tributary
A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage ...
of the
Raritan River
Raritan River is a major river of New Jersey. Its Drainage basin, watershed drains much of the mountainous area of the central part of the state, emptying into the Raritan Bay on the Atlantic Ocean.
History
Geologists assert that the lower Rar ...
in
central New Jersey
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Geographic area and descriptions
While the State of New Jersey is often divided into North and ...
in the
United States
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.Gertler, Edward. ''Garden State Canoeing'', Seneca Press, 2002.
The Millstone River begins in western Monmouth County and flows westward through northern Mercer County and northward through southern Somerset County, draining into the Raritan River at Manville. Almost three quarters of its length is paralleled by the
Delaware and Raritan Canal
The Delaware and Raritan Canal (D&R Canal) is a canal in central New Jersey, built in the 1830s, that served to connect the Delaware River to the Raritan River. It was an efficient and reliable means of transportation of freight between Philadel ...
. Both the Millstone River and parallel canal provide drinking water to large portions of central New Jersey and provide recreational uses as well.
Course
The Millstone River starts in western Monmouth County at , near CR-524 (Stage Coach Road). It flows northeast and turns north before picking up a tributary and crossing CR-1, Sweetmans Lane. It then crosses Baird Road before crossing SR-33 and flowing past the watershed of the
Cranbury Brook
Cranbury Brook, also known as Cranberry Brook, is a tributary of the Millstone River in Middlesex and Monmouth Counties, New Jersey in the United States.
Course
Cranbury Brook starts at , near the intersection of SR-33, Dugans Grove Road, and ...
.
It turns west, crossing Perrineville Road and Applegarth Road. Meanwhile, it receives many small tributaries. It crosses the
New Jersey Turnpike
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, before flowing through the East Windsor Open Space Acquisition. It then crosses CR-639 and Route 130 before picking up a tributary and flowing into Fischer Acres Associates. It crosses Old Cranbury Road and turns southwest before receiving
Rocky Brook
Rocky Brook is a tributary of the Millstone River in Monmouth and Mercer counties, New Jersey in the United States.Gertler, Edward. ''Garden State Canoeing'', Seneca Press, 2002.
Course
Rocky Brook starts at , near Perrineville. It flows par ...
and making a turn to the northwest.
It then turns west and crosses Old Trenton Road, John White Road, and Southfield Road before flowing alongside the West Windsor Planning Incentive and crossing Cranbury Road. It receives
Cranbury Brook
Cranbury Brook, also known as Cranberry Brook, is a tributary of the Millstone River in Middlesex and Monmouth Counties, New Jersey in the United States.
Course
Cranbury Brook starts at , near the intersection of SR-33, Dugans Grove Road, and ...
and Bear Brook before receiving Devils Brook and crossing US-1 (Brunswick Pike). It then flows into Carnegie Lake and crosses the
D&R Canal
The Delaware and Raritan Canal (D&R Canal) is a canal in central New Jersey, built in the 1830s, that served to connect the Delaware River to the Raritan River. It was an efficient and reliable means of transportation of freight between Philadelp ...
, which it closely parallels the rest of its downstream journey.
It turns northeast, receiving Stony Brook from the southwest before turning north again. It receives
Harrys Brook
Harrys Brook, also known as the H. Greenlands Brook, is a tributary of the Millstone River in Mercer County, New Jersey in the United States.
Course
Harrys Brook starts at , near Princeton North. It flows northeast though the city before meeti ...
and exits the Carnegie Lake. It then enters the D&R Canal State Park before crossing NJ27. It receives
Beden Brook
Beden Brook, also Bedens Brook, Beden's Brook, or Beeden's Brook, is a tributary of the Millstone River in central New Jersey in the United States.Gertler, Edward. ''Garden State Canoeing'', Seneca Press, 2002.
Course
The headwaters of the broo ...
before crossing the Griggstown Causeway and receiving the
Simonson Brook
Simonson Brook, also known as Sunonson Brook, is a tributary of the Millstone River in southern Franklin Park, Somerset County, New Jersey in the United States.
Course
Simonson Brook starts at , in southwestern Franklin Park near Route 27. It ...
directly afterward. By the time it receives Beden Brook, it is paralleled by CR-533, River Road.
It then receives the Ten Mile Run and Six Mile Run before crossing Blackwells Mills Road. It receives a tributary from Colonial Park and crosses Weston Causeway. It receives
Royce Brook
Royce Brook (sometimes referred to as Royces Brook, Royces Branch, or Royce Brook River) is a tributary of the Millstone River in Hillsborough and Manville, New Jersey in the United States.
Path
Royce Brook does not have a definite starting po ...
before flowing past the Somerset Christian College, one of the few structures built on the land between the D&R Canal and the Millstone River. By the time it crosses Royce Brook, CR-533 has separated from it and turned into Manville. It joins the Raritan River at .
Flooding
The Millstone River basin has suffered a number of severe flooding events over the past 200 years.
Hurricane Floyd
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in September 1999 produced a particularly severe flood in the basin, especially in the Lost Valley section of Manville, which sits on a flood plain between the Millstone River and the
Raritan River
Raritan River is a major river of New Jersey. Its Drainage basin, watershed drains much of the mountainous area of the central part of the state, emptying into the Raritan Bay on the Atlantic Ocean.
History
Geologists assert that the lower Rar ...
. Severe flooding once again occurred after
Hurricane Irene
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swept through the area in 2011.
In 2016 the
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New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
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jointly conducted a
flood risk management Flood risk management (FRM) aims to reduce the human and socio-economic losses caused by flooding and is part of the larger field of risk management. Flood risk management analyzes the relationships between physical systems and socio-economic envir ...
feasibility study on the Millstone River Basin to determine if flooding can be mitigated or controlled. The study focused on Manville, determined to be at highest risk from flooding, but concluded that none of the suggested improvements were economically feasible and therefore recommended no federal action to reduce flood risk.Caldwell, D. A. (2016, November). Millstone River Basin, New Jersey: Flood Risk Management Feasibility Study ' (United States, Army Corps of Engineers, New York District).
Water supply
The Millstone River provides drinking water to tens of thousands of households and businesses in Central New Jersey. A water intake pumping station is located where the Millstone River and Raritan River meet. The water is purified and distributed by the
Commercial history
In earliest colonial times as land routes began to supplant sea shipping, commerce between the emerging centers
New York City
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and
Philadelphia
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was carried by
stage coach
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along a direct route from
South Amboy
South Amboy is a suburban city in Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, located on Raritan Bay. As of the 2020 United States Census, the city's population was 9,411.Bordentown. Much later that route became a railroad.
A series of New Jersey towns still extant sprouted up along the stage coach route, including South Amboy,
Sayreville
Sayreville is a borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. Sayreville is within the heart of the Raritan Valley region, located on the south banks of the Raritan River, and also located on the Raritan Bay. As of the 2010 United Sta ...
Helmetta
Helmetta is a borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. The borough is nestled within the heart of the Raritan Valley region, with Manalapan Brook (a Raritan River tributary) flowing through the center of the community. As of the ...
Hightstown
Hightstown is a Borough (New Jersey), borough in Mercer County, New Jersey, Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 5,494,Windsor
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, Robbinsville, and Bordentown. In general, the stage coach took a bee-line route, straight as the crow flies, between the
Raritan Bay
Raritan Bay is a bay located at the southern portion of Lower New York Bay between the U.S. states of New York and New Jersey and is part of the New York Bight. The bay is bounded on the northwest by New York's Staten Island, on the west by P ...
at South Amboy and the
Delaware River
The Delaware River is a major river in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. From the meeting of its branches in Hancock (village), New York, Hancock, New York, the river flows for along the borders of N ...
at Bordentown.
As the country grew and its economy began to thrive, large buoyant
barge
Barge nowadays generally refers to a flat-bottomed inland waterway vessel which does not have its own means of mechanical propulsion. The first modern barges were pulled by tugs, but nowadays most are pushed by pusher boats, or other vessels ...
s supported by water on canals emerged as much more suitable for heavy shipping. Unlike the stage coaches, however, routes for canals were obliged to follow the most level land — riverbeds. Hence the importance of the Millstone River which provides a north–south waterway through New Jersey connecting the two great cities of Philadelphia and New York.
The Millstone River is an important tributary of the
Raritan River
Raritan River is a major river of New Jersey. Its Drainage basin, watershed drains much of the mountainous area of the central part of the state, emptying into the Raritan Bay on the Atlantic Ocean.
History
Geologists assert that the lower Rar ...
. The Raritan River empties into the
Raritan Bay
Raritan Bay is a bay located at the southern portion of Lower New York Bay between the U.S. states of New York and New Jersey and is part of the New York Bight. The bay is bounded on the northwest by New York's Staten Island, on the west by P ...
, a bay of the Atlantic Ocean. The Raritan Bay is contiguous to New York Harbor and separates the New York City Borough of
Staten Island
Staten Island ( ) is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Richmond County, in the U.S. state of New York. Located in the city's southwest portion, the borough is separated from New Jersey by the Arthur Kill and the Kill Van Kull an ...
(Richmond County) from Central New Jersey along with the
Arthur Kill
The Arthur Kill (sometimes referred to as the Staten Island Sound) is a tidal strait between Staten Island (also known as Richmond County), New York and Union and Middlesex counties, New Jersey. It is a major navigational channel of the Port of ...
a more narrow channel of water between Staten Island and New Jersey.
As the Raritan River flows eastward towards Raritan Bay, it joins the Millstone River flowing north in the vicinity of
Bound Brook, New Jersey
Bound Brook is a borough in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States, located along the Raritan River. At the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 10,402,Monmouth County and flowing more-or-less west through Mercer County, then northwest through Somerset County, then northward towards Bound Brook.
Delaware and Raritan Canal
The
Delaware and Raritan Canal
The Delaware and Raritan Canal (D&R Canal) is a canal in central New Jersey, built in the 1830s, that served to connect the Delaware River to the Raritan River. It was an efficient and reliable means of transportation of freight between Philadel ...
runs along east side of the Millstone River for much of its length, from
Lake Carnegie
Lake Carnegie is a reservoir that is formed from a dam on the Millstone River, in the far northeastern corner of Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey. The Delaware and Raritan Canal and its associated tow path are situated along the eastern shor ...
Princeton
Princeton University is a private research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the nine ...
to the location where the Millstone River empties into the main course of the
Raritan River
Raritan River is a major river of New Jersey. Its Drainage basin, watershed drains much of the mountainous area of the central part of the state, emptying into the Raritan Bay on the Atlantic Ocean.
History
Geologists assert that the lower Rar ...
in Franklin Township.
There the canal continues along the right (south) bank of the Raritan. The land between
canal
Canals or artificial waterways are waterways or engineered channels built for drainage management (e.g. flood control and irrigation) or for conveyancing water transport vehicles (e.g. water taxi). They carry free, calm surface flow un ...
and river is a
flood plain
A floodplain or flood plain or bottomlands is an area of land adjacent to a river which stretches from the banks of its channel to the base of the enclosing valley walls, and which experiences flooding during periods of high discharge.Goudi ...
that generally consists of
swamps
A swamp is a forested wetland.Keddy, P.A. 2010. Wetland Ecology: Principles and Conservation (2nd edition). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. 497 p. Swamps are considered to be transition zones because both land and water play a role in ...
, wooded areas and some farmland. A number of
spillway
A spillway is a structure used to provide the controlled release of water downstream from a dam or levee, typically into the riverbed of the dammed river itself. In the United Kingdom, they may be known as overflow channels. Spillways ensure tha ...
s allow water to run off from the canal into the Millstone River during periods of heavy water flow.
In
Lawrenceville, New Jersey
Lawrenceville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Lawrence Township in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States.
, at a site known as Bakers Basin today located along
U.S. Route 1
U.S. Route 1 or U.S. Highway 1 (US 1) is a major north–south United States Numbered Highway that serves the East Coast of the United States. It runs from Key West, Florida, north to Fort Kent, Maine, at the Canadian border, making i ...
, the canal makes the few mile remaining connection into Trenton, the state capital, and then into the
Delaware River
The Delaware River is a major river in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. From the meeting of its branches in Hancock (village), New York, Hancock, New York, the river flows for along the borders of N ...
.
Hence the Millstone and Raritan Rivers enabled the major shipping route between New York and Philadelphia in the early 19th century. From New York, of course, goods could be shipped north along the
Hudson River
The Hudson River is a river that flows from north to south primarily through eastern New York. It originates in the Adirondack Mountains of Upstate New York and flows southward through the Hudson Valley to the New York Harbor between N ...
and
Erie Canal
The Erie Canal is a historic canal in upstate New York that runs east-west between the Hudson River and Lake Erie. Completed in 1825, the canal was the first navigable waterway connecting the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes, vastly reducing t ...
to upstate New York, and thence to
Western Pennsylvania
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,
Ohio
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, and other
Great Lakes
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States upstream of
Niagara Falls
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.
Gallery
File:Millstone_River_in_Millstone_Twp.png, Millstone River flowing in Millstone Township (Monmouth County).
File:Peddie_Lake_in_Highstown_(early_Spring).png, Peddie Lake in Hightstown (Mercer County).
File:Gordon_Pond_in_Plainsboro.png, Gordon Pond, a dammed section of
Devils Brook
Devils Brook is a tributary of the Millstone River in central New Jersey in the United States.
It is a moderately large brook with numerous unnamed tributaries.
Course
The Devils Brook starts at , near exit 8A on the New Jersey Turnpike. It f ...
Thanksgiving
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.
File:Mill_Pond_Park_in_Plainsboro,_NJ.jpg, Mill Pond Park, a dammed lake of Devils Brook.
File:Carnegie Lake Dam, NJ.jpg, Dam forming Lake Carnegie in Princeton (Mercer County).
File:LAKE CARNEGIE HISTORIC DISTRICT; MERCER COUNTY.jpg, The boathouse, home to
Princeton
Princeton University is a private research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the nine ...
Rowing
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and the USOlympic rowing team.
File:Lake Carnegie Skating.jpg, When the conditions are right, ice skating is a popular
winter
Winter is the coldest season of the year in polar and temperate climates. It occurs after autumn and before spring. The tilt of Earth's axis causes seasons; winter occurs when a hemisphere is oriented away from the Sun. Different cultures ...
excursion for local residents to do on Lake Carnegie.
File:LAKE CARNEGIE HISTORIC DISTRICT; PRINCETON, MERCER COUNTUY.jpg, The Washington Road bridge crossing over the Millstone River and D&R Canal near Lake Carnegie.
File:Rowers_on_the_D&R_Canal_in_Princeton.jpg, When the weather is right, the D&R Canal and its corresponding river attracts many rowers. Pictured in Princeton in Summer 2020.
File:Van_Horn_Brook_in_Rocky_Hill.png, Brook flowing towards the main stem of the Millstone River in Rocky Hill (Somerset County).
File:Sylvan_Lake.png, Sylvan Lake in Skillman Park in Skillman (Somerset County).
File:Rock_Brook_in_Skillman_Park.png,
Rock Brook
Rock Brook is a tributary of Beden Brook in Somerset County, New Jersey in the United States.
Course
Rock Brook starts at . It flows south through the town of Skillman, picking up several tributaries, until it enters a dammed section called Sy ...
flowing through Skillman Park.
File:Ten_Mile_Run.jpg, Ten Mile Run in Franklin Township (Somerset County).
File:Millstone_River_near_Hillsborough.png, Millstone River near the eastern border of Hillsborough Township (Somerset County).
File:Millstone_River_near_Millstone_Boro.jpg, Millstone River flowing near Millstone Borough (Somerset County).
File:Millstone_Boro_Wine_&_Liquors.png, Millstone Wine & Liquor is located right along the Millstone River.
File:Millstone_River_under_Manville_Causeway.png, The Millstone River downstream under the Manville Causeway in Manville (Somerset County).
Tributaries
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Beden Brook
Beden Brook, also Bedens Brook, Beden's Brook, or Beeden's Brook, is a tributary of the Millstone River in central New Jersey in the United States.Gertler, Edward. ''Garden State Canoeing'', Seneca Press, 2002.
Course
The headwaters of the broo ...
Rock Brook
Rock Brook is a tributary of Beden Brook in Somerset County, New Jersey in the United States.
Course
Rock Brook starts at . It flows south through the town of Skillman, picking up several tributaries, until it enters a dammed section called Sy ...
Cranbury Brook
Cranbury Brook, also known as Cranberry Brook, is a tributary of the Millstone River in Middlesex and Monmouth Counties, New Jersey in the United States.
Course
Cranbury Brook starts at , near the intersection of SR-33, Dugans Grove Road, and ...
**
Cedar Brook
Cedar Brook is a tributary of Cranbury Brook in Cranbury, New Jersey, United States.
Course
Cedar Brook starts at , near Exit 8A on the New Jersey Turnpike. It flows southwest, crossing Applegarth Road and Prospect Plains Road before crossing ...
*
Devils Brook
Devils Brook is a tributary of the Millstone River in central New Jersey in the United States.
It is a moderately large brook with numerous unnamed tributaries.
Course
The Devils Brook starts at , near exit 8A on the New Jersey Turnpike. It f ...
**
Shallow Brook
Shallow Brook is a tributary of Devils Brook in central New Jersey in the United States.
Shallow Brook flows generally parallel to the Devils Brook, draining a similar area in Middlesex and Mercer counties.
Course
The Shallow Brook's source is ...
*
Harrys Brook
Harrys Brook, also known as the H. Greenlands Brook, is a tributary of the Millstone River in Mercer County, New Jersey in the United States.
Course
Harrys Brook starts at , near Princeton North. It flows northeast though the city before meeti ...
*
Heathcote Brook
Heathcote Brook, also known as Heathcote Run, is a tributary of the Millstone River in central New Jersey in the United States.
Course
Heathcote Brook starts at , near the intersection of New Road and Route 1. It runs through a residential area ...
**
Carters Brook
Carters Brook, also known as Carter Brook, is a branch of the Heathcote Brook in Somerset and Middlesex counties, New Jersey in the United States.
Course
The Carters Brook source is at , near the intersection of Route 518 and Route 27. It flows g ...
**
Heathcote Brook Branch
The Heathcote Brook Branch is a tributary of Heathcote Brook in southern Middlesex County, New Jersey in the United States.
Heathcote Brook Branch flows generally parallel to Carters Brook, another tributary of Heathcote Brook.
Course
The He ...
*Indian Run Brook
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Little Bear Brook
Little Bear Brook is a tributary of the Millstone River in Mercer County, New Jersey in the United States.
Course
The Little Bear Brook's source is at . It flows northeast, crossing Alexander Road and Washington Road (CR-571) before draining i ...
*Millstone Brook
*Peace Brook
*
Rocky Brook
Rocky Brook is a tributary of the Millstone River in Monmouth and Mercer counties, New Jersey in the United States.Gertler, Edward. ''Garden State Canoeing'', Seneca Press, 2002.
Course
Rocky Brook starts at , near Perrineville. It flows par ...
Royce Brook
Royce Brook (sometimes referred to as Royces Brook, Royces Branch, or Royce Brook River) is a tributary of the Millstone River in Hillsborough and Manville, New Jersey in the United States.
Path
Royce Brook does not have a definite starting po ...
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Simonson Brook
Simonson Brook, also known as Sunonson Brook, is a tributary of the Millstone River in southern Franklin Park, Somerset County, New Jersey in the United States.
Course
Simonson Brook starts at , in southwestern Franklin Park near Route 27. It ...
Baldwins Creek
Baldwins Creek is a tributary of the Stony Brook in Mercer County, New Jersey in the United States.
Course
Baldwins Creek starts at , near Baldwin State Park. It flows east, flowing through Baldwin State Park and crossing Route 31 (Pennington ...
**
Duck Pond Run
Duck Pond Run is a tributary of the Stony Brook (Millstone River), Stony Brook in Mercer County, New Jersey, Mercer County, New Jersey in the United States.
Course
Duck Pond Run starts at , within West Windsor Township, New Jersey, West Windsor. ...
**
Honey Branch
Honey Branch is a tributary of the Stony Brook in Mercer County, New Jersey in the United States.
Course
The Honey Branch starts at . It flows southeast, crossing Moores Mill Mt. Rose Road. It then turns east and flows across Pennington-Rocky ...
Stony Brook Branch
Stony Brook Branch is a tributary of the Stony Brook in Mercer County, New Jersey in the United States.
Course
The Stony Brook Branch starts at , in Sourland Mountain near Route 31 (Pennington Road). It flows east, crossing Route 31 and Penni ...
**
Woodsville Brook
Woodsville Brook is a tributary of the Stony Brook in Mercer County, New Jersey in the United States.
Course
Woodsville Brook starts at . It flows northeast, crossing New Road and Marshalls Corner Woodsville Road. It then crosses Route 31 (Pe ...
New Jersey Route 33
Route 33 is a state highway in the central part of the US state of New Jersey. The highway extends , from an intersection with U.S. Route 1 (US 1) and Route 129 in Trenton, Mercer County, east to an intersection with Route 71 in Neptune, ...
in
Millstone Township, New Jersey
Millstone Township is a township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. It is located within the Raritan Valley region and is a part of the New York Metropolitan Area. The township was named for the Millstone River (a major tributary ...
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New Jersey Turnpike
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U.S. Route 130
U.S. Route 130 (US 130) is a U.S. Highway that is a spur route of U.S. Route 30, located completely within the state of New Jersey. It is signed with north and south cardinal directions, following a general northeast–southwest diagonal path, wi ...
connecting
Cranbury Township, New Jersey
Cranbury is a township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. Located within the Raritan Valley region, Cranbury is roughly equidistant between New York City and Philadelphia in the heart of the state. As of the 2010 United States Ce ...
to
East Windsor Township, New Jersey
East Windsor is a township in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. Located within the Raritan Valley region, the township is an outer-ring suburb of New York City in the New York Metropolitan area, as defined by the United States Census B ...
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U.S. Route 1
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connecting
Plainsboro Township, New Jersey
Plainsboro Township is a township in Middlesex County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The township is centrally located in the Raritan Valley region and is a part of the outer-ring suburbs of the New York metropolitan area even though it is ...
to
West Windsor Township, New Jersey
West Windsor is a Township (New Jersey), township in Mercer County, New Jersey, Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. Located within the Raritan River, Raritan Valley region, the township is an outer-ring suburb of New York City in the New Y ...
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New Jersey Route 27
Route 27 is a state highway in New Jersey, United States. It runs from U.S. Route 206 (US 206) in Princeton, Mercer County northeast to an interchange with Route 21 (McCarter Highway) and Broad Street in Newark, Essex County. The route p ...
connecting
Kingston, New Jersey
Kingston is an unincorporated community and census designated place (CDP) along the border of South Brunswick Township in Middlesex County and Franklin Township in Somerset County, and also located relatively near Princeton in Mercer Count ...
to
Princeton, New Jersey
Princeton is a municipality with a borough form of government in Mercer County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It was established on January 1, 2013, through the consolidation of the Borough of Princeton and Princeton Township, both of whi ...
Griggstown, New Jersey
Griggstown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Franklin Township, in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States.Rocky Hill, New Jersey
Rocky Hill is a borough in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States, named for the Rocky Hill Ridge.
As of the 2010 United States Census, the rural borough's population was 682,Griggstown, New Jersey
Griggstown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Franklin Township, in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States.Hillsborough, New Jersey
Hillsborough Township is a township in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. The township is centrally located in the Raritan Valley region within the much larger New York Metropolitan Area. As of the 2010 United States Census, the tow ...
Interstate 287
Interstate 287 (I-287) is an auxiliary Interstate Highway in the US states of New Jersey and New York. It is a partial beltway around New York City, serving the northern half of New Jersey and the counties of Rockland and Westchester in N ...
See also
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List of rivers of New Jersey
This is a list of streams and rivers of the U.S. state of New Jersey.
List of New Jersey rivers includes streams formally designated as rivers. There are also smaller streams (''i.e.,'' branches, creeks, drains, forks, licks, runs, etc.) in the ...