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County Route 534

Map
CR 534 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained byGloucester County,Camden County,NJDOT,Burlington County
Length22.80 mi[1](36.69 km)
Major junctions
West endCooper Street on theWoodbury–Deptford Townshipline
Major intersections
East endCR 620in Shamong Township
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew Jersey
CountiesGloucester,Camden,Burlington
Highway system
←CR 533→CR 535

County Route 534(CR 534) is acounty highwayin theU.S. stateofNew Jersey.The highway extends 22.86 miles (36.79 km) from Cooper Street on the border ofWoodburyandDeptford Townshipto Indian Mills Road (Burlington CR 620) inShamong Township.

Route description

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CR 534 eastbound past CR 706 in Deptford Township

CR 534 begins along Cooper Street on the eastern edge ofWoodbury,Gloucester County.It travels east along the two-lane Cooper Street throughDeptford Townshippassing over theNew Jersey Turnpikethen widening to a four-lane undivided boulevard before coming to an intersection withRoute 47.From Route 47, CR 534 heads through residential and commercial areas. The road narrows to two lanes after theCR 544intersection 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 theRoute 55freeway. The road turns more to the east-southeast as it crosses CR 621 and comes to theRoute 41intersection. CR 534 continues through residential areas prior to crossing intoWashington Township,where it turns south and intersects CR 681 and CR 603 in a wooded areas.[1][2]

View west along CR 534 at Route 42 in Gloucester Township

Upon crossing the South Branch ofBig Timber Creek,CR 534 continues east intoGloucester Township,Camden Countyas East Church Road and passes homes in the community ofBlackwood.In this area, the route crossesRoute 168(Black Horse Pike) prior to passing more residences. After CR 706 joins from the north, CR 534 interchanges with theRoute 42freeway 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 betweenLindenwoldto the north andPine Hillto the south. Here, the road passes through a mix of woods and residential and commercial areas, meeting CR 687 prior to enteringClementonand becoming Berlin Road. In Clementon, CR 534 intersects CR 683 before intersecting CR 703/CR 728 andConrail Shared Assets Operations' Beesleys Point Secondary 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 passesClementon 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 entersBerlinand 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 thenUS 30and CR 690, at which point CR 534 forms aconcurrencywith US 30.[1][2]

CR 534 eastbound past Route 42 in Gloucester Township

The two routes head southeast on the four-lane White Horse Pike, becoming concurrent withCR 561a 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 intoBerlin Townshipupon passing overNJ Transit'sAtlantic City Line.The road enters commercial areas as it crossesRoute 73before continuing intoWaterford 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 thePine Barrensand comes to a junction with CR 714 near the formerAtco Raceway.From this point, the road heads northeast into sparsely populated areas.[1][2]

CR 534's eastern terminus at Burlington CR 620

Upon crossing theMullica River,CR 534 continues intoShamong TownshipinBurlington Countyand 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 withCR 541.From here, CR 534 passes woodland and some homes as it reaches its eastern terminus at CR 620.[1][2]

History

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CR 534 formerly continued west from its current terminus through Woodbury. It began at the intersection withRoute 44inWest Deptford Township,adjacent toInterstate 295/U.S. Route 130's interchange 21 and traveled east along Delaware Street (currentCR 640) to downtown Woodbury, intersectedRoute 45/CR 551,became Cooper Street and intersectedCR 553before continuing onto its current route.[3]Some signage along Delaware and Cooper streets imply that CR 534 still exists through Woodbury.[4][5][6][7]

A disconnected segment of CR 534 also once existed inBarnegat Township(formerly Union Township),Ocean County.This segment was originally a part ofCounty Route 532and ran fromRoute 72toUS 9with an interchange with theGarden State Parkway.[8][9][10]By 1984, the road had been renumbered toCounty Route 554.[11]

Major intersections

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CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
GloucesterDeptford Township–Woodbury
municipal line		0.000.00Cooper Street
Deptford Township0.590.95Route 47(Delsea Drive) –Camden,Glassboro
0.991.59
CR 544east (Clements Bridge Road)		Western terminus of CR 544
2.824.54Route 41(Hurffville Road) –Runnemede,Haddonfield,Glassboro
CamdenGloucester Township4.427.11Route 168(Black Horse Pike)Access to Kennedy Memorial Hospital UMC
5.048.11
Route 42north –Walt Whitman Bridge		Exit 8 (Route 42); access from Route 42 south / to Route 42 north only
Berlin11.4518.43
US 30west (White Horse Pike) –Camden		West end of US 30 overlap
11.6418.73
CR 561north (Haddon Avenue)		West end of CR 561 overlap
12.2319.68

US 30east /CR 561south (White Horse Pike) –Hammonton,Tansboro		East end of US 30/CR 561 overlap
Berlin Township13.2621.34Route 73–Marlton,Folsom
13.4021.57

CR 536 Spurnorth (Hopewell Road)		Southern terminus of northern segment of CR 536 Spur
BurlingtonShamong Township22.0535.49CR 541(Stokes Road)
22.8036.69CR 620(Indian Mills Road) / Oak Shade Road
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

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References

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  1. ^abcdef"County Route 534 Straight Line Diagram"(PDF).New Jersey Department of Transportation.March 2019.RetrievedSeptember 6,2019.
  2. ^abcdGoogle(September 20, 2015)."County Route 534 (New Jersey)"(Map).Google Maps.Google.RetrievedSeptember 20,2015.
  3. ^Woodbury, N.J.-PA(Map) (Rev. 1994 ed.).United States Geological Survey.1967.RetrievedSeptember 20,2015.
  4. ^Google(September 20, 2015)."StreetView showing CR 534 signage along southbound Route 45"(Map).Google Maps.Google.RetrievedSeptember 20,2015.
  5. ^Google(September 20, 2015)."StreetView showing CR 534 signage along northbound Route 45"(Map).Google Maps.Google.RetrievedSeptember 20,2015.
  6. ^Google(September 20, 2015)."StreetView showing CR 534 signage along northbound CR 553"(Map).Google Maps.Google.RetrievedSeptember 20,2015.
  7. ^Google(September 20, 2015)."StreetView showing CR 534 signage along southbound CR 553"(Map).Google Maps.Google.RetrievedSeptember 20,2015.
  8. ^Road Map of Ocean County, New Jersey(Map). Lawrence F. Wagner, County Engineer. 1953.RetrievedSeptember 20,2015.
  9. ^Brookville, N.J.(Map) (Rev. 1972 ed.). United States Geological Survey. 1957.RetrievedSeptember 20,2015.
  10. ^Forked River, N.J.(Map) (Rev. 1972 ed.). United States Geological Survey. 1957.RetrievedSeptember 20,2015.
  11. ^Hammonton, New Jersey 1:100,000-scale metric topographic map(Map). United States Geological Survey. 1984.RetrievedSeptember 20,2015.
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