- County Route 522 (New Jersey)
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County Route 522
Route information Length: 19.64 mi[1] (31.61 km) Major junctions West end: 
US 1 in South Brunswick Township
US 130 in South Brunswick Township
CR 535 in Monroe Township
CR 527 in Englishtown
US 9 in Freehold TownshipEast end: 
CR 537 in Freehold BoroughHighway system County routes in New Jersey
500-series← 
CR 521CR 523 
→County Route 522 is a county highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The highway extends 19.64 miles (31.61 km) from U.S. 1 in South Brunswick Township to Main Street (CR 537) in Freehold Borough.
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Route description
Middlesex County
CR 522 eastbound in Jamesburg
CR 522 begins at an intersection with US 1 in South Brunswick Township, Middlesex County, heading east on Promenade Boulevard, a four-lane divided highway. West of US 1, Promenade Boulevard continues as an unnumbered road to Route 27. The road passes through forested areas near a few residential subdivisions, turning southeast and passing over Amtrak's Northeast Corridor. Following the bridge, the route enters residential areas and intersects CR 681 and CR 679 before coming to an intersection with US 130. At this point, Promenade Boulevard ends and CR 522 turns south to form a concurrency with US 130 on a four-lane divided highway, passing businesses. CR 522 splits from US 130 at an interchange and heads east on two-lane undivided Monmouth Junction Road, running past several distribution warehouses and a couple farms. After passing over the New Jersey Turnpike (I-95), the route continues to an intersection with CR 535.[1][2]
At this point, the road enters Monroe Township and becomes Rhode Hall Road, passing through agricultural areas before turning south into wooded residential areas. CR 522 crosses into Jamesburg and reaches the CR 698 intersection, at which point the route heads southeast onto Gatzmer Avenue and passes under a Conrail Shared Assets Operations railroad line before crossing CR 615. At this point, CR 522 bears left onto Railroad Avenue and runs to the east another Conrail Shared Assets Operations line through residential and commercial areas in the center of Jamesburg, intersecting CR 625 before forming a brief concurrency with CR 612 near Lake Manalapan. Past CR 612, the road continues southeast on Bucklew Avenue through neighborhoods before leaving Jamesburg for Monroe Township again. In this area, the route passes through a mix of woods and residential subdivisions, intersecting CR 614 and CR 613. At the intersection with the latter, the road becomes Jamesburg-Englishtown Road.[1][2]
Monmouth County
A short distance later, CR 522 enters Manalapan Township in Monmouth County and passes through wooded areas with some homes before entering Englishtown. In Englishtown, the route passes homes and turns east onto Water Street, reaching an intersection with CR 527. CR 522 turns south onto CR 527, and the two routes head south on Main Street past residences and businesses. CR 522 splits from CR 527 by turning east onto Tennent Avenue. The road crosses back into Manalapan Township and becomes Englishtown-Freehold Road, heading southeast past residential neighborhoods and a tract of Monmouth Battlefield State Park. After crossing CR 3, the route passes through fields and woods within Monmouth Battlefield State Park. Within the park, CR 522 crosses into Freehold Township and turns east, running immediately to the north of a Conrail Shared Assets Operations line. The road comes to an interchange with US 9, at which point CR 522 is briefly a four-lane divided highway. Past this interchange, the route heads into residential and commercial areas as a two-lane road. Upon entering Freehold Borough, CR 522 becomes municipally-maintained Thockmorton Street, which turns southeast into residential areas. At the Monmouth Avenue intersection, the road becomes county-maintained again and heads into the commercial downtown of Freehold, where CR 522 ends at CR 537.[1][2]
History
Between U.S. Route 1 and U.S. Route 130, County Route 522 formerly followed Ridge Road.[3]
Major intersections
County Location Mile[1] Destinations Notes Middlesex South Brunswick Township 0.00 US 1Southern terminus 4.00 US 130 northWest end of US 130 overlap 4.39 US 130 southInterchange, east end of US 130 overlap 6.71 CR 535 (South River Road)Monmouth Englishtown 14.37 CR 527 north (Main Street)West end of CR 527 overlap 14.48 CR 527 southEast end of CR 527 overlap Freehold Township 18.51 US 9Interchange Freehold Borough 19.64 CR 537 (Main Street)Eastern terminus 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi See also
U.S. Roads portal
New Jersey portal
References
- ^ a b c d e "County Route 522 straight line diagram". Trenton, New Jersey: New Jersey Department of Transportation. 2009. http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/00000522__-.pdf. Retrieved January 5, 2011.
- ^ a b c Google, Inc. Google Maps – overview of County Route 522 (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=route+1+and+county+road+522&daddr=40.3827465,-74.512284+to:40.31931,-74.39478+to:County+Road+537+%26+County+Road+522,+Freehold,+Monmouth,+New+Jersey+07728&geocode=FQxAaAIdjCKO-ykJ9SBBR93DiTHZcs0tfko_YQ%3BFRoxaAIdZAiP-ynFDNz4r9zDiTGYUK_iwuy8rA%3BFU45ZwIdZNOQ-ym9-mXImdDDiTFYfhbqCoQDPw%3BFR1OZgId1aSS-ylh7OZGXdTDiTGAp7LY6bW93g&hl=en&mra=dpe&mrcr=0&mrsp=2&sz=11&via=1,2&sll=40.31752,-74.42342&sspn=0.238737,0.676346&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=11. Retrieved December 31, 2010.
- ^ Steve Alpert. "New Jersey Roads - NJ State Highways - CR 515-530". http://www.alpsroads.net/roads/nj/log/52.html#522. Retrieved 2008-08-28.
External links
Categories:- County routes in New Jersey
- Transportation in Middlesex County, New Jersey
- Transportation in Monmouth County, New Jersey
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