County Route 615 (Sussex County, New Jersey)

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length_mi=1.28
length_ref= [http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/19000615__-.pdf County Route 615 Straight Line Diagram] (NJDOT) (Straight line diagram)]
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direction_a=South
starting_terminus=Bridge Road in Sandyston
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ending_terminus= in Sandyston
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County Route 615 is a short county highway in Sussex County, New Jersey. It is 1.28 miles long from the intersection of Sandyston-Flatbrookville Road, Bridge Road, and Walpack Road to the intersection of Kuhn Road, Bevans Road, and Ennis Road, entirely within Sandyston Township.

Official maps from both the New Jersey Department of Transportation and Sussex County list the termini of the route at the above points,Cite map|url=http://www.sussex.nj.us/Cit-e-Access/webpage.cfm?TID=7&TPID=2423 |title=Sussex County Road Map|date=2007|accessdate=2007-12-18|publisher=Sussex County, New Jersey] , but some maps suggest the route is much longer, extending as far as County Route 560 in the north, and as far as the Warren County line on Old Mine Road in the south.Cite map|url=http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&rlz=1T4ADBF_enUS232US232&q=from:+Millbrook+Rd/Old+Mine+Rd+%4041.073206,+-74.963684+to:+CR-615/Kuhn+Rd+%4041.201320,+-74.842120&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=il|title=Overview map of Extended CR 615|date=2007|accessdate=2007-12-18|publisher=Google Maps]

Route description

Sussex County Route 615 is, stated by the New Jersey Department of Transportation as being 1.28 miles, stretching from Bridge Road in Bevans to Sussex CR 640 in Sandyston Township. Route 615 south of that is maintained by the National Park Service as it travels through the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area for 11 miles. The section is known as Route NPS-615.

National Park Service Road 615

Route NPS-615 starts at the Warren/Sussex County line in Sandyston Township.Cite map|url=http://www.state.nj.us/njcommuter/pdf/oldminerd.pdf|title=Old Mine Road brochure|date=2007|accessdate=2007-12-18|publisher=National Park Service] The road heads north through the Delwaware Water Gap along Old Mine Road, a road in northern New Jersey that connects I-80 to Route 521. The first intersection is at .3 of a mile just south of Flatbrookville. NPS-615 heads to the north, where it splits into 2 routes at .9 of a mile.Cite map|url=http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&rlz=1T4ADBF_enUS232US232&q=from:+CR-615+%4041.089610,+-74.960860+to:+CR-615+%4041.101350,+-74.962529&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wl|title=Overview map of NPS 615 from Warren County line to Route 615 split|date=2007|accessdate=2007-12-18|publisher=Google Maps] At the split, Route NPS-615 breaks into a northern route and a southern route. The northern route goes west through Flatbrookville along the main route of Old Mine Road. There is an intersection with Rosenkrans Lane at 1.8 miles as NPS-615 heads to the northeast, parallelling the Delaware River and U.S. Route 209.Cite map|url=http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&rlz=1T4ADBF_enUS232US232&q=from:+CR-615/Old+Mine+Rd+%4041.101400,+-74.962661+to:+Pompey+Rd+%4041.144282,+-74.902001+to:Pompey+Rd+%4041.146351,+-74.895894&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wl|title=Overview map of NPS 615's northern segment |date=2007|accessdate=2007-12-18|publisher=Google Maps] Route NPS-615 passes Smith Ferry and an old Old Mine Road marker along the way. At 6.2 miles, a dead-end, not-maintained section of Old Mine Road intersects. Route NPS-615's southern route merges in at 6.3 miles.

Heading in the other direction, Route NPS-615 heads along Walpack-Flatbrook Road, an old routing of Old Mine Road. This route parallels the Flat Brook as it heads to the northeast. At 4.1 miles, Haneys Mill Road begins at a fork. After 1 intersection, Haneys Mill Road merges back into NPS-615. The southern route and the northern route merge together at 6.1 miles.Cite map|url=http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&rlz=1T4ADBF_enUS232US232&q=from:+CR-615/Old+Mine+Rd+%4041.101400,+-74.962661+to:+CR-615/Walpack+Rd+%4041.146279,+-74.895754&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=il|title=Overview map of NPS 615's southern segment|date=2007|accessdate=2007-12-18|publisher=Google Maps] The final, 3.8 mile stretch of NPS-615 is from the split in Walpack to Bridge Road, where it changes to Sussex County Route 615.Cite map|url=http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&rlz=1T4ADBF_enUS232US232&q=from:+CR-615/Sandyston-Flatbrookville+Rd+%4041.187850,+-74.851124+to:+CR-615/Sandyston-Flatbrookville+Rd+%4041.146380,+-74.895770&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wl|title=Overview map of NPS 615's final stretch|date=2007|accessdate=2007-12-18|publisher=Google Maps] Route NPS-615 goes through Walpack Center and heads to the north towards Layton. Route NPS-615 intersects with several local roads before intersecting with its northern terminus, Bridge Road and CR 615. Attractions along the way are the Walpack Center Environmental Center and a nearby wildlife area.

Sussex County Route 615

County Route 615 supposedly starts at an intersection with Bridge Road in Sandyston Township. The New Jersey Department of Transportation states that it goes for 1.28 miles, intersecting with Kuhn Road at .58 of a mile.Cite map|url=http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&rlz=1T4ADBF_enUS232US232&q=from:+Bridge+Rd+%4041.187829,+-74.850373+to:+CR-615/Kuhn+Rd+%4041.201320,+-74.842120&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wl|title=Overview map of CR 615's official route|date=2007|accessdate=2007-12-18|publisher=Google Maps] The road turns northward, coming to an end at Sussex County Route 640. The road is marked to continue for another 1.3 miles as Ennis Road, where it comes to an end at County Route 560.Cite map|url=http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&rlz=1T4ADBF_enUS232US232&q=from:+CR-615/Ennis+Rd+%4041.201320,+-74.842120+to:+CR-615/Ennis+Rd+%4041.200902,+-74.819656&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wl|title=Overview map of CR 615's route from Sussex CR 640 to CR 560|date=2007|accessdate=2007-12-18|publisher=Google Maps]

Intersections

Jctint
state=NJ
county=Sussex
cspan=3
location=Sandyston Township
lspan=3
mile=0.00
road=Bridge Road, Sandyston-Flatbrookville Road
notes=Southern terminus of Route 615.Jctint
mile=0.58
road=Kuhn Road, Walpack RoadJctint
mile=1.28
road=
street=Bevans Road; Ennis Road
notes=Northern terminus of Route 615.

See also

*Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area

References