Hillsborough has several road closings because of flooding. Watch video
Flooding have closed several roads in Somerset County. (File photo)SOMERSET -- Flooding and downed wires have closed several roadways in the county, including some in Branchburg, Bridgewater, Franklin and Hillsborough as of Thursday morning.
Strong storms overnight have left thousands without power across New Jersey, downed trees and caused flooding.
Local police and Somerset County officials have announced the following roads closed due to flooding and downed wires:
- Blackpoint Road at Amwell Road in Hillsborough
- Blackwells Mills at Millstone River Road in Hillsborough
- Millstone River Road is closed between Amsterdam Drive and Yorktown Road in Millstone Borough because of high water
- River Road at Riverside Drive in Hillsborough
- Chimney Rock Road between Thompson Avenue and Gilbridge Road in Bridgewater is closed because of downed wire
- Bonnie Burn Road near Route 22 in Watchung
- Dead River Road in Warren Township at the Bernards border is closed because of flooding
- Old York Road bridge between Branchburg and Bridgewater
- River Road in Montgomery closed between Dead Tree Run and Bridgepoint Road
- South Middlebush Road in Franklin Closed between Bennetts Lane and Blackwells Mills
- The Griggstown Causeway is closed in Franklin
- Canal Road in Franklin is closed between Suydam Road and Butler Road for wires down. It is also closed between Coppermine and Old Georgetown Road for flooding.
- The Basilone Bridge (Lyman Street) between Raritan and Hillsborough
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Somerset County is under a flood watch until 10:15 a.m. Friday as waterways continue to crest or surpass flood stage, according to the National Weather Service.
The warning includes the Millstone River at Blackwells Mills until Friday morning.
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