County Route 524 (New Jersey)
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| County Route 524 | |||||||||
| Length: | 39.90 mi[1] (64.21 km) | ||||||||
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| West end: |   US 206/CR 533 in Hamilton Twp |
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| Major junctions: |
 I-195 in Hamilton Twp NJ 156 in Hamilton Twp US 130 in Hamilton Twp I-195 in Upper Freehold Twp US 9 in Freehold Twp NJ 34 in Wall Twp NJ 35 in Wall Twp |
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| East end: |  NJ 71 in Spring Lake Heights |
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>County Route 524 is a county highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The highway extends 39.90 miles (64.21) 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, NJ was, in the 1930s, NJ State Route 37.
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[edit] Route description
Route 524 starts in southern Hamilton, continuing east down South Broad Street from Trenton as Route 206 turns south toward Bordentown. It passes through the neighborhoods of White Horse and Yardville, passing over U.S. Route 130 in the latter.
It then traverses southern Monmouth County, ending about a mile short of the Atlantic Ocean.
[edit] Municipalities
The road travels through the following municipalities at the specified mileposts (from West to East):
- 00.00-05.34: Hamilton Township (Mercer County)
- 05.34-06.01: Upper Freehold Township (Monmouth County)
- 06.01-07.26: Allentown Borough
- 07.26-07.74: Upper Freehold
- 07.74-07.91: Robbinsville Township (Mercer, north) and Upper Freehold (south)
- 07.91-13.36: Upper Freehold
- 13.36-20.00: Millstone Township
- 20.00-20.41: Freehold Township (south) and Millstone (north)
- 20.41-25.64: Freehold
- 25.64-30.27: Howell Township
- 30.27-31.18: Farmingdale Borough
- 31.18-33.82: Howell
- 33.82-39.05: Wall Township
- 39.05-39.90: Spring Lake Heights Borough
[edit] Major intersections
| County | Location | Mile[1] | Roads intersected | Notes |
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| Mercer | Hamilton Township | 0.00 |   US 206 (South Broad Street) / CR 533 north |
White Horse Circle, western terminus |
| 0.61 |  I-195 |
I-195 exit 2 | ||
| 2.09 |  Route 156 |
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| 2.18 |  US 130 |
Interchange | ||
| 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 south |
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| 7.74 | I-195 |
I-195 exit 8 | ||
| 7.91 | CR 539 north |
East 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) |
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| 21.23 | CR 537 east (Monmouth Road) |
East end of CR 537 overlap | ||
| 25.21 |  US 9 |
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| Howell Township | 28.92 |   CR 524 Alt. east (Squankum Yellow Brook Road) |
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| 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) |
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| 36.63 |  Route 34 |
Allenwood Circle | ||
| 38.84 |  Route 35 |
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| Spring Lake Heights | 39.90 |  Route 71 |
Eastern terminus |
[edit] CR 524 Alternate
  County Route 524 Alternate |
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| Location | Howell Township |
| Length | 3.74 mi[2] (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.
[edit] CR 524 Spur
 County Route 524 Spur |
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| Location | Wall Township - Manasquan |
| Length | 3.39 mi[3] (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.[3]
[edit] See also
- County Route 524 Alternate
- County Route 524 Spur
- County routes in New Jersey
- List of 500-series county routes in New Jersey
[edit] References
[edit] External links
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