County Route 529 (CR 529) is a
county highway
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in the U.S. state of
New Jersey
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. The highway extends from Woodbridge Avenue (
CR 514) in
Edison to Mountain Boulevard (
CR 527) in
Watchung.
Route description
CR 529 begins at an intersection of Woodbridge Avenue (
CR 514) in
Edison,
Middlesex County, heading north on two-lane undivided Plainfield Avenue. The road passes through residential areas before reaching an intersection with
US 1
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in commercial areas. Past this intersection, the route passes more suburban neighborhoods as it crosses the intersection of
Lincoln Highway
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(
Route 27) near more businesses and begins to turn northwest. The road passes under
Amtrak
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's
Northeast Corridor
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near the
Edison Station on
NJ Transit
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's
Northeast Corridor Line
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. From here, CR 529 heads north as a four-lane undivided road that passes near industrial and commercial development with some homes. The road enters
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, where the name becomes Stelton Road and narrows back to two lanes, passing a mix of homes and businesses. After an intersection of New Durham Road (
CR 501), the route runs northwest along the border between Piscataway to the west and
South Plainfield to the east as a four-lane undivided road into commercial areas, soon widening into a
divided highway at the intersection of Metlars Lane (
CR 609). The divided highway portion of CR 529 ends as it comes to an interchange with
I-287.
Conrail Shared Assets Operations
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' Port Reading Secondary line and CR 665 splits from the road by turning west on Stelton Road. At this point, the route becomes two-lane Washington Avenue and runs north through residential areas, passing over New Market Pond and Conrail Shared Assets Operations' Lehigh Line on a bridge. Farther north, the road crosses the intersection of Vail Avenue/West 7th Street ( CR 601) before heading into Dunellen. In this area, CR 529 begins to turn more to the northwest, intersecting with Walnut Street ( CR 678) and New Market Road (CR 665) before passing under NJ Transit's 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, Middlesex, Essex, and Hunterdon counties in the Raritan Valley region, primarily in centra ...
near the Dunellen Station. Immediately after, the route crosses the intersection of North Avenue (Route 28
Highway 28 may refer to:
Australia
* Cumberland Highway
*Mountain Highway, Mountain Highway (Victoria)
* – NT
Canada
* Alberta Highway 28
* British Columbia Highway 28
* Nova Scotia Trunk 28
* Ontario Highway 28
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Cz ...
) in the commercial downtown area of Dunellen. Following this, CR 529 passes more homes before crossing into Green Brook, Somerset County in a wooded area. At this point, the route widens to four lanes and enters commercial areas, crossing the intersection of Greenbrook Road ( CR 634) prior to reaching an intersection of US 22. After US 22, CR 529 begins to ascend the First Watchung Mountain and winds northeast into Washington Rock State Park, with the road name changing to Rock Road East. The road curves northwest into Watchung, becoming Washington Rock Road and heads through wooded residential neighborhoods, descending the mountain as CR 529 comes to its north end at the intersection of Mountain Boulevard ( CR 527).[
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Major intersections
See also
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References
External links
{{Commons category, County Route 529 (New Jersey)
NJ State Highways: CR 515-530CR 529 pictures
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