County Route 547 (New Jersey)

County Route 547
CR 547 highlighted in red
Route information
Length	30.35 mi (48.84 km)
Major junctions
South end	Route 70 in Lakehurst
	US 9 in Lakewood Township I-195 in Howell Township Route 33 / Route 34 in Farmingdale Route 18 in Eatontown Route 36 in Eatontown Route 35 in Eatontown Route 71 in Eatontown Route 36 in West Long Branch
North end	Broadway / Myrtle Avenue in Long Branch
Location
Counties	Ocean, Monmouth
Highway system
County routes in New Jersey 500-series ← CR 546 CR 548 →

County routes in New Jersey

County Route 547, abbreviated CR 547, is a county highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The highway extends 30.35 miles (48.84 km) from Route 70 in Lakehurst to the intersection of Broadway and Myrtle Avenue in Long Branch. Near its southern terminus, it passes the East Gate of Joint Base McGuire–Dix–Lakehurst, known as Lakehurst Naval Air Station in the past, and the site of the crash of the Hindenburg in 1937.

CR 547 begins at an intersection with Route 70 in Lakehurst, Ocean County, heading northeast on two-lane undivided Lakehurst-Lakewood Road. Immediately after beginning, the route crosses the Manasquan Brook into Manchester Township and turns north, running through forested areas of the Pine Barrens to the east of Naval Air Engineering Station Lakehurst. CR 547 is briefly a four-lane divided highway as it passes an entrance to the naval station before narrowing back to a two-lane undivided road and entering more dense forests as it comes to the CR 571 junction. From this point, the route becomes Lakehurst-Whitesville Road before continuing into Jackson Township as South Hope Chapel Road, running northeast through more woods with occasional development, crossing an abandoned railroad right-of-way before turning north and intersecting CR 527 near homes and businesses. Past this intersection, CR 547 continues north through wooded areas of residences before coming to an intersection with CR 528 near businesses.