New Jersey Route 71

Route 71
Route information
Maintained by NJDOT
Length	16.78 mi[1] (27.00 km)
Existed	January 1, 1953[2]–present
Major junctions
South end	Route 35 in Brielle
Major intersections	Route 35 in Belmar Route 33 in Neptune Route 36 in West Long Branch
North end	Route 35 in Eatontown
Location
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
Counties	Monmouth
Highway system
New Jersey State Highway Routes Interstate US State Scenic Byways
← Route 70 → Route 72

Route 71 is a state highway in New Jersey that runs 16.78 miles (27.00 km) near the shore in Monmouth County. It begins at Route 35 in Brielle just north of the Manasquan River and the Ocean County line and heads north to Route 35 in Eatontown with a four block concurrency with Route 35 in Belmar. Monmouth University is located off Route 71 in West Long Branch.

Route 71 is the former alignment of State Highway Route 4 and Route 35. In 1927, the alignment became the designation of State Highway Route 4-N. This alignment remained intact until the state highway renumbering in 1953, when it became Route 71. The route has remained virtually unchanged since. Route 71 was also to serve as the eastern terminus of the New Jersey Route 33 Freeway in Neptune, but this never came to be.