Route 147 is a 4.20-mile (6.76 km) state highway located in Cape May County in New Jersey, United States. It is a short connector between U.S. Route 9 in Middle Township and North Wildwood at New York Avenue. West of U.S. Route 9, the road continues to Route 47 as County Route 618 ; this route along with Route 147 provides an alternate route to The Wildwoods from Route 47. East of New York Avenue, the route continues south through The Wildwoods as County Route 621. The route passes through mostly marshland along its journey, intersecting the Garden State Parkway at a partial interchange and County Route 619.
Route 147 westbound through the wetlands near North Wildwood
View west along Route 147 at Delaware Avenue in North Wildwood
Route 147 eastbound past the Garden State Parkway in Middle Township
U.S. Route 9 in New Jersey
U.S. Route 9 (US 9) is a United States Numbered Highway in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, running from Laurel, Delaware, to Champlain, New York. In New Jersey, the route runs 166.80 miles (268.44 km) from the Cape May–Lewes Ferry terminal in North Cape May, Cape May County, where the ferry carries US 9 across the Delaware Bay to Lewes, Delaware, north to the George Washington Bridge in Fort Lee, Bergen County, where the route along with Interstate 95 (I-95) and US 1 continue into New York City. US 9 is the longest U.S. Highway in the state.
US 9 southbound past its intersection with CR 601 in Middle Township
US 9 southbound at the northern end of its concurrency with the GSP in Somers Point
US 9 northbound past US 30 in Absecon
US 9 northbound past its intersection with CR 554 in Barnegat Township