Sayreville Station, New Jersey

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Sayreville Station, New Jersey
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Sayreville Station
Sayreville Station, Middlesex County, New Jersey
Coordinates: 40°28′22″N74°21′14″W / 40.47278°N 74.35389°W / 40.47278; -74.35389
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of New Jersey.svg  New Jersey
County Middlesex
Borough Sayreville
Elevation
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13 ft (4 m)
GNIS feature ID880286 [1]

Sayreville Station is a neighborhood in Sayreville in Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [2] [3] Originally terminus of Raritan River Railroad's Sayreville Branch [4] [5] between Upper and Lower Sayreville. The spur was abandoned in 1978. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Sayreville Station". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Google (February 14, 2015). "Sayreville Station, Sayreville, New Jersey" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
  3. "NJDOT Graphic Information System Maps Middlesex" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
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  6. "Federal Register". Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Service, General Services Administration. February 28, 1978 via Google Books.