New Jersey State Highway 55 is a state highway in New Jersey, United States, built to freeway standards. It runs from an intersection with Route 47 (Delsea Drive) in Port Elizabeth, New Jersey to an intersection with Route 42 in Deptford, New Jersey. For a time Route 55 was merely a bypass of Millville and Vineland. Image File history File links Circle_sign_55. ... State nickname: The Garden State Official languages None defined Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Governor Richard Codey (D) Acting, Outgoing Jon Corzine (D) (Governor-Elect) Senators Jon Corzine (D) (Outgoing) Bob Menendez (D) (named as Corzines replacement) Frank Lautenberg (D) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 47th 22,608 km² 14. ... High-capacity freeway interchange in Los Angeles, California. ... New Jersey State Highway 47 is a state highway in New Jersey, United States. ... Maurice River Township highlighted in Cumberland County. ... New Jersey State Highway 42 is a state highway in New Jersey, United States. ... Deptford Township highlighted in Gloucester County. ...

The freeway was built in sections from 1969 to the 1990's. Some highway advocates want Route 55 extended south to meet the Garden State Parkway near Exit 13 in the vicinity of Sea Isle City. Construction of this section of the highway has been stalled because of the protected wetlands along the route. The Garden State Parkway is a 172 mile (277 km) limited-access toll parkway that stretches the length of New Jersey from the New York Thruway at Montvale, NJ to Cape May at the southern tip of the state. ...

The freeway has been instrumental in bringing economic development to southern New Jersey, Vineland in particular. Despite the fact that the southern extension has been help up for decades, it may be revisited due to the disturbing images of Hurricane Katrina and Rita in the Gulf states. The Cape May Peninsula and surrounding area does not have a proper evacuation route and Route 55 may get built to accomodate that.