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County Route 501
CR 501 highlighted in red
Route information
Length	40.2 mi[2] (64.7 km)
Existed	January 1, 1953[1]–present
Southern segment
Length	10.1 mi[2] (16.3 km)
West end	CR 529 inSouth Plainfield
Major intersections	I-287 inEdison Route 27 inMetuchen US 1 in Edison US 9 inWoodbridge Route 35 /Route 440 inPerth Amboy
East end	NY 440 at theNew York state line
Northern segment
Length	30.1 mi[2] (48.4 km)
South end	NY 440 at the New York state line
Major intersections	Route 139 inJersey City I-495 inUnion City Route 63 inNorth Bergen Route 5 inFort Lee US 1-9 /US 46 inPalisades Park Route 93 in Palisades Park Route 4 inEnglewood CR 502 inCloster
North end	NY 340 at the New York state line
Location
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
Counties	Middlesex,Hudson,Bergen
Highway system
County routes in New Jersey 500-series routes
←CR 585 →CR 502

County Route 501 (CR 501) is acounty highway inNew Jersey in two segments spanningMiddlesex,Hudson, andBergen counties. The southern segment runs fromSouth Plainfield toPerth Amboy, the northern segment runs fromBayonne toRockleigh, and the two segments are connected byNY 440 acrossStaten Island.

TheNew Jersey Department of Transportation lists CR 501 as a single highway with a length of 53.0 miles (85.3 km), which includes both road sections and the connection along NY 440.

CR 501 is signed east-west in Middlesex County. The western (southern) terminus of CR 501 is at the intersection of Stelton Road (CR 529) inSouth Plainfield. From there, the route heads east toMetuchen, where it has a shortconcurrency withRoute 27. It then continues east, crossing theGarden State Parkway between Exits 127 and 129 inWoodbridge, following concurrencies withRoute 184 andRoute 440 to the southern section's eastern terminus at theOuterbridge Crossing.^{[citation needed]}

The northern section of CR 501 begins inHudson County, New Jersey and is known as Kennedy Boulevard. It starts at the intersection ofRoute 440/Bayonne Bridge inBayonne, making its way north toRoute 63 inNorth Bergen. The highway crosses overRoute 139 to theHolland Tunnel andRoute 495 to theLincoln Tunnel.^[2]

At its intersection of Route 63 in North Bergen, CR 501 begins a concurrency with Route 63 into Bergen County,^[2] while Kennedy Boulevard loops around the northern end of the county and heads south throughGuttenberg,West New York andWeehawken, where it is known asBoulevard East.^{[citation needed]}

Major points on Kennedy Boulevard includeMarist High School,New Jersey City University,Saint Dominic Academy,Saint Peter's University,Journal Square,Union City High School,North Bergen High School, and fourHudson County parks: Stephen R. Gregg (Bayonne) Park and Mercer Park in Bayonne,Lincoln Park in Jersey City andJames J. Braddock (North Hudson) Park in North Bergen.^{[citation needed]}

Immediately northeast ofJournal Square, CR 501 crosses overPATH railroad tracks on an open-spandrel concretearch bridge completed in 1926. The bridge is a pared-down version of a more ambitious elevated plaza scheme proposed by consulting engineerAbraham Burton Cohen. Cohen's office constructed a model usingslot cars to demonstrate traffic flow through the plaza.^[3]

The boulevard continues north throughJersey City Heights, passingDr. Leonard J. Gordon Park. In the area once known asTransfer Station, it entersNorth Hudson.^{[citation needed]}

In Bergen County, CR 501 leaves its concurrency with Route 63 inPalisades Park, using Central Boulevard to connect to the concurrency withUS 1/9/46 andRoute 93. It is then concurrent with Route 93 until it reaches that route's northern terminus at the interchange withRoute 4 inEnglewood. CR 501 continues north from this interchange throughRockleigh, crossing the New York State Line and becomingNY 340.^{[citation needed]}

In 1808, thePerth Amboy Turnpike was legislated to run fromPerth Amboy toBound Brook. The company struggled to complete their road, having petitioned in 1820 to the state legislature to extend the time to complete the road. They were unsuccessful, as the road was only completed as far asPiscataway.^{[citation needed]}

Prior to being renamed in honor ofJohn F. Kennedy in the 1960s, Kennedy Boulevard was known as Hudson Boulevard. While there was discussion of building a county long road as early as the 1870s,^[4] parts ofHudson County Boulevard were officially opened in 1896.^[5][4][6] By 1913 it was completed, and considered to be fine for "motoring",^[7] and included the road's eastern section,Boulevard East, into which Kennedy Boulevard forks at 91st Street.^{[citation needed]} (The fork that continues north merges with Bergen Boulevard.^[8]) Taken as a single road, the circuitous route of west and east sections of the entire boulevard runs from the southern tip of the county atBergen Point to its northern border withBergen County and south again to theHoboken city line.^[9]

The Boulevard was named the fifth most dangerous road for pedestrians in New Jersey, and the most dangerous road in Hudson County for pedestrians in a February 2011 report by the non-profit Tri-State Transportation Campaign. The road was the location of six pedestrian fatalities between 2007 and 2009, which account for a little more than a fifth of Hudson County's 29 pedestrian deaths in the three-year period.^[10] In November 2017 county officials launched a safety campaign for Kennedy Boulevard's five most dangerous intersections, based on accident data:^[8]

• 25th Street in Bayonne
• Lexington Avenue in Jersey City
• 36th Street in Union City
• 51st Street in West New York
• 91st Street in North Bergen

County officials had expressed interest in building a pedestrian bridge that crosses Kennedy Boulevard at32nd Street, at the Union City-North Bergen border since at least.^[11] The two cities contracted a company to build the bridge for just over $4 million in November 2010.^[12] Construction plans began in May 2011, and field work began later that August.^[13]

County	Location	mi[2]	km	Destinations	Notes
Middlesex	South Plainfield	0.0	0.0	CR 529 (Stelton Rd)	Western terminus
	Edison	2.0	3.2	I-287 north	Exit 3 (I-287)
	Metuchen	3.3	5.3	Route 27 north (Middlesex Ave) –Rahway	Western end of the concurrency with Route 27
		3.6	5.8	Route 27 south (Lake Ave) toI-95 Toll /N.J. Turnpike –Highland Park	Eastern end of the concurrency with Route 27
		3.8	6.1	CR 531 (Main St)
	Edison	4.6	7.4	US 1 toI-95 Toll /N.J. Turnpike –Newark,New Brunswick	Interchange
		5.7	9.2	CR 514 (Woodbridge Ave) toI-95 Toll /N.J. Turnpike
		6.2	10.0	CR 616 east (New Brunswick Ave)	Western terminus of CR 616
	Woodbridge Township	6.9	11.1	Route 184 begins
		7.1	11.4	ToI-95 Toll /N.J. Turnpike /G.S. Parkway north	Partial cloverleaf interchange
		7.3	11.7	US 9 –Rahway,South Amboy	Partial cloverleaf interchange
	Perth Amboy	7.7	12.4	CR 655 (Florida Grove Rd)
		8.2	13.2	Route 35 CR 653 (Amboy Ave) Route 184 ends	Eastern terminus of Route 184
				Western end of the freeway section
				Route 440 south toI-95 Toll /N.J. Turnpike /G.S. Parkway south /US 9 south	Western end of the concurrency with Route 440
		8.3	13.4	Route 35 south	Westbound exit only
		8.6	13.8	Amboy Ave	Eastbound exit is via Route 440 exit; access viaCR 653
		9.2	14.8	State St / High St –Perth Amboy	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance; access viaCR 611; last eastbound exit before toll
Arthur Kill		10.1	16.3	Outerbridge Crossing (eastbound toll on Staten Island)
				NY 440 north –Staten Island Route 440 ends	Continuation intoNew York northern terminus of Route 440
Connection made via NY 440 (12.7 mi or 20.44 km)
Kill van Kull		22.85	36.77	NY 440 south –Staten Island Route 440 begins	Continuation intoNew York; southern terminus of Route 440
				Bayonne Bridge (southbound toll on Staten Island)
Hudson	Bayonne	23.7	38.1	Avenue A	Southbound exit and entrance; last southbound exit before toll
		23.7	38.1	Route 440 north toI-78 Toll /Newark Bay Extension –Jersey City	Northern end of the concurrency with Route 440
				Northern end of the freeway section
		27.1	43.6	ToRoute 440	Access via West 63rd Street
	Jersey City	29.3	47.2	CR 612 (Communipaw Ave)
		31.1	50.1	US 1-9 (Tonnele Circle)
		31.1	50.1	Route 139 east –Holland Tunnel,Lincoln Tunnel	Western terminus of the upper level of Route 139
	North Bergen	34.0	54.7	Route 495 toI-95 Toll /N.J. Turnpike –Lincoln Tunnel	Interchange; former I-495
	Union City	34.3	55.2	CR 505 north (38th St)	Southern terminus of CR 505
	North Bergen	37.2	59.9	Route 63 begins
Bergen	Fort Lee	39.1	62.9	Route 5 –Ridgefield,Edgewater	Access via Bergen Boulevard
	Palisades Park	39.6	63.7	Route 63 north –G.W. Bridge	Northern end of the concurrency with Route 63
		39.9	64.2	US 1-9 /US 46	Interchange; access via 5th/6th Streets
		40.5	65.2	Route 93 south (Grand Ave) –Ridgefield,Fairview	Southern end of the concurrency with Route 93
	Englewood	42.7	68.7	Route 4 –New York,Paterson	Interchange
		42.8	68.9	CR 501 south (Van Nostrand Ave) Route 93 ends	Northern terminus of Route 93; one-way pair begins
		43.8	70.5	CR 505 (Palisades Ave) –Teaneck,Bergenfield
		45.0	72.4	CR 501 south (Hudson Ave)	Northern terminus of one-way pair
	Closter	49.6	79.8	CR 502 (Old Closter Dock Rd) toUS 9W –Westwood,Alpine
	Rockleigh	53.0	85.3	NY 340 north –Sparkill	Continuation intoNew York
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Electronic toll collection       Incomplete access

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