Highways of Bergen County, New Jersey


Bergen County Road 507, part of a state network of secondary roads with numbers in the 500s, starts on Schuyler Ave on the Kearny-Harrison line, at the intersection with Harrison Ave, CR 508. It stays with Schuyler Ave until it reaches the Belleville Turnpike, NJ 7, at which point it follows the Belleville Pike along the border of North Arlington and Kearny to the Passaic River. This route log picks up where CR 507 joins NJ 7.

Prior to about 1963, CR 507 had a different route between North Arlington and Ridgewood. From the intersection of Schuyler Avenue and Belleville Turnpike, it followed CR 130, NJ 17, CR 32, CR 55, NJ 17, CR 62, and CR 80 to the intersection of Maple Avenue and Ridgewood Avenue. From that point north to the state line, it followed its current alignment.

Today’s CR 507 has absorbed large sections of CR 69 (from the Belleville Pike to Maple Ave in Fair Lawn); CR 77 (Maple Ave from Fair Lawn to Ho-Ho-Kus); and CR 62 (Franklin Turnpike from Maple Ave to the New York state line). These stretches are logged below, rather than with their original numbers.

The mileage log is from the start of the route in Kearny/Harrison.

Mile Street Name Feature (South to North)
2.22 Schuyler Ave Belleville Tpk NJ 7
2.22 CR 507 turns left onto Belleville Tpk, co-signed with NJ 7
2.22 Entering (Kearny Town, Hudson Co.) [North Arlington Boro, Bergen Co.]
2.22 Belleville Tpk Schuyler Ave [CR 11] {signal}
2.35 Belleville Tpk Elm St {signal}

CR 507 looking eastbound at intersection with NJ 17’s southern terminus.
2.74 Belleville Tpk (Kearny Ave, Hudson CR 697) [Ridge Rd, NJ 17] {signal}

Looking westbound at the drawbridge. Section 1 of NJ 7 ends at the west edge of the
drawbridge, just past the county line. CR 507 turns right at the signal.
3.22 Belleville Tpk (Passaic Ave, Hudson CR 699) {signal}
3.22 CR 507 turns right onto River Rd
3.22 Entering North Arlington Boro
3.22 River Rd Belleville Tpk NJ 7 {signal}
3.55 River Rd [Hendel Ave] {signal}
3.72 River Rd [Belmont Ave] {signal}
4.53 River Rd (Park entrance) [Jauncey Ave, CR 26] {signal}

The Jauncey Avenue intersection. Note the faded CR 507 marker on the pole.
4.55 Entering Lyndhurst Twp
5.15 Riverside Ave Kingsland Ave CR 28 {signal}

The CR 507 sign here should have a straight arrow: CR 45, Park Avenue, bears right,
while CR 507 goes roughly straight ahead (actually bending slightly to the left).
The NJ 3 assembly is temporary while the Park Avenue overpass of NJ 3 is rebuilt.
5.62 Riverside Ave [Park Ave CR 45 / Valley Brook Ave] {signal}
6.04 Riverside Ave Lackawanna Railroad {underpass}
6.26 Entering Rutherford Boro
6.26 Riverside Ave [Rutherford Ave CR 30]
6.28 Riverside Ave NJ 3 {underpass}
6.94 Riverside Ave becomes Jackson Ave
7.42 Jackson Ave Union Ave CR 34 {signal}
7.73 Jackson Ave Erie Ave [CR 32]

At Erie Avenue. Notice the lonely railroad gate stanchion; the tracks have been removed.
7.75 Entering East Rutherford Boro
7.75 Carlton Ave Erie Railroad {tracks removed}

Talk about warning: this directional sign is three blocks before the turn.
8.26 CR 507 turns right onto Locust Ln
8.26 Locust Ln (Carlton Ave CR 59)
8.41 Locust Ln Paterson Ave CR 14 {signal}
8.41 Entering Wallington Boro
8.62 Locust Ave Wallington Ave (CR 159)
8.84 Locust Ave (Main Ave / 8 St Bridge) {signal}
8.84 CR 507 turns right onto Main Ave
9.24 CR 507 turns left onto Midland Ave
9.24 Midland Ave [Main Ave CR 61]
9.51 Midland Ave Saddle River {bridge}
9.51 Entering Garfield City
9.56 Midland Ave [River Dr CR 38] {signal}
9.56 CR 507 turns left onto River Dr
9.56 River Dr [Midland Ave CR 67] {signal}
9.77 River Dr Passaic St [CR 61A] {signal}
10.07 River Dr Monroe St {signal}
10.30 River Dr Van Winkle Ave {signal}
10.63 River Dr Unnamed stream {pipe}

River Drive northbound at Outwater Lane. The factory has been replaced by a Wawa.
10.99 River Dr Outwater Ln CR 42 {signal}
11.77 Entering Elmwood Park Boro

Northbound as River Drive passes underneath the Parkway. Route 46 is visible,
crossing over River Drive a quarter-mile ahead.
11.93 River Dr Garden State Parkway NJ 444 {underpass}
12.19 River Dr US 46 {underpass}
12.65 River Dr Locust St {signal}

A traffic signal of fairly recent vintage, with a misspelled overhead sign.
Perhaps the cross street is about to suffer a plague of loci?
12.70 River Dr Bergen-Passaic Expwy I-80 {underpass}
12.75 River Dr Market St CR 12 {signal}
12.78 River Dr I-80 exit ramp {signal}
13.16 River Dr (River Rd CR 69)
14.03 River Dr Broadway NJ 4 {underpass}
14.37 Entering Fair Lawn Boro
14.66 River Rd [Morlot Ave CR 78] {signal}
14.66 Next 0.02 mile co-signed with CR 78
14.68 River Rd (Morlot Ave CR 78) {signal}
14.98 River Rd Berdan Ave {signal}
15.32 River Rd Fair Lawn Ave CR 76 {signal}
15.87 River Rd Unnamed stream {pipe}

Northbound on River Road approaching the intersection of Maple Avenue and
Wagaraw Road.
15.94 River Rd (Maple Ave CR 77, to NJ 20) {signal}
15.94 CR 507 turns right onto Maple Ave
15.94 Maple Ave (Wagaraw Rd CR 77) {signal}
16.69 Maple Ave NJ 208 {overpass}
16.78 Entering Glen Rock Boro
16.80 Maple Ave Harristown Rd CR 128 {signal}
17.50 Maple Ave Erie Railroad {underpass}
17.72 Maple Ave Rock Rd CR 134 {signal}
18.03 Maple Ave Ackerman Ave CR 9A {signal}
18.38 Entering (Glen Rock Boro) [Ridgewood Village]
18.49 Entering Ridgewood Village
18.62 Maple Ave Prospect Ave [CR 9] {signal}
18.76 Maple Ave Spring St {signal}
19.04 Maple Ave Ridgewood Ave [CR 6] {signal}
19.04 Next 0.10 mile co-signed with CR 6
19.14 Maple Ave Franklin Ave (CR 6) {signal}
19.41 Maple Ave Linwood Ave [CR 110] {signal}
19.81 Maple Ave Glen Ave CR 82 {signal}
20.27 Entering Ho-Ho-Kus Boro
20.35 Maple Ave Hohokus Brook {bridge}
20.37 Maple Ave [Franklin Tpk CR 112] {signal}
20.37 CR 507 turns left onto Franklin Tpk
20.37 Franklin Tpk [Sheridan Ave CR 7] {signal}

Franklin Turnpike northbound just past Sheridan Avenue.
20.76 Franklin Tpk [Hollywood Ave CR 502]

Northbound on Franklin Turnpike just past Hollywood Avenue.
20.76 Next 0.59 mile co-signed with CR 502

Franklin Turnpike southbound where CR 502 turns left onto Hollywood Avenue.
21.23 Entering Waldwick Boro

Southbound on Franklin Turnpike just below Wyckoff Avenue.
21.35 Franklin Tpk (Wyckoff Ave CR 502) {signal}
21.48 Franklin Tpk Prospect St {signal}
22.11 Entering Allendale Boro
22.64 Franklin Tpk Orchard St (CR 90) {signal}
22.64 Next 0.19 mile co-signed with CR 90
22.83 Franklin Tpk Allendale Ave [CR 90] {signal}
23.64 Franklin Tpk Crescent Ave CR 81
24.06 Entering Ramsey Boro
24.33 Franklin Tpk Ramsey Brook / Crystal Spring Lake {pipe}
24.81 Franklin Tpk (Main St) [Lake Ave] CR 2] {signal}

I thought CR 502 left Franklin Turnpike 3½ miles back – and ran east-west!
25.38 Franklin Tpk (Shopping center entrance) {signal}
25.46 Franklin Tpk (Shopping center entrance) {signal}
25.64 Franklin Tpk NJ 17 {overpass}
26.03 Franklin Tpk (Spring St) [Hilltop Rd] {signal}
26.08 Franklin Tpk Masonicus Brook {pipe}
26.30 Entering Mahwah Twp
27.03 Franklin Tpk Airmount Rd {signal}
27.39 Franklin Tpk (Ramapo Ave CR 100)
27.42 Franklin Tpk Miller Rd {signal}
27.68 Franklin Tpk [Stephens Rd] {signal}
28.17 Franklin Tpk [Fox Ln] {signal}
28.24 Franklin Tpk Mahwah River {pipe}
28.34 Franklin Tpk (Ramapo Valley Rd US 202CR 91) {signal}

Where US 202 merges into CR 507.
28.34 Next 0.03 mile co-signed with US 202
28.37 CR 507 ENDS, Mahwah Twp
28.37 Entering Suffern Village, Rockland Co.
Note: Road continues north as Orange Ave, US 202.

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