County Route 516 (New Jersey)

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County Route 516

Map
CR 516 highlighted in red, spur routes in blue
Route information
Maintained by Middlesex County, Monmouth County, NJDOT
Length19.27 mi[1] (31.01 km)
ExistedJanuary 1, 1953[2]–present
Major junctions
West end Route 18 / CR 527 in Old Bridge Township
Major intersections
East end Route 36 in Middletown Township
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew Jersey
CountiesMiddlesex, Monmouth
Highway system
←
CR 43

County Route 516 (CR 516) is a county highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

Route description

View west along CR 516 at Amboy Road (CR 689) in Old Bridge

The highway extends 19.27 miles (31.01 km) from

County Route 516 Spur). From there it follows Main Street north into Aberdeen Township where it is known as Lower Main Street; the name changes again upon entering Keyport
where it is Maple Place.

View eastbound along CR 516 from US 9 in Old Bridge

In Keyport, CR 516 has a grade-separated junction with Route 35; part of this 1965 alignment follows West Fourth Street before rejoining Maple Place and following it to Green Grove Avenue. Turning east on Green Grove Avenue, CR 516 bridges Chingarora Creek and enters Hazlet where it is known as Middle Road, which intersects Route 36 and continues into Holmdel Township to the intersection of Laurel Avenue. It turns briefly south on Laurel Avenue, then has its second junction with Route 35. Running concurrent with Route 35 into Middletown Township, CR 516 then turns off onto Cherry Tree Farm Road and continues along that alignment to Leonardville Road, which it follows to its eastern terminus at Route 36 in Middletown Township.

County Route 516 Spur

A segment of Main Street in downtown

Route 34 to the intersection of Main and Broad Streets.[5]

Another 0.30-mile-long (0.48 km) spur consists of Green Grove Avenue between Maple Place and First Street (

reassurance shield (without a "Spur" plaque) appears at Green Grove Avenue's intersection with First Street.[6][7]

History

West of Matawan, the road was maintained by the Middlesex and Monmouth Turnpike Company.

Before the county route system, the road from Keyport to Atlantic Highlands was part of the Jersey Coast Way, which ran from the Staten Island Ferry to Cape May.

CR 7
to its terminus.

CR 516 Alternate was previously the designation of Broad Street in Matawan, but was never signed differently than the parent route. Initially both Main and Broad Streets were designated as CR 516. Broad Street was then briefly renumbered as CR 516 Alternate, with Main Street remaining as the main stem. When CR 516 was rerouted from Main Street to Broad Street, and Main Street renumbered as

CR 516 Spur, CR 516 Alternate ceased to exist.[9]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Old Bridge Township
0.00–
0.09		0.00–
0.14

 Route 18 / CR 527 south to N.J. Turnpike – Englishtown, Freehold, New Brunswick		Western terminus; interchange, access to Route 18 northbound and from Route 18 southbound; west end of CR 527 overlap
0.320.51
 CR 527 north (Old Matawan Road)		East end of CR 527 overlap
3.104.99
The Amboys, Freehold
Interchange
MonmouthMatawan6.9011.10
 Route 79 (Main Street) to G.S. Parkway
7.1911.57
The Amboys, Point Pleasant
The Amboys, Red Bank
Interchange
The Amboys
Holmdel Township
13.8922.35
 Route 35 north – Keyport, South Amboy		West end of Route 35 overlap
Middletown Township
14.3223.05
 Route 35 south – Red Bank		East end of Route 35 overlap
19.2731.01
 Route 36 south		Eastern terminus; access to Route 36 south / from Route 36 north only
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "County Route 516 straight line diagram" (PDF). Trenton, New Jersey: New Jersey Department of Transportation. 2009. Retrieved January 5, 2011.
  2. The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, New Jersey. March 15, 1953. pp. 1, 39. Retrieved January 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ a b "Monmouth County Road Plan" (PDF). Monmouth County Planning Board. October 15, 2012. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
  4. ^ Google (September 6, 2019). "County Route 516 Spur (Matawan)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
  5. ^ "County Route 516Z Straight Line Diagram" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Transportation. March 2019. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
  6. ^ Google (August 9, 2015). "County Route 516 Spur (Keyport)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
  7. ^ "County Route 516 Spur Straight Line Diagram" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Transportation. March 2019. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
  8. ^ Rand McNally and Co. "Eastern Ohio, Western Pennsylvania, South East Michigan, Southern Ontario, Western New York: District No. 4". Rand McNally Official Auto Trails Map, 3rd ed., 1924, pp. 168-169. David Rumsey Historical Map Collection, David Rumsey (curator), Cartography Associates, Accessed Nov 4, 2019, www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~201570~3000600:Auto-Trails-Map--Pennsylvania,-New-.
  9. ^ County Roads Straight Line Diagrams, Prepared by the Monmouth County Planning Board, April 10, 2006
  • Resolution, June 21, 1939, Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders
  • 1940 Road Map of Monmouth County, Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders
  • 1952 Road Map of Monmouth County, Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders

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