County Route 516 (New Jersey)

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County 516.svg
County Route 516
County Route 516 (New Jersey)
CR 516 highlighted in red, spur routes in blue
Route information
Maintained by Middlesex County, Monmouth County, NJDOT
Length19.2 mi [1]  (30.9 km)
ExistedJanuary 1, 1953 [2] –present
Major junctions
West endEllipse sign 18.svgCR 527 jct.svg Route 18  / CR 527 in Old Bridge Township
Major intersections
East endElongated circle 36.svg Route 36 in Middletown Township
Location
Country United States
State New Jersey
Counties Middlesex, Monmouth
Highway system
CR 515 jct.svg CR 515 CR 517 jct.svg CR 517
CR 40A jct.svg CR 40A Monmouth County Route 42 NJ.svg CR 43 jct.svg CR 43

County Route 516 (CR 516) is a county highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

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Route description

View west along CR 516 at Amboy Road (CR 645) in Old Bridge Township 2018-05-21 13 32 19 View west along Middlesex County Route 516 (Old Bridge-Matawan Road) at Middlesex County Route 689 (Amboy Road) in Old Bridge Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey.jpg
View west along CR 516 at Amboy Road (CR 645) in Old Bridge Township

The highway extends 19.2 miles (30.9 km) from Route 18 / County Route 527 in Old Bridge Township to Route 36 in Middletown Township. It is known as Old Bridge-Matawan Road for its entire length in Old Bridge where it interchanges with U.S. Route 9, and then continues several more miles to the Old Bridge Township / Matawan border, where it enters Monmouth County. There it is known as New Brunswick Avenue and forms part of the boundary between Matawan and Aberdeen Township before fully entering Matawan. Upon crossing the intersection of Main Street (Route 79) it becomes known as Broad Street and continues past Route 34 to another intersection of Main Street (CR 516 Spur). From there it follows Main Street north into Aberdeen where it is known as Lower Main Street; the name changes again upon entering Keyport where it becomes Maple Place.

View eastbound along CR 516 from U.S. Route 9 in Old Bridge Township 2021-09-26 10 55 46 View east along Middlesex County Route 516 (Old Bridge-Matawan Road) from the overpass for U.S. Route 9 in Old Bridge Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey.jpg
View eastbound along CR 516 from U.S. Route 9 in Old Bridge Township

In Keyport, CR 516 has a grade-separated interchange with Route 35; part of this 1965 alignment follows West 4th Street before rejoining Maple Place and following it to Green Grove Avenue. Turning east on Green Grove Avenue, CR 516 bridges Chingarora Creek and enters Hazlet where it is known as Middle Road, which intersects with Route 36 and continues into Holmdel Township to the intersection of Laurel Avenue. It turns briefly south on Laurel Avenue, then has its second intersection of Route 35. Running concurrently with Route 35 into Middletown Township, CR 516 then turns off onto Cherry Tree Farm Road and continues along that alignment to Leonardville Road, which it follows to its eastern terminus at the intersection of Route 36 in Middletown Township.

County Route 516 Spur

A segment of Main Street in Downtown Matawan – one block west of Broad Street (mainline CR 516) – is maintained by the county as a segment of CR 516 Spur. [3] On most county-maintained traffic signals along Main Street, it is signed as CR 516 though the signal at the intersection of Little Street signs the road as "CR 516S." [4] The street extends 0.9 miles (1.4 km) from the intersection of Route 79 and Route 34 to the intersection of Main and Broad streets. [5]

Another 0.3-mile-long (0.48 km) spur consists of Green Grove Avenue between Maple Place and 1st Street (CR 6). [3] Though heading west from Route 35 shows CR 516 making a left onto Maple Place, one CR 516 reassurance shield (without a "Spur" plaque) appears at Green Grove Avenue's intersection with 1st Street. [6] [7]

History

West of Matawan, the road was maintained by the Middlesex and Monmouth Turnpike Company.

Before the county route system, the road from Keyport to Atlantic Highlands was part of the Jersey Coast Way, which ran from the Staten Island Ferry to Cape May. [8] CR 516 was established in 1952 as a part of the 500 Series system. It incorporated part of Middlesex County Route 3-R-14 between Old Bridge Township and the Monmouth County line. From Old Bridge Township to its junction with Route 4 (now Route 79), CR 516 was concurrent with Route S28, although always a county road. In 1953, Route S28 was renumbered as Route 18; the concurrency ended when Route 18 was realigned to the south. From the Monmouth County line it absorbed part of CR 6 through Matawan and Aberdeen Township to Keyport. There it superseded CR 42 in its entirety. CR 42 consisted of Maple Place in Keyport between Route 35 and Green Grove Avenue. CR 42 was taken over as a county highway by resolution of the Board of Chosen Freeholders on June 21, 1939. Since 1952, no route in Monmouth County has been designated as CR 42. From CR 42, it continued east from Keyport east through Hazlet, Holmdel and Middletown townships. It used a part of CR 7 to its terminus.

CR 516 Alternate was previously the designation of Broad Street in Matawan, but was never signed differently than the parent route. Initially both Main and Broad streets were designated as CR 516. Broad Street was then briefly renumbered as CR 516 Alternate, with Main Street remaining as the main stem. When CR 516 was rerouted from Main Street to Broad Street, and Main Street renumbered as CR 516 Spur, CR 516 Alternate ceased to exist. [9]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi [1] kmDestinationsNotes
Middlesex Old Bridge Township 0.0–
0.0
0.0–
0.0
Ellipse sign 18.svgSouth plate county.svg
CR 527 jct.svg
To plate green.svg
New Jersey Turnpike Shield.svg
Route 18  / CR 527 south to N.J. Turnpike  Englishtown, Freehold Township, New Brunswick
Western terminus; interchange, access to Route 18 northbound and from Route 18 southbound; west end of the overlap with CR 527
0.30.48North plate county.svg
CR 527 jct.svg
CR 527 north (Old Matawan Road)
East end of the overlap with CR 527
3.15.0US 9.svg US 9  The Amboys, Freehold Township Interchange
Monmouth Matawan 6.911.1Elongated circle 79.svgTo plate GSP.svg
GSPkwy Shield.svg
Route 79 (Main Street) to G.S. Parkway
7.111.4Elongated circle 34.svg Route 34  The Amboys, Point Pleasant
Keyport 9.214.8Elongated circle 35.svg Route 35  The Amboys, Red Bank Interchange
Hazlet 10.717.2Elongated circle 36.svgTo plate GSP.svg
GSPkwy Shield.svg
Route 36 to G.S. Parkway  Highlands, The Amboys
Holmdel Township 13.822.2North plate.svg
Elongated circle 35.svg
Route 35 north Keyport, South Amboy
West end of the overlap with Route 35
Middletown Township 14.323.0South plate.svg
Elongated circle 35.svg
Route 35 south Red Bank
East end of the overlap with Route 35
19.230.9South plate.svg
Elongated circle 36.svg
Route 36 south
Eastern terminus; access to Route 36 south / from Route 36 north only
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "County Route 516 straight line diagram" (PDF). Trenton, New Jersey: New Jersey Department of Transportation. 2009. Retrieved January 5, 2011.
  2. "State Ready to Push Traffic Off Major Roads in Air Raid". The Sunday Times . New Brunswick, New Jersey. March 15, 1953. pp. 1, 39 . Retrieved January 17, 2021 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  3. 1 2 "Monmouth County Road Plan" (PDF). Monmouth County Planning Board. October 15, 2012. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
  4. "County Route 516 Spur (Matawan)" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved September 6, 2019.
  5. "County Route 516Z Straight Line Diagram" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Transportation. March 2019. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
  6. "County Route 516 Spur (Keyport)" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved August 9, 2015.
  7. "County Route 516 Spur Straight Line Diagram" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Transportation. March 2019. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
  8. Rand McNally and Co. "Eastern Ohio, Western Pennsylvania, South East Michigan, Southern Ontario, Western New York: District No. 4". Rand McNally Official Auto Trails Map, 3rd ed., 1924, pp. 168-169. David Rumsey Historical Map Collection, David Rumsey (curator), Cartography Associates, Accessed Nov 4, 2019, www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~201570~3000600:Auto-Trails-Map--Pennsylvania,-New-.
  9. County Roads Straight Line Diagrams, Prepared by the Monmouth County Planning Board, April 10, 2006
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