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Route 88 is a state highway in the northern part of Ocean County , New Jersey , United States .. Ocean. Ocean County, New Jersey. state highway. state highway. Ocean County. Ocean County, New Jersey. New Jersey. New Jersey. United States. United States. It runs 10.02 mi from an intersection with U.S. Route 9 -LRB- US 9 -RRB- and County Route 547 -LRB- CR 547 -RRB- in Lakewood Township to an intersection with Route 35 in Point Pleasant .. Lakewood Township. Lakewood Township, New Jersey. Point Pleasant. Point Pleasant, New Jersey. U.S. Route 9. U.S. Route 9 in New Jersey. County Route 547. County Route 547 ( New Jersey ). Route 35. New Jersey Route 35. It is a two-lane undivided road that passes through mostly residential and commercial areas .. The route intersects CR 549 in Lakewood , Route 70 in Brick Township at the former Laurelton Circle , and CR 549 Spur in Point Pleasant .. Brick Township. Brick Township, New Jersey. Point Pleasant. Point Pleasant, New Jersey. CR 549. County Route 549 ( New Jersey ). Route 70. New Jersey Route 70. Laurelton Circle. Laurelton Circle. CR 549 Spur. County Route 549 Spur ( New Jersey ). The road is mentioned in the lyrics of the 1973 song `` Spirit in the Night '' by Bruce Springsteen .. Spirit in the Night. Spirit in the Night. Bruce Springsteen. Bruce Springsteen. The route was built as a gravel county road in 1903 and became part of pre-1927 Route 4 , a route that was to run from Absecon to Rahway , in 1916 .. pre-1927 Route 4. Pre-1927 Route 4 ( New Jersey ). Absecon. Absecon, New Jersey. Rahway. Rahway, New Jersey. US 9 was designated along this stretch of road in 1926 when the U.S. Highway System was created .. U.S. Highway System. U.S. Highway System. A year later , in 1927 , this portion of pre-1927 Route 4 became a part of Route 35 , a route that was to from Lakewood to South Amboy .. Route 35. New Jersey Route 35. pre-1927 Route 4. Pre-1927 Route 4 ( New Jersey ). South Amboy. South Amboy, New Jersey. By the 1940s , US 9 was moved off this road to follow its current alignment between Lakewood and South Amboy .. South Amboy. South Amboy, New Jersey. In 1953 , Route 35 was realigned to follow a portion of Route 37 between Point Pleasant and Seaside Heights , and Route 88 was designated along the former alignment of Route 35 between Lakewood and Point Pleasant .. Point Pleasant. Point Pleasant, New Jersey. Route 35. New Jersey Route 35. Route 37. New Jersey Route 37. Seaside Heights. Seaside Heights, New Jersey. The Laurelton Circle at Route 70 , built in 1937 , was replaced with the current intersection by the 1990s .. Route 70. New Jersey Route 70. Laurelton Circle. Laurelton Circle