From here, Federal Street passes downtown businesses as it alternates between two and four lanes, crossing NJ Transit's River Line at the 5th Street junction. The route intersects CR 551 and the northern terminus of CR 561 before coming to an interchange with I-676. After this, CR 537 Spur merges onto CR 537 and the road becomes two-way and two lanes wide as it passes under a railroad line that carries Conrail Shared Assets Operations' Vineland Secondary and the River Line.
Federal Street traverses downtown businesses, alternating between two and four lanes as it crosses NJ Transit's River Line at the 5th Street junction. The route intersects CR 551 and the northern terminus of CR 561 before connecting with an interchange with I-676. After this point, CR 537 Spur merges onto CR 537, transforming the road into a two-way, two-lane thoroughfare as it passes under a railroad line that carries Conrail Shared Assets Operations' Vineland Secondary and the River Line.