County Route 705 (Camden County, New Jersey)
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County Route 705, abbreviated CR 705, is a county highway
County highway
A county highway is a road in the United States and in the Canadian province of Ontario that is designated and/or maintained by the county highway department...

 in Camden County, New Jersey
Camden County, New Jersey
-Demographics:As of the 2010 Census the population of Camden County was 60.28% Non-Hispanic white, 18.45% Non-Hispanic black, 1.12% Hispanic blacks, 0.17% Non-Hispanic Native American, 0.15% Hispanic Native Americans, 5.07% Non-Hispanic Asian, and 0.14% non-Hispanics reporting some other race...

, known as Sicklerville Road. It runs for 7.67 miles (12.34 kilometers) in the townships of Winslow
Winslow Township, New Jersey
As of the census of 2010, there were 39,599 people, 13,567 households, and 9,662 families residing in the township. The population density was 599.9 people per square mile . There were 12,413 housing units at an average density of 215.1 per square mile...

 and Gloucester
Gloucester Township, New Jersey
Gloucester Township is a Township in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township had a total population of 64,634...

. There are major intersections with Camden CR 704 (which it becomes concurrent with) and Camden CR 689 (Berlin-Cross Keys Road). Route 705 begins at County Route 536
County Route 536 (New Jersey)
County Route 536, abbreviated CR 536, is a county highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The highway extends from the Commodore Barry Bridge crossing the Delaware River at Chester at the Pennsylvania state line and Logan Township, to U.S...

 in Winslow and ends at the Gloucester County line in Gloucester Township.

Route description

Route 705 begins at an intersection with County Route 536
County Route 536 (New Jersey)
County Route 536, abbreviated CR 536, is a county highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The highway extends from the Commodore Barry Bridge crossing the Delaware River at Chester at the Pennsylvania state line and Logan Township, to U.S...

 in Winslow. Not far after the intersection, County Route 706 (Erial Road) begins and heads south. After the Erial Road intersection, Route 705 heads to the southeast, intersecting with local roads until the traffic light for County Route 536 Spur. Route 705 heads eastward, intersecting with other local roads before intersecting and becoming concurrent with County Route 704.

The concurrency ends a short time later, and Route 705 continues eastward towards Gloucester
Gloucester Township, New Jersey
Gloucester Township is a Township in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township had a total population of 64,634...

. The highway intersects with Berlin-Cross Keys Road (CR 689) on the town border. Route 705 continues eastward, intersecting with local roads before crossing over a few culverts. County Route 687 (Jarvis Road) and Route 688 (Hickstown Road) are the final intersections with County Routes by Route 705. However, Route 705 interchanges with New Jersey Route 42 before crossing the county line into Gloucester County.

History

In 2007, Route 705 was milled and resurfaced by Camden County from Jarvis Road (CR 687) and Hickstown Road (CR 688). Route 705 is planned for widening by Camden County from County Route 536 Spur to Berlin-Cross Keys Road (CR 689) under their Destination 2030 plan.

Major intersections

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