CR 505 highlighted in red | ||||
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Length | 20.64 mi[1] (33.22 km) | |||
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Country | United States | |||
State | New Jersey | |||
Counties | Hudson, Bergen | |||
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County Route 505 (CR 505) is a county highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The highway extends 20.64 miles (33.22 kilometers) from John F. Kennedy Boulevard (CR 501) in Union City to the New York state line in Northvale.
Route description
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County Route 505 begins at County Route 501 in Union City, where it travels east and soon after entering Weehawken, it is named Boulevard East. It proceeds northward, traveling parallel to the Hudson River atop the Hudson Palisades. At Anthony M. DeFino Way in West New York it takes a right turn and descends to the waterfront becoming River Road through North Bergen and Edgewater, where it then intersects Route 5. In Fort Lee it intersects with Interstate 95.[2] CR 505 then intersects the Palisades Interstate Parkway, before traveling parallel to it. It then intersects County Route 501, before turning due north from the westward path it had previously followed along. It travels by Morrow Park, shortly before traveling near the Knickerbocker Country Club. It then intersects County Route 70, before continuing north and intersecting County Route 502.[3] From there, it proceeds north, reaching its end at the New York/New Jersey border.[4]
History
[edit]Part of CR 505 was originally intended to New Jersey Route 303.[5]
The 1955 USGS map of the Park Ridge Quadrangle shows CR 505 running south from the New York state line on Spring Valley Road in Montvale, then east on Grand Avenue, and south on Pascack Road through Park Ridge, Woodcliff Lake, and Hillsdale, all several miles west of its modern-day alignment.[citation needed]
Bike lanes on River Road were completed on July 24, 2012, in connection with a road re-paving project. They run a half mile from Palisades Medical Center in North Bergen and stretch southward towards Bulls Ferry Road in Weehawken.[6]
There are numerous bridges along Boulevard East crossing over clefts in the cliffs, many approaching 100 years in age.[7] A portion of the road was closed for six-months in 2013 to replace one located in North Bergen.[8][9]
Major intersections
[edit]County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Hudson | Union City | 0.00 | 0.00 | ![]() | Southern terminus |
Bergen | Edgewater | 5.70 | 9.17 | ![]() ![]() | Eastern terminus of Route 5 |
Fort Lee | 7.52 | 12.10 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Access via Bruce Reynolds Boulevard; exit 73 on I-95/US 1-9-46 | |
Englewood Cliffs | 9.50 | 15.29 | ![]() | Exit 1 on Palisades Parkway | |
9.62 | 15.48 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of CR 505 Truck | ||
Englewood | 11.04 | 17.77 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of CR 505 Truck | |
Closter | 17.07 | 27.47 | ![]() | ||
Northvale | 20.64 | 33.22 | ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus; continuation into Rockland County, New York | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
CR 505 Truck
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Location | Englewood Cliffs-Englewood |
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Length | 4.65 mi[10][11][12] (7.48 km) |
County Route 505 Truck is a truck route bypassing the steep portion of CR 505 between US 9W in Englewood Cliffs and CR 501 in Englewood. The route follows US 9W south to Fort Lee before heading west along Route 4 to Englewood, where it heads north on CR 501.[13]
Major intersections
The entire route is in Bergen County.
Location | mi[10][11][12] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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Englewood Cliffs | 0.00 | 0.00 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | US 9W continues north | |
Fort Lee | 1.54 | 2.48 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Interchange; no northbound access to Route 67; northern terminus of Route 67 | |
2.02 | 3.25 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Interchange, exit 72-73 on I-95; route transitions from US 9W to Route 4 | ||
Englewood | 3.23 | 5.20 | Jones Road | Interchange | |
3.81 | 6.13 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Interchange, route transitions from Route 4 to CR 501; northern terminus of Route 93 | ||
4.65 | 7.48 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | CR 501 continues north | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "County Route 505 Straight Line Diagram" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
- ^ Google (February 8, 2008). "Overview of County Route 505 from Union City to Fort Lee" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 8, 2008.
- ^ Google (February 8, 2008). "Overview of County Route 505" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 8, 2008.
- ^ Google (February 8, 2008). "Overview of County Route 505" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 8, 2008.
- ^ New Jersey Roads - NJ State Highways - CR 200-514[self-published source]
- ^ Cruz, Vanessa (December 2, 2012). "If you build it, they will ride". The Union City Reporter. p. 4.
- ^ "Historic Bridge Survey (1991–1994)" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Transportation. 2001. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
- ^ Tat, Linh (March 25, 2013). "6-month 'headache' due on Boulevard East in North Bergen". The Record. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
- ^ Conte, Michaelangelo (March 26, 2013). "A section of Boulevard East shutting down for four months during replacement of supporting arch". The Jersey Journal. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
- ^ a b "US 9W Straight Line Diagram" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 26, 2010.
- ^ a b "Route 4 Straight Line Diagram" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 8, 2007.
- ^ a b "County Route 501 Straight Line Diagram" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 28, 2012.
- ^ Google (May 28, 2012). "Overview of County Route 505 Truck" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved May 28, 2012.