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===Cumberland and Salem counties=== [[File:2018-08-07 18 43 04 View north along New Jersey State Route 55 (Cape May Expressway) just north of Exit 24 in Millville, Cumberland County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|left|Route 55 northbound past the Route 49 interchange in Millville]] Route 55 begins at a signalized intersection with Route 47 in the [[Port Elizabeth, New Jersey|Port Elizabeth]] section of [[Maurice River Township, New Jersey|Maurice River Township]], [[Cumberland County, New Jersey|Cumberland County]], heading to the north as a [[two-lane expressway|two-lane freeway]] through wooded areas.<ref name="sld"/><ref name=gm>{{google maps |url=https://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Rte-47+%26+NJ-55,+Millville,+Cumberland,+New+Jersey+08332&daddr=39.85,+-75.095&geocode=FfkbWAIdpaiH-w%3BFRAQYAIdKCSG-w&hl=en&mra=ls&sll=39.842418,-75.108376&sspn=0.060234,0.110378&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=9|title=overview of New Jersey Route 55 |access-date=September 9, 2009}}</ref> At the southern terminus, the road continues south as part of Route 47. A short distance after beginning, the road becomes a [[controlled-access highway|four-lane freeway]] and comes to a southbound exit and northbound entrance with Schooner Landing Road.<ref name="sld"/> Past this interchange, Route 55 enters [[Millville, New Jersey|Millville]] and crosses over the [[Manantico Creek]] as it heads into built-up areas. The freeway continues north to an interchange with [[New Jersey Route 49|Route 49]].<ref name="sld"/><ref name=gm/> Past the Route 49 interchange, Route 55 continues through Millville, passing over [[County Route 552 Spur (New Jersey)|County Route 552 Spur]] (CR 552 Spur). The route passes to the east of [[WheatonArts]], which is also home to the Creative Glass Center of America, before turning northwest and crossing into [[Vineland, New Jersey|Vineland]], where it interchanges with [[County Route 555 (New Jersey)|CR 555]].<ref name="sld"/><ref name=gm/> The freeway turns to the west past the CR 555 interchange and crosses over [[Conrail Shared Assets Operations]]' [[Vineland Secondary]] railroad line before entering Millville again.<ref name="sld"/> At this point, the route comes to a modified [[cloverleaf interchange]] with Route 47 adjacent to the [[Cumberland Mall (New Jersey)|Cumberland Mall]].<ref name="sld"/><ref name=gm/><ref name=cumberlandmall>{{cite web|url=http://www.cumberlandmallnj.com/about_us/directions|title=Directions|publisher=[[Cumberland Mall (New Jersey)|Cumberland Mall]]| access-date=December 19, 2009}}</ref> From Route 47, the freeway enters forested areas again and makes a turn to the north, crossing back into Vineland. In Vineland, it interchanges with [[County Route 552 (New Jersey)|CR 552]] near [[Inspira Health Network|Inspira Medical Center Vineland]].<ref name="sld"/><ref name=gm/> This exit also serves the [[Rowan College of South Jersey]] Cumberland Campus to the east.<ref name=ccc>{{cite web |url=http://www.cccnj.edu/pdf/CCC%20Web%20site%20maps.pdf |title=Directions & Campus |publisher=[[Cumberland County College]] |format=PDF |access-date=December 19, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527093603/http://www.cccnj.edu/pdf/CCC%20Web%20site%20maps.pdf |archive-date=May 27, 2010 }}</ref> Route 55 continues between rural areas near the [[Maurice River]] to the west and development to the east, coming to a cloverleaf interchange with [[New Jersey Route 56|Route 56]].<ref name=gm/> Past this interchange, the route passes over a [[Winchester and Western Railroad]] line before crossing over [[County Route 540 (New Jersey)|CR 540]]. Farther north, a modified cloverleaf interchange serves CR 674 (Garden Road), which provides access to the northern part of Vineland. Past the Garden Road interchange, Route 55 continues through farmland and woodland, passing to the east of Rudys Airport.<ref name=gm/> The freeway crosses Scotland Run and briefly runs through [[Pittsgrove Township, New Jersey|Pittsgrove Township]] in [[Salem County, New Jersey|Salem County]].<ref name="sld"/><ref name=gm/>
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