Kennedy Boulevard (Hudson County)

County Route 501
CR 501 highlighted in red
Route information
Length:	40.24 mi (64.76 km)
Middlesex County section
Length:	10.12 mi (16.29 km)
West end:	CR 529 in South Plainfield
Major junctions:	I-287 in Edison Route 27 in Metuchen US 1 in Edison G.S. Parkway / US 9 in Woodbridge
East end:	NY 440 in Richmond Valley, NY
Hudson / Bergen County section
Length:	30.12 mi (48.47 km)
South end:	NY 440 in Elm Park, NY
Major junctions:	Route 139 in Jersey City Route 495 in Union City US 1-9 / US 46 in Palisades Park Route 4 in Englewood
North end:	NY 340 in Rockleigh
Location
Counties:	Middlesex, Hudson, Bergen
Highway system
County routes in New Jersey 500-series ← CR 585 CR 502 →

County routes in New Jersey

County Route 501, abbreviated CR 501, is a county highway in New Jersey in two segments spanning Middlesex, Hudson and Bergen Counties. The southern section runs from South Plainfield to Perth Amboy, the northern section runs from Bayonne to Rockleigh, and the two sections are connected by New York State Route 440 across Staten Island.

The New Jersey Department of Transportation lists CR 501 as a single highway with a length of 53.07 miles (85.41 km), which includes both road sections as well as the connection along NY 440.

County Route 501 is signed east-west in Middlesex County. The western (southern) terminus of County Route 501 is at CR 529 in South Plainfield. From there, the route heads east to Metuchen, where it has a short concurrency with Route 27. It then continues east, crossing the Garden State Parkway between Exits 127 and 129 in Woodbridge, following concurrencies with Route 184 and Route 440 to the southern section's eastern terminus at the Outerbridge Crossing.