State Highways of New Jersey



SR 527, which extends over nearly 85 miles between Toms River and Cedar Grove, takes so many turns along the way that one might be forgiven for thinking that it inspired John Lennon and Paul McCartney to write “The Long and Winding Road”. Along the way, the highway runs concurrently with portions of five state highways (NJ 18, NJ 172, NJ 171, NJ 27, and NJ 124), along with eight other 500-series routes (SR 506, SR 514, SR 516, SR 522, SR 528, SR 531, SR 571, and SR 577).

There is a question as to where SR 527 runs as it crosses from Old Bridge into East Brunswick. The NJDOT straight-line diagram for the highway shows that it hops up onto NJ 18 for about 0.8 mile between its Englishtown Road segment and its Old Bridge Turnpike segment, but the diagram does not show Main Street in East Brunswick as part of the alignment, leaving a short break in the road. Recent signal overhead signage placed by NJDOT, however, says that the highway utilizes Old Matawan Road to cross the railroad tracks. Old Matawan Road, which is not maintained by Middlesex County, is the extension of Old Bridge-Matawan Road (SR 516) down to the South River. The river bridge is weight-restricted, and trucks have long been forced to use NJ 18 in that stretch. The railroad crossing on Old Matawan Road is at grade.

The highway has a two-way split in Millburn, Essex County, as its original routing along Main Street is now one-way. Both routings are combined in this log (the southbound road uses Essex Street and Douglas Drive). For one block in Millburn, northbound SR 527 and southbound SR 577 run concurrently along Main Street.

Mile Street Name Feature
  Road continues eastward as CR 604Lindsley Ave
84.86 Northern terminus of SR 527, Cedar Grove Twp, Essex Co
84.86 Lindsley Rd NJ 23Pompton Ave Signal Pompton AveNJ 23
84.80 Mountain Ave CR 604Lindsley Rd    
84.64 Mountain Ave Cedar Grove Twp, Essex Co
North Caldwell Boro, Essex Co
83.38 Mountain Ave Green Brook culvert Green Brook
82.26 Mountain Ave North Caldwell Boro, Essex Co
West Caldwell Boro, Essex Co
81.72 Mountain Ave West Caldwell Boro, Essex Co
Caldwell Boro, Essex Co
81.48 Mountain Ave     Elm RdCR 673
81.41 Mountain Ave     Bloomfield AveSR 506
81.29 Bloomfield Ave Linwood Terr Signal Ryerson Ave
81.12 Bloomfield Ave Elm Rd Signal  
80.84 Bloomfield Ave Foreset Ave Signal Provost Square
80.79 Roseland Ave SR 506Bloomfield Ave Signal  
80.77 Roseland Ave CR 632Westville Ave    
80.35 Roseland Ave Caldwell Boro, Essex Co
Essex Fells Boro, Essex Co
80.09 Roseland Ave CR 633Runnymede Rd    
79.49 Roseland Ave Essex Fells Boro, Essex Co
Roseland Boro, Essex Co
79.32 Roseland Ave CR 656Harrison Ave Signal Harrison AveCR 656
79.18 Roseland Ave   Signal Eagle Rock AveCR 611
79.05 Livingston Ave CR 611Eagle Rock Ave Signal  
78.67 Livingston Ave Becker Farm Rd Signal Plant entrance
78.54 Livingston Ave Choctaw Way Signal  
78.16 Livingston Ave I-280 underpass I-280
78.03 Livingston Ave Roseland Boro, Essex Co
Livingston Twp, Essex Co
77.78 Livingston Ave McClellan Ave Signal McClellan Ave
76.90 Livingston Ave NJ 10Mount Pleasant Ave Signal Mount Pleasant AveNJ 10
76.48 Cedar St CR 649Livingston Ave    
76.40 Cedar St Canoe Brook culvert Canoe Brook
76.33 Cedar St Branch Canoe Brook culvert Branch Canoe Brook
75.54 Cedar St     Shrewsbury DrCR 635
74.80 Shrewsbury Dr SR 508Northfield Rd Signal Northfield RdSR 508
74.38 Shrewsbury Dr   Signal Old Short Hills Rd
74.15 Old Short Hills Rd Hospital entrance Signal Hanson Rd
73.85 Old Short Hills Rd Livingston Twp, Essex Co
Millburn Twp, Essex Co
73.57 Old Short Hills Rd SR 510South Orange Ave Signal South Orange AveSR 510
72.16 Old Short Hills Rd CR 606Parsonage Hill Rd    
71.38 Old Short Hills Rd   Signal Brookside Dr
71.33 Old Short Hills Rd Lackawanna Railroad underpass Lackawanna Railroad
71.24 SR 527 South SR 527Essex St Signal Essex StSR 577 south
71.19 Main St
Millburn Ave
  Signal Millburn AveSR 577 north
Main StSR 577
70.53 Millburn Ave Short Hills Ave Signal Short Hills Ave
70.10 Millburn Ave   Signal Morris AveNJ 124
70.08 SR 527 Millburn Boro, Essex Co
Springfield Twp, Union Co
70.08 Morris Ave NJ 124Morris & Essex Tpk Signal  
69.80 Morris Ave NJ 24 overpass NJ 24
69.79 SR 527 Springfield Twp, Union Co
Summit City, Union Co
69.69 Springfield Ave SR 512 east Signal Ramp to NJ 24 east
69.10 Morris Ave Orchard St Signal Orchard StCR 636
68.71 Morris Ave Ashwood Ave Signal Ashwood Ave
68.59 Morris Ave Lackawanna Railroad overpass Lackawanna Railroad
68.47 Glenside Ave     Baltusrol RdCR 643
67.35 Glenside Ave I-78 overpass I-78
67.20 Glenside Ave Ramp from I-78 east Signal  
66.68 Glenside Ave     CR 645
66.44 SR 527 Summit City, Union Co
Berkeley Heights Twp, Union Co
65.89 Glenside Ave CR 647Glenside Rd    
65.40 Glenside Ave Ramp to/from I-78 east Signal  
65.29 Glenside Ave CR 644McMane Ave Signal  
64.46 Glenside Ave     Valley RdCR 642
64.29 Valley Rd CR 655Diamond Hill Rd Signal Diamond Hill RdCR 655
64.18 Valley Rd Berkeley Heights Twp, Union Co
Watchung Boro, Somerset Co
64.18 Valley Rd Green Brook culvert Green Brook
63.99 Valley Rd Oak Way Signal  
63.68 Valley Rd Office entrance Signal  
61.05 Valley Rd SR 531Hillcrest Rd    
60.94 SR 527 CR 653Stirling Rd circle Somerset StSR 531
59.47 Mountain Blvd     Washington Rock RdSR 529
58.97 Mountain Blvd Watchung Boro, Somerset Co
Warren Twp, Somerset Co
58.40 Mountain Blvd Penny Ln Signal Bardy Rd
58.20 Mountain Blvd CR 651Mount Bethel Rd Signal Warrenville RdCR 651
57.72 Mountain Blvd     Washington Valley RdCR 638
57.10 Morning Glory Rd CR 616Washington Valley Rd Signal  
55.99 Morning Glory Rd Warren Twp, Somerset Co
Green Brook Twp, Somerset Co
55.69 SR 527 Green Brook Twp, Somerset Co
Bridgewater Twp, Somerset Co
54.85 Mountain Ave US 22 overpass US 22
54.28 Mountain Ave Bridgewater Twp, Somerset Co
Bound Brook Boro, Somerset Co
53.94 Mountain Ave NJ 28Union Ave Signal Union AveNJ 28
53.60 Mountain Ave SR 533East Main St Signal  
53.48 East Main St Train station Signal Hamilton St
53.31 East St Jersey Central Railroad underpass Jersey Central Railroad
53.26 East St Reading Railroad at grade Reading Railroad
53.17 SR 527 Raritan River bridge Raritan River
53.17 SR 527 Bound Brook Boro, Somerset Co
South Bound Brook Boro, Somerset Co
53.14 Main St Delaware & Raritan Canal bridge Delaware & Raritan Canal
53.12 Main St CR 623Canal Rd Signal  
52.58 Main St CR 610Edgewood Terr    
52.13 SR 527 South Bound Brook Boro, Somerset Co
Franklin Twp, Somerset Co
51.58 Easton Ave I-287 underpass I-287
51.34 Easton Ave Worlds Fair Dr Signal  
51.21 Easton Ave CR 619Cedar Grove Ln Signal  
50.49 Easton Ave Willow Ave Signal  
50.01 Easton Ave DeMott Ln Signal  
49.64 Easton Ave   Signal Shopping center entrance
49.35 Easton Ave John F Kennedy Blvd Signal  
48.15 Easton Ave CR 617Franklin Blvd Signal Franklin BlvdCR 617, to Middlesex CR 609
48.10 Easton Ave Franklin Twp, Somerset Co
New Brunswick City, Middlesex Co
48.10 Easton Ave Mile Run culvert Mile Run
47.66 Easton Ave Park Blvd Signal Park entrance
47.47 Easton Ave Courtland St Signal Ray St
47.08 Easton Ave SR 514Hamilton St Signal  
46.95 Easton Ave Somerset St Signal Somerset St
46.86 Easton Ave Pennsylvania Railroad underpass Pennsylvania Railroad
46.84 Easton Ave NJ 27French St Signal  
46.84 SR 514SR 527 Middlesex Co jurisdiction
NJDOT jurisdiction
46.74 Albany St
George St
  Signal George StCR 672
Albany StNJ 27SR 514
46.74 George St NJDOT jurisdiction
Middlesex Co jurisdiction
46.69 George St Church St Signal Church St
46.64 George St Paterson St Signal Paterson St
46.57 George St Bayard St Signal Bayard St
46.53 George St NJ 171Livingston Ave Signal Liberty St
46.43 George St New St Signal New St
46.37 George St Morris St Signal Morris St
46.26 George St Remsen Ave Signal Tabernacle Way
46.04 George St Middlesex Co jurisdiction
NJDOT jurisdiction
46.04 George St Commercial Ave Signal Commercial Ave
45.83 George St Chapel Dr Signal Chapel Dr
45.68 George St Pedestrian crossing underpass Pedestrian crossing
45.57 George St CR 617Clifton Ave circle  
45.48 Clifton Ave Gibbons St Signal Rutgers entrance
45.34 Clifton Ave   overpass
northbound
Memorial PkwyNJ 18
44.93 Memorial Pkwy Paulus Rd Signal Paulus Rd
44.64 NJ 18SR 527 US 1 overpass US 1
44.33 NJ 18SR 527 New Brunswick City, Middlesex Co
East Brunswick Twp, Middlesex Co
44.33 NJ 18SR 527 Westons Mill Pond bridge Westons Mill Pond
44.01 NJ 18SR 527 Naricon Pl Signal Naricon Pl
43.97 NJ 18SR 527 Ramp to I-95 underpass Ramp to I-95
43.61 NJ 18SR 527 I-95New Jersey Turnpike overpass New Jersey TurnpikeI-95
43.58 NJ 18SR 527 Suydam Rd Signal Suydam Rd
43.30 NJ 18SR 527 Pedestrian crossing underpass Pedestrian crossing
42.92 Old Bridge Tpk NJDOT jurisdiction
Middlesex Co jurisdiction
42.92 Old Bridge Tpk NJ 18 Signal Edgeboro Rd
42.84 Old Bridge Tpk     East Brunswick Twp, Middlesex Co
South River Boro, Middlesex Co
42.00< Old Bridge Tpk CR 677Prospect St Signal Prospect StCR 677
41.14 Old Bridge Tpk Raritan River Railroad overpass Raritan River Railroad
40.98< Old Bridge Tpk CR 606Hillside Ave Signal Hillside AveCR 606
40.92 Old Bridge Tpk SR 535Main St Signal Main StSR 535
39.90 Old Bridge Tpk     South River Boro, Middlesex Co
East Brunswick Twp, Middlesex Co
39.90 Old Bridge Tpk Race Track Rd Signal Gladstone Dr
39.27 Old Bridge Tpk CR 617Rues Ln    
38.68 Old Bridge Tpk     Main StCR 615
38.59 Main St Middlesex Co jurisdiction
NJDOT jurisdiction
38.49 SR 527 NJ 18 underpass
merge
 
38.45 NJ 18SR 527 Railroad bridge Railroad
38.41 NJ 18SR 527 South River bridge South River
38.41 NJ 18SR 527 East Brunswick Twp, Middlesex Co
Old Bridge Twp, Middlesex Co
38.00 SR 527   merge
overpass
NJ 18
Old Bridge-Matawan RdSR 516
37.86 Englishtown Rd NJDOT jurisdiction
Middlesex Co jurisdiction
37.52 Englishtown Rd 5 St Signal Kensington Ave
36.80 Englishtown Rd Brookside Ave Signal  
34.29 Englishtown Rd Texas Rd Signal Texas RdSR 520
32.45 Englishtown Rd Old Bridge Twp, Middlesex Co
Monroe Twp, Middlesex Co
32.45 Englishtown Rd Matchaponix Brook culvert Matchaponix Brook
31.50 Englishtown Rd Monroe Twp, Middlesex Co
Manalapan Twp, Monmouth Co
31.33 Englishtown Rd Pine Brook culvert Pine Brook
30.58 SR 527 Manalapan Twp, Monmouth Co
Englishtown Boro, Monmouth Co
30.44 Main St     CR 22
30.42 Main St McGallard Brook culvert McGallard Brook
30.08 Main St SR 522Water St Signal  
29.97 Main St   Signal Tennent RdSR 522
29.87 Main St Wemaconk Brook culvert Wemaconk Brook
29.55 SR 527 Englishtown Boro, Monmouth Co
Manalapan Twp, Monmouth Co
29.55 SR 527 Pennsylvania Railroad at grade Pennsylvania Railroad
29.40 Millhurst Rd ALTSR 527Iron Ore Rd    
28.09 Millhurst Rd     Main StCR 3
26.61 SR 527 NJ 33 Signal NJ 33
26.26 Sweetmans Ln Manalapan Brook culvert Manalapan Brook
24.38 Sweetmans Ln
Smithburg Rd
ALTSR 527Woodville Rd
CR 1Sweetmans Ln
   
24.38 Smithburg Rd Manalapan Twp, Monmouth Co
Millstone Twp, Monmouth Co
   
22.44 SR 527 Millstone Twp, Monmouth Co
Freehold Twp, Monmouth Co
  Manalapan Twp, Monmouth Co
Freehold Twp, Monmouth Co
22.44 SR 527 SR 524SR 537Monmouth Rd Signal Monmouth RdSR 524SR 537
19.59 SR 527 Freehold Twp, Monmouth Co
Jackson Twp, Ocean Co
19.51 Cedar Swamp Rd CR 26Leesville-Diamond Rd    
18.47 Cedar Swamp Rd I-195 overpass I-195
18.05 Cedar Swamp Rd SR 526Commodore Blvd Signal Commodore BlvdSR 526
17.36 Cedar Swamp Rd   Signal Jackson Mills RdCR 638
17.29 Cedar Swamp Rd CR 638Cassville-Freehold Rd    
15.49 Cedar Swamp Rd SR 528Veterans Hwy Signal Bennetts Mill RdCR 636
13.21 Veterans Hwy     Butterfly RdCR 8
12.67 Veterans Hwy CR 52Newman Rd    
11.71 Whitesville Rd     Veterans HwySR 528
10.30 Whitesville Rd SR 547Hope Chapel Rd Signal Hope Chapel RdSR 547
10.05 Whitesville Rd     White RdCR 4
9.31 Whitesville Rd     Faraday AveCR 59
9.29 Whitesville Rd Jersey Central Railroad at grade Jersey Central Railroad
9.27 Whitesville Rd Jackson Twp, Ocean Co
Toms River Twp, Ocean Co
7.57 Whitesville Rd NJ 70 Signal NJ 70
7.48 Whitesville Rd     Cox Cro RdCR 622
5.63 Whitesville Rd     Stevens RdCR 66
5.20 Whitesville Rd     Sunset AveCR 90
4.85 Whitesville Rd SR 571Toms River Rd Signal  
4.79 Whitesville Rd     Clayton AveCR 56
4.10 Whitesville Rd   Signal Gardenia Way
Indian Head RdSR 571
3.75 Oak Ridge Pkwy     Whitesville RdCR 40
3.47 Oak Ridge Pkwy North Branch Toms River bridge North Branch Toms River
1.97 SR 527 NJ 37 Signal NJ 37
1.25 Lakehurst Rd Williamsburg Dr Signal Williamsburg Dr
1.01 Lakehurst Rd   Signal Stockton Dr
0.71 Lakehurst Rd North Branch Toms River bridge North Branch Toms River
0.53 Lakehurst Rd NJ 444US 9Garden State Pkwy underpass Garden State PkwyNJ 444US 9
0.42 Lakehurst Rd CR 96 Signal CR 96
0.11 Water St Irons St Signal Irons St
0.00 Water St NJ 166Main St Signal Main StNJ 166
0.00 Southern terminus of SR 527, Toms River Twp, Ocean Co Co
  Road continues eastward as SR 549Water St


ALT
Alternate SR 527 is a short route in Manalapan and Millstone townships, running to the west of the established route, which remains entirely in Manalapan Township for the bypassed stretch. The alternate route is actually about eight-tenths of a mile longer than the main route.

Mile Street Name Feature
5.85 Northern terminus of ALTSR 527, Manalapan Twp, Monmouth Co
5.85 Iron Ore Rd SR 527Millhurst Rd   Millhurst RdSR 527
4.82 Iron Ore Rd North Brook culvert North Brook
2.87 Iron Ore Rd Manalapan Twp, Monmouth Co
Millstone Twp, Monmouth Co
   
2.25 ALTSR 527 NJ 33 Signal NJ 33
0.00 Woodville Rd CR 1Sweetmans Ln   Sweetmans LnSR 527
0.00 Southern terminus of ALTSR 527, Millstone Twp | Manalapan Twp, Monmouth Co
  Road continues southward as SR 527Smithburg Rd


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