County Route 537 (New Jersey)

County Route 537 Spur
County Route 537 Spur
Location	Camden
Length	1.08 mi (1.74 km)

CR 737 in Camden
CR 737 in Camden
	I-676 in Camden; US 30 in Camden; US 130 in Pennsauken Township; Route 73 in Maple Shade Township; US 206 in Springfield Township; I-195 in Millstone Township/Jackson Township; Route 33 in Freehold Township; US 9 in Freehold Boro; Route 18 in Freehold Township / Colts Neck Township; Route 34 in Colts Neck; Route 35 in Eatontown;
East end	CR 11 in Oceanport
Location
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
Counties	Camden, Burlington, Ocean, Monmouth
Highway system
	County routes in New Jersey; 500-series routes;

County Route 537 (CR 537) is a

CR 11 in Oceanport. It is the state's fourth longest 500 series county route

.

Route description

Camden and Burlington counties

CR 537 begins at an intersection with CR 737 in the downtown area of

divided highway, interchanging with US 130 in commercial areas. CR 537 becomes two lanes and undivided again as it heads into suburban Merchantville as Maple Avenue, passing through wooded areas of homes. The road intersects CR 612 and CR 613 prior to passing a few businesses as it reaches the junctions with CR 626, CR 621, and CR 622. The route passes more homes, crossing CR 616 and then passing over NJ Transit's Atlantic City Line on a bridge. CR 537 then passes businesses as it intersects CR 615. At a point shortly before the intersection with CR 644, CR 537 becomes the border between Pennsauken Township to the north and Cherry Hill to the south. Shortly after this crossing, the road heads through more residential surroundings.^[1]^[3]

Upon crossing the

Mount Laurel Township. At the CR 614 junction, CR 537 turns southeast as a two-lane undivided road, turning east and running parallel to the north of the Conrail tracks again as it passes under I-295 and the New Jersey Turnpike, within a short distance of each other. The road heads through a mix of farms and homes as it crosses CR 686 before continuing east into areas of residential subdivisions as it crosses CR 635. The route heads through more wooded areas of residences as it intersects CR 636 and enters Hainesport Township. CR 537 passes between homes and businesses to the north and industrial areas to the south as it comes to the CR 674 junction. The road passes over the South Branch of the Rancocas Creek and passes more residential areas as it intersects CR 641.^[1]^[3]

The road crosses

CR 528 Truck and passes through woods before heading into open farmland.^[1]^[3]

Ocean and Monmouth counties

After crossing Province Line Road, CR 537 becomes the border between

Jackson Premium Outlets before crossing CR 526/CR 571. Past this junction, the road heads into forested areas with some residences.^[1]^[3]

CR 537 fully enters Monmouth County and becomes the border between Millstone Township to the northwest and

CR 55 at a signalized intersection where westbound CR 537 traffic exits before the signal to travel through a small interchange to access CR 55.^[1]^[3]

Upon entering

U.S. Army Signal Corps soldiers killed during World War II. It enters Oceanport still within the confines of Fort Monmouth traveling along Saltzman Avenue and Hildreth Avenue before ending at a signalized intersection with CR 11 (Oceanport Avenue).^[3]^[4]

History

From Mount Holly to Moorestown, the road was part of a King's Highway extending from South Amboy to Salem, chartered in 1681.

In the mid-19th century, several turnpikes maintained what would become CR 537:

Moorestown and Camden Turnpike: Camden to Moorestown, chartered in 1849, following what is now CR 551 to Camden
Mount Holly and Moorestown Turnpike: Moorestown to Mount Holly, chartered in 1852, built on the road built as part of the King's Highway
Mount Holly and Jobstown Turnpike: Mount Holly to Jobstown, chartered in 1853
Freehold and Smithville Turnpike: Smithburg to Freehold, chartered in 1858
Freehold and Colt's Neck Turnpike: Freehold to Colt's Neck, chartered in 1859
Tinton Falls Turnpike: Colt's Neck to Shrewsbury, following Sycamore Avenue to Shrewsbury Village, with a branch to Eatontown, chartered in 1866

The road from Camden to Sykesville was signed as part of the Camp Dix Way, an auto trail extending from Camden to Point Pleasant. The road from Camden to what is now US 206 was part of Route 38 until a bypass route was built.

Another

614.^[5]

The road that now carries CR 537 through the former Fort Monmouth was originally open to the public but closed after the September 11 attacks. Following the base's closure in 2011, the gates across the Avenue of Memories were locked. As a requirement for the issuance of bonds by Monmouth County for use in redevelopment of the former base, the county required the allowance for public through traffic on the road. In 2016, the county started reconstruction on the 1.72-mile-long (2.77 km) road through the base.^[4] The completed reconstructed road was opened to the public on January 17, 2017 and subsequently made part of CR 537. Upon opening, both directions of travel will use Saltzman Avenue and Hildreth Avenue on the Oceanport side of the fort. However, in the future, the roads will be reconfigured as a one-way pair similarly to how the roads operated when the base was in use. Eastbound traffic will use Saltzman and Hildreth avenues while westbound traffic will use Russel Avenue, Sherill Avenue, and Wilson Avenue.^[6]

Prior to 2017, CR 537's eastern terminus was in

Board of Chosen Freeholders passed a resolution officially making the road through Fort Monmouth part of CR 537 while the old county-maintained portions of Eatontown Boulevard and Broadway became an extension of CR 547 (which previously ended at Route 71 and CR 537 in Eatontown).^[7] However as of November 2022

, signage for CR 537 still appears along the former section of the road from Fort Monmouth's entrance to Long Branch.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi^[1]^[2]	km	Destinations	Notes
CR 737 north (Delaware Avenue)	Western terminus
	0.52	0.84	CR 551 (Broadway)
	0.64	1.03	CR 561 south (8th Street)	Northern terminus of CR 561
	0.81	1.30	I-676	I-676 exit 5A, ramp from southbound I-676 to eastbound CR 537 only
	0.91	1.46	CR 537 Spur west (Market Street)	Eastern terminus of CR 537 Spur
	1.15	1.85	Ben Franklin Bridge, Cherry Hill	Interchange
	1.34	2.16	CR 543 north (River Road)	Southern terminus of CR 543
	US 130 – Burlington, Westville	Interchange
Maple Shade Township	7.67	12.34	Route 73 to N.J. Turnpike	Interchange
	Hainesport Township	17.62	28.36	CR 541 (Mt. Holly Bypass) – Burlington, Lumberton
	US 206 – Trenton, Hammonton
	US 206 – Trenton, Hammonton	27.40	44.10	Fort Dix
	Joint Base MDL
	North Hanover Township	32.11	51.68	CR 528 (New Egypt Road)	West end of CR 528 Truck overlap
Manchester	East end of CR 528 Truck overlap
	Millstone–Jackson township line	40.23– 40.38	64.74– 64.99	Six Flags	Interchange
		41.67	67.06	I-195 to I-95 / N.J. Turnpike / G.S. Parkway – Trenton, Shore Points	I-195 exit 16
		42.21	67.93	CR 526 / CR 571 (Trenton Lakewood Road) – Allentown, Clarksburg, Shore Points
Freehold township line	46.31	74.53	CR 524 west (Stagecoach Road) – Allentown, Clarksburg	West end of CR 524 overlap
	Freehold township tripoint	46.72	75.19	CR 527 (Smithburg Road/Siloam Road)	Forms the municipal tripoint Smithburg
	Manalapan–Freehold township line	47.54	76.51	CR 524 east (Elton-Adelphia Road)	East end of CR 524 overlap
	Freehold Township	50.81	81.77	Route 33 to US 9 – Hightstown, Trenton, Asbury Park	Interchange
	Freehold Township–Freehold Borough line	51.32	82.59	US 9	Interchange
	Route 33 Bus. (Park Avenue) to N.J. Turnpike / G.S. Parkway – Asbury Park
		52.15	83.93	CR 522 west (Throckmorton Street)	Eastern terminus of CR 522
		52.20	84.01	Route 79 south (South Street)	West end of Route 79 overlap
		52.38	84.30	Route 79 north (Broadway)	East end of Route 79 overlap
	Colts Neck Township	55.24	88.90	Route 18 – New Brunswick, Shore Points	Route 18 exit 22
	Colts Neck Township	57.92	93.21	Route 34 – Matawan, Brielle
	Eatontown	64.50	103.80	Route 35 (Main Street) – Red Bank, Asbury Park	Access to Monmouth Medical Center
	CR 11 (Oceanport Avenue)	Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus Incomplete access

Special routes

County Route 537 Spur (CR 537 Spur) extends 1.08 miles (1.74 km) from Delaware Avenue to CR 537 in Camden. The route is one-way westbound and serves as the westbound direction of CR 537 through downtown Camden.^[8]

Major intersections
The entire route is in Camden, Camden County.

mi^[8]	km	Destinations	Notes
1.08	1.74	CR 737 south (Delaware Avenue)	Western terminus
0.56	0.90	CR 551 (Broadway)
0.27	0.43	I-676	I-676 exit 5B, ramp from southbound I-676
0.00	0.00	CR 537 (Federal Street)	Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Incomplete access

References

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^ ^a ^b "Monmouth County Road Plan" (PDF). Monmouth County Planning Board. October 15, 2012. Retrieved October 31, 2017. 537 Extension - Eatontown - NJ Rt. 35 - Oceanport Bndry. - 0.88 - 100; 537 Extension - Oceanport - Eatontown Bndry. - Oceanport Ave. (11) - 0.84 - 100
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Google (October 31, 2017). "overview of County Route 537" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
^ ^a ^b Cervenka, Susanne (December 15, 2016). "Route 537 through Fort Monmouth to open in January". Asbury Park Press. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
^ Steve Alpert. "New Jersey Roads - NJ State Highways - CR 531-544". Retrieved 2008-08-28.^{[self-published source]}
^ Radel, Dan (January 17, 2017). "Fort Monmouth roadway to open to traffic". Asbury Park Press. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
^ "Resolution designating "Avenue of Memories" and associated roadways within the former Fort Monmouth main campus limits as County Route 537 in the Borough of Eatontown and Borough of Oceanport, and re-designating a segment of existing County Route 537 as an extension of County Route 547 in the Borough of Oceanport, Borough of West Long Branch and the City of Long Branch" (PDF). Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders. February 23, 2017. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
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External links

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[MonCo2012RoadPlan-2] "Monmouth County Road Plan" (PDF). Monmouth County Planning Board. October 15, 2012. Retrieved October 31, 2017. 537 Extension - Eatontown - NJ Rt. 35 - Oceanport Bndry. - 0.88 - 100; 537 Extension - Oceanport - Eatontown Bndry. - Oceanport Ave. (11) - 0.84 - 100

[gm-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Google (October 31, 2017). "overview of County Route 537" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved October 31, 2017.

[APP_FtMon1-4] Cervenka, Susanne (December 15, 2016). "Route 537 through Fort Monmouth to open in January". Asbury Park Press. Retrieved October 31, 2017.

[alpsroads-5] Steve Alpert. "New Jersey Roads - NJ State Highways - CR 531-544". Retrieved 2008-08-28.^{[self-published source]}

[APP_FtMon2-6] Radel, Dan (January 17, 2017). "Fort Monmouth roadway to open to traffic". Asbury Park Press. Retrieved October 31, 2017.

[Freeholder_Res_2017-7] "Resolution designating "Avenue of Memories" and associated roadways within the former Fort Monmouth main campus limits as County Route 537 in the Borough of Eatontown and Borough of Oceanport, and re-designating a segment of existing County Route 537 as an extension of County Route 547 in the Borough of Oceanport, Borough of West Long Branch and the City of Long Branch" (PDF). Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders. February 23, 2017. Retrieved October 31, 2017.

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