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- Metuchen is a suburban borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. The borough is a bedroom suburb of New York City, located in the heart of the Raritan Valley region within the New York Metropolitan area. The borough, along with Edison (which completely surrounds Metuchen), is a regional commercial hub for Central New Jersey. The borough is 5 miles (8.0 km) northeast of New Brunswick, 19 miles (31 km) southwest of Newark, 26 miles (42 km) southwest of Jersey City, and 33 miles (53 km) southwest of Manhattan. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 13,574, reflecting an increase of 734 (+5.7%) from the 12,840 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 36 (+0.3%) from the 12,804 counted in the 1990 Census.

Metuchen was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 20, 1900, from portions of Raritan Township (now known as Edison).

Edison is a township located in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. Situated in north-central New Jersey, Edison lies within the core of the state's Raritan Valley region and is a bedroom suburb in the New York City metropolitan area. As of the 2010 United States Census, Edison had a total population of 99,967, retaining its position as the fifth-most populous municipality in New Jersey. The 2010 population reflected an increase of 2,280 (+2.3%) from the 97,687 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 9,007 (+10.2%) from the 88,680 counted in 1990. Edison's population has been above the 100,000 threshold since 2010, increasing by 0.7% to a Census-estimated 100,693 in 2018 before dipping back to 99,758 in 2019.

What is now Edison Township was originally incorporated as Raritan Township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 17, 1870, from portions of both Piscataway Township and Woodbridge Township. The township got its original name from the Raritan indigenous people. Portions of the township were taken to form Metuchen on March 20, 1900, and Highland Park on March 15, 1905. The name was officially changed to Edison Township on November 10, 1954, in honor of inventor Thomas Edison, who had his main laboratory in the Menlo Park section of the township.

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00:00 Route map
00:04 Thomas Edison Center at Menlo Park, Edison NJ
00:15 Edison Memorial Tower, built in 1937-1938
00:36 Christie St, Edison
01:19 Lincoln Hwy/NJ-27
02:38 Entering Metuchen (Middlesex Ave/NJ-27)
05:49 Central Ave, Metuchen
07:24 Plainfield Ave, Metuchen
07:57 Main St, Metuchen
09:32 Metuchen Station
09:52 Station Pl
10:13 Hillside Ave
10:31 New St, Metuchen
11:05 Lake Ave/NJ-27
11:42 Essex Ave, Metuchen / NJ-27
13:32 Liincoln Hwy, Edison / NJ-27