Route information | ||||
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Length | 22.3 mi[1] (35.9 km) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | CR 527 in Old Bridge | |||
East end | Route 36 in Sea Bright | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | New Jersey | |||
Counties | Middlesex, Monmouth | |||
Highway system | ||||
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County Route 520 (CR 520) is a county highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey. CR 520 is a major road across Monmouth County connecting the county's central towns to the Jersey Shore at Sea Bright. The highway extends 22.3 miles (35.9 km) from Englishtown Road (CR 527) in Old Bridge to Ocean Avenue (Route 36) in Sea Bright.
CR 520 extends east along Texas Road to the intersection with Marlboro Road, then turns southeast onto Marlboro Road. Texas Road continues beyond Marlboro Road as CR 690. CR 520 is under municipal (Old Bridge and Marlboro townships) jurisdiction between Texas Road and US 9. From US 9 to its eastern terminus it is under Monmouth County jurisdiction. CR 520 is known by several names between US 9 and Route 35, among them Robertsville Road, West Main Street, East Main Street, Newman Springs Road and simply Route 520, but for the greater part of its distance it is Newman Springs Road. At Route 35, CR 520 turns briefly north on Broad Street in Red Bank, then turns east again onto Pinckney Road, which it follows into Little Silver. It continues through Little Silver along Branch Avenue before turning onto Rumson Road, which it then follows through Rumson to its terminus at the intersection with Ocean Avenue (Route 36) in Sea Bright.