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To the Lincroft Campus
Asbury Park Higher Education Center
Bayshore Higher Education Center
Long Branch Higher Education Center
Sandy Hook - Ocean Institute
Wall Township Campus
Western Monmouth Branch Campus
Public Transportation to Lincroft
 
To the Lincroft Campus

From North or South Jersey, use the Garden State Parkway.  If you are coming from North Jersey be sure to take the "Local Exits" lanes after the Raritan Toll Plaza, not the "Express" lanes.

Southbound:  To avoid the congestion of Exit 109-Red Bank, use Exit 114.

Keep right - pay the toll -and make a right onto Red Hill Road. Then make a left at the next light onto Crawford Everett Road. (St. Catharine`s Church).  Follow to the end - and at the T make a left onto Route 520 (Newman Springs Road). Head East on Route 520 past Christian Brothers Academy (on the left) and Thompson Park (on the right) - Brookdale will be on your right at the traffic light - look for our red sign.

If you use Exit 109-Red Bank: at the bottom of the exit ramp, turn right onto Route 520 West (Newman Springs Road).  Stay west on Route 520 about two miles; the College entrance, marked with a traffic light, is on the left just past the town of Lincroft.

Northbound:  Use Exit 109-Red Bank, and merge to the far left at the bottom of the Exit ramp. Make a left onto Route 520 West (Newman Springs Road). Stay west on Route 520 about two miles; the College entrance, marked with a traffic light, is on the left just past the town of Lincroft.

From Western New Jersey, take Route 33 towards the Halls Mills Road - NORTH exit. This becomes Kozloski Road; follow north `til the intersection with Route 537. Turn right and continue east on 537 unti it intersects with Route 34. Turn left onto Route 34 North. At the next traffic light, turn right onto Phalanx Road; stay on Phalanx about 3 miles.  The entrance to Brookdale will be on the left after crossing the Swimming River Reservoir bridge.

From Route 18 North:  Exit at 15A-Wayside Road.  Follow to Route 537 to Laird Road to Phalanx Road where you will see the college Entrance on the left after the Reservoir.

From Route 18 South: Use the Route 520 East exit and follow to the College.

Coming from elsewhere in New Jersey or out-of-state?  Use MapQuest to get driving directions and a printable map. Just go to the Directions/Plan Route selection on the site, enter your start address, then enter the end address as 765 Newman Springs Road in Lincroft, NJ, 07738.

Once at Brookdale:

  • Counseling, Admissions & Registration (CAR) - Lots 5 and 6
  • President`s Office, Alumni & Foundation, College Relations -Lot 3
  • Collins Arena, Athletic Fields - Lots 6 and 7
  • Warner Student Life Center -Lots 6/7
  • Performing Arts Center, Center for the Visual Arts, Monmouth Museum, Larrison Hall - Lots 1 and 2
  • Outreach, Business & Community Development - Lot 4
  • Purchasing, Facilities, Human Resources - Lots 3 and 5 or Visitor`s
  • Main Academic Complex (MAC, MAN, MAS), Bankier Library - Lot 5
  • Advanced Technology Center - Lot 6 and 6A
  • Gorman Hall, Fitness Center - Lot 4

Driving Around Lincroft and Brookdale

Brookdale is located in the center of a residential neighborhood here in Middletown. Please join us in observing the following local traffic laws:

* No left turn from 7-10 AM on Pine Stree, Lindy Lane, or Oak Street.
* No right turn from 2-5 PM on Holly, Laurel, or Hickory Lanes.
* Cutting through the BP/Amoco Station to avoid the traffic light is a violation that carries a substantial fine and two points.
* On campus speed limits are 25 MPH on roadways and 15 MPH in parking lots. Minimum fine for speeding is $78 and two points.

To learn more or ask specific questions please phone the Brookdale Police at (732) 224-2352.

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Asbury Park Higher Education Center
Monroe and Grand Avenues in Asbury Park  (732) 774-3363

From the Brookdale campus:
Use the main entrance, and turn right onto Newman Springs Road. Head east (four lights) until you reach the entrance to the New Jersey Garden State Parkway South. Take the Parkway South. Follow directions below.

Traveling south on the Garden State Parkway:
Use Exit 102, which is Route 66 East. Travel straight on Route 66 East to the Asbury Park circle. Follow signs for Asbury Park, crossing Route 35 to Asbury Avenue. Follow Asbury Avenue straight to Grand Avenue in Asbury Park and make a right turn onto Grand Avenue. Go to the next traffic light, then turn right onto Monroe Avenue. Asbury Park Higher Education Center is 601 Grand Avenue, the 5-story brick building on your right.

Traveling north on the Garden State Parkway:
Take Exit 100-Neptune. Turn right onto Asbury Avenue, pick up Route 66 East, and follow into Asbury Park. For the Center, follow directions above. 

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Bayshore Higher Education Center
311 Laurel Avenue in West Keansburg  (732) 787-0019

From the Brookdale Campus:
Head east to the 2nd traffic light. At that light, make a left onto Middletown-Lincroft Road and continue to the 2nd traffic light at Dwight Road. Turn left onto Dwight Road and continue straight, even though the road changes names several times.
Eventually this will become Laurel Avenue; continue on Laurel Avenue, crossing Route 36. After you cross Route 36, the Brookdale Center will be on your left.

From the Garden State Parkway:
Use Exit 117. After the toll, take Route 36 East. Follow 36 East until you see signs for Laurel Avenue / Keansburg Beach. Take this exit; go around the "jughandle" to cross over Route 36. The Brookdale Center will be on your left; parking in the rear of the building.

From Route 35 (local):
Take Route 35 until you see the Holmdel Shopping Center at Laurel Avenue. Turn onto Laurel Avenue EAST and follow until you cross Route 36. The Center will be on your left.

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Long Branch Higher EducationCenter
Broadway and Third Avenues in Long Branch (732) 229-8440

From the Brookdale campus:
Use the main entrance, and turn right onto Newman Springs Road. Head east (four lights) until you reach the entrance to the New Jersey Garden State Parkway South; follow directions below.

From the Garden State Parkway, North or South:
Take Exit 105- Route 36 East. Stay on 36 East until the right hand turn onto Broadway (approx. 3 miles). Take Broadway approximately 2 miles all the way through until the McDonald`s on your left. The Center is the next building on the corner of Third and Broadway; parking in the rear.

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Sandy Hook - Ocean Institute
Building 53  (Box 533) Sandy Hook, New Jersey 07732
(732) 224-2435 - general information
Visit the Ocean Institute`s website for a look at their map

Directions from North:
Take NJ Garden State Parkway south to Exit 117. After you go through the Parkway tolls, bear to the left and get onto Route 36 East. Follow the signs for Sandy Hook and Gateway National Recreation Area (about 13 miles). Get onto Sandy Hook and follow the signs for the Sandy Hook Lighthouse and Fort Hancock (about 4 miles). Bear to the right of the white missile and get onto Magruder Road and drive 1/4 mile. At the stop sign you will see Brookdale, Building 53, 100 yards West of the lighthouse.

Directions from West:
Take NJ Garden State Parkway to Exit 109 and go East on Route 520 about six miles to Sea Bright.Turn left after crossing the Rumson/Sea Bright bridge.Take Route 36 (Ocean Ave.) and drive north about two miles to Sandy Hook Park. 

Directions from South:
Take NJ Garden State Parkway North to Exit 105, Route 36 East. Get onto Route 36 East and follow the signs for Seven Presidents Oceanfront Park. About 6 miles from the parkway, at a traffic light on Ocean Blvd.,is a sign for Route 36 North.  Turn left at this light and follow the signs for Sandy Hook and Gateway  National Recreation Area (about 5.5 miles).

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Wall Township Campus
Monmouth Boulevard at 6th Street   (732) 280-7090  

Brookdale`s campus at Wall (on the former Camp Evans military installation) shares premises with the New Jersey Coastal Communiversity, a partnership of 8 colleges offering associate, baccalaureate, and graduate degree courses to central New Jersey coast residents. (About the Communiversity here.)

From Route 18 South:
Take Route 18 South to Exit 7A.Make a right turn at the stop sign onto Marconi Road. Proceed for 1/4 mile and make a right turn onto Monmouth Boulevard. Travel 1/4 mile and make a left turn onto 6th Street. Parking will be on your right.

From New Jersey Garden State Parkway:
Exit New Jersey Garden State Parkway at Exit 98. Take NJ Route 138 (US Route 195) East to Route 18 North to Exit 6C. Make a right turn onto Monmouth Boulevard. Stay on Monmouth Boulevard, going straight at the stop sign. Continue on Monmouth Boulevard for 1/4 mile and make a right turn at the gate near the Brookdale Communiversity sign. Parking and main entrance is on the south side of the building.

From Route 195:
Take Route 195 to Route 18 North to Exit 6. Make a right turn onto Monmouth Boulevard. Stay on Monmouth Boulevard, going straight at the stop sign (Belmar Boulevard). Continue on Monmouth Boulevard for 1/4 mile and make a right turn onto 6th Street. Parking will be on your right.

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Western Monmouth Branch Campus
3680 Route 9 South in Freehold Township  (732) 625-7002 or 7003

From the Brookdale campus: Use the side entrance and make a right onto Phalanx Road. Continue on Phalanx Road until Route 34; make a left at the light onto Route 34 South. At the first traffic light, make a right onto Route 537. Continue West on Route 537 to Five Points Road (Colts Neck High School); turn right at Route 33 Business District; turn left onto Main Street (537 West); at second light, turn left onto Route 9 South.

The Western Monmouth Campus is about 300 yards on the right. Enter through the jughandle on the right, before the next traffic light. Follow signs for the Bank of America/Freehold Colonial Campus, taking the far right lane past the drive-up tellers. Brookdale is the 2nd building, in the rear.

From the North: Take Route 9 South. The Center is about one mile past the exit for the Freehold Raceway Mall.

From the South: Take Route 9 North. Take the "jughandle" turn on the right, just past Schanck Road; it goes directly into the Center parking lot.

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Public Transportation to the Lincroft Campus

The NJ Transit No. 833 bus between Red Bank and Freehold stops regularly at the Lincroft campus. The route runs between the Freehold Bus Terminal and the Red Bank Train Station, with departure and arrival times coordinated with the North Jersey Coast trains.

View the complete 833 schedule in PDF format here on the NJ Transit website.

 

 
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Revised: April 24, 2007

 
 
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