County Route 524 (New Jersey)

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Major intersections
East end Route 71 in Spring Lake Heights
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew Jersey
CountiesMercer, Monmouth
Highway system
← CR 523→ CR 525

County Route 524 (CR 524) is a

White Horse Circle (U.S. Route 206 or US 206 and Route 533) in Hamilton Township to Route 71 in Spring Lake Heights
.

There are a few concrete bridge heads which showed that the section of CR 524 between the White Horse Circle and Allentown was in the 1930s part of State Highway Route 37.

Route description

CR 524's western terminus at the White Horse Circle
View east along CR 524 in Yardville

CR 524 begins at the modified

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 Conrail Shared Assets Operations' Robbinsville Industrial Track line 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]

CR 524 eastbound curves to the right while the old alignment of the road prior to the construction of the Garden State Parkway continues straight ahead as a concrete road in Wall Township.

CR 524 continues into

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]

View eastbound along CR 524 from I-195 near the Howell and Wall township line

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 18. The two routes continues south through wooded areas of homes and businesses on Lakewood-Farmingdale Road before the CR 524A intersects from the west.[1][2]

Eastern terminus of CR 524 at Route 71 in Spring Lake Heights

At this point, CR 524 splits from CR 547 by turning east onto Allaire Road and entering densely forested areas of

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]

History

From Our House Tavern, a short distance west of Farmingdale, to Squankum, was maintained as part of the Farmingdale and Squankum Turnpike, chartered in 1866. Its charter allowed it to extend its turnpike to Manasquan.

Between 1927 and 1953, the road between Trenton and Allentown was once signed as part of Route 37. Concrete bridge heads confirm this, and USGS topographical maps indicate that the road was signed as such until at least 1948.

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
White Horse Circle
0.610.98 I-195 – Trenton, Shore PointsExit 2 (I-195)
2.093.36
US 130 south – Bordentown
2.183.51
US 130 north – New Brunswick
Interchange to and from US 130 north only
MonmouthAllentown6.5210.49
 CR 539 south (High Street)		West end of CR 539 concurrency
6.8110.96
 CR 526 west (Church Street) – Trenton		West end of CR 526 concurrency
6.8310.99
 CR 526 east (Walker Street)		East end of CR 526 concurrency
CR 526 Spur south to CR 526 east / CR 539 south – Cream Ridge
Northern terminus of CR 526 Spur
7.7412.46 I-195 – Trenton, Shore PointsExit 8 (I-195)
7.9112.73
 CR 539 north – Hightstown		East end of CR 539 concurrency
Millstone Township14.7423.72
 CR 571 west (Rising Sun Tavern Road) – Roosevelt		West end of CR 571 concurrency
15.8425.49
 CR 571 east (Millstone Road)		East end of CR 571 concurrency
Fort Dix, Mount Holly
West end of CR 537 concurrency
Millstone–Manalapan–
Freehold township tripoint		20.4132.85 CR 527 (Woodville Road/Siloam Road)Forms the municipal tripoint Smithburg
Manalapan–Freehold
township line		21.2334.17
 CR 537 east (Monmouth Road) – Freehold		East end of CR 537 concurrency
Lakewood
CR 524A
south (Squankum Yellow Brook Road)		Northern terminus of CR 524A
Farmingdale30.7949.55
 CR 547 north (Asbury Avenue)		West end of CR 547 concurrency
CR 524A north (Squankum Yellow Brook Road) / CR 547
south (Main Street)		East end of CR 547 concurrency; southern terminus of CR 524A
CR 524 Spur
east (Atlantic Avenue)		Western terminus of CR 524 Spur
36.6358.95 Route 34 – Brielle, MatawanAllenwood Circle
38.8462.51 Route 35 – Belmar, Brielle
Spring Lake Heights39.9064.21 Route 71 – Asbury Park, Brielle
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Bannered and suffixed routes

County Route 524A

View west along CR 524A at Southard Avenue in Howell

County Route 524A marker

County Route 524A

LocationHowell Township
Length3.74 mi[3] (6.02 km)

County Route 524A (also County Route 524 Alternate or CR 524A) is a county highway in Howell Township. 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 borough of

straight line diagram of the route states that the road is east-west, CR 524A is signed by Monmouth County as a north-south route.[3][4]

CR 524A begins at a signalized intersection with its parent route, CR 524 west of Farmingdale. It turns to the south-east, the direction it follows for most of its existence. At mile marker 1.63, CR 524A intersects

CR 21 (Southard Avenue), 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's exit 31.[4]

Major intersections
The entire route is in Howell Township, Monmouth County.

mi[3]kmDestinationsNotes
0.000.00 CR 524 (Adelphia-Farmingdale Road)
3.746.02

 CR 524 / CR 547 (Main Street / Allaire Road) to I-195 / G.S. Parkway
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

County Route 524 Spur

Spur plate county.svg

County Route 524 Spur marker

County Route 524 Spur

LocationWall Township - Manasquan
Length3.39 mi[5] (5.46 km)
CR 524 Spur westbound at its eastern terminus in Manasquan
View east along CR 524 Spur at Route 34 in Wall

County Route 524 Spur is a spur route of CR 524 from Wall Township to Manasquan. The highway extends 3.39 miles (5.46 km) from Allenwood Road (CR 524) in Wall Township to Broad Street (Monmouth CR 20) in Manasquan and is known as Atlantic Avenue for its entire length.[5]

CR 524 Spur begins at an intersection with CR 524 just east of its overpass over the Garden State Parkway in southern Wall Township. It heads southeast for about a one-half mile (0.80 km) before reaching a skewed intersection with Allenwood-Lakewood Road (CR 21) and Ramshorn Drive. CR 524 Spur turns east and has a partial cloverleaf interchange with Route 34. After a slight curve at Tiltons Corner Road, CR 524 Spur continues east past numerous businesses and an apartment complex. A traffic circle is at its intersection with Route 35. Past the traffic circle, the route enters Manasquan and ends at a T-intersection with Broad Street, next to the Manasquan High School.[6]

CR 524 Spur formerly continued north on Broad Street and Sea Girt Avenue (CR 49) to end at Route 71 on the border of Manasquan and Sea Girt.[7]

Major intersections
The entire route is in Monmouth County.

Locationmi[5]kmDestinationsNotes
Wall Township0.000.00 CR 524 (Allenwood Road)
0.871.40 Route 34 – Point Pleasant, MatawanInterchange
2.433.91
 Route 35 to G.S. Parkway – Belmar, Brielle		Manasquan Circle
CR 20
(Broad Street)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "County Route 524 straight line diagram" (PDF). Trenton, New Jersey: New Jersey Department of Transportation. 2009. Retrieved January 5, 2011.
  2. ^ a b c d Google (January 7, 2011). "overview of County Route 524" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 7, 2011.
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    Straight line diagram
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  4. ^ a b Google (June 8, 2014). "Overview of CR 524A" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
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    Straight line diagram
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  6. ^ Google (June 8, 2014). "Overview of CR 524 Spur" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  7. ^ General Highway Map - Monmouth County, New Jersey (Map). New Jersey State Highway Department. 1962. Retrieved June 8, 2014.

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