County Route 557 (CR 557) is a

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in the

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. The highway extends from Delsea Drive ( Route 47) in Dennis Township to Main Street ( CR 555) in Franklin Township. It is also referred to as Tuckahoe Road.

Route description

CR 557 begins at an intersection with Route 47 in Dennis Township,

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, 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

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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 intersects CR 617 and turns east onto Mill Road, heading into residential areas in the community of Tuckahoe. The road crosses the

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railroad line south of the

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' Beesleys Point Secondary, and CR 659 within a short distance of each other before reaching a junction with

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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. CR 557 at Tuckahoe station

Not far after Route 49, the road crosses the Tuckahoe River into Corbin City,

Atlantic County Atlantic County is a county located along the southern coast of the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the county had a population of 274,534.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 Beesleys 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

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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 the

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's Southern Running Track 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.

History

The road from Tuckahoe to Woodbine was part of the Cape May Way, an auto trail running from Camden to Cape May.Rand McNally and Co. "Eastern Ohio, Western Pennsylvania, South East Michigan, Southern Ontario, Western New York: District No. 4". ''Rand McNally Official Auto Trails Map'', 3rd ed., 1924, pp. 168-169. ''David Rumsey Historical Map Collection'', David Rumsey (curator), Cartography Associates, Accessed Nov 4, 2019, www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~201570~3000600:Auto-Trails-Map--Pennsylvania,-New-.

Major intersections

CR 557 Truck

County Route 557 Truck is a truck bypass of a portion of County Route 557 between Estell Manor and Buena Vista Township in

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and

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. This routing bypasses a now-rebuilt bridge over the Beesleys Point Secondary on CR 557 in Estell Manor that had a weight restriction. Major intersections

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