Route 49 is a
state highway in the southern part of the
U.S. state of
New Jersey. It runs from an interchange with the
Delaware Memorial Bridge extension of the
New Jersey Turnpike (
Interstate 295 and
U.S. Route 40) in
Deepwater,
Salem County, where it continues north as
U.S. Route 130 southeast to
Route 50 and
County Route 557 in
Tuckahoe,
Cape May County. The route serves Salem,
Cumberland,
Atlantic, and Cape May Counties, passing through rural areas and the communities of
Salem,
Bridgeton, and
Millville along the way. It is a two-lane, undivided road for most of its length.