Monmouth counties were planned to be a part of Route 37 which would have run from Trenton to Seaside Heights. The section of the road which was actually built as a state highway was between Hornerstown Road in Plumsted Township and Burlington Path Road (CR 27) in Upper Freehold. Though this section is no longer state-maintained, this section of CR 539 still has a wide right-of-way, wide shoulders, and an old bridge from 1940 with "State Highway Route 37" engraved on the ends. Major intersections CR 539 Alternate County Route 539 Alternate (CR 539 Alt. or CR 539A) is a Monmouth County-maintained segment of Sharon Station Road in Upper Freehold Township. The road begins at a roundabout with CR 539 near the Cream Ridge Golf Course. It travels north through farmland over Doctors Creek before passing to the east of housing developments. At its signal-controlled intersection with CR 526 where CR 539 Alt. ends, there are light industrial facilities surrounding the junction. Sharon Station Road continues north as a township-maintained road. In 2009, Monmouth County assumed jurisdiction of the southernmost of Sharon Station Road between CR 539 and CR 526 as a part of an overall project to allow through traffic on CR 539 to bypass Allentown. Monmouth County has designated this road County Route 539A although the route became signed as CR 539 Alternate between CR 539 and CR 526. The county is also proposing taking over jurisdiction of Sharon Station Road between CR 526 and CR 524 which would bring the total mileage to . See also References External links New Jersey 5xx Routes (Dan Moraseski) CR 539 pictures 539 539 539 539 539