County Route 581 (New Jersey)

County Route 581
Route information
Length:	17.57 mi[1] (28.28 km)
Major junctions
South end:	Route 49 in Quinton Twp
	CR 540 in Alloway Twp US 40 in U. Pittsgrove Twp CR 538 in S. Harrison Twp
North end:	Route 77 in Mullica Hill
Highway system
County routes in New Jersey 500-series ← CR 579 CR 583 →

County Route 581, abbreviated CR 581, is a county highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The highway extends 17.57 miles (28.28 km) from Main Street (Route 49) in Quinton Township to Bridgeton Pike (Route 77) in Harrison Township.

Route description

CR 581 begins at an intersection with Route 49 in Quinton Township, Salem County, heading east-northeast on two-lane undivided Alloway Road. The road runs through areas of farms and woods along with homes. The setting becomes more rural as the road continues east and crosses into Alloway Township. Residential development increases as the road runs through the community of Alloway and crosses CR 540. The route intersects CR 611 before becoming Commissioners Pike and making a turn northeast at Alloway Lake and intersecting CR 603. CR 581 enters rural areas with some homes again at this point and crosses CR 672 before entering Pilesgrove Township. Within Pilesgrove Township, the road has intersections with CR 614 and CR 615.^[1][2]

Crossing into Upper Pittsgrove Township, the route reaches the US 40 intersection. Continuing more to the north-northeast, CR 581 has junctions with CR 619 and CR 660. Upon crossing Oldmans Creek, the road continues into South Harrison Township in Gloucester County and intersects CR 694 and CR 538. Residential development increases past the intersection with the latter as the route enters Harrison Township. CR 581 comes to its northern terminus at an intersection with Route 77 in the community of Mullica Hill.^[1][2]

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile[1]	Destinations	Notes
Salem	Quinton Township	0.00	Route 49	Southern terminus
	Alloway Township	2.92	CR 540 (Greenwich Street)
	Upper Pittsgrove Township	10.62	US 40
Gloucester	South Harrison Township	15.70	CR 538 (Swedesboro-Franklinville Road)
	Harrison Township	17.57	Route 77 (Bridgeton Pike)	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

• U.S. Roads portal
• New Jersey portal

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} NJDOT County Route 581 Straight Line Diagram (PDF) (NJDOT) (Straight line diagram)
2. ^ ^{a b} Google, Inc. Google Maps – overview of County Route 581 (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=route+49+and+quinton+alloway+road+quinton,+nj&daddr=39.6101402,-75.2817302+to:route+77+and+county+road+581+mullica+hill,+nj&geocode=FZN0WwId9kWB-yn5Rlgr4BnHiTHt5FselHNF1Q%3BFRxnXAIdvkqD-ynD9LY-2CPHiTEbaMCP7456ig%3BFfM3XgIdISyE-ynxF3VnH9nGiTHsf7rdQGdjGg&hl=en&mra=ls&sll=39.543897,-75.410156&sspn=0.060495,0.169086&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=11&via=1. Retrieved 2010-04-16. 

External links

• County Route 581