 Route 72 begins at the Four Mile Circle intersection with Route 70 , CR 644 , and CR 646 in Woodland Township , Burlington County , heading to the southeast on Barnegat Road , a two @-@ lane undivided road . The route passes through heavily wooded areas of the Pine Barrens that are a part of the Brendan T. Byrne State Forest . The road passes near a state hospital before coming to an intersection with the northern terminus of CR 563 . Past CR 563 , the route continues through the Pine Barrens , passing under an abandoned railroad line prior to a junction with CR 532 . Here , Route 72 forms a concurrency with CR 532 and the road enters Barnegat Township in Ocean County , where it comes to a crossroads with CR 539 . From this intersection , Route 72 and CR 532 continue to a junction with CR 610 , where CR 532 splits from the route by heading to the east . A short distance later , the route intersects the western terminus of CR 554 , which continues along Barnegat Road , and Route 72 turns to the south @-@ southeast through more wooded areas . 
