 mid @-@ 1970s due to financial and environmental concerns as well as lack of traffic . The interchange between Route 50 and the Atlantic City Expressway was reconstructed into a full interchange , with completion in June 2010 .   = = Route description = =   Route 50 begins at an intersection with US 9 in the Seaville section of Upper Township , Cape May County , heading to the north on a two @-@ lane undivided road . From the southern terminus , a ramp provides access to and from the southbound Garden State Parkway . The road heads north through mostly rural wooded areas with some buildings . It intersects CR 671 in Greenfield before coming to a junction with CR 616 . Later , Route 50 Cedar Swamp Creek in an area of marshland . At this crossing , the road runs closely parallel to a Conrail Shared Assets Operations railroad line before entering Petersburg , where it splits from the railroad tracks and comes to a crossroad with CR 610 . Upon leaving Petersburg , Route 50 turns to the north again and crosses over the Conrail Shared Assets Operations railroad line , intersecting CR 631 . It continues to Tuckahoe and comes to CR 669 . Past this intersection , the route meets CR 557 and CR 664 . Route 50 forms a concurrency with CR 557 and the two routes head north and encounter the eastern terminus of Route 49 before leaving Tuckahoe .   Not far after Route 49 , the road crosses the Tuckahoe River into Corbin City , Atlantic County . In Corbin City , it heads into residential areas , with CR 611 looping to the west of the route . Route 50 and CR 557 continue northwest and intersect CR 648 , where the road turns north into more forested areas . At the junction with CR 645 , the route turns to the northeast and enters Estell Manor , becoming Broad Street . CR 557 splits from Route 50 by heading northwest on Buena Tuckahoe Road and Route 50 heads through some agricultural clearings concurrent with CR 557 Truck , passing to the west of the MacNamara Wildlife Area , which is known as a breeding ground for several species of birds . The route intersects CR 637 , turning to the northeast .   After passing some homes and Stephen Lake , the road turns to the north and passes to the west of Estell Manor County Park . The route crosses the South River into Weymouth Township , passing the residential community of Belcoville to the east and meeting CR 669 . It soon enters Hamilton Township , where the name of the road becomes Mill Street and it comes to a junction with US 40 ( Harding Highway ) . CR 557 Truck heads to the west on US 40 at this point while Route 50 heads east on US 40 , and CR 616 continues north .   US 40 and NJ 50 follow the Harding Highway , a two @-@ lane undivided road , turning to the northeast and crossing the Great Egg Harbor River . Upon passing over the river , enters Mays Landing and turns north , encountering CR 617 before passing over an abandoned railroad line and heading into the downtown area of Mays Landing . Here , the road crosses CR 559 , and US 40 splits from NJ 50 by turning east along that road . Meanwhile , Route 50 continues north on Cape May Avenue , passing through developed areas . It leaves Mays Landing and heads into back into forests . The route turns to the northeast , passing near the Clover Leaf Lakes residential development , before coming to an interchange with US 322 ( Black Horse Pike ) .   Past this interchange , Route 50 widens to a four @-@ lane divided highway and reaches a full interchange with the Atlantic City Expressway . The route becomes a two @-@ lane undivided road again and continues through inhabited areas , crossing into Galloway Township , where there is an intersection with CR 686 . A short distance later , the road crosses New Jersey Transit ’ s Atlantic City Line near the Egg Harbor City Station and enters Egg Harbor City , turning into Philadelphia Avenue . A block after the railroad crossing , Route 50 ends at an intersection with US 30 and CR 563 ( White Horse Pike ) , with CR 563 continuing north on Philadelphia Avenue at this point .   Route 50 is an important route linking the Atlantic City Expressway with the Jersey Shore resorts in Cape May County , serving as an alternate to more congested routes . It also serves as evacuation route from Cape May County to inland areas in the event of a hurricane .   = = History = =   The portion of current Route 50 between Seaville and Petersburg received funding to become a spur of the Ocean Highway in 1910 . The modern @-@ day alignment of Route 50 was legislated as part of pre @-@ 1927 Route 14 in 1917 , a route that was to run from Cape May to Egg Harbor City . In the 1927 New Jersey state highway renumbering , the portion of pre @-@ 1927 Route 14 between Seaville and Egg Harbor City
Ġmid Ġ@ - @ Ġ1970 s Ġdue Ġto Ġfinancial Ġand Ġenvironmental Ġconcerns Ġas Ġwell Ġas Ġlack Ġof Ġtraffic Ġ. ĠThe Ġinterchange Ġbetween ĠRoute Ġ50 Ġand Ġthe ĠAtlantic ĠCity ĠExpress way Ġwas Ġreconstructed Ġinto Ġa Ġfull Ġinterchange Ġ, Ġwith Ġcompletion Ġin ĠJune Ġ2010 Ġ. Ġ Ġ Ġ= Ġ= ĠRoute Ġdescription Ġ= Ġ= Ġ Ġ ĠRoute Ġ50 Ġbegins Ġat Ġan Ġintersection Ġwith ĠUS Ġ9 Ġin Ġthe ĠSe av ille Ġsection Ġof ĠUpper ĠTownship Ġ, ĠCape ĠMay ĠCounty Ġ, Ġheading Ġto Ġthe Ġnorth Ġon Ġa Ġtwo Ġ@ - @ Ġlane Ġund iv ided Ġroad Ġ. ĠFrom Ġthe Ġsouthern Ġtermin us Ġ, Ġa Ġramp Ġprovides Ġaccess Ġto Ġand Ġfrom Ġthe Ġsouth bound ĠGarden ĠState ĠParkway Ġ. ĠThe Ġroad Ġheads Ġnorth Ġthrough Ġmostly Ġrural Ġwood ed Ġareas Ġwith Ġsome Ġbuildings Ġ. ĠIt Ġintersect s ĠCR Ġ6 71 Ġin ĠGreen field Ġbefore Ġcoming Ġto Ġa Ġjunction Ġwith ĠCR Ġ6 16 Ġ. ĠLater Ġ, ĠRoute Ġ50 ĠCedar ĠSwamp ĠCreek Ġin Ġan Ġarea Ġof Ġmarsh land Ġ. ĠAt Ġthis Ġcrossing Ġ, Ġthe Ġroad Ġruns Ġclosely Ġparallel Ġto Ġa ĠCon rail ĠShared ĠAssets ĠOperations Ġrailroad Ġline Ġbefore Ġentering ĠPetersburg Ġ, Ġwhere Ġit Ġsplits Ġfrom Ġthe Ġrailroad Ġtracks Ġand Ġcomes Ġto Ġa Ġcross road Ġwith ĠCR Ġ610 Ġ. ĠUpon Ġleaving ĠPetersburg Ġ, ĠRoute Ġ50 Ġturns Ġto Ġthe Ġnorth Ġagain Ġand Ġcrosses Ġover Ġthe ĠCon rail ĠShared ĠAssets ĠOperations Ġrailroad Ġline Ġ, Ġintersect ing ĠCR Ġ6 31 Ġ. ĠIt Ġcontinues Ġto ĠT uck ah oe Ġand Ġcomes Ġto ĠCR Ġ6 69 Ġ. ĠPast Ġthis Ġintersection Ġ, Ġthe Ġroute Ġmeets ĠCR Ġ5 57 Ġand ĠCR Ġ6 64 Ġ. ĠRoute Ġ50 Ġforms Ġa Ġconc urrency Ġwith ĠCR Ġ5 57 Ġand Ġthe Ġtwo Ġroutes Ġhead Ġnorth Ġand Ġencounter Ġthe Ġeastern Ġtermin us Ġof ĠRoute Ġ49 Ġbefore Ġleaving ĠT uck ah oe Ġ. Ġ Ġ ĠNot Ġfar Ġafter ĠRoute Ġ49 Ġ, Ġthe Ġroad Ġcrosses Ġthe ĠT uck ah oe ĠRiver Ġinto ĠCor bin ĠCity Ġ, ĠAtlantic ĠCounty Ġ. ĠIn ĠCor bin ĠCity Ġ, Ġit Ġheads Ġinto Ġresidential Ġareas Ġ, Ġwith ĠCR Ġ6 11 Ġloop ing Ġto Ġthe Ġwest Ġof Ġthe Ġroute Ġ. ĠRoute Ġ50 Ġand ĠCR Ġ5 57 Ġcontinue Ġnorthwest Ġand Ġintersect ĠCR Ġ6 48 Ġ, Ġwhere Ġthe Ġroad Ġturns Ġnorth Ġinto Ġmore Ġforest ed Ġareas Ġ. ĠAt Ġthe Ġjunction Ġwith ĠCR Ġ6 45 Ġ, Ġthe Ġroute Ġturns Ġto Ġthe Ġnortheast Ġand Ġenters ĠEst ell ĠManor Ġ, Ġbecoming ĠBroad ĠStreet Ġ. ĠCR Ġ5 57 Ġsplits Ġfrom ĠRoute Ġ50 Ġby Ġheading Ġnorthwest Ġon ĠBu ena ĠT uck ah oe ĠRoad Ġand ĠRoute Ġ50 Ġheads Ġthrough Ġsome Ġagricultural Ġclear ings Ġconcurrent Ġwith ĠCR Ġ5 57 ĠTruck Ġ, Ġpassing Ġto Ġthe Ġwest Ġof Ġthe ĠMac N amara ĠWildlife ĠArea Ġ, Ġwhich Ġis Ġknown Ġas Ġa Ġbreeding Ġground Ġfor Ġseveral Ġspecies Ġof Ġbirds Ġ. ĠThe Ġroute Ġintersect s ĠCR Ġ6 37 Ġ, Ġturning Ġto Ġthe Ġnortheast Ġ. Ġ Ġ ĠAfter Ġpassing Ġsome Ġhomes Ġand ĠStephen ĠLake Ġ, Ġthe Ġroad Ġturns Ġto Ġthe Ġnorth Ġand Ġpasses Ġto Ġthe Ġwest Ġof ĠEst ell ĠManor ĠCounty ĠPark Ġ. ĠThe Ġroute Ġcrosses Ġthe ĠSouth ĠRiver Ġinto ĠWe ym outh ĠTownship Ġ, Ġpassing Ġthe Ġresidential Ġcommunity Ġof ĠBel c ov ille Ġto Ġthe Ġeast Ġand Ġmeeting ĠCR Ġ6 69 Ġ. ĠIt Ġsoon Ġenters ĠHamilton ĠTownship Ġ, Ġwhere Ġthe Ġname Ġof Ġthe Ġroad Ġbecomes ĠMill ĠStreet Ġand Ġit Ġcomes Ġto Ġa Ġjunction Ġwith ĠUS Ġ40 Ġ( ĠHarding ĠHighway Ġ) Ġ. ĠCR Ġ5 57 ĠTruck Ġheads Ġto Ġthe Ġwest Ġon ĠUS Ġ40 Ġat Ġthis Ġpoint Ġwhile ĠRoute Ġ50 Ġheads Ġeast Ġon ĠUS Ġ40 Ġ, Ġand ĠCR Ġ6 16 Ġcontinues Ġnorth Ġ. Ġ Ġ ĠUS Ġ40 Ġand ĠNJ Ġ50 Ġfollow Ġthe ĠHarding ĠHighway Ġ, Ġa Ġtwo Ġ@ - @ Ġlane Ġund iv ided Ġroad Ġ, Ġturning Ġto Ġthe Ġnortheast Ġand Ġcrossing Ġthe ĠGreat ĠEgg ĠHarbor ĠRiver Ġ. ĠUpon Ġpassing Ġover Ġthe Ġriver Ġ, Ġenters ĠM ays ĠLanding Ġand Ġturns Ġnorth Ġ, Ġencountering ĠCR Ġ6 17 Ġbefore Ġpassing Ġover Ġan Ġabandoned Ġrailroad Ġline Ġand Ġheading Ġinto Ġthe Ġdowntown Ġarea Ġof ĠM ays ĠLanding Ġ. ĠHere Ġ, Ġthe Ġroad Ġcrosses ĠCR Ġ5 59 Ġ, Ġand ĠUS Ġ40 Ġsplits Ġfrom ĠNJ Ġ50 Ġby Ġturning Ġeast Ġalong Ġthat Ġroad Ġ. ĠMeanwhile Ġ, ĠRoute Ġ50 Ġcontinues Ġnorth Ġon ĠCape ĠMay ĠAvenue Ġ, Ġpassing Ġthrough Ġdeveloped Ġareas Ġ. ĠIt Ġleaves ĠM ays ĠLanding Ġand Ġheads Ġinto Ġback Ġinto Ġforests Ġ. ĠThe Ġroute Ġturns Ġto Ġthe Ġnortheast Ġ, Ġpassing Ġnear Ġthe ĠClover ĠLeaf ĠLakes Ġresidential Ġdevelopment Ġ, Ġbefore Ġcoming Ġto Ġan Ġinterchange Ġwith ĠUS Ġ322 Ġ( ĠBlack ĠHorse ĠPike Ġ) Ġ. Ġ Ġ ĠPast Ġthis Ġinterchange Ġ, ĠRoute Ġ50 Ġwid ens Ġto Ġa Ġfour Ġ@ - @ Ġlane Ġdivided Ġhighway Ġand Ġreaches Ġa Ġfull Ġinterchange Ġwith Ġthe ĠAtlantic ĠCity ĠExpress way Ġ. ĠThe Ġroute Ġbecomes Ġa Ġtwo Ġ@ - @ Ġlane Ġund iv ided Ġroad Ġagain Ġand Ġcontinues Ġthrough Ġinhabited Ġareas Ġ, Ġcrossing Ġinto ĠGall oway ĠTownship Ġ, Ġwhere Ġthere Ġis Ġan Ġintersection Ġwith ĠCR Ġ6 86 Ġ. ĠA Ġshort Ġdistance Ġlater Ġ, Ġthe Ġroad Ġcrosses ĠNew ĠJersey ĠTransit ĠâĢ Ļ Ġs ĠAtlantic ĠCity ĠLine Ġnear Ġthe ĠEgg ĠHarbor ĠCity ĠStation Ġand Ġenters ĠEgg ĠHarbor ĠCity Ġ, Ġturning Ġinto ĠPhiladelphia ĠAvenue Ġ. ĠA Ġblock Ġafter Ġthe Ġrailroad Ġcrossing Ġ, ĠRoute Ġ50 Ġends Ġat Ġan Ġintersection Ġwith ĠUS Ġ30 Ġand ĠCR Ġ5 63 Ġ( ĠWhite ĠHorse ĠPike Ġ) Ġ, Ġwith ĠCR Ġ5 63 Ġcontinuing Ġnorth Ġon ĠPhiladelphia ĠAvenue Ġat Ġthis Ġpoint Ġ. Ġ Ġ ĠRoute Ġ50 Ġis Ġan Ġimportant Ġroute Ġlinking Ġthe ĠAtlantic ĠCity ĠExpress way Ġwith Ġthe ĠJersey ĠShore Ġresorts Ġin ĠCape ĠMay ĠCounty Ġ, Ġserving Ġas Ġan Ġalternate Ġto Ġmore Ġcongest ed Ġroutes Ġ. ĠIt Ġalso Ġserves Ġas Ġevacuation Ġroute Ġfrom ĠCape ĠMay ĠCounty Ġto Ġinland Ġareas Ġin Ġthe Ġevent Ġof Ġa Ġhurricane Ġ. Ġ Ġ Ġ= Ġ= ĠHistory Ġ= Ġ= Ġ Ġ ĠThe Ġportion Ġof Ġcurrent ĠRoute Ġ50 Ġbetween ĠSe av ille Ġand ĠPetersburg Ġreceived Ġfunding Ġto Ġbecome Ġa Ġspur Ġof Ġthe ĠOcean ĠHighway Ġin Ġ1910 Ġ. ĠThe Ġmodern Ġ@ - @ Ġday Ġalignment Ġof ĠRoute Ġ50 Ġwas Ġlegisl ated Ġas Ġpart Ġof Ġpre Ġ@ - @ Ġ1927 ĠRoute Ġ14 Ġin Ġ1917 Ġ, Ġa Ġroute Ġthat Ġwas Ġto Ġrun Ġfrom ĠCape ĠMay Ġto ĠEgg ĠHarbor ĠCity Ġ. ĠIn Ġthe Ġ1927 ĠNew ĠJersey Ġstate Ġhighway Ġren umber ing Ġ, Ġthe Ġportion Ġof Ġpre Ġ@ - @ Ġ1927 ĠRoute Ġ14 Ġbetween ĠSe av ille Ġand ĠEgg ĠHarbor ĠCity