County Route 547 (New Jersey)

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County Route 547

Length:

28.29 mi^[1] (45.53 km)

South end:

NJ 70 in Lakehurst

Major
junctions:

US 9 in Lakewood Twp

I-195 in Howell Twp

NJ 33/NJ 34 in Wall Twp

NJ 18 in Eatontown

NJ 36 in Eatontown

NJ 35 in Eatontown

North end:

NJ 71/CR 537 in Eatontown

500-series county routes
< CR 546		CR 548 >

County Route 547, abbreviated CR 547, is a county highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The highway extends 28.29 miles from Route 70 in Lakehurst to Broad Street (Route 71/CR 537) in Eatontown.

The road travels through the following municipalities at the specified mileposts (from south to north):

00.00-02.45: Lakehurst (Ocean County)
02.45-05.54: Jackson Township
05.54-08.48: Concurrency with County Route 528 (MP 27.33-30.27)
08.48-09.28: Concurrency with U.S. Route 9 (MP 101.40-102.20)
09.28-10.73: Lakewood Township
10.73-15.33: Howell Township (Monmouth County)
15.33-17.60: Concurrency with County Route 524 (MP 30.79-33.05)
17.60-17.83: Farmingdale
17.83-19.98: Howell Township
19.98-20.44: Wall Township
20.44-20.79: Concurrency with Route 33 (MP 36.20-36.55)
20.79-21.04: Wall Township
21.04-25.69: Tinton Falls
25.69-28.29: Eatontown

Near its southern terminus, it passes the East gate of NAVAIR Lakehurst, also known as Lakehurst Naval Air Station in the past, and the site of the crash of the Hindenburg in 1937.