County Route 571 (New Jersey)

County Route 571
Route information
Length:	44.06 mi[1] (70.91 km)
Major junctions
South end:	Route 37 in Toms River
	US 9 in Toms River Route 70 in Manchester Twp Route 33 in Hightstown US 130 in E. Windsor Twp Route 133 in E. Windsor Twp US 1 in W. Windsor Twp
North end:	Route 27 in Princeton
Highway system
County routes in New Jersey 500-series ← CR 569 CR 573 →

County Route 571, abbreviated CR 571, is a county highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The highway extends 44.06 miles (70.91 km) from Route 37 in Toms River Township to Route 27 in the Borough of Princeton.

Route description

Ocean County

Westbound CR 571 at split with CR 549 Spur in Toms River.

CR 571 begins at an intersection with Route 37 in Toms River, Ocean County, heading north on four-lane divided Fischer Boulevard concurrent with CR 549 Spur. The road continues north through business areas, with the median turning into a center left-turn lane. The routes turn northwest through residential and commercial areas along with some marshland from the adjacent Barnegat Bay to the east, with alternating segments of median and center left-turn lane. CR 571 splits from CR 549 Spur by heading west onto two-lane undivided Bay Avenue into areas of homes. The road intersects CR 627 before turning more to the northwest and becoming four lanes at the CR 22 junction. The route widens into a divided highway as it passes the Ocean County Mall and intersects CR 549 at an at-grade cloverleaf interchange. After this, CR 571 becomes Bey Lea Road and becomes undivided again as it passes through more wooded areas of development, with the northbound direction narrowing to one lane at the CR 18 junction as it turns west. After crossing CR 623, the road becomes three lanes, with two westbound lanes and one eastbound lane, as it heads northwest past more businesses on Indian Head Road. The route runs west near a few homes before passing under the Garden State Parkway and reaching the US 9 junction.^[1][2]

CR 549 Spur and CR 571 southbound in Toms River.

CR 571 becomes four lanes at this point and passes residences to the north and a shopping center to the south prior to intersecting CR 527. CR 571 turns northwest to join CR 527 on Whitesville Road, passing wooded areas of housing developments. CR 527 splits from CR 571 by turning north, and CR 571 continues northwest along Toms River Road, entering Manchester Township. The road continues through forested development as it comes to the Route 70 junction. At this point, the route narrows to two lanes and passes through more wooded areas with occasional residences, crossing the Conrail Shared Assets Operations Southern Secondary. CR 571 crosses CR 547 before heading into Jackson Township. The route runs through forested areas of the Pine Barrens with intermittent residential development for several miles, eventually turning north and coming to the junction with CR 528. The road becomes Cassville Road at this intersection and passes Cassville Lake as it comes to the CR 638 intersection. CR 571 continues north past more wooded areas of homes before coming to an intersection with CR 526. At this point, CR 526 turns north to form a concurrency with CR 571 and the two routes continue through forests on Trenton-Lakewood Road, passing under I-195 prior to coming to the CR 537 junction.^[1][2]

Monmouth County

Signs for CR 571 at CR 1 intersection in Millstone Township

At the CR 537 intersection, CR 526/CR 571 continues into Millstone Township in Monmouth County and continues northwest through more forested areas of homes before CR 526 splits from CR 571 by heading west. CR 571 heads north along Millstone Road and comes to the junction with CR 524. Here, the route turns west to join CR 524 on Stage Coach Road, making a turn to the north at an intersection with Red Valley Road/Spring Road. The routes make a sharp turn to the southwest before CR 571 splits from CR 524 by heading north on Rising Sun Tavern Road. The route runs through forests with some homes and farms, curving to the northwest and entering Roosevelt, where it becomes Clarksburg Road and continues through wooded areas with some homes. CR 571 turns north onto South Rochdale Avenue and passes more residences. The route crosses back into Millstone Township and heads into areas of farmland and woodland, turning northwest at the CR 1 junction.^[1][2]

Mercer County

Route 64 and CR 571 heading northbound in West Windsor towards Penns Neck

CR 571 enters East Windsor Township in Mercer County and becomes Etra Road in the community of Etra, as it continues through a mix of farms, woods, and homes. The route turns north before curving northwest near Etra Lake and passing over the New Jersey Turnpike (I-95). The road heads west into Hightstown and passes homes before reaching an intersection with CR 539. CR 571 turns north to follow CR 539 on Main Street at this point. 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. The route passes more residences before crossing back into East Windsor Township and intersecting US 130. The road heads northwest and becomes Hightstown Road at this point and passes through commercial areas with a few farms, coming to a junction with the western terminus of Route 133. A short distance later, CR 571 crosses CR 535, where it widens to four lanes, and heads west into West Windsor Township, passing through a mix of farmland, woodland, and residences. The road enters areas of residential subdivisions after it crosses Southfield Road and turns northwest as it comes to another junction with CR 526.^[1][2]

At this point, CR 526 forms an unofficial concurrency with CR 571 for the remainder of the route, with the road intersecting CR 607 prior to crossing CR 638. The route narrows to two lanes and turns north at this point, passing a mix of homes and businesses as it reaches the CR 615 junction. At this point, CR 571 becomes part of Route 64, a two-lane divided highway that carries the route over Amtrak's Northeast Corridor near the Princeton Junction Station at West Windsor. Past the terminus of Route 64, CR 571 continues northwest on two-lane undivided Washington Road, passing through wooded residential areas before intersecting US 1 at the modified Penns Neck Circle. The road runs through fields past this junction, crossing the Delaware and Raritan Canal and Lake Carnegie into Princeton Township. At this point, CR 571 runs through the heart of the Princeton University campus, crossing into Princeton Borough and reaching its northern terminus at Route 27 (Nassau Street).^[1][2]

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile[1]	Destinations	Notes
Ocean	Toms River	0.00	Route 37	Southern terminus, south end of CR 549 Spur overlap
		1.45	CR 549 Spur north	North end of CR 549 Spur overlap
		4.23	CR 549 (Hooper Avenue)	at-grade cloverleaf
		6.19	US 9 (Lakewood Road)
		6.64	CR 527 south (Whitesville Road)	South end of CR 527 overlap
		7.40	CR 527 north	North end of CR 527 overlap
	Manchester Township	10.07	Route 70
		12.11	CR 547
	Jackson Township	19.02	CR 528 (West Veterans Highway)
		22.87	CR 526 east (West Commodore Boulevard)	South end of CR 526 overlap
		23.76	CR 537
Monmouth	Millstone Township	24.35	CR 526 west	North end of CR 526 overlap
		25.73	CR 524 east (Clarksburg Road)	South end of CR 524 overlap
		26.83	CR 524 west	North end of CR 524 overlap
Mercer	Hightstown	34.09	CR 539 south (Main Street)	South end of CR 539 overlap
		34.46	Route 33 west	South end of NJ 33 overlap
		34.52	Route 33 east / CR 539 north	North end of NJ 33/CR 539 overlap
	East Windsor Township	35.37	US 130
		36.61	Route 133 east
		36.90	CR 535 (Old Trenton Road)
	West Windsor Township	39.80	CR 526 east (South Mill Road)	South end of unofficial CR 526 overlap
		40.97	Route 64	South end of NJ 64 overlap
		41.31	Route 64	North end of NJ 64 overlap
		42.38	US 1	Penns Neck Circle
	Borough of Princeton	44.06	Route 27 (Nassau Street)	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 571 Straight Line Diagram (PDF) (NJDOT) (Straight line diagram)
2. ^ ^{a b c d e} Google, Inc. Google Maps – overview of County Route 571 (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=route+37+and+county+road+571&daddr=39.97558,-74.17486+to:40.02885,-74.27961+to:40.186735,-74.4300919+to:40.19578,-74.44926+to:40.27092,-74.52858+to:route+27+and+county+road+571&geocode=FVGWYQIdvPOU-ykJXGccCJzBiTGriB7D-6B-Dw%3BFZz6YQIddC6U-yl7f1Bjsp3BiTFqEn5uNuC-3g%3BFbLKYgIdRpWS-ykRZko0bnfBiTEplb9R9w18Xg%3BFW8zZQIddUmQ-ynR9reX4GLBiTGAafx2xDiCxQ%3BFcRWZQIdlP6P-yn_Qktd92LBiTGoK7LQQlXH2A%3BFUh8ZgIdvMiO-yk5gL6mHt_DiTH5kepWh1tLRg%3BFbCyZwIdkNKM-ylH4hYvwubDiTF8b9KiLuo6jA&hl=en&mra=ls&via=1,2,3,4,5&sll=40.340199,-74.63356&sspn=0.029832,0.084543&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=10. Retrieved January 8, 2011. 

External links

• New Jersey 5xx Routes (Dan Moraseski)
• New Jersey County Route 571 and NJ 64