County Avenue is the central eastern district of Secaucus

Secaucus, New Jersey

Secaucus is a town in Hudson County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the town population was 16,264. Located within the New Jersey Meadowlands, it is the most suburban of the county's municipalities, though large parts of the town are dedicated to light manufacturing, retail, and...

 in Hudson County, New Jersey

Hudson County, New Jersey

Hudson County is the smallest county in New Jersey and one of the most densely populated in United States. It takes its name from the Hudson River, which creates part of its eastern border. Part of the New York metropolitan area, its county seat and largest city is Jersey City.- Municipalities...

. Its northern end is at the intersection of Paterson Plank Road

Paterson Plank Road

Paterson Plank Road is a road that runs through Passaic, Bergen and Hudson Counties in northeastern New Jersey originally lain in the colonial era. The route, connecting the city Paterson and the Hudson River waterfront, still exists...

 near the Secaucus Municipal Government Center, the Secaucus Plaza central business district and Harmon Meadow Plaza

Harmon Meadow Plaza

Harmon Meadow Plaza is a shopping complex in the Meadowlands of Secaucus, New Jersey, approximately six miles from New York City. It is owned by Hartz Mountain Industries, whose corporate offices are located in the Plaza...

. Its southern end is near Secaucus Junction

Secaucus Junction

The Frank R. Lautenberg Secaucus Junction Station is a major commuter rail hub in Secaucus, New Jersey...

, a major train station for New Jersey Transit rail operations

New Jersey Transit rail operations

New Jersey Transit Rail Operations is the rail division of New Jersey Transit. It provides regional rail service in New Jersey, with most service centered around transportation to and from New York City, Hoboken, and Newark...

. Along the thoroughfare are institutional, manufacturing, distribution, and residential buildings. County Avenue runs parallel to the New Jersey Turnpike

New Jersey Turnpike

The New Jersey Turnpike is a toll road in New Jersey, maintained by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority. According to the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association, the Turnpike is the nation's sixth-busiest toll road and is among one of the most heavily traveled highways in the United...

 Eastern Spur, the nearby Alexander Hamilton Service Area only accessible from its southbound lanes. The Hudson County Meadowview Psychiatric Hospital, the United Parcel Service

United Parcel Service

United Parcel Service, Inc. , typically referred to by the acronym UPS, is a package delivery company. Headquartered in Sandy Springs, Georgia, United States, UPS delivers more than 15 million packages a day to 6.1 million customers in more than 220 countries and territories around the...

 distribution warehouse and the New Jersey Department of Motor Vehicles are prominent landmarks of County Avenue. Secaucus Road

Secaucus Road

Secaucus Road travels between Secaucus and the district known as the Transfer Station in Union City, New Jersey atop the Hudson Palisades in Hudson County, New Jersey....

 is the main road to intersect with County Avenue travelling west to Harmon Cove

Harmon Cove

Harmon Cove is the western section of Secaucus, New Jersey along the Hackensack River, south of New Jersey Route 3. The name is portmanteau taken from Hartz Mountain, a corporation that owns much land in the New Jersey Meadowlands, which originally developed the area as a gated community in the...

 or east to Transfer Station.

Along with County Road in Jersey City

Jersey City, New Jersey

Jersey City is the seat of Hudson County, New Jersey, United States.Part of the New York metropolitan area, Jersey City lies between the Hudson River and Upper New York Bay across from Lower Manhattan and the Hackensack River and Newark Bay...

, County Avenue is part of the 3.01 miles (4.84 km) County Route 653 one of only two roads that join the two municipalities separated by the Croxton Yards

Croxton, Jersey City

Croxton is a section of Jersey City, New Jersey roughly bounded by Secaucus at Penhorn Creek , The Riverbend of the Hackensack River and the Hudson Generating Station and the Marion Section to the south and Truck 1-9 and Western Slope to the east...

 and the New Jersey Meadowlands

New Jersey Meadowlands

New Jersey Meadowlands, also known as the Hackensack Meadowlands after the primary river flowing through it, is a general name for the large ecosystem of wetlands in northeast New Jersey in the United States. The Meadowlands are known for being the site of large landfills and decades of...

 wetlands area that is site of the Metropolitan Bulk Mail Facility. The avenue and the road are joined at the intersection of County Route 655, or New County Road which travels south to become County Route 657, or County Road Extension, which ends at Snake Hill

Snake Hill

Snake Hill is an igneous rock intrusion jutting some 150 feet up from the floor of the Meadowlands in Secaucus, New Jersey, USA. It was largely obliterated by quarrying in the 1960s that reduced its height by one-quarter and its base area by four fifths...

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