U.S. Route 322 in New Jersey - Route Description - Gloucester County

Gloucester County

US 322 enters New Jersey from Chester, Pennsylvania on the Commodore Barry Bridge over the Delaware River. Upon entering New Jersey, the highway runs concurrently with County Route 536 until Williamstown. The road heads southeast into swampy areas of Logan Township as a five-lane road maintained by the Delaware River Port Authority, eventually becoming a six-lane divided highway as it passes over the access road to Route 324 and comes to the westbound toll plaza for the bridge. A short distance later, US 322 has a cloverleaf interchange with U.S. Route 130 and continues south through the community of Bridgeport as it narrows into a two-lane undivided road known as Swedesboro-Bridgeport Road. It continues through rural areas of farms and woods prior to an interchange with Interstate 295, at which point the road widens into a four-lane divided highway. After I-295, US 322 makes a turn to the east and crosses into Woolwich Township, narrowing back into a two-lane undivided road with no name. Here, the route crosses County Route 551 prior to an interchange with the New Jersey Turnpike.

Past the New Jersey Turnpike, US 322 starts to curve southeast and crosses into Harrison Township, where it passes suburban neighborhoods as Bridgeport-Mullica Hill Road. It continues into Mullica Hill, where it intersects Route 45 and heads along a bypass of Mullica Hill, running southeast through wooded areas with some farm fields, and at the end of the bypass it turns left (rejoining its previous alignment) where straight ahead becomes Clems Run Road. US 322 continues east into a mix of woods, farms, and homes as Mullica Hill Road, passing through Richwood. The route interchanges with Route 55, where it is briefly a four-lane road, before entering Glassboro. In Glassboro, the route becomes Best Avenue, passing residential areas prior to bisecting the campus of Rowan University. A short distance later, US 322 crosses County Route 553 before coming to Route 47. Here, it turns south to form a concurrency with that route on three-lane Delsea Drive, passing more homes and businesses. US 322 splits from Route 47 by heading east on High Street, a two-lane road, and enters wooded areas with some development and farmland.

After exiting Glassboro for Monroe Township, US 322 continues east and crosses County Route 555 prior to reaching Williamstown, where the road passes residential and business development. Here, US 322 turns north, while County Route 536 splits from the route by continuing southeast on Main Street. A short distance after the split, US 322 intersects Route 42 (Black Horse Pike) and turns southeast onto it. At this intersection, County Route 536 Spur continues to the north. On the Black Horse Pike, a four-lane divided highway line with businesses, the route soon crosses County Route 536 before leaving the Williamstown area and becoming a four-lane undivided road. US 322 continues southeast through predominantly forested areas with occasional development, intersecting County Route 538. In 2006, an average of 10,615 vehicles used the road annually in Gloucester County.