 miles (16.3 km) through several impoundments to Chews Landing and thence to its confluence with the South Branch. From its origin, the North Branch skirts the northern edge of the world-renowned Pine Valley Golf Club and enters Lekau Lake a mile down. A teardrop-shaped impoundment about third of

6156-433: The west for a mile to Laurel Lake, a sinuous half-mile-long (0.8 km) impoundment which lies at an elevation of about 30 feet (9.1 m). The North Branch continues its westerly course for three-quarters of a mile (1.2 km) below Laurel Lake, turning northward where Mason Run enters from the south. It turns to the westward again after another three-quarters of a mile, immediately after which it receives Signey Run from

6237-413: Was $ 58,488 (with a margin of error of +/− $ 4,776) and the median family income was $ 62,390 (+/− $ 8,247). Males had a median income of $ 44,612 (+/− $ 6,912) versus $ 32,092 (+/− $ 20,049) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $ 26,154 (+/− $ 2,724). No families and 2.0% of the population were below the poverty line , including none of those under age 18 and 3.9% of those age 65 or over. As of

6318-484: Was chosen to serve as mayor, filling the vacant seat expiring December 2026 that had been held by Julie McCleary. The next month, Bruce Darrow was appointed to fill the term expiring in December 2025 that had been held by Patrick Moses until he resigned from office. Christina Houchins was appointed to fill the council seat expiring in December 2026 that became vacant when Jerry Granstrom took office as mayor. Granstrom, Darrow and Houchins wiill serve on an interim basis until

6399-534: Was moved to this freeway, and the Black Horse Pike north of Turnersville became Route 168 . The freeway portion of Route 42 has been improved many times. Construction work has commenced on a project known as the "I-295/I-76/Route 42 Direct Connection," which is reconstructing the dangerous and congested Route 42/I-295/I-76 interchange in Bellmawr. Route 42 begins at an intersection with US 322 and CR 536 Spur in Monroe Township , Gloucester County , where it heads to

6480-531: Was originally designated in 1927 to run along the Black Horse Pike between Ferry Avenue in Camden and the present US 40 /US 322 split in the McKee City section of Hamilton Township , Atlantic County . In 1953, the southern terminus was cut back to its current terminus in the Williamstown section of Monroe Township to avoid the concurrency it shared with US 322. After the completion of the North–South Freeway between Bellmawr and Turnersville in 1959, Route 42

6561-475: Was selected by the borough council from among a list of three prospective candidates nominated by the Democratic municipal committee to fill the unexpired seat of Rickie Boulden, who had resigned from office in June 2012. Brooklawn is located in the 1st Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 5th state legislative district. For the 118th United States Congress , New Jersey's 1st congressional district

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