In the 1937 renumbering of Monmouth County roads, numbers 1 through 5 were reserved for the longer, "cross-county" routes; those numbered 6 and above were to be more local in nature. County Route 1 was designated to run from the Mercer County line via Freehold and
Eatontown
Eatontown is a borough in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 Census, the borough's population was 12,709,county routes, CR 1 was superseded by County Route 524 (New Jersey), CR 524 from the Mercer County line to Smithburg, and County Route 537 (New Jersey), CR 537 from Smithburg to the Long Branch boundary.
The present CR 1 was formed when part of List of county routes in Monmouth County, New Jersey#3, CR 3 was separated from the balance of CR 3 with the 1952 establishment of County Route 527 (New Jersey), CR 527 as part of the 500 Series routes. Since the CR 1 designation was available, that portion of CR 3 between CR 527 and County Route 571 (New Jersey), CR 571 was re-designated as County Route 1.''County Roads Straight Line Diagrams'', Prepared by the Monmouth County Planning Board, April 10, 2006.
500-series county routes
In addition to those listed below, the following List of 500-series county routes in New Jersey, 500-series county routes serve Monmouth County:
*County Route 516 (New Jersey), CR 516, County Route 516 (New Jersey)#CR 516 Spur, CR 516 Spur, County Route 520 (New Jersey), CR 520, County Route 522 (New Jersey), CR 522, County Route 524 (New Jersey), CR 524, County Route 524 (New Jersey)#County Route 524A, CR 524A, County Route 524 (New Jersey)#County Route 524 Spur, CR 524 Spur, County Route 526 (New Jersey), CR 526, County Route 526 (New Jersey)#CR 526 Spur, CR 526 Spur, County Route 527 (New Jersey), CR 527, County Route 527 (New Jersey)#CR 527A, CR 527A, County Route 537 (New Jersey), CR 537, County Route 539 (New Jersey), CR 539, County Route 547 (New Jersey), CR 547, County Route 549 (New Jersey), CR 549, County Route 571 (New Jersey), CR 571
Other county routes
See also
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References
*''The Monmouth County Scenic Roadway Plan'', Monmouth County Planning Board, September 17, 2001