County Route 501 (New Jersey)
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| County Route 501 |
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| Length: | 53.06 mi[1] (85.39 km) | ||||||||
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| South end: |  CR 529 in South Plainfield |
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| Major junctions: |
 I-287 in Edison NJ 27 in Metuchen US 1 in Edison  GSP/US 9 in Woodbridge NJ 440 in Perth Amboy
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| North end: |  NY 340 in Rockleigh |
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County Route 501 is a county highway in New Jersey in two sections spanning Middlesex, Hudson and Bergen Counties. The southern section runs from South Plainfield to Perth Amboy, the northern section runs from Bayonne to Rockleigh, and the two sections are connected by New York State Route 440 across Staten Island.
The New Jersey Department of Transportation lists CR 501 as a single highway with a length of 53.06 miles, which includes both sections as well as the connection along NY-440.
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[edit] Route Decription
[edit] Middlesex County
The southern terminus of County Route 501 is at CR 529 in South Plainfield. From there, the route heads east to Metuchen, where it has a short concurrency with Route 27. It then continues east, crossing the Garden State Parkway between Exits 127 and 129 in Woodbridge, following concurrencies with Route 184 and Route 440 to the southern section's northern terminus at the Outerbridge Crossing.
[edit] Hudson County (John F. Kennedy Blvd.)
The northern section of CR 501 starts at the Route 440/Bayonne Bridge junction in Bayonne, making its way north to Route 63 in North Bergen. The highway crosses Route 139 to the Holland Tunnel and Route 495 to the Lincoln Tunnel.
At its junction with Route 63 in North Bergen, CR 501 begins a concurrency with Route 63 into Bergen County, while John F. Kennedy Boulevard loops around the northern end and heads south to Guttenberg, West New York and Weehawken.
Major Points on CR 501/Kennedy Boulevard include New Jersey City University, Saint Peter's College, Journal Square, and the three County parks; Bayonne, Lincoln and North Hudson. CR 501 connects to major local streets that stretch across the county to key points like the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail stations in Bayonne, Communipaw Avenue to Liberty State Park and Montgomery Street to the Historic Downtown/Waterfront in Jersey City, Paterson Plank Road connecting Secaucus and Hoboken, and 30th Street connecting Bergenline Avenue in Union City.
[edit] Bergen County
In Bergen County, CR 501 leaves its concurrency with Route 63 in Palisades Park, using Central Avenue to connect to the US 1/9/46 concurrency and Route 93. It is then concurrent with Route 93 until it reaches that route's northern terminus at Route 4 in Englewood. CR 501 continues north from this junction through Rockleigh, crossing the New York State Line and becoming New York State Route 340.
