Cedar Brook is a
tributary
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of
Cranbury Brook
Cranbury Brook, also known as Cranberry Brook, is a tributary of the Millstone River in Middlesex and Monmouth Counties, New Jersey in the United States.
Course
Cranbury Brook starts at , near the intersection of SR-33, Dugans Grove Road, and ...
in
Cranbury,
New Jersey
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,
United States
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.
Course
Cedar Brook starts at ,
near Exit 8A on the
New Jersey Turnpike
The New Jersey Turnpike (NJTP) is a system of controlled-access highway, controlled-access toll roads in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The turnpike is maintained by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority (NJTA).The Garden State Parkway, although ma ...
. It flows southwest, crossing Applegarth Road and Prospect Plains Road before crossing the Turnpike. It then crosses Cranbury-South River Road and
Route 130 and flows through a swamp area. It then crosses Plainsboro Cranbury Road before draining into Cranbury Brook at .
Accessibility
This stream is large and accessible by many of the roads it crosses.
See also
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List of rivers of New Jersey
This is a list of streams and rivers of the U.S. state of New Jersey.
The list of New Jersey rivers includes streams formally designated as rivers, as well as smaller streams such as branches, creeks, drains, forks, licks, runs, etc. found throu ...
References
External links
USGS Coordinates in Google Maps
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Tributaries of the Raritan River
Rivers of New Jersey
Rivers of Middlesex County, New Jersey