 In the 1953 New Jersey state highway renumbering, several state highways concurrent with US 322 were removed, including Route S44, Route 51, Route 42, Route 48, and Route 55.The section of US 322 between former US 130 and Route 42 became state highway jurisdiction in 1955 after a state takeover.This portion was also designated as part of County Route 536 with the creation of the 500-series county routes in 1952.