- County Route 524 (New Jersey)
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County Route 524
Route information Length: 39.90 mi[1] (64.21 km) Major junctions West end: 
US 206 / CR 533 in Hamilton Township
I-195 in Hamilton Township
US 130 in Hamilton Township
I-195 in Upper Freehold Township
US 9 in Freehold Township
Route 34 in Wall Township
Route 35 in Wall TownshipEast end: 
Route 71 in Spring Lake HeightsLocation Counties: Mercer, Monmouth Highway system County routes in New Jersey
500-series← 
CR 523CR 525 
→County Route 524 is a county highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The highway extends 39.90 miles (64.21 km) from the Whitehorse Circle (US 206 and Route 533) in Hamilton Township to Route 71 in Spring Lake Heights.
There are a few concrete bridge heads (circa mid-2008) which stated that the section of CR 524 between the Whitehorse Circle and Allentown was, in the 1930s, State Highway Route 37.
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Route description
Mercer County
CR 524 begins at the modified White Horse Circle in the community of White Horse in Hamilton Township, Mercer County, where the route intersects US 206 and the southern terminus of CR 533. From the circle, the route heads east on two-lane undivided South Broad Street, which continues toward Trenton as part of US 206 west of the White Horse Circle. CR 524 passes homes before reaching an interchange with I-195, where the route is a four-lane divided highway maintained by the New Jersey Department of Transportation with a wide median. After this, the road becomes undivided and county-maintained again, passing more suburban homes and becoming a divided highway briefly again at an intersection with Boulevard/Kim Valley Road in business areas. CR 524 narrows back into a two-lane undivided road turns southeast and crosses the Conrail Shared Assets Operations Robbinsville Industrial Track near industrial establishments. The road passes more businesses as it reaches an intersection with CR 609 and CR 672 in the community of Yardville. At this point, CR 672 continues along South Broad Street while CR 524 heads east onto Yardville-Allentown Road, intersecting Route 156 and interchanging with US 130. From this point, the road continues through a mix of residences and woodland before passing over the New Jersey Turnpike (I-95). Past this bridge, the route heads into agricultural areas with some woods and homes.[1][2]
Monmouth County
CR 524 continues into Upper Freehold Township in Monmouth County and runs through wooded areas of residences before crossing into Allentown. The route intersects CR 28 and turns northeast onto Main Street, passing more homes. After running near Connies Millpond, CR 524 forms a concurrency with CR 539, with the two routes continuing 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. 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 and fully entering Upper Freehold Township, retaining the Stage Coach Road name. CR 524 continues through open agricultural areas with a few homes, intersecting CR 43. The road heads into a mix of farms, woods, and residences as it enters Millstone Township and comes to a junction with CR 571. At this point, CR 571 joins CR 524 and the two routes make a sharp turn to the southeast into wooded residential areas, turning east at an intersection with Red Valley Road/Spring Road. CR 571 splits from CR 524 by turning south on Millstone Road, with CR 524 heading northeast and entering areas of farmland. The route heads into wooded areas of homes before reaching an intersection with CR 537, at which point CR 524 joins CR 537. The two routes head northeast along Monmouth Road, forming the border between Millstone Township to the northwest and Freehold Township to the southeast. Upon crossing CR 527, the road forms the border between Manalapan Township and Freehold Township as passes near farms and homes.[1][2]
CR 524 splits from CR 537 by turning east onto Elton Road, fully entering Freehold Township. On this road, the route passes through agricultural areas before heading through suburban residential subdivisions, becoming Elton-Adelphia Road as it comes to intersections with CR 23 and US 9. From here, CR 524 heads southeast onto Adelphia Road and heads into Howell Township and passes more housing developments. The road continues into residential areas with a few farms before CR 524 Alternate splits off, running farther south of CR 524. The route heads east through more wooded areas of residences before crossing the inactive Conrail Shared Assets Operations Freehold Industrial Track and entering Farmingdale. The road passes homes and businesses before coming to the CR 35 junction, where CR 524 turns southeast onto Main Street. In the center of Farmingdale, CR 547 joins CR 524 from the north and the two routes pass businesses before crossing the Conrail Shared Assets Operations Southern Secondary. The road makes a turn to the south and crosses back into Howell Township, intersecting CR 18. The two routes continues south through wooded areas of homes and businesses on Lakewood-Farmingdale Road before the CR 524 Alternate intersects from the west.[1][2]
At this point, CR 524 splits from CR 547 by turning east onto Allaire Road and entering densely forested areas of Allaire State Park, passing under I-195 before entering Wall Township. The road turns southeast as it passes Allaire Village and intersects CR 30. As CR 524 approaches the Garden State Parkway, the route splits from Allaire Road by heading southeast on Atlantic Avenue and crossing over the parkway, with Allaire Road becoming a dead end road on either side of the Garden State Parkway. After the bridge, CR 524 turns northeast onto Allenwood Road, with CR 524 Spur continuing along Atlantic Avenue. The route turns east again and resumes along Allaire Road, passing homes before intersecting Route 34 at the Allenwood Circle. The road continues through a mix of fields, woods, and residences before passing Osborne Pond. CR 524 reaches intersections with CR 47 and Route 35 in business areas before crossing into Spring Lake Heights. The route passes several homes before coming to its eastern terminus at Route 71, where the road continues east as Ludlow Avenue toward the Atlantic Ocean.[1][2]
Major intersections
County Location Mile[1] Destinations Notes Mercer Hamilton Township 0.00 US 206 (South Broad Street) / CR 533 northWhite Horse Circle, western terminus 0.61 I-195I-195 exit 2 2.09 
Route 1562.18 US 130Interchange Monmouth Allentown 6.52 
CR 539 south (High Street)West end of CR 539 overlap 6.81 
CR 526 west (Church Street)West end of CR 526 overlap 6.83 CR 526 east (Walker Street)East end of CR 526 overlap Upper Freehold Township 
CR 526 Spur south7.74 I-195I-195 exit 8 7.91 CR 539 northEast end of CR 539 overlap Millstone Township 14.74 
CR 571 north (Rising Sun Tavern Road)West end of CR 571 overlap 15.84 CR 571 south (Millstone Road)East end of CR 571 overlap 20.00 
CR 537 west (Monmouth Road)West end of CR 537 overlap Freehold Township 20.41 
CR 527 (Woodville Road/Siloam Road)21.23 CR 537 east (Monmouth Road)East end of CR 537 overlap 25.21 US 9Howell Township 28.92 
CR 524 Alt. east (Squankum Yellow Brook Road)Farmingdale 30.79 
CR 547 north (Asbury Avenue)West end of CR 547 overlap Howell Township 33.05 
CR 524 Alt. west (Squankum Yellow Brook Roasd) / CR 547 south (Main Street)East end of CR 547 overlap Wall Township 36.08
CR 524 Spur east (Atlantic Avenue)36.63 Route 34Allenwood Circle 38.84 Route 35Spring Lake Heights 39.90 Route 71Eastern terminus 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi CR 524 Alternate
County Route 524 Alternate
Location: Howell Township Length: 3.74 mi[3] (6.02 km) County Route 524 Alternate (also County Route 524A) is a county highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The highway extends 3.74 miles (6.02 km) as Squankum-Yellowbrook Road in Howell Township. The highway acts as a by-pass of the boro of Farmingdale. For CR 524A's entire run, the speed limit is 45 mph (72 km/h).
CR-524 Alt begins at an intersection with its parent route, CR 524, which is currently under construction due to new houses being built in the area. It then turns to the south-east, the direction it follows for most of its existence. At mile marker 1.63, 524A intersects CR 21 (Southard Ave), near Howell High School. It passes Howell Golf Course, crosses the abandoned Freehold-Jamesburg railroad line, and comes to an end at its parent route, CR 524, and CR 547 just north of Interstate 195.
CR 524 Spur
County Route 524 SpurLocation: Wall Township - Manasquan Length: 3.39 mi[4] (5.46 km) County Route 524 Spur is a county highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The highway extends 3.39 miles (5.46 kilometers) from Allenwood Road (CR 524) in Wall Township to Broad Street (Monmouth CR 20) in Manasquan.[4]
See also
U.S. Roads portal
New Jersey portal
References
- ^ a b c d e f "County Route 524 straight line diagram". Trenton, New Jersey: New Jersey Department of Transportation. 2009. http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/00000524__-.pdf. Retrieved January 5, 2011.
- ^ a b c d Google, Inc. Google Maps – overview of County Route 524 (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=white+horse+avenue+and+s+broad+street&daddr=40.17433,-74.60873+to:40.190318,-74.455005+to:40.22092,-74.30038+to:40.18766,-74.16147+to:route+71+and+county+road+524&geocode=Fe45ZQIdwBiM-ylVo7NZW1nBiTGnIdnVpP_FYg%3BFfoCZQIdpo-N-ykv6XQ0DF7BiTEqdqh-4ncrYw%3BFW5BZQIdI-iP-yk9tpgbVGLBiTH4v3fAduZ1_g%3BFfi4ZQIdJESS-ylHKZRI5tXDiTF0JYwG7tkhhA%3BFQw3ZQIdwmKU-yl9hKB4eSrCiTEWWpmVHZrABA%3BFXrEZAIdwU6W-yn31BCc_IfBiTGA7Mru7aU2Rg&hl=en&mra=ls&via=1,2,3,4&dirflg=w&sll=40.166806,-74.152222&sspn=0.239269,0.676346&ie=UTF8&ll=40.184119,-74.369888&spn=0.239208,0.676346&t=h&z=11. Retrieved January 7, 2011.
- ^ NJDOT County Route 524 Alternate Straight Line Diagram (PDF) (NJDOT) (Straight line diagram)
- ^ a b NJDOT County Route 524 Spur Straight Line Diagram (PDF) (NJDOT) (Straight line diagram)
External links
Categories:- County routes in New Jersey
- Transportation in Mercer County, New Jersey
- Transportation in Monmouth County, New Jersey
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