 Route 4 had several former spur routes that existed prior to the 1953 New Jersey state highway renumbering . Route 4N was designated in 1939 from the portion of pre @-@ 1927 Route 4 between Brielle and Eatontown ; it is now Route 71 . Route S4 was defined in 1927 to run to the Outerbridge Crossing in Perth Amboy from present @-@ day Route 35 ; it was eventually extended to the Garden State Parkway and this route is now Routes 440 and 184 . Route S4A was planned in 1927 to run from Atlantic City across swamps to Tuckerton ; only a small portion of this route was built and it is now Route 87 . Route S4B was planned in 1929 to run Route 4 near Paterson northwest to the New York border , replacing a portion of what was legislated as Route 3 in 1927 . The portion of this route that was built between Fair Lawn and Oakland is now Route 208 . Route S4D was a never built spur in Teaneck proposed in 1938 ; the proposal was renumbered Route 303 . Route 4A was created by the 1940s following a realignment of Route 4 ( and U.S. Route 9 ) between Freehold and Cheesequake ; it became Route 79 and a portion of Route 34 in 1953 . Route 4 Parkway was planned in 1946 as a north – south parkway running from Cape May north to Route 6 ( now U.S. Route 46 ) in Clifton , bridging the gap that existed along Route 4 between Rahway and Paterson ; this proposal became Route 444 ( Garden State Parkway ) . Route S4C was a planned route running from Route 4 in Bennett south to Cape May ; the general alignment of this route is now Route 162 and Cape May County Route 626 . 
