Community Description

The River Road Section of Piscataway, New Jersey is a historic area along the Raritan River in the Southwestern portion of the township. River Road (County Route 622) runs from Lincoln Blvd in Middlesex, NJ to Route 27 in Highland Park. Major landmarks located on River Rd include Johnson Park, High Point Solutions Stadium (Formerly Rutgers Stadium), Colgate Palmolive Technology Center (909 River Rd. Piscataway, NJ 08854), Dow Chemical (171 River Rd. Piscataway, NJ 08854), and the East Jersey Olde Towne Village (1050 River Rd, Piscataway, NJ 08854). River Road runs into interstate 287 providing easy access to the Garden State Parkway, New Jersey Turnpike, and Routes 1 & 9. River Road also intersects with Centennial Ave, the home of several other corporations and hotels. North of River Road are several residential subdivisions as well as the Busch and Livingston Campuses of Rutgers University. The subdivisions North of River Road are home to single family houses. The majority of homes in the River Road Section are 3, 4, or 5 bedroom split level houses built in the 1960s and 1970s. The River Road section is also home to Knollwood Elementary School and Perrine Park.