Route 49
Route information
Maintained byNJDOT
Length	53.80 mi[1] (86.58 km)
Existed	1927–present
Tourist routes	Bayshore Heritage Byway Pine Barrens Byway
Major junctions
West end	I-295 /N.J. Turnpike /US 40 /US 130 inPennsville Township
Major intersections	Route 45 inSalem Route 77 inBridgeton Route 47 inMillville Route 55 in Millville
East end	Route 50 /CR 557 inUpper Township
Location
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
Counties	Salem,Cumberland,Atlantic,Cape May
Highway system
New Jersey State Highway Routes Interstate US State Scenic Byways
←Route 48 →Route 50

Route 49 is astate highway in the southern part of theU.S. state ofNew Jersey. It runs 53.80 mi (86.58 km) from an interchange with theNew Jersey Turnpike,Interstate 295 (I-295), andU.S. Route 40 (US 40) inDeepwater,Salem County, southeast toRoute 50/County Route 557 (CR 557) inTuckahoe,Cape May County. The route serves Salem,Cumberland,Atlantic, and Cape May counties, passing through rural areas and the communities ofSalem,Bridgeton, andMillville along the way. It is a two-lane, undivided road for most of its length.

Route 49 was established in 1927 to run from Salem toClermont, running along its present alignment between Salem and Millville, following currentRoute 47 between Millville andSouth Dennis, and running along present-dayRoute 83 between South Dennis and Clermont. It replaced a branch ofpre-1927 Route 6 between Salem and Bridgeton and a part ofpre-1927 Route 15 between Bridgeton and South Dennis. In 1953, Route 49 was routed onto its current alignment, replacing a part ofRoute 44 between Salem and Deepwater and following the former alignment of Route 47 between Millville and Tuckahoe. In the 1960s, afreeway was planned for Route 49 between Deepwater and Millville; it was never built. In the 2000s, many improvements have been or are being made to bridges along Route 49.

Route 49 heads southwest on Broadway from an interchange with theNew Jersey Turnpike,I-295, andUS 40 in the community ofDeepwater inPennsville Township,Salem County, near theDelaware Memorial Bridge. North of here, the road continues to the north asUS 130. Route 49 passes through residential and commercial areas of Pennsville, turning to the south-southeast and passing west ofPennsville Memorial High School. The route intersects CR 630 (Fort Mott Road) before it continues into farmland.^[1][2] Route 49 then intersects the southern terminus ofCR 551 (Hook Road and CR 632 (Lighthouse Road). It crosses theSalem River intoSalem and becomes Front Street.^[1]

In Salem, the route intersects CR 657 (Griffith Street) at a crossing of theSMS Rail Lines'Salem Branch line and makes a right turn. It turns left onto Broadway and forms the main business district of the town.^[1][2] In downtown Salem, Route 49 intersects CR 625 (Chestnut Street), the southern terminus ofRoute 45 (Market Street), and CR 665 (Walnut Street). It crosses CR 658 (Keasbey Street/York Street) and entersQuinton Township, becoming Main Street and heading into agricultural areas.^[1] Route 49 heads east, meeting CR 650 (Hancocks Bridge Road) and CR 653 (Action Station Road). It crosses theAlloway Creek into the community of Quinton, where it intersects the southern terminus ofCR 581 (Quinton Alloway Road) and CR 654 (Sickler Street). The route leaves Quinton and intersects CR 626 (Jericho Road), continuing southeast into wooded areas, where Route 49 crosses CR 667 (Pecks Corner Road) and CR 647 (Telegraph Road/Jericho Road).^[1][2]

Route 49 crosses a stream, Sarah Run, intoStow Creek Township,Cumberland County, and heads into farmland as Shiloh Pike.^[1][2] Here, it crosses CR 624 (Jericho Road) and CR 617 (Columbia Highway). The route then intersects CR 635 (Old Cohansey Road) and continues south along the border of Stow Creek Township to the west andHopewell Township to the east, enteringShiloh at the intersection with Mill Road. In Shiloh, Route 49 meets CR 620 (Roadstown Road) and CR 753 (East Avenue/West Avenue) in the center of town and heads southeast, crossing CR 695 (Maple Avenue/Randolph Road). The route enters Hopewell Township and intersects CR 661 (Barretts Run Road).^[1]

Past this intersection, Route 49 enters a more suburban landscape, crossing CR 621 (W. Park Drive).^[1][2] The route entersBridgeton and becomes West Broad Street. In Bridgeton, it intersects CR 607 (West Avenue), CR 650 (Fayette Street), and CR 697 (Atlantic Street). Route 49 crosses theCohansey River and comes to an intersection with Pearl Street, which heads to the north asRoute 77 and to the south as CR 609. Past Pearl Street, Route 49 intersectsCR 670 (East Commerce Street/Buckshutem Road) and crosses aWinchester and Western Railroad line as it continues to the east on East Commerce Street. It crosses CR 638 (N. Burlington Road) and entersFairfield Township.^[1]

Route 49 continues east through a mix of woods and farms, intersectingCR 553 (Gouldtown-Woodruff Road) and CR 675 (Fordville-Gouldtown Road).^[1][2] It entersMillville and becomes Main Street, intersectingCR 682 (Sugarman Avenue) and CR 634 (Nabb Avenue). It intersects three more county routes, CR 714 (Morias Avenue), CR 625 (Hogbin Road), and CR 712 (Reick Road), before heading into the city. It intersects CR 608 (Carmel Road) and CR 698 (Beech Street), CR 667 (Sharp Street), and CR 610 (Brandriff Avenue) before meetingCR 555 (Cedar Street), which it forms aconcurrency with. The route crosses theMaurice River and enters downtown Millville, where it intersectsRoute 47 (Second Street). Past Route 47, CR 555 splits from Route 49 by turning north onto Third Street. Route 49 heads east through the eastern part of Millville, crossing a Winchester and Western Railroad line and intersecting CR 678 (Wade Boulevard) before reaching an interchange withRoute 55. Past Route 55, Route 49 heads southeast into woodland and crosses intoMaurice River Township.^[1][2] In Maurice River Township, Route 49 intersects CR 671 (Union Road), CR 646 (Port Elizabeth-Cumberland Road), and CR 644 (Hesstown Road). Route 49 eventually forms the border of Maurice River Township to the north andUpper Township,Cape May County to the south.^[1]

Route 49 crosses theTuckahoe River intoEstell Manor,Atlantic County. It runs a short distance to the north of the Tuckahoe River and intersects CR 649 (Aetna Avenue) andCR 666 (Cape May Avenue) atHead of the River Church. The route crosses the Tuckahoe River into Upper Township, Cape May County, and intersects the eastern terminus ofCR 548 (Tuckahoe Road), heading to the east. It intersects CR 632 (Marshallville Road) and then comes to CR 617 (Woodbine Road), which heads south to provide access toCR 557. Route 49 continues east intoTuckahoe, where it comes to a bridge over the Beesleys Point Secondary railroad line operated by theCape May Seashore Lines railroad and intersects CR 659 (Railroad Avenue) before it ends atRoute 50/CR 557.^[1]

The road from Millville to the east end of Bridgeton was maintained by theBridgeton and Millville Turnpike, chartered in 1854. From the west end of Bridgeton to the Salem-Cumberland line, then called Marlborough, was built by theShiloh Turnpike Company, chartered in 1866. From there to Quinton's Bridge, the road was maintained by theMarlborough and Quinton's Bridge Turnpike Company, chartered in 1864. The company was in business by at least 1920.

Route 49 was legislated in the1927 New Jersey state highway renumbering to run from Route 45 in Salem toRoute 4 (nowUS 9) inClermont.^[3][4] The route replaced a branch ofpre-1927 Route 6 between Salem andBridgeton and a part ofpre-1927 Route 15 between Bridgeton andSouth Dennis.^[5] A spur route of Route 49,Route S49, was created in 1927 to run from Route 49 in South Dennis to Route 4 inRio Grande along the remainder of pre-1927 Route 15. Route S49 was extended toWildwood in 1938.^[3][6]

In the1953 New Jersey state highway renumbering, Route 49 was extended west along what was a part ofRoute 44 to Deepwater to end at US 40 and US 130 near the Delaware Memorial Bridge. The eastern part of the route was realigned to head fromMillville east to Route 50 in Tuckahoe, replacing what had been the southern part of Route 47. Meanwhile, Route 47 was realigned to head south from Millville, replacing Route 49 from Millville to South Dennis and the length of Route S49. The portion of Route 49 from South Dennis to Clermont becameRoute 83.^[7]

Afreeway was proposed for Route 49 in the early 1960s, running from I-295 and US 40 at the Delaware Memorial Bridge to Route 55 in Millville.^[8] However, this freeway was canceled by 1967 as it closely paralleled the plannedRoute 60 freeway, which itself was never built.^[9]

In the 2000s, construction has occurred to replace many bridges along Route 49. Thedrawbridge over the Salem River was replaced by a fixed span in the mid-2000s.^[10] On October 1, 2008, the bridge over the railroad line in Tuckahoe was closed for reconstruction and reopened in June 2009.^[11][12] The bridge over the Cohansey River in Bridgeton was also reconstructed. Construction on this bridge started in October 2008 and was completed in July 2009.^[13][14]

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Salem	Pennsville Township	0.00	0.00	US 130 north (Shell Road) –Penns Grove	Continuation north
				I-295 /N.J. Turnpike /US 40 –Trenton,Atlantic City,Delaware Memorial Bridge	Exit 1A on I-295 / Turnpike; no eastbound access to I-295 north/NJTP north
		5.37	8.64	CR 551 north (Hook Road) toI-295 /N.J. Turnpike /US 40 –Delaware Memorial Bridge	Southern terminus of CR 551
	Salem	9.05	14.56	Route 45 north (Market Street) –Woodstown,Camden	Southern terminus of Route 45
	Quinton Township	12.44	20.02	CR 581 north (Quinton Alloway Road) –Alloway	Southern terminus of CR 581
Cumberland	Bridgeton	25.58	41.17	Route 77 north (Pearl Street) –Mullica Hill	Southern terminus of Route 77
	Fairfield Township	28.31	45.56	CR 553 (Gouldtown-Woodruff Road) – Woodruff,Fairton
	Millville	36.13	58.15	CR 555 south (Cedar Street)	Western end of CR 555 concurrency
		36.40	58.58	Route 47 (Second Street) –Vineland,Port Elizabeth
		36.48	58.71	CR 555 north (Third Street) –Vineland	Eastern end of CR 555 concurrency
		37.84	60.90	Route 55 –Vineland,Wildwood,Cape May	Exit 24 on Route 55
Atlantic	No major junctions
Cape May	Upper Township	50.31	80.97	CR 548 west (Tuckahoe Road) –Port Elizabeth	Eastern terminus of CR 548
		53.80	86.58	Route 50 /CR 557 –Mays Landing,Sea Isle City,Ocean City,Cape May	Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

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