County Route 527 (New Jersey)

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County Route 527
Length: 85.22 mi[1] (137.15 km)
South end: NJ 166 in Toms River
Major
junctions:		 US 9/GSP in Toms River
I-195 in Jackson Twp
NJ 18 in E. Brunswick Twp
I-95/NJTP in E. Brunswick Twp
US 1 in New Brunswick
I-287 in Franklin Twp
US 22 in Bridgewater Twp
I-78 in Summit
I-280 in Roseland
North end: NJ 23 in Cedar Grove
500-series county routes
< CR 526 CR 528 >

County Route 527 is a county highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The highway extends 85.22 miles (137.15 kilometers) from Main Street (Route 166) in Toms River Township to Pompton Avenue (NJ 23) in Cedar Grove. It was first given the number 527 in 1954. The highest speed limit on CR 527 is 50 mph (80 km/h) in Toms River.[1]

County Route 527 begins in the town of Toms River and quickly comes upon the Garden State Parkway at .53 miles. The first concurrency with a major road occurs at 38 miles with Route 18. County Route 527 merges with NJ 18 twice in its length. CR 527 moves into Somerset County and Union County and soon Essex County. CR 527 ends at New Jersey Route 23 in Cedar Grove. Other notable intersections are with Interstates 195, 287, 78 and 280.

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[edit] Route description

County Route 527 begins at a traffic light with New Jersey Route 166 in Toms River.[1] Passing some local roads at the beginning, CR 527 crosses an interchange with the Garden State Parkway at .53 of a mile. More than a mile later, New Jersey Route 37 crosses 527 at a traffic light. Continuing through Dover Township, County Route 571 merges into 527 for about 3/4 of a mile.[1] At 7.57 miles, State Route 70 crosses CR 527. Just past ten miles, County Route 547 crosses with Ocean County Route 3. Now in Jackson Township, at 15.49 miles, County Route 528 leaves to the right and Ocean County Route 628 leaves to the right.[1]

At 18.05 miles, County Route 526 and CR 527 intersect.[1] Less than a mile later, Interstate 195 interchanges with CR 527. At 19.61 miles, CR 527 changes from Ocean County to Monmouth County. On the Freehold/Millstone town border, County Routes 524 and 537 cross. Past 24 miles, the alternate to 527, CR 527 Alternate leaves to the left. At 26.61 miles, New Jersey Route 33 crosses at a traffic light in Manalapan. At 29.40 miles, the alternate route ends at the main road and CR 527 enters Englishtown soon after.[1] In Englishtown, CR 527 and CR 522 intersect and become a concurrency for about .07 of a mile. At 30.58 miles, CR 527 re-enters Manalapan for a short distance. At 31.50 miles, CR 527 enters Monroe Township, which is in Middlesex County. 527 spends a short time in Monroe as it soon enters the town of Old Bridge. At 34.29 miles, County Route 520 crosses at a traffic light.[1]

Major Communities[1]

After passing local roads in Old Bridge, CR 527 merges with New Jersey Route 18 for about one mile, entering the town of East Brunwick.[1] At 36.68 miles, CR 527 leaves to the right and continues into South River. Just before 41 miles, County Route 535 crosses 527 at a traffic light. Entering East Brunswick again, NJ 18 and CR 527 merge again for about four miles.[1] In this time, there are exits for U.S. Route 1, NJ 172 and Paulus Boulevard. CR 527 then leaves onto State Route 172 into New Brunswick. Crossing New Brunswick's local roads, CR 527 then merges into the concurrency of State Route 27 and County Route 514. The concurrency lasts less than a mile, where 514 and 527 turn off of NJ 27. At 47.08 miles, the concurrency with 514 ends and 527 continues into the outskirts of New Brunswick.[1]

At 48 miles, CR 527 enters Somerset County and approximentally a half-mile later, CR 527 splits into a 4-lane highway.[1] The stretch does not last long as it ends at about 50.5 miles. At 51.21 miles, the roads split again and soon reach Interstate 287 afterwards. At 52.13 miles, CR 527 crosses the town border and enters South Bound Brook. Soon entering regular Bound Brook, the road divides again into a divided highway at 53.35 miles. The divided highway merges together again at about 53.8 miles. At 54.3 miles, State Route 28 crosses.[1] After the intersection with NJ 28, CR 527 enters Bridgewater and crosses with U.S. Route 22. About three miles after US 22, County Route 561 leaves to the right. Now in Watchung, County Route 529 leaves to the right. Just past the 61 mile mark, the road divides again for a short time. In between this divided stage, County Route 531 merges in. 531 leaves as the highways merge together again.[1]

Now in Union County, CR 527 crosses Interstate 78.[1] At 70 miles, State Route 24 crosses CR 527 in Springfield. Soon after, 527 spends a short time concurrent with State Route 124. CR 527 then enters Essex County after the concurrency ends.[1] At 71.55 miles, County Route 577 leaves to the right. Just before 74 miles, County Route 510 crosses.[1] At 75 miles, County Route 508 crosses at a traffic light. New Jersey Route 10 crosses at 77.26 miles and then Interstate 280 crosses at 78 miles. In Caldwell, CR 527 merges with CR 506 for about .62 of a mile. CR 527 ends at an intersection with New Jersey Route 23 in Cedar Grove.[1]

[edit] History

The New Brunswick section of CR 527 was known as County Route 3R11 back in 1947. The parts south of that in Middlesex County was known as County Route 3R10.[2] By 1954, the road was known as County Route 527, part of the 500-series county roads adopted by the state of New Jersey.[3]

[edit] Major junctions

County Location Mile[1] Roads intersected Notes
Ocean Toms River 0.00 NJ 166 Southern terminus
0.53 Garden State Parkway  
1.97 NJ 37  
7.57 NJ 70  
Jackson Township 18.05 Interstate 195  
Monmouth Manalapan Township 26.61 NJ 33  
Middlesex Old Bridge Township 37.86 NJ 18 Begin concurrency
East Brunswick Township 38.68 NJ 18 End concurrency
42.92 NJ 18 Begin concurrency
New Brunswick 46.04 NJ 18 End concurrency
46.53 NJ 121 Begin concurrency
46.74 NJ 172 End concurrency
46.74 NJ 27/CR 514 Begin concurrency
46.9 NJ 27 End concurrency
47.08 CR 514 End concurrency
Somerset Franklin Township, Somerset County 51.58 Interstate 287 I-287 Exit 10
Bound Brook 54.30 NJ 28  
Bridgewater Township 51.25 US 22  
Union Summit 67.61 Interstate 78  
Springfield Township, Union County 70.16 NJ 24  
70.44 NJ 124  
Essex Livingston 77.26 NJ 10  
Roseland 78.52 Interstate 280  
Cedar Grove 85.22 NJ 23  

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t NJDOT County Route 527 Straight Line Diagram (PDF) (NJDOT) (Straight line diagram)
  2. ^ 1947 Map of Middlesex County
  3. ^ Front of a 1953 Map of Middlesex County

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