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32-511: Route 52 was originally designated on June 1, 1937 to run from the Somers Point Circle northwest to Mays Landing . This routing never came about and in 1953, Route 52 was designated onto its current alignment. CR 585 ran concurrent with the route south of the Somers Point Circle until 1971, when it was truncated to end at the Somers Point Circle. The circle was removed in 2010 as part of the bridge reconstruction. In 2006, construction began on

64-576: A campus covering 58 acres (23 ha), provides vocational instruction to high school students and adults from across Atlantic County, and was one of eight schools in the state recognized in 2008 as a Blue Ribbon School by the United States Department of Education . Saint Vincent de Paul Regional School is a Catholic elementary school in Mays Landing, serving students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade since 1961 and operated under

96-510: A new Ocean City Visitor Center. In addition, improvements were made to MacArthur Boulevard that included the addition of a center left-turn lane and the replacement of the Somers Point Circle with a traffic light. Route 52 begins along 9th Street in the Jersey Shore city of Ocean City , Cape May County , approximately 50 feet (15 m) south of Palen Avenue. Past the southern terminus of Route 52, 9th Street heads southeast and terminates at

128-429: A total area of 1.885 square miles (4.88 km ), including 1.660 square miles (4.30 km ) of land and 0.225 square miles (0.58 km ) of water (11.91%). The community is located 20 miles (32 km) west of Atlantic City . The community known as Mizpah is located 5 miles (8 km) west of Mays Landing on U.S. Route 40 but is sometimes considered part of it, with ZIP codes of 08330 and 08342. McKee City

160-478: A two-lane divided highway and enters residential areas. Route 52 comes to an end at an intersection with US 9 (New Road). The road continues northwest as West Laurel Drive, which heads through a residential neighborhood to a partial interchange with the Garden State Parkway , with access to the northbound parkway and access from the southbound parkway. Prior to 1914, access to the island city of Ocean City

192-595: Is a part of the South Jersey region of New Jersey. The community was named for Captain George May, who sailed the Great Egg Harbor River in 1740, and purchased land in the area in 1756. The location was suitable for building ships using local timber and iron from Weymouth foundries. In February 1837, Atlantic County was created and Mays Landing was established as the county seat. The Atlantic County Courthouse

224-700: Is a public school which services students with disabilities from the ages of 3 1/2 to 21. Mays Landing is served by Oakcrest High School , part of the Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District . Schools operated by the Hamilton Township Schools are William Davies Middle School, the George L. Hess Educational complex and the Shaner School. The Atlantic County Institute of Technology , established in 1974 and located on

256-774: Is an island where the Roy Gillian Welcome Center is located, with access from the southbound lanes. After crossing the Rainbow Harbor Channel, the road runs along another island, with a fishing pier adjacent to the southbound lanes, before crossing over the Great Egg Harbor Thoroughfare (part of the Intracoastal Waterway ) and then a ship channel on another high-level bridge, where the route enters Somers Point in Atlantic County . After

288-482: Is an unincorporated area 4 miles (6 km) east of Mays Landing on US 40. The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Mays Landing has a humid subtropical climate , abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. The 2010 United States census counted 2,135 people, 859 households, and 572 families in

320-728: The Mays Landing Presbyterian Church and the Samuel Richards Hotel , which were previously listed individually on the NRHP. The Abbott House features Second Empire architecture . The Champion House has Italianate architecture and Doric columns . The owner, John E. Champion, was once the owner of the Samuel Richards Hotel, then known as the American Hotel. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , Mays Landing had

352-575: The New Jersey Highway Department renumbered many of the State Routes . This renumbering was first proposed in 1951 in order to reduce confusion to motorists. A few rules were followed in deciding what to renumber: New numbers assigned semi-arbitrarily included 15 and 20 (13-20 were not assigned in the 1927 renumbering ), the sequence from 57 to 93 , and 152 to 165 for minor routes (continuing from pre-renumbering 151 ). In

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384-661: The Ocean City Boardwalk along the Atlantic Ocean . From the beginning of state maintenance, the route continues to the northwest as a four-lane divided highway . Immediately after beginning, Route 52 becomes the Howard S. Stainton Memorial Causeway, also known as the Ninth Street Bridge, which crosses over Great Egg Harbor Bay on a high-level bridge and then the longer Rainbow Harbor Channel. In between these two channels

416-535: The CDP. The population density was 1,286.2 people per square mile (496.6 people/km ). There were 949 housing units at an average density of 571.7 units per square mile (220.7 units/km ). The racial makeup was 88.99% (1,900) White , 5.48% (117) Black or African American , 0.47% (10) Native American , 0.98% (21) Asian , 0.00% (0) Pacific Islander , 1.92% (41) from other races , and 2.15% (46) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.26% (155) of

448-536: The Great Egg Harbor Bay, flooding from storms, and a high accident rate due to narrow lanes and a lack of shoulders. The causeway also contained two drawbridges , which led to traffic jams during the summer months. On January 16, 2006, the New Jersey Department of Transportation reduced traffic on the existing bridges from four lanes to two lanes to limit the weight on the old structures. The highway

480-533: The age of 18 living with them, 49.2% were married couples living together, 14.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.8% were non-families. 27.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.12. 25.4% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 30.9% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age

512-423: The bridge construction, excavated sand was removed from the bay and deposited onto Malibu Beach Wildlife Management Area , as part of environmental mitigation. In May 2012, construction of the causeway was completed, with all four lanes opened to traffic. In addition to the new causeway, the project also called for the construction of fishing piers, boat ramps, bike paths, walking trails, and gateways at each end of

544-466: The causeway was officially named the Howard S. Stainton Memorial Causeway, after the Ocean City entrepreneur and philanthropist, who died in 1979. Between 2006 and 2012, a new $ 400 million causeway was built to replace the 1933 causeway over the Great Egg Harbor Bay. The original causeway was in need of replacement due to deteriorating conditions of the bridges, increasing automobile and marine traffic on

576-670: The causeway, including a new visitor center with a scenic overlook on the Ocean City side. Also, other improvements were made to the MacArthur Boulevard portion of Route 52 including the addition of a center left-turn lane and the replacement of the Somers Point Circle with a traffic light, which was eliminated in October 2010. As a result of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 signed into law by President Barack Obama on February 17, 2009, $ 70 million, or about 8 percent of

608-642: The causeway, north to US 9 in Somers Point. With the creation of the 500-series county routes in New Jersey in 1952, CR 585 was designated to run along Route 52 between the southern terminus and the Somers Point Circle as part of its route between Route 109 in Lower Township and US 30 and Route 157 in Absecon . Eventually, the southern terminus of CR 585 was truncated to the Somers Point Circle. In 1983,

640-677: The jurisdiction of the Diocese of Camden . Atlantic Cape Community College was the second community college to be established in New Jersey, and moved to its campus in Mays Landing in February 1968 where it now serves students from both Atlantic County and Cape May County . NJ Transit provides bus service to Philadelphia on the 315 route and to Atlantic City on the 553 route. People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Mays Landing include: 1953 New Jersey state highway renumbering On January 1, 1953,

672-508: The money allocated to New Jersey in the bill, went to the construction of the second half of the Route 52 causeway project. From 2012 to 2014, annual average daily traffic (AADT) on the causeway went from 18,584 to 22,116, an increase of 19 percent. The latest AADT of the MacArthur Boulevard section, from 2012, is 11,540. On July 19, 2021, a pilot made an emergency landing on the bridge after encountering engine problems shortly after takeoff;

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704-469: The plane was undamaged, and traffic was briefly halted. Mays Landing, New Jersey Mays Landing is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Hamilton Township in Atlantic County , in the U.S. state of New Jersey . At the 2010 U.S. census , May's Landing's population was 2,135. It is the county seat of Atlantic County , which itself

736-423: The population were under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 33.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.7 years. For every 100 females, the population had 92.5 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 88.4 males. At the 2000 census , there were 2,321 people, 892 households and 599 families residing in the CDP. The population density

768-416: The population. Of the 859 households, 26.2% had children under the age of 18; 46.9% were married couples living together; 14.7% had a female householder with no husband present and 33.4% were non-families. Of all households, 25.3% were made up of individuals and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.93. 20.6% of

800-470: The replacement of the Route 52 causeway that was built in the 1930s over the Great Egg Harbor Bay, beginning with guardrail repairs that reduced traffic to two lanes. In 2008, the northbound lanes of the causeway were opened to traffic. Construction on the southbound lanes was completed in late 2009. The entire project was completed in 2012, including other improvements such as the construction of fishing piers, boat ramps, bike paths, walking trails, gateways, and

832-487: The ship channel, Route 52 crosses onto the mainland and intersects with CR 559 (Mays Landing Road) and CR 585 (Shore Road), formerly at the Somers Point traffic circle . In October 2010, the circle was eliminated and replaced by a traffic light. Beyond the former Somers Point Circle, Route 52 becomes a five-lane road with a center left-turn lane known as MacArthur Boulevard that heads north through commercial areas, soon narrowing to three lanes. The road curves northwest as

864-527: Was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.3 males. The median household income was $ 52,628 and the median family income was $ 60,000. Males had a median income of $ 41,432 compared with $ 30,154 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $ 23,477. About 4.9% of families and 6.8% of the population were below the poverty line , including 14.1% of those under age 18 and 3.0% of those age 65 or over. The Atlantic County Special Services School

896-471: Was 527.1 people/km (1,365 people/sq mi). There were 952 housing units at an average density of 216.2 units/km (560 units/sq mi). The racial makeup of the CDP was 91.25% White , 5.00% African American , 0.09% Native American , 0.73% Asian , 0.22% Pacific Islander , 0.78% from other races , and 1.94% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.96% of the population. There were 892 households, of which 33.9% had children under

928-579: Was built here in 1838. The Mays Landing Historic District is a 147-acre (59 ha) historic district encompassing East and West Main streets and intersecting streets in the community. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 23, 1990, for its significance in architecture, community planning, industry, and politics. The district has 259 contributing buildings , four contributing sites, three contributing structures, and three contributing objects. Contributing buildings include

960-474: Was later replaced in 1933, with a new set of bridges that were four lanes wide without shoulders . Route 52 was designated on June 1, 1937, to run from the Somers Point Circle northwest to Route 48 (now US 40 ) and Route 50 in Mays Landing . However, Route 52 was never built to run to Mays Landing. In the 1953 New Jersey state highway renumbering , Route 52 was designated to run from the Ocean City side of

992-473: Was only available by horse and buggy , ferry , or railroad . With the growing usage of the automobile, plans for a causeway to support automotive traffic were announced in 1912. The causeway opened on April 11, 1914 as the Somers Point Boulevard Bridge, connecting 9th Street in the northern part of Ocean City with the mainland town of Somers Point via a set of four bridges. The causeway

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1024-528: Was reopened to four lanes of traffic after guardrail repairs were made on May 17, 2006, with a new speed limit of 35 mph (56 km/h). After years of delays, construction began on the new bridge in September 2006. Crews began the project by clearing a staging area on Garrets Island near the Ocean City side. The northbound bridge was completed in April 2008 and the southbound bridge was completed in April 2009. During

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