 Route 54 ( known locally as 12th Street ) is a state highway located in Atlantic County in New Jersey , United States . It is considered to be a southern extension of U.S. Route 206 ( US 206 ) , running 11 @.@ 86 mi ( 19 @.@ 09 km ) from an intersection with US 206 and US 30 in Hammonton to an intersection with US 40 in Buena Vista Township . The road passes through the center of Hammonton before running into rural areas . It intersects US 322 and Route 73 in Folsom and the Atlantic City Expressway in Hammonton . 
