County Route 527 (New Jersey)

County Route 527
Route information
Length:	84.86 mi[1] (136.57 km)
Existed:	By 1954 (by 1947 as County Route 3R11) – present
Major junctions
South end:	Route 166 / CR 549 in Toms River
	US 9 / G.S. Pkwy. in Toms River I-195 in Jackson Township Route 18 in East Brunswick Township I-287 in Franklin Township US 22 in Bridgewater Township/Bound Brook I-78 in Summit I-280 in Roseland
North end:	Route 23 / CR 604 in Cedar Grove
Highway system
County routes in New Jersey 500-series ← CR 526 CR 528 →

County Route 527 is a county highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The highway extends 84.86 mi (136.57 km) from Main Street (Route 166) in Toms River Township to Pompton Avenue (NJ 23) in Cedar Grove. It is the second longest county highway in New Jersey after Route 519. 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 (61 km) 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, 280 and 95.

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 Toms River Township, County Route 571 merges into 527 for about 3/4 of a mile.^[1] At 7.57 miles (12.18 km), State Route 70 crosses CR 527. Just past ten miles (16 km), County Route 547 crosses with Ocean County Route 3. Now in Jackson Township, at 15.49 miles (24.93 km), County Route 528 leaves to the right and Ocean County Route 628 leaves to the right.^[1]

At 18.05 miles (29.05 km), County Route 526 and CR 527 intersect.^[1] Less than a mile later, Interstate 195 interchanges with CR 527. At 19.61 miles (31.56 km), CR 527 changes from Ocean County to Monmouth County. On the Freehold/Millstone town border, County Routes 524 and 537 cross. Past 24 miles (39 km), the alternate to 527, CR 527 Alternate leaves to the left. At 26.61 miles (42.82 km), New Jersey Route 33 crosses at a traffic light in Manalapan. At 29.40 miles (47.31 km), 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 (49.21 km), CR 527 re-enters Manalapan for a short distance. At 31.50 miles (50.69 km), 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 (55.18 km), County Route 520 crosses at a traffic light.^[1]

After passing local roads in Old Bridge, CR 527 merges with New Jersey Route 18 for about one mile (1.6 km), entering the town of East Brunswick.^[1] At 36.68 miles (59.03 km), CR 527 leaves to the right and continues into South River. Just before 41 miles (66 km), County Route 535 crosses 527 at a traffic light. Entering East Brunswick again, NJ 18 and CR 527 merge again for about four miles (6 km).^[1] In this section, there are exits for Interstate 95 (the Turnpike), U.S. Route 1, New Jersey Route 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 NJ 27. At 47.08 miles (75.77 km), the concurrency with 514 ends and 527 continues into the outskirts of New Brunswick.^[1]

At 48 miles (77 km), CR 527 enters Franklin Township, Somerset County and approximately a half-mile later, CR 527 splits into a four-lane highway.^[1] The stretch does not last long as it ends at about 50.5 miles (81.3 km). At 51.21 miles (82.41 km), the roads split again and soon reach Interstate 287. At 52.13 miles (83.90 km), 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 (85.86 km). The divided highway merges together again at about 53.8 miles (86.6 km). At 54.3 miles (87.4 km), State Route 28 crosses.^[1] After the intersection with NJ 28, CR 527 enters Bridgewater and crosses with U.S. Route 22. In Watchung, County Route 529 leaves to the right. Just past the 61-mile (98 km) 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 (110 km), 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 (115.15 km), County Route 577 leaves to the right. Just before 74 miles (119 km), County Route 510 crosses.^[1] At 75 miles (121 km), County Route 508 crosses at a traffic light. New Jersey Route 10 crosses at 77.26 miles (124.34 km) and then Interstate 280 crosses at 78 miles (126 km). 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]

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]

Two former spur routes of County Route 527 existed. The first County Route 527 Spur in Somerset County ran along what is now Somerset County Route 651, County Route 512, and Somerset County Route 613. The second County Route 527 Spur ran along what is now Essex County Routes 608 and 649.^[4]

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile[1]	Destinations	Notes
Ocean	Toms River	0.00	Route 166 (Main Street) / CR 549 north
		0.53	US 9 / G.S. Pkwy.	GSP exit 81
		1.97	Route 37
		4.10	CR 571 south (Indian Head Road)	South end of CR 571 overlap
		4.85	CR 571 north	North end of CR 571 overlap
		7.57	Route 70
	Jackson Township	10.30	CR 547 (South Hope Chapel Road)
		11.71	CR 528 east (Lakewood Road)	South end of CR 528 overlap
		15.49	CR 528 west (West Veterans Highway)	North end of CR 528 overlap
		18.05	CR 526 (Commodore Boulevard)
		18.47	I-195	I-195 exit 21
Monmouth	Freehold Township	22.44	CR 524 / CR 537
	Manalapan Township	24.38	CR 527 Alt. north
		26.61	Route 33
		29.40	CR 527 Alt. south (Iron Ore Road)
	Englishtown	29.97	CR 522 east (Tennent Street)	South end of CR 522 overlap
		30.08	CR 522 west (Water Street)	North end of CR 522 overlap
Middlesex	Old Bridge Township	34.29	CR 520 east (Texas Road)
		37.86	Route 18 south	Interchange, south end of NJ 18 overlap
	East Brunswick Township	38.68	Route 18 north	Interchange, north end of NJ 18 overlap
		40.92	CR 535 (Main Street)
		42.92	Route 18 south	Interchange, south end of NJ 18 overlap
		43.58	Kennedy Boulevard	Interchange
		43.97	I-95 / NJ Turnpike	I-95/NJTP exit 9
		44.25	Tower Center Boulevard	Northbound interchange
	New Brunswick	44.64	US 1	Interchange
		45.28	Route 18 north / Route 172	Interchange, north end of NJ 18 overlap, south end of NJ 172 overlap
		46.04	Route 172	North end of NJ 172 overlap
		46.53	Route 171 south (Livingston Street)	South end of NJ 171 overlap
		46.74	Route 27 north / CR 514 east (Albany Street)	North end of NJ 171 overlap, south end of NJ 27/CR 514 overlap
		46.90	Route 27 south (French Street)	North end of NJ 27 overlap
		47.08	CR 514 west (Hamilton Street)	North end of CR 514 overlap
Somerset	Franklin Township	51.58	I-287	I-287 exit 10
	Bound Brook	53.60	CR 533 south (East Main Street)
		53.94	Route 28 (East Union Avenue)
	Bridgewater Township	54.85	US 22	Interchange
	Watchung	59.47	CR 529 south (Washington Rock Road)
		60.95	CR 531 south (Somerset Street)	South end of CR 531 overlap
		61.05	CR 531 north (Hillcrest Road)	North end of CR 531 overlap
Union	Summit	67.35	I-78	I-78 exit 45
		69.69	CR 512 west
	Springfield Township	69.80	Route 24	NJ 24 exit 9A
		70.08	Route 124 west	South end of NJ 124 overlap
Essex	Millburn	70.10	Route 124 east	North end of NJ 124 overlap
		71.19	CR 577 (Main Street/Millburn Avenue)
		73.57	CR 510 (South Orange Avenue)
	Livingston	74.80	CR 508 (Northfield Avenue)
		76.90	Route 10 (Mt. Pleasant Avenue)
	Roseland	78.16	I-280	I-280 exit 5
	Caldwell	80.79	CR 506 west (Bloomfield Avenue)	South end of CR 506 overlap
		81.41	CR 506 east (Bloomfield Avenue)	North end of CR 506 overlap
	Cedar Grove	84.86	Route 23
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

CR 527 Alternate

County Route 527 Alternate
Location:	Millstone Township - Manalapan
Length:	5.88 mi[5] (9.46 km)

County Route 527 Alternate is a county highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The highway extends 5.88 miles (9.46 kilometers) from Sweetmans Lane in Millstone Township, following Woodville Road and Iron Ore Road to Millhurst Road in Manalapan. It crosses Route 33 about halfway between its two termini, which are both at its parent, Route 527.^[5]

See also

• U.S. Roads portal
• New Jersey portal

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s} "County Route 527 straight line diagram". Trenton, New Jersey: New Jersey Department of Transportation. 2009. http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/00000527__-.pdf. Retrieved January 5, 2011. 
2. ^ 1947 Map of Middlesex County
3. ^ Front of a 1953 Map of Middlesex County
4. ^ Steve Alpert. "New Jersey Roads - NJ State Highways - CR 515-530". http://www.alpsroads.net/roads/nj/log/52.html#527s. Retrieved 2008-08-28. 
5. ^ ^{a b} NJDOT County Route 527 Alternate Straight Line Diagram (PDF) (NJDOT) (Straight line diagram)

External links

• NJ State Highways: CR 515-530
• CR 527 pictures