 The highway enters Stafford Township and passes to the southwest of the residential Ocean Acres community . After a junction with Nautilus Drive ( CR 111 ) , Route 72 widens into a four @-@ lane divided highway , intersecting CR 105 and CR 2 before coming to an interchange with the Garden State Parkway . Following this interchange , the route enters the Manahawkin area and widens to six lanes as it passes woods to the northeast and business areas to the southwest . Route 72 interchanges with US 9 and continues southeast through a mix of woods and commercial areas as a four @-@ lane road , with CR 50 ( Bay Avenue ) paralleling the route to the north . The road intersects CR 20 and CR 6 before it passes to the north of the Beach Haven West residential development and passes near wetlands . A road provides access to Bay Avenue before Route 72 crosses the Manahawkin Bay on the Manahawkin Bay Bridge , also known as the Dorland J. Henderson Memorial Bridge . After traversing two small islands consisting of a mix of residences and marshland , the road continues into Ship Bottom on Long Beach Island . Upon entering Ship Bottom , the route splits into a one @-@ way pair following 9th Street eastbound and 8th Street westbound . Route 72 passes by resort businesses , intersecting CR 4 and CR 89 before ending at CR 607 a block from the Atlantic Ocean . 
