County Route 509 (New Jersey)

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Route information
Length:	25.78 mi (41.49 km)
Major junctions
South end:	Route 28 in Westfield
	G.S. Parkway in Kenilworth Route 82 in Union Township Route 3 in Clifton US 46 / Route 19 in Clifton I-80 in Paterson
North end:	CR 504 in Paterson
Location
Counties:	Union, Essex, Passic
Highway system
County routes in New Jersey 500-series ← CR 508 CR 510 x20px →

County Route 509, abbreviated CR 509, is a county highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The highway extends 25.78 miles (41.49 kilometers) from North Avenue (Route 28) in Westfield to Straight Street (CR 504) in Paterson.

For two small stretches – in Clifton at the interchange with Route 19, and in Paterson as it crosses over the Passaic River – CR 509 splits into separate northbound and southbound alignments.

CR 509 intersects with the Garden State Parkway at Exit 138 in Kenilworth.

Route description

CR 509 begins at a complex interchange in the town of Westfield, seven miles (11 km) west of Elizabeth. State Route 28 (South Ave.) and Union County Route 610 (North Ave.) come from Scotch Plains to the west on either side of the train tracks running along New Jersey Transit's Raritan Valley Line and criss-cross at a traffic circle a few hundred feet from the Westfield Train Station. CR 509 (East Broad Street) branches off in a northeast direction from Route 28 just after the state highway branches off of the circle and crosses under the tracks before continuing east.

After cutting through downtown Westfield, CR 509 passes Fairview Cemetery on the right before coming to an intersection with CR 577 (Springfield Avenue), which splits off to the left before banking due north toward Mountainside, Springfield and U.S. Route 22 (US 22). CR 509 turns right onto Springfield Avenue but quickly becomes Kenilworth Boulevard. For less than a mile, the route passes through Cranford, during which time County Route 615 splits off to the right. It crosses into Kenilworth, where it is signed simply as "Boulevard" while traveling nearly due east. (East Broad Street continues straight as Nomahegan Drive for less than a mile before coming to a dead end).

Once through downtown Kenilworth, CR 509 interchanges the Garden State Parkway at Exit 138 before crossing into Union. It dips southeast for a few hundred feet, then turns left onto Salem Road at a five-point intersection with Union County routes 616 (Galloping Hill Road, bound for Roselle Park) and 619 (Chesnut Street, running between Linden and Irvington in Essex County).

Salem Road slowly bends back to the north, crossing State Route 82 near Kean University and over the Elizabeth River into Hillside, where it passes Vaux Hall Road and Hillside High School. CR 509 passes under US 22, but has no interchange. Traffic looking to access US 22 must turn right just beyond the overpass at Hillside Avenue, where access is provided near the Newark border. CR 509 turns left onto Hillside Avenue, while the road (now Liberty Road) continues to a dead end at St. Peter's Park on the outskirts of Newark.

After turning, CR 509 makes another quick turn, this time onto Chestnut Avenue. It passes over Interstate 78 (again with no interchange), to which access is available via Paine Avenue. The route continues as Coit Street, then Grove Street as it moves into Irvington and Essex County.

Now in a heavily populated neighborhood, CR 509 crosses Springfield Avenue a little east of the end of the State Route 124 designation, and crosses several 600-series routes while closely paralleling the Parkway. It intersects CR 510 (South Orange Avenue) at the massive Cemetery of the Holy Sepulchre, then moves into Newark for about half a mile, then enters East Orange where it meets CR 508 (Central Avenue). Shortly thereafter, it interchanges with Interstate 280, providing access to Newark, the Oranges and the Parkway.

CR 509 continues north into Bloomfield, where it turns left onto Franklin Street. It crosses back under the Garden State Parkway before moving into Passiac County, through the cities of Clifton and Paterson, where it ends at CR 504.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Union	Westfield	0.00	0.00	Route 28 (North Avenue)	Southern terminus
		1.96	3.15	CR 509 Spur / CR 577 north (Springfield Avenue) – Springfield	Signed as CR 577
	Kenilworth	4.74	7.63	G.S. Parkway	GSP exit 138
	Union Township	6.94	11.17	Route 82 (Morris Avenue) – Springfield, Elizabeth
Essex	Newark	11.57	18.62	CR 510 (South Orange Avenue)	North end of CR 510 overlap
	East Orange	12.14	19.54	CR 508 (Central Avenue)
	Bloomfield	14.30	23.01	CR 506 Spur (Bloomfield Avenue)
		16.19	26.06	CR 506 (Belleville Avenue)
Passaic	Clifton	20.49	32.98	Route 3	Interchange
		21.89	35.23	Route 19 begins	South end of NJ 19 overlap
		22.02	35.44	US 46 – Dover	Interchange
		22.35	35.97	Route 19 north	Interchange, north end of NJ 19 overlap
	Paterson	24.35	39.19	I-80 east	I-80 exit 57C
		24.84	39.98	Route 19 south (Ward Street)
		25.78	41.49	CR 504 (North Straight Street)	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

CR 509 Spur

County Route 509 Spur
Location:	Westfield - Springfield Township
Length:	2.98 mi (4.80 km)

County Route 509 Spur is a county highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The highway extends 2.98 miles (4.80 kilometers) from Broad Street (CR 509) in Westfield to Route 124 in Springfield The road is signed as a southern extension of County Route 577.

Major intersections
The entire route is in Union County.

Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Westfield	0.00	0.00	CR 509 (Broad Street) to G.S. Parkway – Kenilworth, Westfield	Southern terminus
Springfield Township	0.93	1.50	US 22 – Somerville, Newark	Interchange
	2.98	4.80	Route 124	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

• U.S. Roads portal
• New Jersey portal

External links

• NJDOT County Route 509 Southbound Straight Line Diagram from the New Jersey Department of Transportation
• An expanded view of road jurisdiction near the confluence of NJ 28 and CR 509
• NJ State Highways: CR 200-514