Misplaced Pages

#118881

64-739: The southern section of Route 7, which runs from Jersey City west-northwest to Belleville, passes through industrial areas, the New Jersey Meadowlands , Arlington Memorial Park , and some residential and business areas. West of the interchange with County Route 508 in Kearny , Route 7 is the Belleville Turnpike , a historic road created in 1759. The northern section of Route 7 runs north through residential and business areas of Belleville and Nutley into Clifton, where it turns west and crosses back into Nutley, briefly turning to

128-599: A turnpike made out of cedar logs. This road was chartered in 1808. It served as a part of the Underground Railroad route for escaped slaves to get to Jersey City . The road west of modern County Route 508 was later incorporated into the William Penn Highway , which ran from Jersey City to Pittsburgh, PA. The northern segment of Route 7 was originally a part of pre-1927 Route 11, which was legislated in 1917 to run from Newark to Paterson . In

192-543: A bus rapid transit system that would potentially alleviate some traffic congestion and decrease automobile dependency . While funding has not been identified, the potential routes of the system have centered around the vicinity radiating from the malls of Paramus. On December 8, 2014, the portion of Route 17 in Ramsey was named the Staff Sergeant Timothy R. McGill Memorial Highway in honor of

256-609: A conservation organization established in 1997, conducts public education, advocacy, river cleanups and conservation projects. Water quality in the Hackensack River improved somewhat by the late 2000s following the decline in manufacturing in the area, as well as from enforcement of Clean Water Act regulations and from the efforts of local conservancy groups. Urban runoff pollution, municipal sewage discharges from sanitary sewer overflows and combined sewer overflows, and runoff from hazardous waste sites continue to impair

320-533: A ferry at Englewood Cliffs to New York. Route 17N was defined in 1923 to run "from Newark, by way of Kearny, Rutherford, Hackensack, Ridgewood and Ramsey to the New York State Line". However, only the road north of Route 10 (Essex Street) in Hackensack was shown on the 1925 New Jersey State Highway Department Official State Map, running north along existing roads—First Street and

384-534: A local road. From Route 3 north to the junction with U.S. Route 46 (US 46) in Hasbrouck Heights , the road is an arterial road with jughandles . The portion of Route 17 from US 46 to I-287 near the state line in Mahwah is a four- to six-lane arterial with all cross traffic handled by interchanges , and many driveways and side streets accessed from right-in/right-out ramps from

448-922: A major route from the George Washington Bridge , Lincoln Tunnel and other northeast New Jersey points to the New York State Thruway at Suffern, New York . It runs 27.20 mi (43.77 km) from an intersection with Route 7 and County Route 507 (CR 507) in North Arlington north to the New York state line along Interstate 287 (I-287) in Mahwah , where New York State Route 17 (NY 17) continues into New York. Between Route 7 and Route 3 in Rutherford , Route 17 serves as

512-474: A mile and a half before reaching Nutley , still continuing on Washington Avenue into Nutley. The road crosses Norfolk Southern's Newark Industrial Track line at an intersection with County Route 648 (Centre Street). At the intersection with County Route 646 (Park Avenue), Route 7 turns into a municipally maintained road and enters a more residential area. Upon intersecting County Route 606 (Kingsland Road), Route 7 crosses into Clifton , Passaic County and heads to

576-485: A multilane divided highway alignment north of Rutherford by 1937. Route 2 became Route 17 in 1942 to match the designation of NY 17 for defense purposes during World War II . The entire Route 17 corridor was once planned to be a freeway until the 1960s, and later plans to extend the route south of Route 3 to I-280 in 1972 and to the New Jersey Turnpike in 1987 both failed. Over

640-455: A single number for military caravans during World War II . Since at least 1936, Route 17 (then Route 2) was planned for upgrading to a freeway , not only north of US 46, but also south to the Newark area. The first plan for a freeway along the length of the route was halted due to World War II, and the second plan for a freeway in the 1960s was cancelled due to the disruption it

704-526: Is expected to see improvements from Williams Avenue in Hasbrouck Heights to south of Route 4 in Paramus. Route 17 begins at an intersection with Route 7 and CR 507 (Belleville Turnpike) on the border of Kearny , Hudson County and North Arlington , Bergen County . It heads north through North Arlington on Ridge Road, a two-lane local street that passes by businesses and

SECTION 10

#1732776674119

768-567: Is flanked by businesses and shopping malls for most of its length in Paramus. Following Route 4, the road interchanges with Century Road. Route 17 comes to a partial interchange with the Garden State Parkway , with access limited to northbound-to-northbound and southbound-to-southbound movements between the two roads. North of the Garden State Parkway, Route 17 features interchanges for Midland Avenue,

832-543: Is now Rutgers University . For its entire length, Rutgers carries County Route 506 , which ends, like Rutgers Street itself, at the Rutgers Street Bridge. Prior to turning onto Rutgers Street, CR-506 runs along Washington Street concurrent with the northern section of Route 7. Though the northern section of Route 7 begins a few blocks south, it is not readily recognized (minimal signing). As CR-506 runs concurrently with it here, and then turns down Rutgers for

896-529: Is signed as if it is part of Route 7. The second section of Route 7, designated a north–south road, heads north on Washington Avenue from the Second River crossing on the Newark / Belleville border, passing through a business district. The route intersects County Route 506 (Belleville Avenue), and that county route then forms a concurrency with Route 7 along the next block of Washington Avenue, to

960-668: Is signed east–west. The route crosses the Hackensack River on the Wittpenn Bridge parallel to Conrail Shared Assets Operations ' Passaic and Harsimus Line into Kearny . Route 7 interchanges with County Route 659 (Fish House Road) and widens to a six-lane divided highway . The route then passes by industrial areas and a Conrail Shared Assets Operations railroad yard before it passes over NJ Transit 's Morris & Essex Lines and reaches an interchange with County Route 508 . Past this interchange, Route 7 becomes

1024-510: Is signed on the road; the signage suggests that Route 7 is really one continuous route that also extends even further north to Route 3 via Kingsland Road and Cathedral Ave, and many navigation systems also indicate this. However, the NJDOT has not updated the definition of Route 7 past a 2-segment highway. Route 7 was established in 1927 to run from Jersey City to Paterson , replacing pre-1927 Route 11 between Belleville and Paterson. The routing

1088-611: The 1927 New Jersey state highway renumbering , Route 7 was designated to run from Jersey City to Paterson, replacing pre-1927 Route 11 between Belleville and Paterson. In 1929, the routing was amended to run from Route 25 (now U.S. Route 1/9 Truck ) in Jersey City to Route 3 in Wallington . Route 7 was extended north in 1949 to continue to Route 6 (now U.S. Route 46 ) in East Paterson (now Elmwood Park ). In

1152-519: The 1953 New Jersey state highway renumbering , Route 7 was legislated onto its current alignment, with the northern terminus moved to the Nutley / Clifton border. The route was also realigned to head south on Washington Avenue between the Newark border and Rutgers Street in Belleville on what was Route 11N, a remnant of pre-1927 Route 11, making Route 7 discontinuous. County Route 506 used to follow

1216-599: The Holy Cross Cemetery on the east side of the road. It intersects CR 26 (Jauncey Avenue) and crosses into Lyndhurst at the Lincoln Avenue intersection. In Lyndhurst, Route 17 intersects CR 28 (Kingsland Avenue) and passes over NJ Transit 's Main Line at Kingsland station . At the intersection of CR 30 (Rutherford Avenue), which runs along the border of Lyndhurst and Rutherford ,

1280-506: The New Jersey Turnpike was brought up in 1987, but was ultimately scrapped. The road north of Route 3 was gradually rebuilt to higher standards between 1953 and 1960; most of this portion of Route 17 was upgraded to six lanes and most at-grade intersections were removed north of I-80 in Lodi. The northern 0.39 mi (0.63 km) of Route 17 in Mahwah was incorporated into Interstate 287 in 1994. The Route 4 interchange in Paramus

1344-553: The New York state line, where the road continues into Hillburn , Rockland County , as I-287 and NY 17 , intersecting I-87 ( New York State Thruway ) shortly after the state line. Route 17 follows the course of the Haginsack Trail, an old Lenape Trail running north from what is now Newark to Suffern, New York, and possibly beyond. The Franklin Turnpike was legislated in 1806 to run from Hackensack north to

SECTION 20

#1732776674119

1408-523: The Paramus Park shopping mall and an industrial park , and CR 80 (Ridgewood Avenue) just north of the Fashion Center shopping mall. Route 17 crosses into Ridgewood and interchanges with CR 110 (Linwood Avenue), where the penetration of businesses along the side of the road lessens dramatically. In Ridgewood, the road interchanges with CR 62 (Paramus Road), crosses

1472-592: The Passaic River on the Park Avenue Bridge into Nutley , where it would end at Union Avenue (west of Route 7). In 1930, New York had renumbered its state routes ; the extension of Route 2 north and west into New York had remained NY 17. New Jersey had not assigned a Route 17 in the 1927 renumbering, and so in March 1942, Route 2 was numbered Route 17 to match and provide

1536-591: The Ramsey Route ;17 station and enters Mahwah . In Mahwah, Route 17 intersects CR 85 (Island Road) and CR 100 (Ramapo Avenue). North of Ramapo Avenue, Route 17 features an interchange with US 202 (Ramapo Valley Road) and crosses the Ramapo River . Route 17 has an interchange with Mountainside Avenue and Crossroads Boulevard where it becomes a six-lane freeway just before merging with I-287 , which it follows to

1600-477: The Saddle River , and intersects a separate segment of CR 62 ( Franklin Turnpike ) and West Saddle River Road . This intersection, along with other at-grade intersections along this portion of Route 17, is a right-in/right-out (RIRO) intersection with cross traffic blocked by a jersey barrier. Past here, there is a park and ride lot serving Short Line commuter and intercity buses accessible from

1664-549: The 20th century, much of the Meadowlands area was urbanized , and it became known for being the site of large landfills and decades of environmental abuse. A variety of projects began in the late 20th century to restore and conserve the remaining ecological resources in the Meadowlands. The Meadowlands stretch mainly along the terminus of the Hackensack and Passaic Rivers as they flow into Newark Bay ; tributaries of

1728-583: The Franklin Turnpike (now partly called Passaic Street and Paramus Road)—to the state line. The 1927 Tydol Trails Map shows the route running south to Newark, continuing south across Essex Street on Polifly Road, Terrace Avenue and Hackensack Street to East Rutherford, where it followed Meadow Road, Rutherford Avenue, Ridge Road, Kearny Avenue, 4th Street, and the Newark Turnpike to Newark. In 1924, New York had numbered its state routes , and

1792-568: The Hackensack include Mill Creek, Berrys Creek , and Overpeck Creek . The present Meadowlands consist of roughly 8,400 acres (34 km ) of open, undeveloped space in addition to developed areas that had been part of the natural wetlands which were heavily developed by H. Bert Mack and M. Bolero in the 1960s. The area includes portions of Kearny , Jersey City , North Arlington , Secaucus , Lyndhurst , Rutherford , East Rutherford , Carlstadt , North Bergen , Moonachie , Ridgefield , South Hackensack , Teaneck , and Little Ferry . The area

1856-471: The Meadowlands watershed. As of 2024 over 800 acres of land are protected through the trust using conservation easements and management by government agencies. 40°48′57″N 74°02′23″W  /  40.815888°N 74.039612°W  / 40.815888; -74.039612 New Jersey Route 17 Route 17 is a state highway in Bergen County, New Jersey , United States, that provides

1920-686: The New York state line at Suffern. This road was incorporated into two auto trails: the Liberty Highway , signed in 1918 to run from Cleveland , Ohio, to New York City; and the West Shore Route, which ran from New York City to Albany . Both routes followed the same roads in New Jersey, coming in from Suffern, along the Franklin Turnpike, Paramus Road and Passaic Avenue, and local roads through Teaneck and Englewood before taking

1984-739: The Route ;3 interchange. Past the Route 3 interchange, Route 17 continues north as a six-lane arterial road with intersections featuring jughandles . It passes through residential and commercial areas of Rutherford , intersecting CR 32 (Meadow Road) before crossing under NJ Transit's Bergen County Line and into East Rutherford , where it intersects CR S32 (Union Avenue) before interchanging with Route 120 and CR 120 ( Paterson Plank Road ). The route runs through Carlstadt , where it crosses into Wood-Ridge . Route 17 comes to an interchange with CR 36 (Moonachie Road) before entering Hasbrouck Heights . With

New Jersey Route 7 - Misplaced Pages Continue

2048-535: The Western Spur of the turnpike a short distance later before passing over Norfolk Southern 's Boonton Line . Route 7 continues northwest, widens, with a painted median, as it passes through two large cemeteries on the border of Hudson County (Kearny) to the south and Bergen County ( North Arlington ) to the north, though the route itself is signed north–south along that border. After an intersection with Schuyler Avenue (which runs as County Route 507 to

2112-410: The area consisted of several diverse ecosystems based on freshwater , brackish water , and saltwater environments. Large areas were covered by forests. And the area was once inhabited with Mountain lions , Eastern elk , Eastern wolves , American marten , Fisher (animal) , & American black bears before being made extinct in the area due to hunting . Considered by residents of the area through

2176-580: The center of the New York metropolitan area and its outgrowth into New Jersey makes conservation of the vast wetland a difficult proposition. In spite of this, the New Jersey Legislature , promoted by Richard W. DeKorte , created the Hackensack Meadowlands Development Commission in 1969 to attempt to address both economic and environmental issues concerning the wetland region. The commission

2240-484: The centuries as wastelands, the Meadowlands were systematically subject to various kinds of human intervention. The four major categories are: The Meadowlands Sports Complex , the site of multiple stadia and a racetrack, was built in the Meadowlands beginning in the 1960s. The race track was the first venue in the complex to open, on September 1, 1976. The location of the New Jersey Meadowlands near

2304-470: The eastbound direction of US 46, Route 17 drops to two lanes in each direction and continues north with the lanes merging back together as the road interchanges with CR 55 (Terrace Avenue). The road enters Hackensack with the lanes splitting again for the long interchange with I-80 . Along this strip, the road is again three lanes in each direction and includes an interchange with CR 57 (Summit Avenue), crossing into Lodi and heading across

2368-524: The exception of a short stretch in Rutherford with a median strip , this section of Route 17 is divided by a jersey barrier . In Hasbrouck Heights, the lanes split with the Bendix Diner located between the traffic lanes at the intersection of CR 40 (Williams Avenue), the northernmost traffic light on Route 17. At the interchange with US 46 , which only features access to

2432-540: The extension of NY 17N north and west to Westfield, New York was numbered as NY 17, as shown in part on the Tydol Trails Map. In the 1927 New Jersey state highway renumbering , Route 17N received the Route 2 designation, and was defined to run from Route 7 in North Arlington to the New York state line near Suffern, New York. By 1937, the whole old road north of Rutherford

2496-560: The four-lane, divided Belleville Turnpike, with the eastern end of the Newark Turnpike running in the division between the two sides of Route 7. It then becomes an undivided two-lane road, heading northwest, narrowing to two lanes before it crosses under Amtrak 's Northeast Corridor and passes through the New Jersey Meadowlands . The route crosses under the Eastern Spur of the New Jersey Turnpike ( Interstate 95 ) and then

2560-647: The intersection with Rutgers Street. At that point, County Route 506 heads to the east, ending at the intersection of Main Street, Rutgers Street, and bridge to Belleville (which is also the other section of Route 7). Route 7 is not signed on Washington Avenue between the Second River bridge and Rutgers Street, except on some overhead signs suspended from traffic signals. From the Rutgers Street intersection, Route 7 continues along Washington Avenue for about

2624-535: The local street name changes from Belleville Turnpike to Rutgers Street. The first section of Route 7 ends underneath the Route 21 freeway, where it continues as County Route 506 . The intersection of Main St and Rutgers Street in Belleville forms the end of one section of Route 7 (signed north, directionally west). Rutgers Street is named for Colonel Henry Rutgers , an American Revolutionary War hero and benefactor of what

New Jersey Route 7 - Misplaced Pages Continue

2688-531: The north to come to its northern terminus. A portion of the route in Nutley is municipally maintained while the portion within Clifton is maintained by Passaic County . The two separate sections of Route 7 are linked by County Route 506 (Rutgers Street) in Belleville, which is signed as Route 7 despite the fact it is not officially part of the route. There is inconsistency between the official NJDOT diagram and what

2752-545: The northern terminus of County Route 697 (Kearny Avenue). Past this intersection, County Route 507 turns away from Route 7, becoming concurrent with Route 17. by heading north on River Road, while Route 7 continues along Belleville Turnpike for another half mile, Route 7 continues another half mile west, crossing the Passaic River on a lift bridge , known as the Belleville Turnpike Bridge or Rutgers Street Bridge , into Belleville , Essex County , where

2816-530: The now-defunct New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway 's Lodi Branch line. The lanes rejoin upon splitting from I-80 with a lane dropping in each direction at the CR ;56 (Essex Street) and CR 59 (Maywood Avenue) interchange on the Maywood border. This portion of the highway is subject to frequent congestion. Route 17 continues north through commercial areas, crossing into Rochelle Park where

2880-476: The portion of Route 17 between Williams Avenue in Hasbrouck Heights to south of Route 4 in Paramus by making it a consistent six lanes. Also, a $ 14.7 million effort, begun in September ;2008, was undertaken to improve safety and reduce bottlenecks along the section of Route 17 between Route 3 and US 46. Route 17 has been the object of several studies exploring a Bergen BRT ,

2944-403: The right lane. For three miles (5 km) north of Route 4 , well over a hundred retail stores and several large shopping malls line the route in the borough of Paramus . The remainder of this portion of Route 17 features lighter suburban development. The northernmost portion of Route 17 in Mahwah runs concurrently with I-287 to the New York state line. Prior to 1927, the route

3008-497: The river's water quality . In 2015 EPA awarded grants to conduct research on Meadowlands wetlands. The NJSEA owns or holds management rights to preserve wetlands in the Meadowlands district. As of 2016 over 3,900 acres of wetlands have been preserved by NJSEA and other property owners. The New Jersey Legislature established the Meadowlands Conservation Trust in 1999 to protect and manage land in

3072-579: The road. It enters Upper Saddle River before running through Ramsey , where the road crosses back into Upper Saddle River. The route comes to an interchange with CR 81 (Lake Street/Crescent Avenue), where it crosses back into Ramsey. In Ramsey, Route 17 turns to the northwest and features a RIRO for CR 83 (Airmount Avenue), an interchange with CR 507 (Franklin Turnpike), and an interchange for Island Avenue/Spring Street. The route passes over NJ Transit's Bergen County Line/Main Line near

3136-522: The route passes over New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway's New Jersey Subdivision line and interchanges with CR 62 (Passaic Street) before entering Paramus . At the CR 61 (Farview Avenue) interchange, the road regains a third lane in each direction. Route 17 passes by the Westfield Garden State Plaza shopping mall on the west side of the road before coming to an interchange with Route 4 . Route 17

3200-486: The route turns east onto Rutherford Avenue to parallel the Route ;3 freeway to the south and head for the edge of the New Jersey Meadowlands , widening to a four-lane arterial road at the intersection with Orient Way. Route 17 makes a curve to the south, crossing entirely into Lyndhurst, and makes a hairpin turn to the north, widening to a divided highway . The road then crosses into Rutherford and comes to

3264-437: The short distance that bridges the gap between the two Route 7 sections, Rutgers/506 is often viewed as if it continues Route 7, while the short portion of the northern section that lies south of Rutgers is sometimes seen as a spur, even though it is part of the main route. Rutgers' identity has become so closely aligned with Route 7, that though it is not officially part of Route 7, Rutgers, from Washington Avenue to Main Street,

SECTION 50

#1732776674119

3328-496: The south of Route 7 and County Route 130 to the north of Route 7), the road turns NNW, narrowing again to two lanes undivided. In this portion of the route, it had a concurrency with County Route 507 (both Bergen and Hudson counties). It keeps this configuration for about a half mile, as it still runs along the Kearny/North Arlington border. At that point, it meets the southern terminus of Route 17 (Ridge Road) and

3392-569: The southbound direction. There is another RIRO intersection for CR 112 (Race Track Road) on the Ho-Ho-Kus border. Upon crossing into Ho-Ho-Kus, the businesses stop along Route 17 and it comes to an interchange with CR 502 (Hollywood Avenue). The route enters Waldwick and interchanges with CR 77 (Sheridan Avenue). It enters Saddle River , continuing north to an interchange with CR 90 (Allendale Avenue). Route 17 enters Allendale , with businesses resuming along

3456-560: The southern portion of Route 7 but has been truncated to the intersection with Routes 7 and 21 in Belleville. New Jersey Meadowlands New Jersey Meadowlands , also known as the Hackensack Meadowlands after the primary river flowing through it , is a general name for a large ecosystem of wetlands in northeastern New Jersey in the United States , a few miles to the west of New York City . During

3520-465: The terminus of Cathedral Avenue at interchange with Route 3 at the intersection of Cathedral Avenue, Passaic Avenue, and Ward Avenue. Per NJDOT traffic regulations, the portion of Cathedral Avenue and Passaic Avenue within the vicinity of the Route 3 interchange in Clifton is under state jurisdiction. The Belleville Turnpike, which is the majority of the southern portion of Route 7, was created in 1759 as

3584-401: The west on county-maintained Kingsland Street signed east–west. Kingsland, carrying Route 7, crosses back into Nutley, regaining state maintenance. When Kingsland becomes County Route 644 at the intersection with Cathedral Avenue, Route 7 turns north from Kingsland onto Cathedral Avenue and comes to its terminus at Orange Street in Nutley. However, signage continues to indicate Route 7 up to

3648-509: The years, the portion of Route 17 north of Route 3 has seen many improvements, including the widening of much of the road to six lanes and the removal of most at-grade intersections in the 1950s as well as more recent improvements to the interchanges with Route 4 in Paramus in 1999 and Essex Street/ Maywood Avenue on the Lodi / Maywood border in 2008. The route is currently undergoing improvements between Route 3 and US 46 and

3712-474: Was amended in 1929 to head to Route 3 in Wallington and was extended north to Route 6 (now U.S. Route 46 ) in East Paterson in 1949. In 1953, the route was modified to follow its current alignment. The first segment of Route 7 begins at an intersection with U.S. Route 1-9 Truck and County Route 645 (Charlotte Avenue) in Jersey City , Hudson County , heading to the west on a four-lane highway that

3776-605: Was authorized to review and approve land development projects, manage landfill operations, and oversee environmental restoration and preservation projects. The commission oversaw the closure of most of the landfills in the Meadowlands district. The commission was subsequently renamed the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission, and merged with the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority (NJSEA) in 2015. The Hackensack Riverkeeper,

3840-731: Was bypassed by a new four-lane divided highway with the exception of the 1927 bridge over the Saddle River in Ridgewood, north of the Paramus Road interchange. This old alignment joins at Paramus Road and leaves just north of the bridge at Franklin Turnpike, which only has access to the southbound lanes through a RIRO intersection. A short-lived spur of Route 2, Route 2N, was defined in 1938 to run from Route 2 (Ridge Road) in Lyndhurst west along Kingsland Avenue and over

3904-409: Was designated as Route 17N , which was to run from Newark to the New York state line. This route had followed various local streets, including Franklin Turnpike north of Hackensack . In 1927, Route 17N became Route 2 , which was designated along the portion of Route 17N between Route 7 in North Arlington to the New York border near Suffern, New York. This route was moved to

SECTION 60

#1732776674119

3968-495: Was forested with Atlantic white cedars before the early Dutch settlers (17th century) cleared the forests and used dikes to drain the land. The Dutch farmers used the drained tidal lands to create "meadows" of salt hay ; hence, the area was referred to by locals as the Meadows. In more recent times, the Meadowlands became known for being the site of large landfills and decades of environmental abuse. Before European settlement,

4032-504: Was projected to cause to businesses and residents along its path. In 1972, there were plans to extend Route 17 past Route 3 to I-280 in Harrison . The plans for this 5 mi (8.0 km), $ 50 million extension were cancelled due to the defeat of a transportation bond that would have funded the proposed freeway. The interchange at Route 3 was built to allow for this southern extension. Another extension of Route 17 to

4096-581: Was rebuilt at a cost of $ 120 million in 1999, replacing the 1932 cloverleaf interchange by adding several flyover ramps. In 2008, construction was completed at the interchange with Essex Street on the Lodi–Maywood border, which involved replacing the Essex Street bridge over Route 17 and improving the interchange ramps, at a cost of $ 68 million. On January 14, 2008, Governor Jon Corzine announced plans to reduce congestion and improve safety along

#118881