Complex sentence: Route 167, like many New Jersey state highways, was created when a U.S. highway (in this case, U.S. Route 9) was rerouted around Mullica River in 1954.
Split into simpler sentences: Route 167, like many New Jersey state highways, was created when a U.S. highway was realigned to bypass its original alignment. In this case, U.S. Route 9 was rerouted around Mullica River in 1954.