County Route 525 (New Jersey)
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| County Route 525 |
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| Length: | 16.88 mi[1] (27.17 km) | ||||||||
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| South end: |  NJ 28 in Bound Brook |
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| Major junctions: |
 US 22 in Bridgewater Twp I-78 in Bernards Twp CR 512 in Bernards Twp I-287 in Bernards Twp US 202 in Bernardsville |
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| North end: |  CR 510 in Mendham Borough |
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County Route 525 (abbreviated CR 525) is a county highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The highway extends 16.88 miles (27.17 kilometers) from Union Avenue (Route 28) in Bound Brook to Main Street (CR 510) in Mendham Borough.
CR 525 begins with a couple of turns through Chimney Rock and Martinsville. It caries names like Chimney Rock Road and Martinsville Road. From Interstate 78 to the northern terminus, CR 525 is mostly a two lane undivided road with some sections multilaned. From Interstate 287 to the northern terminus, CR 525 has a solid north west alignment paralleling I-287 to the east.
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[edit] Route description
CR 525 begins at an intersection with NJ Route 28 and Foothill Road in Bridgewater Township, located 8 miles north west of New Brunswick in Somerset County. CR 525 begins on its northern alignment as Chimney Rock Road passing under Interstate 287 as it approaches the village of Chimney Rock. In Chimney Rock, CR 525 meets U.S. Route 22, currently divided into two carriageways.
North of US 22, CR 525 continues its northern cource through Chimney Rock and has a couple of wide turns. CR 525 enters Martinsville from the south as Chimney Rock Road. In Martinsville, CR 525 turns west on to Washington Valley Road before turning north on to Mount Horeb Road. Upon exiting Martinsville, CR 525 becomes Liberty Corner Road. Now in Bernards Township, CR 525 intersects Interstate 78 at exit 33.
Briefly north of I-78, CR 525 is named Martinsville Road upon entering Liberty Corner. In Liberty Corner, CR 525 intersects County Route 512 while becoming Mount Airy Road. North of Liberty Corner, CR 525 changes its alignment to a north west cource while meeting with Interstate 287 at exit 26. Then, CR 525 changes to a north alignment. In Bernardsville, CR 525 intersects U.S. Route 202. Brifley north of US 202, CR 525 changes its name to Mendham Road while changing its cource to the north west in the process.
CR 525 enters the county of Morris as Bernardsville Road. CR 525 enters the borough of Mendham with a couple of wide turns before terminating at an intersection with County Route 510. [2]
[edit] Major intersections
| County | Location | Mile[3][1] | Destinations | Notes |
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Begin  CR 525 |
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| Somerset | Bridgewater Township | 0.00 | New Jersey Route 28 |
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| 0.21 | Interstate 287 |
No access: CR 525 passes under I-287. | ||
| 0.48 | U.S. Route 22 |
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| Martinsville | 2.55 | Washington Valley Road | CR 525 becomes Washington Valley Road. | |
| 2.82 | Washington Valley Road | CR 525 leaves Washington Valley Road. | ||
| Bernards Township | 6.09 | Interstate 78 |
Exit 33 (I-78). | |
| 7.01 | County Route 512 |
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| 9.18 | Interstate 287 |
Exit 26 (I-287). | ||
| Berdnardsville | 11.38 | U.S. Route 202 |
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| Morris | Mendham | 16.88 | County Route 510 |
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| End CR 525 |
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[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b NJDOT County Route 525 Straight Line Diagram (PDF) (NJDOT) (Straight-line diagram)
- ^ Rand Mcnally. Motor Carrier's Road Atlas Page 89, 2007 Deluxe edition. Section F10.
- ^ DeLorme. Street Atlas USA measuring tool, 2007 edition.
