County Route 557 (New Jersey)

County Route 557
Route information
Length:	36.00 mi[1] (57.94 km)
Major junctions
South end:	Route 47 in Dennis Twp
	CR 550 in Woodbine Route 49 in Upper Twp Route 50 in Estell Manor CR 552 in Buena Vista Twp CR 540 in Buena Vista Twp US 40 / Route 54 in Buena Vista Twp
North end:	CR 555 in Franklin Twp
Highway system
County routes in New Jersey 500-series ← CR 555 CR 559 →

County Route 557, abbreviated CR 557, is a county highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The highway extends 36.00 miles (57.94 km) from Delsea Drive (Route 47) in Dennis Township to Main Street (CR 555) in Franklin Township.

Route description

Cape May County

CR 557 begins at an intersection with Route 47 in Dennis Township, Cape May County, heading northeast on two-lane undivided Washington Avenue into forested areas. The route crosses into Woodbine and enters residential areas, intersecting CR 611 and CR 550/CR 638. At the intersection with the latter, CR 557 forms a concurrency with CR 550 and the two routes pass a mix of homes and businesses as it comes to Dehirsch Avenue, where CR 550 splits from CR 557 by heading southeast on that road. From this point, CR 557 continues north into Upper Township and becomes North Dennis-Marshallville Road as it continues into forested areas with occasional homes. Farther north, the route intersectrs CR 617 and turns east onto Mill Road, heading into residential areas in the community of Tuckahoe. The road crosses the Cape May Seashore Lines railroad line, the Conrail Shared Assets Operations Beesley's Point Secondary, and CR 659 within a short distance of each other before reaching a junction with Route 50 and CR 664. CR 557 forms a concurrency with Route 50 and the two routes head north through residential and commercial areas and encounter the eastern terminus of Route 49 before leaving Tuckahoe.^[1][2]

Atlantic and Gloucester counties

Not far after Route 49, the road crosses the Tuckahoe River into Corbin City, Atlantic County. In Corbin City, it heads into residential areas, with CR 611 looping to the west of the route. Route 50 and CR 557 continue northwest and intersect CR 648, where the road turns north into more forested areas. At the junction with CR 645, the route turns to the northeast and enters Estell Manor, becoming Broad Street. CR 557 splits from Route 50 by heading northwest on Tuckahoe Road into dense forests. The road comes to a bridge over the Beesley's Point Secondary and begins running immediately to the west of the railroad line, heading into wooded areas of homes as it crosses CR 637, with CR 557 Truck heading east along that route. Farther north, CR 557 enters Weymouth Township, where it crosses CR 669 before intersecting CR 666. The road continues into Buena Vista Township and crosses CR 552, at which point the railroad line begins to head farther east from the road. CR 557 continues through woodland with some farms and homes as it comes to the CR 540 junction. The road continues through more farmland and woodland as it reaches intersections with CR 681 and CR 671. CR 557 turns north onto Cumberland Road briefly before reaching an intersection with US 40 in commercial areas. At this point, CR 557 Truck joins CR 557 again and CR 557 turns northwest to run along US 40. The road comes to the southern terminus of Route 54 and the eastern end of CR 619, at which point it enters Buena. The road runs through the commercial center of town and crosses a Southern Railroad of New Jersey line before heading into inhabited areas. Upon splitting from US 40 at the CR 672 junction, CR 557 heads north into Franklin Township, Gloucester County on Tuckahoe Road, passing through forested areas of homes. CR 557 reaches its northern terminus at an intersection with CR 555 and CR 659, where Tuckahoe Road continues north as part of CR 555.^[1][2]

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile[1]	Destinations	Notes
Cape May	Dennis Township	0.00	Route 47 (Delsea Drive)	Southern terminus
	Woodbine	3.10	CR 550 west (Belleplain Fidler Road)	South end of CR 550 overlap
		3.51	CR 550 east (Dehirsch Avenue)	North end of CR 550 overlap
	Upper Township	9.42	Route 50 south	South end of NJ 50 overlap
		9.56	Route 49 west
Atlantic	Estell Manor	12.75	Route 50 north	North end of NJ 50 overlap
	Buena Vista Township	21.54	CR 552 (Cumberland Avenue)
		24.98	CR 540 (Landis Avenue/Cedar Avenue)
		27.73	US 40 east	South end of US 40 overlap
	Buena	27.86	Route 54 north (Blue Anchor Road)
		30.32	US 40 west	North end of US 40 overlap
Gloucester	Franklin Township	36.00	CR 555 (Main Street)	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

CR 557 Truck

County Route 557 Truck
Location:	Estell Manor - Buena Vista Township
Length:	18.40 mi[3][4][5] (29.61 km)

County Route 557 Truck is a 18.40 miles (29.61 km)^[3][4][5] truck bypass of a portion of County Route 557 between Estell Manor and Buena Vista Township in Atlantic County. The 18.40 mi (29.61 km) route follows County Route 637 (Cumberland Avenue), Route 50, and U.S. Route 40.^[6]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Atlantic County.

Location	Mile[3][4][5]	Destinations	Notes
Estell Manor	0.00	CR 557 (Tuckahoe Road) / CR 637 west (Cumberland Avenue)	Southern terminus, South end of CR 637 overlap
	2.86	Route 50 south	North end of CR 637 overlap, south end of NJ 50 overlap
Hamilton Township	7.31	US 40 east / Route 50 north (Harding Highway)	North end of NJ 50 overlap, south end of US 40 overlap
	8.49	CR 552 west (Millville Road)
Buena Vista Township	15.47	CR 540 west (Cedar Avenue)
	18.40	US 40 west / CR 557 (Harding Highway/Cumberland Road)	Northern terminus, north end of US 40 overlap
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

• U.S. Roads portal
• New Jersey portal

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} NJDOT County Route 557 Straight Line Diagram (PDF) (NJDOT) (Straight line diagram)
2. ^ ^{a b} Google, Inc. Google Maps – overview of County Route 557 (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=route+47+and+county+highway+557&daddr=39.2792121,-74.7947404+to:39.2890501,-74.769489+to:39.37277,-74.80052+to:county+road+555+and+county+road+557&geocode=FTQoVgIdqdCJ-ynjgbJ5crHAiTF7vKCo3OFEGw%3BFWxaVwIdDLmK-yn7hNvlkLfAiTH1yUll3qSOhQ%3BFdqAVwIdrxuL-ykFMsvvGrjAiTEQexqhgf-O6w%3BFeLHWAIdeKKK-ykRM9KxvsjAiTH7lHRdcpufrQ%3BFUx1XAIdQJ6H-ynNj47qHSvHiTG2KW2nE2aZLg&hl=en&mra=ls&via=1,2,3&sll=39.597025,-74.971561&sspn=0.046891,0.077162&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=10. Retrieved January 6, 2011. 
3. ^ ^{a b c} "Atlantic County 637 straight line diagram" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Transportation. http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/01000637__-.pdf. Retrieved 2009-07-31. 
4. ^ ^{a b c} "Route 50 straight line diagram" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Transportation. http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/00000050__-.pdf. Retrieved 2009-07-30. 
5. ^ ^{a b c} "Route 40 straight line diagram" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Transportation. http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/00000040__-.pdf. Retrieved 2009-07-31. 
6. ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – overview of County Route 557 Truck (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=tuckahoe+road+and+cumberland+avenue+estell+manor,+nj&daddr=39.429829,-74.741364+to:cumberland+road+and+harding+highway+buena+vista,+new+jersey&geocode=&hl=en&mra=dpe&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=11&via=1&sll=39.4461,-74.864735&sspn=0.250274,0.44014&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=11. Retrieved 2009-07-31. 

External links

• New Jersey 5xx Routes (Dan Moraseski)
• New Jersey Roads - CR 557 Truck