Route 23 is a state highway in the northern part of New Jersey in the United States. The route runs 52.63 mi (84.70 km) from County Route 506 and County Route 577 in Verona, Essex County northwest to the border with New York at Montague Township in Sussex County, where the road continues to Port Jervis, New York as Orange County Route 15. Route 23 heads through Essex and Passaic Counties as a suburban arterial varying from two to four lanes and becomes a six-lane freeway north of a complex interchange with U.S. Route 46 and Interstate 80 in Wayne. The freeway carries Route 23 north to a concurrency with U.S. Route 202. Past the freeway portion, the route heads northwest along the border of Morris and Passaic Counties as a four- to six-lane divided highway with a wide median at places, winding through mountainous areas and crossing Interstate 287 in Riverdale. The route continues northwest through Sussex County as a mostly two-lane, undivided road that passes through farmland and woodland as well as the communities of Franklin, Hamburg, and Sussex before reaching the New York border just south of an interchange with Interstate 84 and US 6 in Port Jervis, NY, near High Point State Park.
Cedar Grove is a township in north central Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 12,411, reflecting an increase of 111 (+0.9%) from the 12,300 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 247 (+2.0%) from the 12,053 counted in the 1990 Census.
Ewing Township is a township in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. The township is within the New York metropolitan area as defined by the United States Census Bureau. It also directly borders the Philadelphia metropolitan area and is part of the Federal Communications Commission's Philadelphia Designated Market Area. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 35,790, reflecting an increase of 83 (+0.2%) from the 35,707 counted in the 2000 Census, which had increased by 1,522 (+4.5%) from the 34,185 counted in the 1990 Census.
Plainsboro Township is a township in Middlesex County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 22,999, reflecting an increase of 2,784 (+13.8%) from the 20,215 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 6,002 (+42.2%) from the 14,213 counted in the 1990 Census.
County Route 539, abbreviated CR 539, is a county highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The highway extends 54.32 miles (87.42 km) from Main Street in Tuckerton to CR 535 in Cranbury Township. Much of the two-lane route passes through isolated areas of the Pine Barrens and Joint Base McGuire–Dix–Lakehurst. In these stretches, the route has a speed limit of 55 miles per hour (89 km/h), one of the few two-lane roads in the state to carry a 55 mph limit. CR 539 passes through three boroughs: Tuckerton, Allentown, and Hightstown. Other than those boroughs, the route travels mainly through rural townships.
Buddtown is an unincorporated community located within Southampton Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. Located between Vincentown and Pemberton, it is named for Thomas Budd who owned farmland in the area in the 18th century. The area itself contains houses and churches in the community itself and farmland surrounding the settlement. The stream that runs through Buddtown is named Stop the Jade Run supposedly named for the cry made by the owners of a runaway horse, "jade" being an old name for a horse.
Prospertown is an unincorporated community located within the New Jersey townships of Jackson and Plumsted in Ocean County and Upper Freehold in Monmouth County. The community is home to Prospertown Lake and is adjacent to Six Flags Great Adventure, both located on County Route 537. The center of the community is located at the intersection of CR 537, Hawkin Road, and Emleys Hill Road. Most of the area consists of pine forests but there are some homes along the roads in the area.
Coxs Corner is an unincorporated community located where the Keith line intersects the Lincoln Highway. The settlement is located in both Lawrence Township and Princeton in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. The settlement is located where U.S. Route 206 crosses the Keith Line, the former boundary between East and West Jersey. Surrounding the area are homes and small businesses clustered along US 206 and forestland making up the remainder.
Harneys Corner is an unincorporated community located within Lawrence Township in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. It is located at the intersection of Lawrence Road and Princeton Pike / Avenue. Located in the southern portion of the township close to the Trenton and Ewing borders, the area consists of small houses on nearby side streets and businesses along the aforementioned arterial roads. The intersection itself is located about 0.3 miles (0.48 km) north of the Brunswick Circle.
Slackwood is an unincorporated community located within Lawrence Township in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. The area is named for the owners of the land that was subdivided into the neighborhood today, Joseph Slack and William Wood. The neighborhood was first developed in 1890 as the first suburban development in the reconfigured Lawrence Township. Its location between Princeton Pike and Brunswick Pike allowed for an easy walk to nearby Trenton factories. Today, most of the homes in Slackwood are still small bungalows with some businesses along Princeton and Brunswick Pikes. The neighborhood is bounded by the two highways on the northwest and southeast, Slackwood Park and forest on the southwest, and Shabakunk Creek and Park on the northeast.
Penns Neck is an unincorporated community located within West Windsor Township in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. The community developed at the intersection of the Trenton-New Brunswick Turnpike and Washington Road. The Penns Neck Circle and the historic Penns Neck Baptist Church (1812) are both located in Penns Neck. The Princeton Branch rail line, known as the Dinky, has run through the area since 1865, and stopped at Penns Neck station until January 1971.
Eldridge Park is an unincorporated community located within Lawrence Township in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. The neighborhood is named for Stephen Eldridge, a farm owner in the township in the early 20th century. The neighborhood itself was established in 1906 as a settlement along the Trenton & Princeton Traction Company trolleyline and Lawrence Road for European immigrants to purchase small houses in the suburbs of Trenton. The growing population led to the construction of the Eldridge Park Elementary School and St. Ann's, the township's first Roman Catholic church. As it was in the past, the area is mostly made up of small houses with businesses clustered around US 206.
New Canton is an unincorporated community located along the border of Robbinsville Township in Mercer County and Upper Freehold Township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. The area was once known as Cabbagetown and has been settled since the 18th century. The settlement is located at the intersection of Old York Road and New Canton-Stone Tavern Road just north of Interstate 195's interchange 8. The Upper Freehold side of the area contains farmland and new housing developments while the Robbinsville side features new commercial warehouse buildings including an Amazon.com Fulfillment Center opened in July 2014.
Pages Corners or Pages Corner is an unincorporated community located within Robbinsville Township in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. The intersection defining the corners is at Sharon Road and Gordon Road. The intersection is at a skewed angle which led to numerous accidents. The township installed a traffic signal at the intersection and activated it on September 25, 2015.
Berrien City, also known simply as Berrien, is an unincorporated community located within West Windsor Township in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. The area is located within the Princeton Junction census designated place centered about the intersection of Alexander Road and Scott Avenue, located within walking distance of the Princeton Junction train station and Princeton-Hightstown Road. It was developed as an upper-middle class development after World War I and features homes constructed about 100 years ago. Most of the homes still exist with some small businesses located along Alexander Road with the West Windsor Arts Center operating its facilities out of the former Princeton Junction Fire Company fire station.
Bowne is an unincorporated community located at the intersection of the boundaries of Delaware, East Amwell and West Amwell townships in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States.
Middlesex Downs is an unincorporated community located within Monroe Township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. The wholly residential settlement contains small homes along Dey Grove Road and Bergen Mills Road with larger homes in developments towards the south. The township-owned James Monroe Memorial Park is also located in this settlement. Much of the area to the north of Dey Grove Road consists of forest land but at one time this was planned to become a large planned community arranged in a street grid. The small property parcels and paper streets remain on township tax maps today.
Schalks or Schalks Station is an unincorporated community located within Plainsboro Township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. Located along Schalks Crossing Road at its junction with the Northeast Corridor railroad tracks, the area contains single-family homes, forested areas, a former research nuclear reactor built by Industrial Reactor Laboratories, and the rear yards to offices within the Princeton Forrestal Center.
Bullock is an unincorporated community that straddles Woodland Township, Burlington County and Manchester Township, Ocean County in the middle of the New Jersey Pine Barrens. Much of the area surrounding Bullock is a part of the Brendan T. Byrne State Forest though there are some clearings for small houses along Savoy Boulevard in Woodland Township and Pasadena Road in Manchester Township. The settlement is located where these two roads, the New Jersey Southern Railroad, and the Keith line converge.
