County Route 534 (New Jersey)

County Route 534
Route information
Length:	22.21 mi[1] (35.74 km)
Major junctions
West end:	Route 47 in Deptford Twp
	CR 544 in Deptford Twp Route 41 in Deptford Twp Route 168 in Gloucester Twp Route 42 in Gloucester Twp US 30 / CR 561 in Berlin Boro Route 73 in Berlin Twp CR 541 in Shamong Twp
East end:	CR 620 in Shamong Twp
Highway system
County routes in New Jersey 500-series ← CR 533 CR 535 →

County Route 534, abbreviated CR 534, is a county highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The highway extends 22.21 miles (35.74 km) from Route 47 in Deptford Township to Medford-Indian Mills Road in Shamong Township.

Route description

Gloucester County

CR 534 begins at an intersection with Route 47 in Deptford Township, Gloucester County, heading east-southeast on four-lane undivided Cooper Street through residential and commercial areas. The road narrows to two lanes after the CR 544 intersection before CR 534 splits from Cooper Street by heading southeast onto Good Intent Road, with CR 706 continuing along Cooper Street. The route passes more homes as it intersects CR 647 right before passing over the Route 55 freeway. The road turns more to the east-southeast as it crosses CR 621 and comes to the Route 41 intersection. CR 534 continues through residential areas prior to crossing into Washington Township, where it turns south and intersects CR 681 and CR 603 in a wooded areas.^[1][2]

Camden County

Upon crossing the South Branch of Big Timber Creek, CR 534 continues east into Gloucester Township, Camden County as East Church Road and passes homes in the community of Blackwood. In this area, the route crosses Route 168 (Black Horse Pike) prior to passing more residences. After CR 706 joins from the north, CR 534 interchanges with the Route 42 freeway before CR 706 splits south again. At this point, the route becomes Blackwood-Clementon Road and enters business areas, crossing CR 759. The road widens to four lanes before intersecting CR 673, where it narrows back to two lanes and forms the border between Lindenwold to the north and Pine Hill to the south. Here, the road passes through a mix of woods and residential and commercial areas, meeting CR 687 prior to entering Clementon and becoming Berlin Road. In Clementon, CR 534 intersects CR 683 before intersecting CR 703/CR 728 and a Conrail Shared Assets Operations railroad line, and CR 686 in quick succession. The route heads into commercial areas as Clementon Road and intersects CR 727, CR 694, and CR 695 as it passes Clementon Amusement Park. The road turns southeast into wooded residential areas prior to heading east and meeting CR 733. The road forms the border between Clementon to the north and Pine Hill to the south until crossing CR 691, where CR 534 enters Berlin and passes more homes as a four lane road. The road crosses CR 692 and heads into more commercial surroundings as it intersects CR 702 and then US 30 and CR 690, at which point CR 534 forms a concurrency with US 30.^[1][2]

The two routes head southeast on the four-lane White Horse Pike, becoming concurrent with CR 561 a short distance later. The road turns to the south-southeast and passes through the downtown area of Berlin as a two-lane road. Past the downtown area, CR 534 and CR 561 split from US 30 at the same intersection, with CR 534 heading east on Jackson Road and CR 561 heading southeast on Tansboro Road. Jackson Road carries CR 534 through residential areas, crossing into Berlin Township upon passing over New Jersey Transit's Atlantic City Line. The road enters commercial areas as it crosses Route 73 before continuing into Waterford Township. In this area, the route passes a mix of woodland and homes, intersecting CR 713, CR 715, and CR 710. Farther east, CR 534 enters more dense forests of the Pine Barrens and comes to a junction with CR 714 near Atco Raceway. From this point, the road heads northeast into sparsely popluated areas.^[1][2]

Burlington County

Upon crossing the Mullica River, CR 534 continues into Shamong Township in Burlington County and becomes Jackson-Indian Mills Road. The road turns north-northeast, becoming Oak Shade Road at the Atsion Road intersection, and heads into a mix of farms and woods and reaches an intersection with CR 541. From here, CR 534 passes woodland and some homes as it reaches its eastern terminus at CR 620.^[1][2]

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile[1]	Destinations	Notes
Gloucester	Deptford Township	0.00	Route 47	Western terminus
		0.40	CR 544 east
		2.23	Route 41 (Hurffville Road)
Camden	Gloucester Township	3.83	Route 168 (Black Horse Pike)
		4.45	Route 42	NJ 42 exit 8
	Berlin	10.86	US 30 west (White Horse Pike)	West end of US 30 overlap
		11.05	CR 561 north (Haddon Avenue)	West end of CR 561 overlap
		11.64	US 30 east / CR 561 south (White Horse Pike)	East end of US 30/CR 561 overlap
	Berlin Township	12.67	Route 73
Burlington	Shamong Township	21.46	CR 541 (Stokes Road)
		22.21	CR 620 (Medford Indian Mills Road)	Eastern terminus
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 e f} NJDOT County Route 534 Straight Line Diagram (PDF) (NJDOT) (Straight line diagram)
2. ^ ^{a b c d} Google, Inc. Google Maps – overview of County Route 534 (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=New+Jersey+47+%26+Cooper+St,+Woodbury,+Gloucester,+New+Jersey+08096&daddr=39.8121,-75.10352+to:39.79992,-74.95795+to:39.78316,-74.89873+to:county+route+534+and+county+route+620&geocode=FTi8XwIdma-F-ylrn0moJtDGiTF7TXnNQZqcaQ%3BFQR8XwId4AKG-ynfSWVaytHGiTFAlH9coQr1jA%3BFXBMXwIdgjuI-ykbS1mxTy3BiTHvmjKhifc_Ug%3BFfgKXwId1iKJ-ynLJQLcvy3BiTHR7PYvM9AKjw%3BFWCOXwIdJD2L-ykds3u9jTrBiTGzJ7KYBvZGNg&hl=en&mra=ls&via=1,2,3&sll=39.807217,-74.736729&sspn=0.060133,0.169086&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=11. Retrieved January 2, 2011. 

External links

• New Jersey 5xx Routes (Dan Moraseski)