The
Atlantic City Expressway (officially numbered, but
unsigned, as
Route 446 and abbreviated
A.C. Expressway,
ACE, or
ACX, and known locally as "
the Expressway") is a , controlled-access
toll road in
New Jersey, managed and operated by the
South Jersey Transportation Authority. It serves as an extension of the freeway portion of
Route 42 in
Turnersville (which is itself an extension of Interstate 76) southeast to
Atlantic City. It connects the
Philadelphia metropolitan area with Atlantic City and other
Jersey Shore resorts. In addition to providing a route between the
Delaware Valley and Atlantic City, as well as other Shore Points, the expressway also serves other
South Jersey communities, including
Hammonton and
Mays Landing. The expressway intersects many major roads, including
Route 73 in
Winslow Township,
Route 54 in Hammonton,
Route 50 in
Hamilton Township, the
Garden State Parkway in
Egg Harbor Township, and
U.S. Route 9 in
Pleasantville.