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New Jersey Route 28
Route 28 is a state highway in the central part of New Jersey, United States that is long. Its western terminus is at U.S. Route 22 in Bridgewater Township, Somerset County while its eastern terminus is at Route 27 in Elizabeth, Union County. From its western terminus, Route 28 heads east through Raritan, intersecting County Route 567 and then U.S. Route 202 and U.S. Route 206 at the Somerville Circle before heading through the central part of Somerville. Past Somerville, the route interchanges with Interstate 287 in Bridgewater Township before intersecting many 500-series county roads including County Route 525 and County Route 527 in Bound Brook, County Route 529 in Dunellen, Middlesex County, County Route 531 in Plainfield, Union County, and County Route 509 in Westfield. Route 28 continues east, intersecting Route 59 and the Garden State Parkway in Cranford before heading to Elizabeth, where it crosses Route 439 before ending at Route 27. Route 28 is a t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NJDOT
The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) is the agency responsible for transportation issues and policy in New Jersey, including maintaining and operating the state's highway and public road system, planning and developing transportation policy, and assisting with rail, freight, and intermodal transportation issues. It is headed by the Commissioner of Transportation. The present Commissioner is Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti. History The agency that became NJDOT began as the New Jersey State Highway Department (NJSHD) circa 1920. NJDOT was established in 1966 as the first State transportation agency in the United States. The Transportation Act of 1966 (Chapter 301, Public Laws, 1966) established the NJDOT on December 12, 1966. Since the late 1970s, NJDOT has been phasing out or modifying many traffic circles in New Jersey. In 1979, with the establishment of New Jersey Transit, NJDOT's rail division, which funded and supported State-sponsored passenger rail service, was f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Route 525 (New Jersey)
County Route 525 (CR 525) is a county highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The highway extends from Union Avenue (Route 28) in Bound Brook to Main Street ( CR 510) in Mendham Borough. CR 525 begins with a couple of turns through Chimney Rock and Martinsville. From Interstate 78 to the northern terminus, CR 525 is mostly a two lane undivided road with some sections multilaned. From Interstate 287 to the northern terminus, CR 525 has a solid northwest alignment. Route description CR 525 begins at Route 28 in Bound Brook, located northwest of New Brunswick in Somerset County. CR 525 begins as Thompson Avenue, approaching the village of Chimney Rock. In Chimney Rock, CR 525 meets U.S. Route 22, currently divided into two carriageways. North of US 22, CR 525 continues its northern course through Chimney Rock and has a couple of wide turns. CR 525 enters Martinsville from the south as Chimney Rock Road. In Martinsville, CR 525 turns west on to Washington Valley Road be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raritan Valley Line
The Raritan Valley Line is a commuter rail service operated by New Jersey Transit (NJT) which serves passengers in municipalities in Union, Somerset, and Hunterdon counties in the Raritan Valley region in central New Jersey, United States. The line's most frequent western terminus is Raritan station in Raritan. Some weekday trains continue farther west and terminate at the High Bridge station, located in High Bridge. Most eastbound trains terminate in Newark; passengers bound for New York make a cross-platform transfer. A limited number of weekday trains continue directly to New York. Raritan Valley Line trains use three lines owned by three entities. Between High Bridge and the Aldene Connection, east of Cranford, it uses the former Central Railroad of New Jersey Main Line, now owned by New Jersey Transit and also called the Raritan Valley Line. From the Aldene Connection to Hunter it uses Conrail's Lehigh Line, formerly the east end of Lehigh Valley Railroad Main Lin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Jersey Transit
New Jersey Transit Corporation, branded as NJ Transit, and often shortened to NJT, is a state-owned public transportation system that serves the U.S. state of New Jersey, along with portions of New York State and Pennsylvania. It operates bus, light rail, and commuter rail services throughout the state, connecting to major commercial and employment centers both within the state and in the adjacent major cities of New York and Philadelphia. In , the system had a ridership of . Covering a service area of , NJT is the largest statewide public transit system and the third-largest provider of bus, rail, and light rail transit by ridership in the United States. NJT also acts as a purchasing agency for many private operators in the state; in particular, buses to serve routes not served by the transit agency. History NJT was founded on July 17, 1979, an offspring of the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT), mandated by the state government to address many then-pressi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Jersey Route 439
Route 439 is a short state highway in the communities of Elizabeth, Union and Hillside in Union County, New Jersey. The highway is known as the Bayway, North Avenue and Elmora Avenue from the Goethals Bridge and Interstate 278 (I-278) and does a loop around Elizabeth, with the designation terminating at an intersection with Route 27 in Elizabeth. The highway originated as part of Route 28 south of the current intersection with Route 28 and Route S24 (which made up several routes) north of that intersection to Route 82. The current designation of Route 439 was assigned in the 1953 renumbering. Route description Route 439 begins at an intersection with Union County Route 616 (CR 616) and I-278 near the Goethals Bridge in Elizabeth. The highway progresses westward, passing to the south of the Number 22 Elementary School. The surroundings of the highway are densely populated, with buildings surrounding the highway the entire time. Turning to the nort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garden State Parkway
The Garden State Parkway (GSP) is a controlled-access toll road that stretches the north–south length of eastern New Jersey from the state's southernmost tip near Cape May to the New York state line at Montvale. Its name refers to New Jersey's nickname, the "Garden State". The parkway is designated by the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) as Route 444, although this designation is unsigned. At its north end, the road becomes the Garden State Parkway Connector, a component of the New York State Thruway system that connects to the Thruway mainline in Ramapo. The parkway is the longest highway in the state at approximately , and, according to the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association, was the busiest toll road in the United States in 2006. Most of the highway north of the Raritan River runs through heavily populated areas. Between the Raritan River and the township of Toms River, the highway passes through lighter suburban development, while ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Jersey Route 59
Route 59, at long, is the shortest state highway in New Jersey, United States.Roberts, Russell''New Jersey's Atlantic Shore: From Sandy Hook to Atlantic City & on to Cape May'' p. 3. Hunter Publishing, 2011. . Accessed October 27, 2019. "The shortest highway in America is in New Jersey. Route 59, clocking in at a whopping 792 feet, is located on the border of Cranford and Garwood. It was originally built in 1931 to be part of Route 22, but plans changed." The route consists entirely of a short block of Lincoln Avenue from Union County Route 610 (known locally as South Avenue) in Cranford to New Jersey Route 28 (known locally as North Avenue) along the Cranford–Garwood border. The route functions as an underpass under the Raritan Valley Line of NJ Transit, under which it crosses about halfway down the block, along the municipal border. Route 59 was originally a proposed alignment of Route 22, which was supposed to head from an intersection with current day New Jersey Route 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westfield, New Jersey
Westfield is a town in Union County, New Jersey, United States, located southwest of Manhattan. As of the 2010 United States census, the town's population was 30,316,DP-1 – Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Westfield town, Union County, New Jersey , . Accessed March 3, 2012. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Route 509 (New Jersey)
County Route 509 (CR 509) is a county highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The highway exists in two segments– one unsigned segment exists in northern Middlesex County while the signed mainline extends from North Avenue (Route 28) in Westfield to Straight Street ( CR 504) in Paterson. For two small stretches – in Clifton at the interchange with Route 19, and in Paterson as it crosses over the Passaic River – CR 509 splits into separate northbound and southbound alignments. CR 509 intersects with the Garden State Parkway at exit 138 in Kenilworth and again at exit 148 in Bloomfield. Route description The unsigned Middlesex County segment begins at the intersection of Park Avenue ( CR 531) and Maple Avenue ( CR 602) in South Plainfield. The county route, not signed as CR 509 but rather CR 602, heads northeast on Maple Avenue through a residential neighborhood. After crossing Woodland Avenue, the road enters Edison and passes between two par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plainfield, New Jersey
Plainfield is a city in Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, known by its nickname as "The Queen City."About City of Plainfield. Accessed December 29, 2021. "Plainfield Is Nicknamed 'The Queen City.'" The city is both a regional hub for and a of the , located within the core of the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Route 531 (New Jersey)
County Route 531 (CR 531) is a county highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The highway extends from Woodbridge Avenue ( CR 514) in Edison, Middlesex County, through Somerset County to Passaic Valley Road ( CR 512) in Long Hill Township, Morris County. Route description CR 531 begins at CR 514 in Edison. It heads north, soon passing under New Jersey Turnpike/ Interstate 95 (I-95) without an interchange. It has a partial cloverleaf interchange with U.S. Route 1 (US 1) before crossing over I-287. One ramp from southbound I-287's exit 1B provides access to CR 531 south. CR 531 continues north through a residential neighborhood. Known as Main Street, it proceeds northward into the borough of Metuchen. It has an intersection with CR 501 while passing through downtown Metuchen. It travels under the Northeast Corridor and Metuchen station while it later intersects New Jersey Route 27. CR 531 makes a short jog to the west where it becomes known as P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dunellen, New Jersey
Dunellen () is a borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. It is located within the Raritan Valley region. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 7,637, reflecting an increase of 410 (+5.4%) from the 7,227 counted in the 2010 Census. Dunellen was formed as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on October 28, 1887, when it broke away from Piscataway Township, based on the results of a referendum held on March 23, 1886. Dunellen's incorporation was confirmed on April 15, 1914.Snyder, John P''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968'' Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 170. Accessed May 30, 2012. The borough was named for the Dunellen station of the Central Railroad of New Jersey. History The earliest inhabitants of the area that would become Dunellen were the Lenape Native Americans; several Lenape sites in Dunellen were identified as part of a comprehensive survey in 1915. European ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
