# County Route 528 (New Jersey)

County Route 528 (CR 528) is a county highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The highway is designated 39.8 miles (64.1 km) from Farnsworth Avenue (CR 545) in Bordentown to Ocean Avenue (Route 35) in Mantoloking. The eastern end of the highway sustained extensive damage in 2012 when an inlet opened between Barnegat Bay and the Atlantic Ocean during Hurricane Sandy, scouring away the road east of the Mantoloking Bridge. The bridge and the intersection of Route 35 fully reopened in February 2013.

## Route description

CR 528 begins at an intersection of Farnsworth Avenue (CR 545) in Bordentown, Burlington County, heading east on two-lane undivided Crosswicks Street through areas of homes and businesses. The route crosses the intersection of US 130/US 206, becoming Crosswicks Road and pass through commercial areas before continuing into Bordentown Township, becoming Bordentown-Chesterfield Road and passing a mix of farm fields, businesses, and residential neighborhoods. The road enters Chesterfield, turning southeast and crossing over the New Jersey Turnpike (I-95) before reaching the intersection of Bordentown-Crosswicks Road (CR 672). CR 528 passes through farmland and wooded areas, with some homes, intersecting with Old York Road ([[List of county routes in Burlington County, New Jersey#660|CR 660) at a roundabout and Chesterfield-Crosswicks Road (CR 677). After the intersection with the latter, the road turns east in residential areas before passing more agricultural areas. The route turns southeast on Jacobstown-Chesterfield Road at the intersection of Chesterfield-Arneytown Road (CR 664) and continues through areas of farmland, woodland, and residences as it crosses into North Hanover, becoming Chesterfield-Jacobstown Road. CR 528 intersects with Paulson Road (CR 665) and briefly joins with that route until it splits from CR 528 by heading southeast on Jacobstown-Cookstown Road at Jacobstown as it turns east into a mix of woods and homes as Jacobstown-New Egypt Road, turning southeast again to intersect with Monmouth Road (CR 537), where CR 528 Truck heads east along CR 537. Past Monmouth Road (CR 537), the route continues into a mix of agricultural and wooded areas.
CR 528 continues into Plumsted Township in Ocean County, where it becomes Jacobstown Road, and continues into the community of New Egypt, where the road passes homes and businesses. After intersecting with Maple Avenue (CR 616), the route heads east on Main Street and passes through the commercial downtown of New Egypt before turning northeast on North Main Street near more homes. CR 528 leaves New Egypt by heading east on Lakewood Road, with CR 10 continuing northeast on North Main Street. The road continues through rural residential areas as it reaches the intersection of Pinehurst Road (CR 539) and the eastern terminus of CR 528 Truck. From here, the route enters forested areas of the Pine Barrens with some residences, crossing into Jackson at the intersection of Hawkin Road (CR 640). CR 528 becomes West Veterans Highway and heads east to an intersection of Cassville Road/Toms River Road (CR 571) in the community of Cassville. From this point, the road runs through more residential sections of the Pine Barrens before coming to the intersection of Cedar Swamp Road (CR 527). At this point, CR 528 heads southeast concurrently with CR 527 on East Veterans Highway, with CR 636 heading east on Bennetts Mills Road. The road passes near more wooded areas of homes before turning east and passing to the south of a lake. CR 527 splits from CR 528 by heading south on Whitesville Road, with CR 528 continuing east as East Veterans Highway. Farther east, the route intersects with South Hope Chapel Road (CR 547) and North Hope Chapel Road (CR 639), where CR 547 turns east to form a concurrency with CR 528. The two routes continues through residential and commercial development, intersecting with Cross Street (CR 626) before crossing into Lakewood. At this point, CR 528/CR 547 becomes Lakewood-New Egypt Road and turns northeast into wooded residential neighborhoods. In this area, the routes turn east on Central Avenue and passes more homes before crossing Lake Carasaljo and coming to an intersection of Madison Avenue/River Avenue (US 9).
At this point, CR 528 continues northeast on Hurley Avenue and CR 547 turns north to follow US 9 on Madison Avenue. The route turns east-southeast on Cedar Bridge Avenue a short distance later and widens to four lanes. After crossing the Southern Secondary railroad line operated by the Delaware & Raritan River Railroad, the road continues through commercial, residential, forested and then commercial areas again prior to reaching the intersection of New Hampshire Avenue (CR 623) at ShoreTown Ballpark, the home ballpark of the Jersey Shore BlueClaws baseball team. The road passes through industrial areas and passes to the north of Lakewood Airport prior to reaching a partial interchange with the Garden State Parkway that has access to and from the northbound direction of the parkway. Following this interchange, the route heads southeast into Brick and runs through woods before passing businesses as it comes to the intersection of Route 70. At this point, CR 528 gains a center left-turn lane and continues through commercial areas as it crosses the intersection of Brick Boulevard (CR 549) and Hooper Avenue (CR 631). After the intersection of Hooper Avenue (CR 631), the road narrows to two lanes and passes a mix of homes and businesses as Mantoloking Road, running a short distance to the south of the Metedeconk River. The route intersects with Adamston Road ([List of county routes in Ocean County, New Jersey#624|CR 624]]) and passes more residences before it enters areas of woods and marshland CR 528 crosses the Barnegat Bay on the Mantoloking Bridge, which is a drawbridge. After crossing the Barnegat Bay, the route enters Mantoloking and becomes Herbert Street, passing resort homes before ending at the intersection of Ocean Avenue (Route 35) near the Atlantic Ocean.

## History

West of Chesterfield, the road was maintained by the Bordentown and Crosswicks Turnpike Company, chartered in 1854. Its main road went from Bordentown east to Crosswicks along modern-day Bordentown-Crosswicks Road; a spur was planned to reach New Egypt, but only reached Chesterfield.
CR 528 from Jacobstown to Lakewood was signed as part of the Camp Dix Way, an auto trail stretching from Camden to Seaside Heights. CR 528 was designated in 1952. A spur route, County Route 528 Spur, existed, which is now Burlington County Route 670, Burlington County Route 616, and Ocean County Route 616.
In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy in October 2012, much of the Herbert Street section of CR 528, the adjacent portion of Route 35, and the surrounding area in Mantoloking were destroyed when a new inlet between Barnegat Bay and the Atlantic Ocean opened around the eastern base of the bridge over the bay. The bridge and Route 35 intersection fully reopened in February 2013.

## Major intersections

| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
| Burlington | Bordentown | 0.0 | 0.0 | CR 545 (Farnsworth Ave) | Western terminus |
| Burlington | Bordentown | 0.5 | 0.80 | US 130 / US 206 – Trenton, New Brunswick, Hammonton, Camden | |
| Burlington | North Hanover Township | 9.8 | 15.8 | CR 537 / CR 528 Truck east (Monmouth Rd) | Western terminus of CR 528 Truck |
| Ocean | Plumsted Township | 14.7 | 23.7 | CR 539 / CR 528 Truck west (Pinehurst Rd) – Manchester, Trenton | Eastern terminus of CR 528 Truck |
| Ocean | Jackson Township | 19.9 | 32.0 | CR 571 (Cassville Rd/Toms River Rd) | |
| Ocean | Jackson Township | 22.4 | 36.0 | CR 527 north (Cedar Swamp Rd) – Trenton CR 636 east (Bennetts Mills Rd) – Freehold | West end of the overlap with CR 527Western terminus of CR 636 |
| Ocean | Jackson Township | 26.2 | 42.2 | CR 527 south (Whitesville Rd) – Toms River | East end of the overlap with CR 527 |
| Ocean | Jackson Township | 27.3 | 43.9 | CR 547 south (S Hope Chapel Rd) – Manchester CR 639 north (N Hope Chapel Rd) – Freehold | West end of the overlap with CR 547Southern terminus of CR 639 |
| Ocean | Lakewood Township | 30.2 | 48.6 | US 9 / CR 547 north (Madison Ave) | East end of the overlap with CR 547 |
| Ocean | Lakewood Township | 33.5 | 53.9 | G.S. Parkway | Exit 89C southbound, 89B northbound (Garden State Parkway); access to the Garden State Parkway northbound and from the Garden State Parkway southbound only; access eastbound CR 528 to southbound Garden State Parkway via Airport Road |
| Ocean | Brick Township | 34.5 | 55.5 | Route 70 to G.S. Parkway south | |
| Ocean | Brick Township | 34.9 | 56.2 | CR 549 (Brick Blvd) – Pt. Pleasant, Toms River | To Ocean Medical Center |
| Ocean | Mantoloking | 39.8 | 64.1 | Route 35 (Ocean Ave) – Pt Pleasant, Seaside Park | Eastern terminus |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus Incomplete access ||||||

## CR 528 Truck

CR 528 Truck is a 5.64-mile-long (9.08 km) signed truck route of CR 528 that bypasses New Egypt. The route begins in North Hanover, Burlington County at the intersection of Jacobstown-New Egypt Road (CR 528) and Monmouth Road (CR 537). CR 528 Truck heads northeast along CR 537 where it exits Burlington County and forms the border between Upper Freehold, Monmouth County and Plumsted Township, Ocean County. At CR 539, CR 528 Truck turns south on CR 539 and ends at its intersection of Lakewood-New Egypt Road (CR 528) east of New Egypt.
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
| Burlington | North Hanover Township | 0.0 | 0.0 | CR 528 (Jacobstown-New Egypt Rd) CR 537 west (Monmouth Rd) | Western terminusWest end of the overlap with CR 537 |
| Monmouth–Ocean county line | Upper Freehold–Plumsted township line | 3.6 | 5.8 | CR 537 east (Monmouth Rd) – Freehold CR 539 north (Hornerstown-Whiting Rd) – Allentown | East end of the overlap with CR 537West end of the overlap with CR 539 |
| Ocean | Plumsted Township | 5.6 | 9.0 | CR 528 (Lakewood-New Egypt Rd) – Lakewood, New Egypt CR 539 south (Pinehurst Rd) – Manchester | Eastern terminusEast end of the overlap with CR 539 |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi ||||||