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County Route 542 (New Jersey)

County highway in New Jersey, U.S.

Field	Value
state	NJ
type	CR
route	542
map
map_custom	yes
map_notes	CR 542 highlighted in red
length_mi	20.57
length_ref
length_round	2
tourist	[[File:MUTCD M10-1.svg	20px	alt=	link=]] Pine Barrens Byway
direction_a	West
direction_b	East
terminus_a	in Hammonton
junction	in Hammonton
in Washington Township
terminus_b	in Bass River Township
counties	Atlantic, Burlington
previous_type	CR
previous_route	541
next_type	CR
next_route	543

in Washington Township

County Route 542 (CR 542) is a county highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The highway extends 20.57 mi from Route 54 in Hammonton to U.S. Route 9 (US 9) in Bass River Township.

Route description

View west along CR 542 just west of the Wading River in Washington Township, Burlington County

CR 542 begins at an intersection with Route 54 in Hammonton, Atlantic County, heading east on two-lane undivided Central Avenue. The road passes through wooded residential areas, intersecting CR 724 and CR 680. Near Atlanticare–Kessler Memorial Hospital, the route intersects US 30, at which point CR 542 turns south for a brief concurrency on four-lane undivided White Horse Pike. Near Hammonton Lake, CR 542 splits from US 30 by heading east on two-lane undivided Hammonton-Pleasant Mills Road, soon intersecting CR 679. The road continues through a mix of homes and farms, turning northeast and entering Mullica Township, where CR 542 curves east again and passes through woods as it reaches a junction with CR 693. From this point, the route continues back into agricultural areas with some homes, meeting CR 658. CR 542 turns northeast and enters the Wharton State Forest, a part of the Pine Barrens. After passing to the north of Nescochague Lake, the road reaches the CR 623 junction.

Upon crossing the Mullica River, CR 542 crosses into Washington Township in Burlington County and becomes Hammonton Road. The road passes to the south of Batsto Village and makes a turn southeast into dense forests, running a short distance to the north of the Mullica River. After a turn to the east, the route comes to an intersection with CR 651 before coming to a brief concurrency with CR 563. Past this point, the road continues through rural areas for several miles, with a junction at CR 652. CR 542 enters marshland as it crosses the Wading River on a drawbridge into Bass River Township. A short distance later, the road meets CR 653 and turns southeast, running a short distance east of the Wading River through areas of forests and marshland. CR 542 turns east and comes to its eastern terminus at US 9 in the community of New Gretna.

Major intersections

References

[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000542__-.pdf NJDOT County Route 542 Straight Line Diagram (PDF)] ([[New Jersey Department of Transportation. NJDOT]]) ([[Straight line diagram]])
"overview of County Route 542".

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