Editing New Jersey Route 44 (section)

== Route description ==
[[File:2018-08-26 11 29 17 View south along New Jersey State Route 44 (East Broad Street) just south of Gloucester County Route 653 (Swedesboro-Billingsport Road) in Greenwich Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|left|View south along Route 44 at CR 653 in Greenwich Township]]
Route 44 begins at an intersection with Main Street and Barker Avenue in the community of [[Bridgeport, New Jersey|Bridgeport]] in [[Logan Township, New Jersey|Logan Township]], heading to the east on Crown Point Road, a two-lane undivided road.<ref name="sld"/> Shortly after beginning, the route heads through wooded areas a short distance to the north of [[Conrail Shared Assets Operations]]' [[Penns Grove Secondary]] and intersects County Route 671 (CR 671). The road turns northeast and comes to an interchange with [[U.S. Route 130|US 130]] and continues closely parallel to the railroad line as it passes through more rural areas with some homes, coming to a junction with CR 684 and Flood Gate Road, the latter of which heads northwest to provide access to [[Bridgeport Speedway]].  Route 44 enters [[Greenwich Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey|Greenwich Township]] upon crossing the marshy Repaupo Creek and becomes a local road called West Broad Street. The route passes over the railroad tracks and continues east into residential and commercial areas of [[Gibbstown, New Jersey|Gibbstown]], intersecting CR 607/CR 673 and CR 680 within the town.<ref name="sld"/><ref name=gm>{{google maps |url=https://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=main+street+and+stump+road+bridgeport,+nj&daddr=Crown+Point+Rd%2FMain+St%2FNJ-44+N+to:E+Broad+St+to:Crown+Point+Rd+to:crown+point+road+and+delaware+street+west+deptford,+nj&geocode=%3BFUZOXwIdPIyC-w%3BFV6zXwIdAJqD-w%3BFcgRYAIdhuyE-w%3B&hl=en&mra=ls&via=1,2,3&sll=39.849601,-75.179229&sspn=0.015057,0.027595&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=12|title=overview of New Jersey Route 44|access-date=2009-10-19}}</ref>

[[File:2020-09-02 09 00 20 View south along New Jersey State Route 44 (Crown Point Road) just south of Gloucester County Route 640 (Delaware Street) in West Deptford Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|right|View south along Route 44 at CR 640 in West Deptford Township]]
At the intersection with CR 653, Route 44 enters [[Paulsboro, New Jersey|Paulsboro]] and passes more developed areas, soon meeting CR 678. The route intersects CR 667 in the center of Paulsboro before crossing the Mantua Creek on a [[lift bridge]] and entering wetlands within [[West Deptford Township, New Jersey|West Deptford Township]]. Here, the road heads into a mix of rural lands and development, crossing CR 656 and the Little Mantua Creek. Route 44 intersects the Mid-Atlantic Parkway, which provides access to [[Interstate 295 (Delaware–Pennsylvania)|I-295]] and US 130 a short distance to the south, before continuing into inhabited areas.<ref name="sld"/><ref name=gm/> Here, the road crosses the Conrail line and CR 643. The route becomes a four-lane road and has access ramps to and from southbound I-295/US 130 prior to coming to a crossroads with CR 640 in [[Thorofare, New Jersey|Thorofare]].<ref name="sld"/> Past CR 640, the route closely parallels I-295/US 130 and crosses Woodbury Creek.  Route 44 passes a mobile home park before coming to an end at cul-de-sac that has an access ramp to southbound Route 44 from southbound I-295/US 130.<ref name="sld"/><ref name=gm/>