New Jersey Route 54

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Major intersections
North end
US 206
in Hammonton
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew Jersey
CountiesAtlantic
Highway system
← Route 53→ Route 55

Route 54 (known locally as 12th Street for much of its length) is a state highway located in Atlantic County in New Jersey, United States. It is considered to be a southern extension of U.S. Route 206 (US 206), running 11.86 mi (19.09 km) from an intersection with US 206 and US 30 in Hammonton south to an intersection with US 40 in Buena Vista Township. The road passes through the center of Hammonton before running into rural areas. It intersects US 322 and Route 73 in Folsom and the Atlantic City Expressway in Hammonton.

What is now Route 54 was originally legislated on March 30, 1938, to run from US 30/US 206 in Hammonton south to Main Road in

freeway was proposed along the Route 54 corridor in the late 1960s to connect the southern terminus of US 206 in Hammonton to Route 55 in the Vineland/Millville
area; it was eventually canceled.

Route description

View north along Route 54 at CR 559 in Hammonton

Route 54 begins at an intersection with

divided highway.[2]

Route 54 southbound at the Atlantic City Expressway interchange in Hammonton

Past the Atlantic City Expressway, the two-lane undivided road comes to an intersection with CR 559.[2][3] From this point, Route 54 is lined with residences and businesses as it comes into downtown Hammonton.[3] The road crosses NJ Transit’s Atlantic City Line at-grade immediately before a junction with CR 561. After CR 561, the route becomes Bellevue Avenue and encounters the western terminus of CR 542.[2] As the road leaves the downtown area, the surroundings become more residential.[3] Route 54 ends at an intersection with US 30 and US 206, where the road continues north as US 206.[2]

History

By 1927, what is now Route 54 was an unnumbered, unpaved road connecting Buena to Hammonton.

freeway was proposed for the US 206/Route 54 corridor, running from US 30 in Hammonton south to Route 55 and the proposed Route 60 near Vineland and Millville.[13] The freeway between Vineland/Millville and Hammonton was to cost $47 million and was intended to provide a better route between the two areas than the existing two-lane roads. This proposed freeway was never built due to environmental and financial issues.[14]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Atlantic County.

LocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Buena–Buena Vista Township line0.000.00 US 40 / CR 557 (Harding Highway) – Tuckahoe, Mays Landing, MalagaSouthern terminus
Folsom6.6710.73 US 322 (Black Horse Pike) – Camden, Atlantic CityInterchange
7.5812.20
Blue Anchor, Atlantic City
Hammonton8.7114.02
 A.C. Expressway – Camden, Philadelphia, Atlantic City		ACE exit 28
10.0116.11
Weymouth
10.6517.14 CR 561 (Egg Harbor Road)
10.7617.32
 CR 542 east (Central Avenue)
11.8619.09
US 206 north to N.J. Turnpike – Trenton
Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ^
    Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Route 54 straight line diagram" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Google (2008-02-17). "overview of New Jersey Route 54" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2008-02-17.
  4. ^ 1927 Tydol Trails Map - South (Map). Tydol Trails.
  5. ^ Wilmington, Delaware 1:250,000 quadrangle (Map). United States Geological Survey. 1946. Retrieved 2009-03-28.
  6. ^ Road Map County of Cumberland New Jersey (Map). Cumberland County, New Jersey. 1954. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
  7. ^ Road Map of Atlantic County Sheet 6 (Map). Atlantic County, New Jersey. 1967. Retrieved 2009-12-16.
  8. ^ "Cumberland County 655 straight line diagram" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2009-12-16.
  9. ^ "Atlantic County 655 straight line diagram" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2009-12-16.
  10. ^ "Atlantic County 619 straight line diagram" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2009-12-16.
  11. ^ 1953 renumbering, New Jersey Department of Highways, archived from the original on 2011-06-28, retrieved 2009-07-31
  12. ^ "New Road Signs Ready in New Jersey". The New York Times. 1952-12-16. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved 2009-07-20.
  13. ^ New Jersey Highway Facts. New Jersey Department of Transportation. 1969.
  14. ^ Master Plan for Transportation. New Jersey Department of Transportation. 1972.

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