County Route 3 (Monmouth County, New Jersey)

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County Route 3
Length: 13.21 mi[1] (21.26 km)
South end: CR 527 in Manalapan
Major
junctions:
CR 522 in Tennent
US 9 in Manalapan
NJ 18/CR 520 in Marlboro
Route 79 in Morganville
Route 34 in Aberdeen
GSP in Aberdeen
North end: NJ 35/CR 516 in Keyport
County routes in Monmouth County
< CR 2 CR 4 >

County Route 3 is a county highway in Monmouth County, New Jersey. It extends 15 miles from County Route 527 in Manalapan to Route 35 in Keyport, and is funded and maintained by Monmouth County. It is the most direct route from the southwestern part of the county to the north-central section. For the majority of the route, the posted speed limit is 40 mph; however, it is 35 mph from just south of County Route 522 to Craig Road in Tennent, and 35 mph from Greenwood Road to Route 34 in Morganville and Aberdeen.

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[edit] Route description

County Route 3 begins as Main Street at a new traffic signal with County Route 527 (Millhurst Road) in Manalapan. After crossing County Route 522 (Freehold Road), the route becomes Tennent Road, which it remains for the majority of the route.

Technically, County Route 3 becomes Morganville Road for a brief 0.3 miles between the Gordon's Corner Road/U.S. Route 9 interchange and the Marlboro Township border, but this designation is rarely used due to the fact that there are few driveways and no cross streets in this area. Once entering Marlboro, County Route 3 becomes Tennent Road once again.

When County Route 3 reaches Route 79 in Morganville at a traffic signal, traffic must make a left turn, drive 0.1 miles, and turn right at the next traffic signal onto Lloyd Road to stay on County Route 3. Lloyd Road takes the route the remainder of its length past Route 34 to Route 35, where it ends in Keyport.

[edit] Major intersections

Municipality Milepost Road Notes
Manalapan Twp 0.00 County Route 527 (Millhurst Road) Traffic signal
0.80 County Route 522 Traffic signal
1.21 Craig Road Traffic signal
2.22 Taylors Mills Road Traffic signal
3.62

Gordons Corner Road to U.S. Route 9 south
Traffic signal
3.67

Wickatunk Road to U.S. Route 9 north
No traffic signal
Marlboro 5.81 Union Hill Road Traffic signal
5.99
County Route 520 to Route 18
Traffic signal
6.11 Route 18 Partial cloverleaf interchange, some missing movements completed by CR 520
NJ 18 Exit 29
9.42
9.58
Route 79 Traffic signal; short concurrency with NJ 79
Aberdeen Twp 10.73 Route 34 Traffic signal
12.61 Garden State Parkway south Half-diamond interchange; access to/from Parkway southbound only
GSP Exit 117A
Hazlet Twp/Keyport Boro 12.78 Clark Street, Gerard Avenue, to Garden State Parkway north Traffic signal
GSP Exit 117
Keyport Boro 13.13

County Route 516 to Route 35 north
13.21
Route 35 south
Diamond interchange

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ County Route 3 straight line diagram from New Jersey Department of Transportation