County Route 539 (New Jersey)

County Route 539
Route information
Length:	53.49 mi[1] (86.08 km)
Major junctions
South end:	US 9 / CR 603 in Tuckerton
	G.S. Pkwy. in Little Egg Harbor Twp Route 72 in Barnegat Twp Route 70 in Manchester Twp I-195 in Robbinsville Twp/U. Freehold Twp Route 33 in Hightstown
North end:	US 130 / CR 685 in Cranbury Twp
Highway system
County routes in New Jersey 500-series ← CR 538 CR 540 →

County Route 539, abbreviated CR 539, is a county highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The highway extends 53.49 miles (86.08 km) from Main Street (U.S. Route 9) in Tuckerton to U.S. Route 130 in Cranbury Township. However, signage on CR 539 suggests that it crosses U.S. 130 and terminates at the intersection with CR 535.

Route description

Ocean County

CR 539 begins at an intersection with US 9 in Tuckerton, Ocean County, heading north on two-lane undivided North Green Street. South of US 9, the road continues as CR 603. The route passes through residential areas as it becomes the border between Little Egg Harbor Township to the west and Tuckerton to the east before fully entering Little Egg Harbor Township. CR 539 heads through decreasing residential development as it heads into the densely forested Pine Barrens and intersects CR 602 prior to an interchange with the Garden State Parkway. Following this interchange, the route comes to the CR 606 junction and passes through the rural Pine Barrens for several miles. Upon crossing into Stafford Township, the road passes through the small residential community of Warren Grove, where it intersects CR 608. From here, CR 539 passes through more forest, intersecting CR 610 before becoming Warren Grove-Whiting Road entering Barnegat Township and crossing Route 72/CR 532.^[1][2]

After this intersection, the road continues north and passes through Lacey Township as Cedar Bridge-Whiting Road before entering Manchester Township and becoming Roosevelt City Road. The route passes near a few wooded areas of homes before running through more forest and passing housing developments and businesses in the community of Whiting. Here, CR 539 intersects CR 530 and forms a brief concurrency with that route, passing businesses as it comes to the Route 70 junction. At this point, CR 530 turns west along Route 70 and CR 539 heads northwest into more of the Pine Barrens on Whiting-New Egypt Road, becoming Pinehurst Road at the CR 14 junction. The route briefly passes through Jackson Township before entering Plumsted Township, where the road turns northwest and north through forested areas of the Fort Dix Military Reservation. After leaving the Fort Dix grounds, CR 539 enters a mix of farms and woods with a few homes and businesses, heading northwest and crossing CR 640. Following this junction, the route enters more wooded areas of residential development, passing New Egypt Speedway before crossing CR 528. The passes more rural areas of homes before becoming Hornerstown Road and reaching an intersection with CR 537.^[1][2]

Monmouth County

Upon crossing CR 537, CR 539 enters Upper Freehold Township in Monmouth County and intersects CR 27, at which point the road becomes Trenton-Forked River Road and heads through agricultural areas with some homes, crossing another section of CR 27. The route heads through more areas of farms, woods, and residences, where it turns west onto Davis-Allentown Road and runs northwest through more rural areas. CR 539 enters Allentown, where it becomes High Street and passes through residential areas before intersecting CR 524. CR 539 forms a concurrency with CR 524, with the two routes continuing northeast along Main Street to a short overlap with CR 526. The road leaves Allentown for Upper Freehold Township and enters farmland as it intersects CR 526 Spur. A short distance later, CR 524/CR 539 reaches an interchange with I-195.^[1][2]

Mercer/Monmouth county line

At this point, the name of the road becomes Stage Coach Road and it forms the border between Robbinsville Township, Mercer County to the west and Upper Freehold Township, Monmouth County to the east briefly before CR 524 splits from CR 539 by turning east along Stage Coach Road. CR 539 becomes Old York Road at this point and continues northeast past a mix of farms and residential subdivisions before passing through more agricultural surroundings. The road briefly turns east and runs through a wooded part of Millstone Township, Monmouth County.^[1][2]

Mercer and Middlesex counties

After a turn to the north, CR 539 enters East Windsor Township in Mercer County and passes farms with some homes, intersecting CR 630 before passing over the New Jersey Turnpike (I-95). Following this, the road passes through residential subdivisions before entering Hightstown. CR 539 becomes Main Street at this point and passes homes, with CR 571 joining the route from the east. Upon reaching the commercial downtown of Hightstown, Route 33 joins CR 539/CR 571 on Main Street before CR 571 turns to the west along Stockton Street. After crossing the Rocky Brook, Route 33 splits from CR 539 by heading to the east and CR 539 continues past more homes, intersecting CR 633. The road heads back into East Windsor Township and becomes Hightstown Road as it runs through farmland and passes under Route 133. The road passes near housing developments before crossing the Millstone River into Cranbury Township, Middlesex County in wooded areas. CR 539 reaches its northern terminus at an intersection with US 130 a short distance later, eve though signage continues the route north along CR 685 to CR 535.^[1][2]

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile[1]	Destinations	Notes
Ocean	Tuckerton	0.00	US 9	Southern terminus
	Little Egg Harbor Township	3.49-3.57	G.S. Pkwy.	GSP exit 58
	Barnegat Township	13.78	Route 72 / CR 532
	Manchester Township	25.10	CR 530 east	South end of CR 530 overlap
		25.36	Route 70 / CR 530 west	North end of CR 530 overlap
	Plumsted Township	35.16	CR 528
		37.17	CR 537 (Monmouth Road)
Monmouth	Allentown	44.10	CR 524 west (South Main Street)	South end of CR 524 overlap
		44.39	CR 526 west (Church Street)	South end of CR 526 overlap
		44.41	CR 526 east (Walker Street)	North end of CR 526 overlap
	Upper Freehold Township		CR 526 Spur south
		45.32	I-195	I-195 exit 8
		45.50	CR 524 east	North end of CR 524 overlap
Mercer	Hightstown	51.55	CR 571 south (Etra Road)	South end of CR 571 overlap
		51.92	Route 33 west	South end of NJ 33 overlap
		51.98	CR 571 north (Stockton Street)	North end of CR 571 overlap
		52.08	Route 33 east	North end of NJ 33 overlap
Middlesex	Cranbury Township	53.49	US 130	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

• U.S. Roads portal
• New Jersey portal

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g} NJDOT County Route 539 Straight Line Diagram (PDF) (NJDOT) (Straight line diagram)
2. ^ ^{a b c d e} Google, Inc. Google Maps – overview of County Route 539 (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=route+9+and+county+road+539&daddr=39.6977733,-74.3671204+to:39.98306,-74.40864+to:40.1726809,-74.5851001+to:40.21808,-74.53877+to:route+130+and+county+road+539&geocode=FXFMXAIdpqiR-ymJulrsSwLBiTGiVyit6G0YAg%3BFW29XQIdcD-R-yln_OuSAQXBiTGct7waapwa0A%3BFdQXYgIdQJ2Q-yllQRc0AG7BiTGDNavh7QuL2A%3BFYj8ZAId9OuN-ykDJXBir2DBiTFrt_g5jVyTBQ%3BFeCtZQId7qCO-ykvPY3yyWHBiTFH017YyiWxBw%3BFX_OZgIdsOmO-ykrbZ5ewN7DiTFS7sp7gdx3Pg&hl=en&mra=ls&via=1,2,3,4&sll=40.299494,-74.516401&sspn=0.046412,0.077162&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=10. Retrieved January 7, 2011. 

External links

• New Jersey 5xx Routes (Dan Moraseski)
• CR 539 pictures