while an alternate route to 527, CR 527A begins straight ahead. At , New Jersey Route 33 crosses at a traffic light in Manalapan. CR 527 heads north enters Englishtown. In Englishtown, CR 527 reaches the northern terminus of CR 527A at South Main Street and later forms a concurrency with CR 522. At , CR 527 re-enters Manalapan for a short distance. At , CR 527 enters Monroe Township which is in Middlesex County. 527 spends a short time in Monroe as it soon enters the township of Old Bridge. At , CR 520 crosses at a traffic light. After passing local roads in Old Bridge, CR 527 forms a brief concurrency with CR 516 as they cross over Route 18. CR 527 leaves to the left at Old Matawan Road, crosses the South River, and enters the Old Bridge section of East Brunswick. After the intersection with CR 615, it continues on Old Bridge Turnpike into East Brunswick and South River. Just before , CR 535 crosses 527 at a traffic light. Entering East Brunswick again, Route 18 and CR 527 merge for 2.48 miles (6 km). In this section, there are exits for Interstate 95 (the New Jersey Turnpike) and U.S. Route 1. CR 527 follows Route 18 into New Brunswick and exits the concurrency with Route 18 and forms one for the entire length of Route 172 through Rutgers University's Douglass Campus. Heading northwest along New Brunswick's George Street, CR 527 then merges into a concurrency with Route 27 on Albany Street. CR 527 turns off Route 27 at Easton Avenue. At Hamilton Street (unsigned CR 514), CR 527 continues past numerous businesses towards the outskirts of New Brunswick. At , CR 527 enters Franklin Township, Somerset County and approximately a half-mile later, CR 527 splits into a four-lane highway, known locally as Easton Avenue. The stretch does not last long as it ends at about . At , the roads split again and soon reach Interstate 287. At , CR 527 crosses the town border and enters South Bound Brook. Soon entering regular Bound Brook, the road divides again into a divided highway at . The divided highway merges again at about . At , Route 28 crosses. After the intersection with Route 28, CR 527 enters Bridgewater and crosses with U.S. Route 22. In Watchung, CR 529 leaves to the right. Just past the