County Route 531 (New Jersey)


County Route 531 is a county highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The highway extends 13.61 miles from Woodbridge Avenue in Edison, Middlesex County, through Somerset County to Passaic Valley Road in Long Hill Township, Morris County.

Route description

CR 531 begins at CR 514 in Edison. It heads north, soon intersecting with Interstate 95. It has a partial cloverleaf interchange with U.S. 1 before intersecting Interstate 287. It travels by Edgar Park before passing to the west of the Hillside Cemetery. Known as Main Street, it proceeds northward. It has an intersection with County Route 501, while passing through Metuchen. It intersects New Jersey Route 27 as it travels just to the east of a large park. It becomes known as Plainfield Avenue before turning west on to Park Avenue.
It continues north and intersects County Route 604 while passing near Putnam Park. It then travels near the Plainfield Country Club just prior to running parallel to the Ceder Brook Park. It turns northeast while entering Plainfield. It intersects County Route 601, prior to intersecting Route 28 and reaching its ending terminus at CR 512 in Long Hill Township.

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