Mile Run (New Jersey)
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Mile Run is a tributary of the Raritan River in New Brunswick, New Jersey, in the United States.
Its name is derived from the distance early surveyors estimated it was on the historic Kings Highway, Route 27, from the Raritan River crossing. Other streams, such as the Six Mile Run and the Nine Mile Run are named similarly.
Course
Mile Run drains an area in the suburbs of New Brunswick. Its source is at {{coord|40|28|14|N|74|28|48|W}},{{cite web|title=GNIS Detail - Mile Run|url=http://gnis.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=139:3:6451288840828863::NO::P3_FID,P3_TITLE:878330%2CMile%20Run|publisher=USGS|accessdate=6 July 2010}} near the intersection of How Lane (CR-680) and Jersey Avenue (SR-91). It crosses Jersey Avenue and flows through a residential development near Livingston Avenue (SR-26). It then crosses some railroad tracks and crosses Jersey Ave. It crosses French Street (SR-27) one mile from the Raritan River, giving it its name. It flows between residential areas and crosses Hamilton Street. It joins a tributary from the south and crosses Easton Avenue and Landing Lane before draining into the Raritan River at {{coord|40|28|38|N|74|28|3|W}}.
Mile Run forms part of the boundary between Somerset and Middlesex counties.
Accessibility
Mile Run flows through a heavily developed area, making it easily accessible.{{cite news | title = The Park System of New Brunswick, New Jersey | publisher = The Trust for Public Land | date = August 2011 | url = http://cloud.tpl.org/pubs/ccpe-NewBrunswick-web-optimized.pdf}}
Animal life
Mile Run has stress on it because of the city surrounding it, possibly harming the aquatic life.
See also
References
External links
- [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gazpublic/getgooglemap?p_lat=40.5078819&p_longi=-74.467375&fid=878330 USGS Coordinates in Google Maps]
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Category:Rivers of Middlesex County, New Jersey
Category:Rivers of Somerset County, New Jersey