Route 54 (locally known as 12th Street ) is a state highway located in Atlantic County in New Jersey, USA. This is considered a southern extension of US Route 206 (US 206), running 11.86 mi (19.09 km) from crossing with US 206 and US 30 in Hammonton to the intersection with 40 US in Buena Vista Township. Walk past the center of Hammonton before running into the countryside. It cut off US 322 and Route 73 on Folsom and Atlantic City Expressway in Hammonton.
What is now Route 54 was originally enacted on March 30, 1938 to run from US 30/US 206 in southern Hammonton to Main Road in Landis Township (part of Vineland at the moment). The only part that was taken over as state highway and Route 54 set was north of the US 40 in Buena, the proposed route to the south of this point remained as a Lincoln Avenue maintained by the county. In 1953, Route 54 was defined towards him at this time. A highway was proposed along the Route 54 corridor in the late 1960s to connect the southern US terminal 206 at Hammonton to Route 55 in the Vineland/Millville region; finally canceled.
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Route description
Route 54 starts at intersection with US 40/County Route 557 (CR 557) and CR 619 on the border of Buena and Buena Vista Township. Known as Buena Hammonton Street, he traveled north-northeast as a two-lane road without a path through the farm, forming the border between Buena to the west and Buena Vista Town to the east. After fully entering Buena Vista City and becoming 12th Street, the road reaches the intersection with CR 690 and makes more turns to the northeast. At this point Route 54 enters a wooded area, with some rest for residence. Upon entering Folsom, the route passes the Operation Line Asset Conrail joint before reaching to the clover junction with US 322 (Black Horse Pike). After this exchange, the road came to a crossroads with Route 73, which was signed as County Route 561 Spur. Following this intersection, Route 54 leads through a mixture of forest and farm fields upon entering Hammonton and reaches intersections with the Atlantic City Expressway. At this junction area, the route is a highway that is divided into four lanes.
Passing Atlantic City Expressway, an undivided two-lane road comes to the crossroads with CR 559. From this point, Route 54 is lined with residence and business when it comes to downtown Hammonton. The road crosses New Jersey Transit's Atlantic City Line immediately before crossing with CR 561. After CR 561, route into Bellevue Avenue and meet with the west terminal of CR 542. As the road leaves the city center, the neighborhood becomes more housing. Route 54 ends at the intersection with US 30 and US 206, where the road continues north as US 206.
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History
In 1927, what is now Route 54 is an unpaved and unpaved road that connects Buena to Hammonton. Route 54 was authorized on March 30, 1938 to run from US 30/Route 43 and US 206/Route 39 in the southern Hammonton along Lincoln Avenue to the intersection with Main Road in Landis Township, Cumberland County (now part of Vineland). The only part of Route 54 that was taken over as a state highway was north of intersection 40/Route 48 AS in Buena. The Lincoln Avenue portion south of US 40 remains the county route called CR 25 in Cumberland County and CR 55 and CR 19 in Atlantic County. This road is currently both Cumberland and Atlantic CR 655 and part of Atlantic CR 619. In 1953 New Jersey state highway numbering, Route 54 was defined toward current between US 40 in Buena Vista and US 30/US 206 in Hammonton. In the late 1960s, a highway was proposed for the US corridor 206/Route 54, running from US 30 in Hammonton south to Route 55 and Route 60 proposed near Vineland and Millville. The highway between Vineland/Millville and Hammonton will cost $ 47 million and is intended to provide a better route between the two areas than the existing two-lane road. The proposed freeway is never built due to environmental and financial issues.
Large intersection
The entire route is in Atlantic County.
See also
- U.S. Road Portal.
- New Jersey Portal
References
External links
- New Jersey Street - History
- Speed ​​Limit for Route 54
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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