New Jersey Route 53 - Route Description

Route Description

Route 53 begins at an intersection with U.S. Route 202 (Littleton Road) in Morris Plains. It proceeds north as Tabor Road, a two-lane undivided road with a 45 mph (72 km/h) speed limit, closely paralleling New Jersey Transit’s Morristown Line, which runs along the west side of the route. Route 53 bends farther east from the tracks and runs through an industrial area. After passing through the industrial area, the road heads through wooded residential areas, passing under a set of power lines with the speed limit decreasing to 40 mph (64 km/h) at the Old Tabor Road intersection. Route 53 intersected Route 10 at an interchange.

Past the Route 10 interchange, the road enters Parsippany-Troy Hills Township and continues north through wooded residential neighborhoods, running parallel to Interstate 80 while passing to the east of a couple small lakes. It begins to turn northwest before passing by the Mt. Tabor Country Club. Route 53 continues north through Mount Tabor before crossing into Denville Township, where the route becomes East Main Street. In Denville, the route passes under New Jersey Transit’s Montclair-Boonton Line near Denville Station. The speed limit drops to 30 mph (48 km/h) and Route 53 comes to an interchange with Interstate 80, where the route becomes a four-lane, divided highway. Immediately after Interstate 80, the route interchanges with U.S. Route 46 and ends at the intersection with Bloomfield Avenue.