County Route 531 (New Jersey)
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| County Route 531 | |||||||||
| Length: | 13.61 mi[1] (21.90 km) | ||||||||
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| South end: |  CR 514 in Edison |
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| Major junctions: |
 US 1 in Edison I-287 in Edison/Metuchen CR 501 in Metuchen NJ 27 in Metuchen NJ 28 in Plainfield US 22 in North Plainfield |
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| North end: |  CR 512 in Long Hill Twp |
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>County Route 531 is a county highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The highway extends 13.61 miles (21.90 kilometers) from Woodbridge Avenue (CR 514) in Edison, Middlesex County, through Somerset County to Passaic Valley Road (CR 512) in Long Hill Township, Morris County.
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[edit] Route description
Route 531 begins at CR 514 in Edison. It heads north, soon intersecting with Interstate 95 (the New Jersey Turnpike). It has a partial cloverleaf interchange with U.S. 1 before intersecting Interstate 287. It travels by Edgar Park before passing to the west of the Hillside Cemetery. Known as Main Street, it proceeds northward. It the has an intersection with County Route 501, while passing through Edison. It intersects New Jersey Route 27 as it travels just to the east of a large park. It becomes known as Plainfield Avenue before turning west on to Park Avenue.[2]
It continues north and intersects County Route 604 while passing near Putnam Park. It then travels near the Plainfield Country Club just prior to running parallel to the Ceder Brook Park. It turns northeast while entering Plainfield. It intersects County Route 601, prior to intersecting Route 28 and reaching its ending terminus at CR 512 in Long Hill Township.[3]
[edit] Major intersections
| County | Location | Mile[1] | Roads intersected | Notes |
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| Middlesex | Edison | 0.00 |  CR 514 (Woodbridge Avenue) |
Southern terminus |
| 0.69 |  US 1 |
Interchange | ||
| 0.84 |  I-287 |
I-287 exit 1 | ||
| Metuchen | 1.55 |  CR 501 (Amboy Avenue) |
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| 1.99 |  Route 27 (Middlesex Avenue) |
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| Union | Plainfield | 8.41-8.48 |  Route 28 (4th Street/5th Street) |
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| Somerset | North Plainfield | 9.77 |  US 22 |
Interchange |
| Watchung | 10.82 |  CR 527 south (Mountain Boulevard) |
South end of CR 527 overlap | |
| 10.90 | CR 527 north (Valley Road) |
North end of CR 527 overlap | ||
| Warren Township | 11.83 |  I-78 |
I-78 exit 40 | |
| Morris | Long Hill Township | 13.61 |  CR 512 (Valley Road) |
Northern terminus |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b NJDOT County Route 531 Straight Line Diagram (PDF) (NJDOT) (Straight-line diagram)
- ^ Google Maps. "Overview of New Jersey Route 514". http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=from:+Unknown%20road%20@40.516356,%20-74.355236+to:+CR-661/Plainfield%20Rd%20@40.567390,%20-74.374370. Retrieved 2008-02-15.
- ^ Google Maps (2008). "Overview of New Jersey Route 531". http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=from:+CR-531/Park%20Ave%20@40.560620,%20-74.372600+to:+CR-531/Park%20Ave%20@40.616870,%20-74.420580. Retrieved 2008-02-15.
