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County Route 622 (Middlesex County, New Jersey)
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Middlesex County Route 622 (abbreviated CR 622) is a county highway
in Middlesex County, New Jersey
. It traverses the municipalities of Highland Park
, Piscataway and Middlesex
in its 7.44 mile (11.97 km) length. The road began as Middlesex County Route 2R8 circa 1947. The road was changed into County Route 514 Spur, a spur route of the recently created County Route 514
. At an unknown date, CR 514 Spur was demoted to Middlesex County Route 622.
. A dead end street leaves to the right immediately after the tunnel. At six-tenths of a mile, CR 622 comes upon a traffic light with two county routes. The one to the left, CR 807 (Johnson Drive), takes you through Johnson County Park. The one on the right, CR 692 (Cedar Lane), takes you through the outskirts of Highland Park. The road continues, weaving left and right and paralleling Johnson County Park and CR 807 to the left. At 1.53 miles (2.5 km), CR 622 meets up the northern terminus of CR 807, which is now known as Violet Drive.
At 1.62 miles (2.6 km), the interchange for NJ 18 begins with an exit for 18 North. The road then overlaps CR 609, which was concurrent with NJ 18. During this short concurrency, to the left is the interchange for Route 18 south and soon after the road to the Cornelius Low House
to the right. At 1.87 miles (3 km), CR 609 (known as Landing Lane) leaves to the left and CR 622 continues on, paralleling Johnson Park still. At 2.31 miles (3.7 km), a road for Rutgers University
, Stuphen Road, leaves to the right. At this point, CR 622 is still a two-lane road, one lane on each side. At 2.76 miles (4.4 km), Johnson Drive comes in from the left and Hoes Lane West comes in from the right. The road passes an entrance ramp for a Colgate Palmolive plant and then enters the River Road Historic District. At 4.75 miles (7.6 km), CR 622 comes upon an intersection with Plainfield Avenue and then Centennial Avenue soon afterwards. After leaving Centennial Avenue, CR 622 comes upon an interchange with Interstate 287.
County Route 622 continues through the outskirts of Piscataway, passing a few entrances to a plant at 6.27, 6.32 and 6.46 miles (10.4 km). After passing the plant, CR 622 enters the town of Middlesex at 6.49 miles (10.4 km). At 6.97 miles (11.2 km), CR 622 and CR 607 meet and the two merge together. The concurrency only lasts for about seven-hundredths of a mile, where CR 622 turns right and ends at Route 28, 7.44 miles (12 km) from Highland Park and NJ 27.
County highway
A county highway is a road in the United States and in the Canadian province of Ontario that is designated and/or maintained by the county highway department...
in Middlesex County, New Jersey
Middlesex County, New Jersey
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 750,162 people, 265,815 households, and 190,855 families residing in the county. The population density was 2,422 people per square mile . There were 273,637 housing units at an average density of 884 per square mile...
. It traverses the municipalities of Highland Park
Highland Park, New Jersey
Highland Park is a borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 13,982....
, Piscataway and Middlesex
Middlesex, New Jersey
Middlesex is a Borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 13,635.Middlesex was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 9, 1913, from portions of Piscataway Township, based on the results...
in its 7.44 mile (11.97 km) length. The road began as Middlesex County Route 2R8 circa 1947. The road was changed into County Route 514 Spur, a spur route of the recently created County Route 514
County Route 514 (New Jersey)
County Route 514 is a county highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The highway extends from US 202 in East Amwell Township to Bayway Avenue in Elizabeth...
. At an unknown date, CR 514 Spur was demoted to Middlesex County Route 622.
Route description
County Route 622 (River Road) begins at a traffic light with Route 27/County Route 514 and a local street named Lincoln Avenue in Highland Park. The road begins as a two-lane local road, passing some local roads in Highland Park and soon enters a tunnel under the Pennsylvania RailroadPennsylvania Railroad
The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....
. A dead end street leaves to the right immediately after the tunnel. At six-tenths of a mile, CR 622 comes upon a traffic light with two county routes. The one to the left, CR 807 (Johnson Drive), takes you through Johnson County Park. The one on the right, CR 692 (Cedar Lane), takes you through the outskirts of Highland Park. The road continues, weaving left and right and paralleling Johnson County Park and CR 807 to the left. At 1.53 miles (2.5 km), CR 622 meets up the northern terminus of CR 807, which is now known as Violet Drive.
Cornelius Low House
The Cornelius Low House is a Georgian manor in Piscataway, New Jersey built for Cornelius Low II in 1741 at Raritan Landing. The Cornelius Low House is listed on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places and National Register of Historic Places, and was surveyed in 1937 for the Historic American...
to the right. At 1.87 miles (3 km), CR 609 (known as Landing Lane) leaves to the left and CR 622 continues on, paralleling Johnson Park still. At 2.31 miles (3.7 km), a road for Rutgers University
Rutgers University
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey , is the largest institution for higher education in New Jersey, United States. It was originally chartered as Queen's College in 1766. It is the eighth-oldest college in the United States and one of the nine Colonial colleges founded before the American...
, Stuphen Road, leaves to the right. At this point, CR 622 is still a two-lane road, one lane on each side. At 2.76 miles (4.4 km), Johnson Drive comes in from the left and Hoes Lane West comes in from the right. The road passes an entrance ramp for a Colgate Palmolive plant and then enters the River Road Historic District. At 4.75 miles (7.6 km), CR 622 comes upon an intersection with Plainfield Avenue and then Centennial Avenue soon afterwards. After leaving Centennial Avenue, CR 622 comes upon an interchange with Interstate 287.
County Route 622 continues through the outskirts of Piscataway, passing a few entrances to a plant at 6.27, 6.32 and 6.46 miles (10.4 km). After passing the plant, CR 622 enters the town of Middlesex at 6.49 miles (10.4 km). At 6.97 miles (11.2 km), CR 622 and CR 607 meet and the two merge together. The concurrency only lasts for about seven-hundredths of a mile, where CR 622 turns right and ends at Route 28, 7.44 miles (12 km) from Highland Park and NJ 27.
History
County Route 622 is the current designation for River Road. Over the years, it has gone through different route numbers. Around the year 1947, the NJDOT map showed the road under the designation County Route 2R8 . When state routes were assigned in 1927, the whole stretch of County Route 622 was known as New Jersey Route S-28 (now part of NJ 18). From 1953 to 2000, the road was designated as a county maintained route known as County Route 514 Spur. In the renumbering of 2000, 514 SPUR was demoted to Middlesex County Route 622.Major intersections
External links
- 2006 Middlesex County Straight Line Diagram
- Johnson County Park- Park that 622 parallels