County Route 543, abbreviated
CR 543, is a
county highway in the
U.S. state of
New Jersey. The highway extends from Federal Street (
CR 537) in
Camden to Wrightstown-Georgetown Road (
CR 545) in
Mansfield Township.
Route description
Camden County
CR 543 begins at an intersection with
CR 537 in
Camden,
Camden County, heading northeast on two-lane undivided River Road through urban industrial areas. The road crosses a set of railroad tracks used by
New Jersey Transit's
River Line and
Conrail Shared Assets Operations. The route crosses CR 601 and heads into urban residential areas with a few businesses, where it encounters CR 609. Upon crossing CR 611, CR 543 enters
Pennsauken Township and turns east through industry, passing over the River Line near the
36th Street Station. From here, the road turns northeast again and passes through suburban areas of homes, intersecting CR 612 Spur and CR 612. After the CR 616 junction, the route heads into industrial areas and intersects CR 760 before passing under New Jersey Transit's
Atlantic City Line. CR 543 crosses CR 614 and passes homes as it crosses under the
Betsy Ross Bridge, which carries
Route 90, and comes to the CR 615 junction. After crossing a railroad line, the route runs past more industrial establishments, passing the entrance to the
Pennsauken – Route 73 River Line station.
Burlington County
Upon crossing the
Pennsauken Creek, CR 545 enters
Palmyra in
Burlington......
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