County Route 559 (New Jersey)

County Route 559
Route information
Length:	30.84 mi[1] (49.63 km)
Major junctions
South end:	Route 52 / CR 585 in Somers Point
	US 9 in Somers Point CR 559 Alt. in Hamilton Twp US 40 / Route 50 in Hamilton Twp US 322 in Hamilton Twp Route 54 in Hammonton
North end:	CR 561 in Hammonton
Highway system
County routes in New Jersey 500-series ← CR 557 CR 560 →

County Route 559, abbreviated CR 559, is a county highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey also known as Weymouth Rd. The highway extends 30.84 miles (49.63 km) from the former Somers Point Circle at MacArthur Boulevard (Route 52) in Somers Point to Egg Harbor Road (CR 561) in Hammonton.

Route description

CR 559 begins at an intersection with Route 52 and the southern terminus of CR 585 (the former Somers Point Circle) in Somers Point, Atlantic County, heading west on two-lane undivided Mays Landing Road. The route runs between the Greate Bay Golf Club to the north and marshland to the south as it comes to the US 9 junction. From this point, the road runs near some residential areas prior to passing under the Garden State Parkway and crossing the marshy Patcong Creek into Egg Harbor Township. CR 559 heads northwesr passes marshland and homes before turning north-northwest into wooded areas with a few residences. The route crosses CR 651 and crosses the Lake Creek as heads northwest through more rural areas, turning more to the west as it intersects CR 575. After this intersection, the road crosses the English Creek and runs through more forested areas with some development as it comes to the CR 615 junction. Here, CR 559 turns west and northwest again through more rural areas, eventually tunring north as it begins to run a short distance to the east of the Great Egg Harbor River. The route continues into Hamilton Township, where the name changes to Somers Point Road, and turns northeast into increasing areas of forested residential development as it intersects CR 559 Alternate. The road continues northwest past more forests and development, coming to an intersection with US 40 and CR 617 in the community of Mays Landing.^[1][2]

At this point, CR 559 forms a concurrency with US 40 and heads west through areas of homes and businesses on Main Street, coming to an intersection with Route 50. At this point, US 40 heads south on Route 50 and CR 559 continues west past more residences before turning south onto Lenape Street and crossing Lake Lenape. The route leaves Mays Landing as it turns west onto Weymouth Road, with CR 616 heading south along Lenape Street. CR 559 enters densely forested areas as it intersects CR 606 and turns to the north-northwest. The road continues northwest through the forests, with occasional residences, prior to turning north and then northeast as it meets US 322 (Black Horse Pike) at a modified traffic circle. From here, the route passes over the Great Egg Harbor River again and intersects CR 623, at which point CR 559 turns northwest The road runs through more forests before making a turn to the north and running between woods to the west and farms to the east. CR 559 passes over the Atlantic City Expressway before splitting from Weymouth Road by heading northwest on 2nd Road, with CR 640 continuing north on Weymouth Road. The road runs through more forests before entering Hammonton at the 7th Street intersection, where it enters a mix of farms, woods, and homes. The route turns north onto Chew Road and continues to an intersection with Route 54. Past this intersection, CR 559 runs through residential areas, intersecting CR 678 before turning northwest and reaching its northern terminus at 15th Street a short distance from CR 561.^[1][2]

History

As part of improvements to Route 52, including the construction of a new causeway over the Great Egg Harbor Bay, the Somers Point Circle at the southern terminus of County Route 559 was replaced with a traffic light in October 2010.^[3][4]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Atlantic County.

Location	Mile[1]	Destinations	Notes
Somers Point	0.00	Route 52 / CR 585 north	Former Somers Point Circle, southern terminus
	0.75	US 9
Egg Harbor Township	5.23	CR 575 north (English Creek Road)
Hamilton Township	12.05	CR 559 Alt. south (Ocean Heights Road)
	14.07	US 40 east	South end of US 40 overlap
	14.41	US 40 west / Route 50 (Cape May Avenue)	North end of US 40 overlap
	20.32	US 322 (Black Horse Pike)	Modified traffic circle
Hammonton	29.15	Route 54 (12th Street)
	30.84	CR 561 / 15th Street	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

CR 559 Alternate

County Route 559 Alternate
Location:	Linwood - Hamilton Township
Length:	9.49 mi[5] (15.27 km)

County Route 559 Alternate, abbreviated CR 559 Alt, is a county highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The highway extends 9.49 miles (15.27 km) from Shore Road (CR 585) on the boundary of Linwood and Somers Point to Somers Point-Mays Landing Road (CR 559) in Hamilton Township.

The road travels through the following municipalities (from South to North):

• Linwood (Atlantic County)
• Egg Harbor Township
• Hamilton Township (Atlantic County)

See also

• U.S. Roads portal
• New Jersey portal

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} NJDOT County Route 559 Straight Line Diagram (PDF) (NJDOT) (Straight line diagram)
2. ^ ^{a b} Google, Inc. Google Maps – overview of County Route 559 (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=1+MacArthur+Boulevard,+Somers+Point,+NJ+08244+(Point+Diner+Inc)&daddr=39.36498,-74.70171+to:39.48364,-74.76284+to:39.5688,-74.78412+to:egg+harbor+road+and+chew+road+hammonton&geocode=FcfOVwIdjLKN-yEO_GOj0dpwYw%3BFXSpWAIdciSM-ykxgFY7pcbAiTGmcWtyBIv5mw%3BFfh4WgIdqDWL-ynLBmz2ldrAiTGG7Kzmm-IzBA%3BFaDFWwIdiOKK-ymTghg6XtfAiTEiOO3oNfsLKA%3BFSL-XAIdczWK-ymHGIZayynBiTGobfCx_-LVOA&hl=en&mra=ls&via=1,2,3&sll=39.563353,-74.615021&sspn=0.241383,0.676346&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=10. Retrieved January 4, 2011. 
3. ^ Urgo, Jacqueline L. (February 10, 2008). "Bottleneck at Shore will be a breeze". The Philadelphia Inquirer. http://www.philly.com/philly/news/local/15489282.html. 
4. ^ Good, Dan (2010-10-18). "Local restaurants could lose business, as construction crews eliminate Somers Point traffic circle". Press of Atlantic City. http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/communities/northfield_linwood_somers-point/article_303894da-dabc-11df-ae06-001cc4c03286.html. Retrieved 2010-11-08. 
5. ^ NJDOT County Route 559 ALT Straight Line Diagram (PDF) (NJDOT) (Straight line diagram)

External links

• New Jersey 5xx Routes (Dan Moraseski)