County Route 553 (New Jersey)

County Route 553
CR 553 highlighted in red
Route information
Length:	51.22 mi (82.43 km)
Major junctions
South end:	Hands Landing Road/Ogden Avenue in Commercial Township
	Route 49 in Fairfield Township Route 56 in Upper Deerfield Township US 40 in Upper Pittsgrove Township Route 55 in Elk Township US 322 in Glassboro Route 47 in Glassboro Route 55 in Mantua Township
North end:	CR 551 in Deptford
Location
Counties:	Cumberland, Salem, Gloucester
Highway system
County routes in New Jersey 500-series ← CR 552 CR 554 →

County Route 553 Alternate
Location:	Glassboro - Mantua Township
Length:	6.19 mi (9.96 km)

County routes in New Jersey

County Route 553, abbreviated CR 553, is a county highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The highway extends 51.22 miles (82.43 km) from Hands Landing Road/Ogden Avenue in Commercial Township to Broadway (CR 551) in Deptford Township.

CR 553 begins at an intersection with Hands Landing Road and Ogden Avenue in the residential community of Port Norris in Commercial Township, Cumberland County, heading west on two-lane undivided Main Street and intersecting CR 649. The route leaves Port Norris and heads northwest as Port Norris Road, heading into a mix of farms and woods as it reaches a junction with CR 725. CR 553 enters Downe Township and becomes Main Street as it passes through more rural areas and intersects CR 614. The road crosses the Dividing Creek into the community of the same name, where it passes homes and reaches junctions with CR 676, CR 664, and CR 555. After leaving Dividing Creek, the route passes through forested areas with a few lakes, intersecting CR 700 and CR 702 before CR 664 returns to the road. The name of the road becomes Bridgeton-Port Norris Road and it heads west across the marshy Beaver Dam before heading into rural areas of homes, turning north at the CR 732 junction. CR 553 crosses CR 656 before heading northwest into Lawrence Township at the crossing of Pages Run, where the name becomes Main Street and it intersects CR 629. The route passes through woodland with some farms and homes prior to coming into the residential and commercial community of Cedarville. In this area, CR 553 crosses CR 610 and turns north as it passes Cedar Lake, running near homes before turning northwest out of Cedarville. The road heads into agricultural areas and intersects CR 662 before entering Fairfield Township. The route turns north onto Cedarville Road at the CR 648 junction and enters wooded areas of homes as it heads into Fairton and intersects CR 657 and CR 601. CR 553 turns northeast at the latter and passes residences and businesses prior to turning northwest at the CR 692/CR 698 junction. The road passes Clarks Pond and curves north as it comes to the CR 609 intersection.