New Jersey Route 54

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Route 54

12^th Street
Maintained by NJDOT

Length:

11.86 mi^[1] (19.09 km)

Formed:

1938

South end:

US 40/Atlantic CR 619 in Buena Vista Twp

Major
junctions:

US 322 in Folsom

NJ 73 in Folsom

ACE in Hammonton

North end:

US 30/US 206 in Hammonton

New Jersey State Highway Routes
< NJ 53		NJ 55 >

Route 54 is a state highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is a southern extension of U.S. Route 206, running from an intersection with U.S. 206 and U.S. Route 30 in Hammonton to an intersection with U.S. Route 40 in Buena Vista Township.

1 Route description
2 History
3 Major intersections
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Route description

Route 54 begins at US 40/Atlantic CR 619 in Buena Vista Twp. Known as Buena Hammonton Road, it proceeds northward along the eastern edge of Buena Vista Township. An intersection with County Route 690 soon follows as Route 54 gradually turns to the northeast. It shortly after becomes known as 12th Street as it progresses northeast. It intersects U.S. Route 322 before intersecting County Route 561 as it enters Folsom. It soon intersects the Atlantic City Expressway before an intersection with County Route 559. An intersection with County Route 602 occurrs shortly after while just to the east of Route 54 is the Greenmount Cemtery and a small park. It now passes by a series of small lakes and ponds as it enters Hammonton. To the east is the Hammonton State Park as Route 54 now intersects U.S. Route 30 and ends at US 30/US 206 in Hammonton.^[2]

[edit] History

Route 54 was formed in 1938. In later years, and extension to the south was proposed, but never materialized.^[3]

[edit] Major intersections

County	Location	Mile	Roads intersected	Notes
Atlantic	Buena Vista Township	0.00	US 40	Southern Terminus
	Folsom	6.67	I-80
	Folsom	7.58	Route 73
	Hammonton	10.01	County Route 559
		10.61	County Route 561
		10.76	County Route 542
		11.86	US 30/US 206