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28-658: The Charles Eversole House , also known as the Eversole-Hall House , is a historic house located at 509 County Road 523 near Whitehouse Station in Readington Township , Hunterdon County, New Jersey . It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 1, 2006, for its significance in architecture. The house was purchased by the township in 1988 for use as a museum, which opened in 1991. The one and one-half story house

56-444: A mix of farms and woods with some homes. The route intersects CR 605 before crossing CR 604 in the residential community of Sergeantsville . CR 523 passes through more rural areas as it comes to a brief concurrency with CR 579 . After CR 579 splits to the south, the route enters Raritan Township and enters rural areas with increasing residential subdivisions. CR 523 intersects Route 12 at Dvoor's Circle and crosses into Flemington

84-519: A mix of farms, woods, and homes. Residential development increases as the road comes to a junction with US 206 . After passing a mix of homes a businesses, CR 523 ends at the US ;202 (Hillside Avenue) intersection. A spur route, County Route 523 Spur , existed, which is now Somerset County Route 665 . However, exit signs on Interstate 78 still call the highway CR 523 Spur. County Route 517 (New Jersey) County Route 517 ( CR 517 )

112-465: A mix of homes and woods. CR 517 intersects with Lake Pochung Road. Less than 1,000 feet (300 m) later, (after Lake Pochung Road,) McPeek Road appears. The road turns northeast and intersects with Drew Mountain Road ( CR 641 ) before heading east and making a turn northeast onto Sandhill Road. The road passes near residential subdivisions before turning north into a mix of farms, woods, and homes, crossing

140-480: A mix of woods, farms, and residential subdivisions. In this area, the route crosses the intersection with Fairmount Road West/Fairmount Road East ( CR 512 ). A short distance past the intersection of Fairmount Road West/Fairmount Road East (CR 512) in Fairmount , CR 517 crosses into Washington Township , Morris County and becomes Fairmount Road. The route continues through rural areas with residences as it makes

168-509: A short distance later, becoming municipally-maintained Mine Street, which is lined with homes. CR 523 turns north onto Park Avenue, passing more residences along with a few businesses. The route heads northeast on Walter E. Foran Boulevard, crossing back into Raritan Township. At this point, CR 523 resumes county maintenance and becomes a divided highway as it passes residential subdivisions, narrowing back into an undivided road as it turns east and intersects Route 31 . After this intersection,

196-555: A turn to the left on Decker Pond Road and becoming Tranquility Road. The road enters Andover and becomes Brighton Avenue, passing under the abandoned Lackawanna Cutoff prior to entering residential areas. CR 517 crosses the intersection of Brighton Road ( CR 606 ) before intersecting US 206 . At this point, the route turns north to run along US 206 on Main Street briefly through the commercial downtown of Andover before splitting and continuing east on Lenape Road. CR 517 curves northeast at

224-642: A turn to the northwest and reaches the community of Long Valley , where there is an intersection with West Mill Road/East Mill Road ( CR 513 ) in a business area. At this point, CR 517 becomes Schooley’s Mountain Road and is also signed by its former designation of Route 24 . The road heads northwest, immediately crossing the South Branch of the Raritan River as it heads into woodland. The road turns west into areas of woods and homes prior to heading north across forested Schooley’s Mountain. After crossing

252-666: Is a county highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey . The highway extends 53.8 miles (86.58 km) from Lamington Road / Oldwick Road ( CR 523 ) in Tewksbury to the New York state line in Vernon where it continues as Orange County Route 26. It passes through mostly rural and exurban communities. Its speed limit varies from as much as 50 mph (80 km/h) to as little as 25 mph (40 km/h). CR 517 begins at an intersection with Lamington Road / Oldwick Road ( CR 523 ) in

280-486: Is briefly a four-lane divided highway as it comes to an interchange providing access to the UNICOM Science and Technology Park . The road becomes two lanes and undivided again as it crosses into Tewksbury Township and reaches an interchange with I-78 , with a park and ride lot located at the southwest corner. Past this interchange, the route passes a mix of fields and woods with a few residences before coming to

308-537: The Appalachian Trail . CR 517 has an intersection with Glenwood Road ( CR 565 ) before coming to the New York state line, where the road continues into Orange County, New York as CR 26. The section running from Hackettstown to Long Valley was originally created as part of the Washington Turnpike, which stretched from Morristown to Philipsburg, the road to Hackettstown being a branch of

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336-723: The Lehigh Line, at which point it runs between the South Branch Raritan River to the north and an industrial facility to the south. The road crosses the South Branch Raritan River into Readington Township , where it turns northeast and then north into a mix of woods, farms, and residential neighborhoods. The route curves to the north-northeast as it crosses CR 629 and continues to the CR 620 intersection near more residential areas. CR 523 comes to

364-425: The community of Oldwick in Tewksbury , Hunterdon County , heading north on two-lane undivided Main Street. The road passes homes and businesses before merging onto Joliet Street. At the intersection with King Street/Church Street, the route becomes Old Turnpike Road and leaves Oldwick to head into agricultural areas, curving more to the northwest. CR 517 makes a turn west into woodland before heading north again into

392-494: The community of Whitehouse Station , where the route becomes Main Street as it passes homes, crossing NJ Transit 's Raritan Valley Line near White House station . A short distance later, CR 523 intersects US 22 and turns northwest to form a brief concurrency with that route on a four-lane divided highway. After the US 22 overlap, CR 523 continues north on two-lane undivided Oldwick Road, entering wooded areas with some homes. The road

420-631: The intersection of Route 23 . CR 517 heads north along with Route 23 and the road continues through residential and commercial areas of Franklin with a brief wide painted median near the intersection of Franklin Avenue ( CR 631 ). The road crosses a stream, Mill Brook, into Hamburg , where CR 517 splits from Route 23 by heading east on Quarry Road. The road continues through wooded residential neighborhoods prior to entering Hardyston Township . Then, an alternate entrance to Crystal Springs Country Club appears prior to leaving Hardyston Township. At this point,

448-496: The intersection of Andover-Mohawk Road ( CR 613 ) and enters wooded areas with some farms and homes. The road continues into Andover Township and enters forests with residential developments, passing to the southeast of Lake Lenape. The road turns to the east near Clearwater Lake and becomes Andover-Sparta Road as it runs a short distance to the south of Perona Lake. CR 517 enters Sparta and turns northeast again through more residential areas. The route turns east onto Sparta Avenue at

476-435: The intersection of Newton-Sparta Road ( CR 616 ) and passes more wooded development as it comes to an intersection with Sparta Avenue/Lafayette Road ( Route 181 ) in a commercial area. A short distance later, CR 517 comes to an interchange with Route 15 . Following this interchange, the route heads northeast and crosses under the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway 's New Jersey Subdivision line and runs immediately to

504-566: The main turnpike. This road was later incorporated into the William Penn Highway , connecting New York to Pittsburgh. The section of road running from Schooley's Mountain to Long Valley was incorporated into Route 24 in 1927, before being removed by 1992. Between Oldwick and Long Valley, the road was built as part of the New Germantown Turnpike , which was legislated in 1813 to run from the Washington Turnpike to

532-581: The mountain, CR 517 runs through a mix of farm fields and residential neighborhoods. Upon crossing the Musconetcong River , CR 517 enters Hackettstown in Warren County and immediately intersects the eastern terminus of Route 57 . At this intersection, Route 24 signage along CR 517 ends and the county route continues north along with Route 182 on Mountain Avenue, a four-lane undivided road that passes several businesses. Farther north,

560-402: The name becoming Decker Pond Road, and intersects with Kennedy Road ( CR 611 ) before passing to the northwest of Lake Tranquility, a lake in a wooded area that is surrounded by residential developments. Near the lake, the route has an intersection with Airport Road ( CR 603 ). The road runs through more areas of woodland and farmland as CR 517 makes a right turn onto Whitehall Road prior to making

588-441: The road narrows to two lanes and becomes lined with homes. Upon reaching US 46 , Route 182 ends and CR 517 turns northwest to run concurrently with US 46 on two-lane Main Street. The road runs through the commercial downtown of Hackettstown, with CR 517 splitting from US 46 by turning north onto High Street. The road enters residential areas and crosses NJ Transit ’s Morristown Line / Montclair-Boonton Line . The road passes to

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616-641: The route becomes Rudeville Road and heads northeast between residential areas to the west and wooded mountains to the east. The road crosses into Vernon , becoming Rudetown Road, and heads through more forests, reaching an intersection of Route 94 near the Mountain Creek ski resort. At this intersection, CR 517 makes a turn to the west onto Route 94 and crosses the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway line. The county route splits from Route 94 by heading north onto McAfee-Glenwood Road, continuing through

644-406: The route becomes unnamed as it passes commercial areas before passing farms and making a turn to the north, becoming county maintained again. The road passes through a mix of homes and businesses parks before heading near more farmland, running a short distance to the west of Norfolk Southern 's Lehigh Line . After intersecting CR 612, CR 523 turns east onto Flemington-Whitehouse Road and passes over

672-581: The southern terminus of CR 517 . At this point, CR 517 heads north and CR 523 makes a right turn to head east on Lamington Road into more rural areas. After crossing the Lamington River , CR 523 enters Bedminster Township in Somerset County , passing through farmland as it intersects CR 665. From here, the route turns north-northeast and passes through woods and the entrance to Trump National Golf Club Bedminster before heading back into

700-577: The west of a Mars, Incorporated factory before intersecting with Old Allamuchy Road ( CR 654 ) and leaving Hackettstown for Independence Township . The road becomes unnamed and enters more wooded areas of homes and businesses, intersecting with Bilby Road ( CR 665 ) before coming to another intersection with Old Allamuchy Road (CR 654). CR 517 crosses into Allamuchy and is briefly a three-lane road with two northbound lanes and one southbound lane. The road becomes two lanes again as it continues through forested areas with some agriculture and development, forming

728-511: The west of that railroad line as it continues through rural areas with homes. The road intersects with Main Street ( CR 620 ) and becomes unnamed as it turns north away from the railroad and crosses into Ogdensburg . Here, CR 517 becomes Main Street and continues past a mix of forests and residential subdivisions and passes residential and commercial development in the center of town. The road continues north into Franklin , becoming Munsonhurst Road, and runs through more rural areas prior to coming to

756-488: The western border of Allamuchy Mountain State Park . The route has an intersection with Old Hackettstown Road ( CR 653 ) before passing Allamuchy Pond and reaching an interchange with I-80 . After this interchange, Old Hackettstown Road ( CR 667 ) briefly loops to the west of the road before it continues into more agricultural areas and turns to the northeast. CR 517 crosses into Green Township , Sussex County , with

784-570: Was built by Charles Eversole, a reed maker, sometime before 1778 and expanded twice by c.  1790 . Abraham Hall, a shoemaker, purchased it in 1832 from Eversole's grandson. County Route 523 (New Jersey) CR 523 begins at an intersection with Route 29 (Main Street) in Stockton , Hunterdon County , heading northeast on Stockton-Flemington Road through wooded residential areas. The road leaves Stockton for Delaware Township and enters

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