Route Description
Route 34 begins at an intersection with Route 35 and Route 70 in Wall Township, Monmouth County at the former Brielle Circle, heading to the northwest on a six-lane undivided road with a 55 mph (89 km/h) speed limit. A short distance past this intersection, the route becomes a four-lane divided highway that passes through commercial areas with some neighboring wooded residential areas. It interchanges with County Route 524 Spur (Atlantic Avenue) and passes more businesses and wooded areas before reaching the Allenwood Circle, where Route 34 intersects County Route 524 (Allaire Road). Past the Allenwood Circle, the road continues northwest to a partial interchange with the Garden State Parkway. This interchange has access to the northbound Garden State Parkway from northbound Route 34, to the southbound Garden State Parkway from southbound Route 34, and to both directions of Route 34 from the southbound Garden State Parkway. Immediately past this interchange, the road intersects County Route 30 before coming to a cloverleaf interchange with Interstate 195 and Route 138. Route 34 provides the missing movements between the southbound Garden State Parkway and Interstate 195/Route 138. From here, the road passes through woodland before heading into commercial and industrial areas, where it passes by the Monmouth Executive Airport. The route enters wooded residential and business areas where it intersects Belmar Boulevard and Megill Road, which are both distinct segments of County Route 18. Route 34 continues through wooded commercial areas before it intersects Route 33 and County Route 547 at the Collingwood Circle.
At the traffic circle, Route 34 turns northwest to form a concurrency with Route 33 on a four-lane divided highway with a speed limit of 50 mph (80 km/h) that passes businesses, crossing into Howell Township. The two routes eventually split, with Route 34 heading north on a 50 mph (80 km/h) two-lane undivided road. It passes through wooded areas of Naval Weapons Station Earle and enters Colts Neck Township. Upon leaving the grounds of Naval Weapons Station Earle, the route widens into a four-lane divided highway again and comes to a cloverleaf interchange with the Route 18 freeway. Past this interchange, Route 34 becomes a 45 mph (72 km/h) two-lane undivided road that passes residences, commercial areas, and Delicious Orchards before crossing County Route 537 (Colts Neck Road/Eatontown Road). From here, the road heads through suburban residential and agricultural areas as a 50 mph (80 km/h) road, intersecting County Route 54 (Phalanx Road) before meeting County Route 4 (Conover Road). Route 34 forms a brief concurrency with County Route 4 until the county route heads northeast on South Street. The route continues into wooded residential areas, crossing into Holmdel Township, where it crosses County Route 520 (Newman Springs Road/Main Street).
Past this intersection, the road continues through areas of residences and farms before turning northwest into more residential surroundings and entering Marlboro Township. Here, the road heads through wooded residential and commercial areas, briefly becoming a four-lane road, before it crosses into Aberdeen Township. In Aberdeen, Route 34 becomes a 45 mph (72 km/h) road that heads into business areas as it crosses County Route 3 (Lloyd Road). The road passes more businesses as a 40 mph (64 km/h) three-lane road with a center left-turn lane, forming the border of Matawan to the west and Aberdeen Township to the east. At the crossing of an abandoned railroad line that is now the Henry Hudson Trail, the route entirely enters Matawan, continuing northwest through business areas as a 35 mph (56 km/h) four-lane road named Middlesex Street. Here, Route 34 intersects County Route 516 (Broad Street) and Route 79 and County Route 516 Spur (Main Street). Past these intersection, the road heads into residential areas, crossing over Lake Lefferts before continuing northwest through a mix of residences and businesses with a speed limit of 40 mph (64 km/h).
Route 34 crosses into Old Bridge Township, Middlesex County, where it becomes a two-lane road with a 50 mph (80 km/h) speed limit, continuing through commercial areas. The route intersects County Route 689 (Amboy Avenue/Morristown Road), where it turns to the west and continues through areas of residences and businesses, with the speed limit dropping to 45 mph (72 km/h) at the County Route 687 (Cottrell Road) intersection. At the intersection with County Route 699 (Old Mill Road), Route 34 turns to the north and intersects another segment of County Route 699 known as Spring Hill Road. The road passes more residences and businesses before it ends at an intersection with U.S. Route 9.
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