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County Route 505 (New Jersey)

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County Route 505 marker
County Route 505
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CR 505 highlighted in red
Route information
Length20.64 mi[1] (33.22 km)
Existed1952[2]–present
Major junctions
South end CR 501 in Union City
Major intersections Route 5 in Edgewater
I-95 / US 1-9 / US 46 / Route 67 in Fort Lee
US 9W / Palisades Parkway in Englewood Cliffs
CR 501 in Englewood
CR 502 in Closter
North end NY 303 at the New York state line
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew Jersey
CountiesHudson, Bergen
Highway system
← CR 504→ CR 506

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 Kennedy Boulevard (CR 501) in Union City to the New York state line in Northvale.

Route description

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View northbound along CR 505 from I-95/US 1/US 9/US 46 in Fort Lee
View north along CR 505 at Jones Road and Brayton Street in Englewood. Note the old-style CR 66 shield accompanying the modern CR 505 shield

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.[3] 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.[4] From there, it proceeds north, reaching its end at the New York/New Jersey border.[5]

History

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Part of CR 505 was originally intended to New Jersey Route 303.[6]

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.[7]

There are numerous bridges along Boulevard East crossing over clefts in the cliffs, many approaching 100 years in age.[8] A portion of the road was closed for six-months in 2013 to replace one located in North Bergen.[9][10]

Major intersections

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CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
HudsonUnion City0.000.00 CR 501 (Kennedy Boulevard)Southern terminus
BergenEdgewater5.709.17
 Route 5 west		Eastern terminus of Route 5
Fort Lee7.5212.10
 I-95 north (George Washington Bridge Upper Level) / Route 67 (Lemoine Avenue)		Exit 73 on I-95
Englewood Cliffs9.5015.29 Palisades ParkwayExit 1 on Palisades Parkway
9.6215.48

 US 9W / CR 505 Truck north (Sylvan Avenue) – Fort Lee, Nyack, Bear Mountain, George Washington Bridge		Southern terminus of CR 505 Truck
Englewood11.0417.77


 CR 501 (Engle Street) / CR 505 Truck south (Dean Street) to Route 4 – Tenafly, Cresskill, Leonia, Palisades Park		Northern terminus of CR 505 Truck
Closter17.0727.47 CR 502 (High Street) – Westwood, Alpine
Northvale20.6433.22
 NY 303 north		Continuation into New York
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

CR 505 Truck

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View north along CR 505 Truck and CR 501 in Englewood
Truck plate county.svg
County Route 505 Truck marker
County Route 505 Truck
LocationEnglewood Cliffs-Englewood
Length4.65 mi[11][12][13] (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.[14]

Major intersections
The entire route is in Bergen County.

Locationmi[11][12][13]kmDestinationsNotes
Englewood Cliffs0.000.00
 US 9W north / CR 505 (Palisade Avenue) / Palisades Parkway – Englewood, Nyack, Bear Mountain		Southern terminus; southern end of US 9W concurrency; exit 1 on Palisades Parkway
Fort Lee1.542.48
 Route 67 south		Interchange; northbound exit and southbound entrance; northern terminus of Route 67

 Palisades Parkway north		Interchange; southbound exit and northbound entrance; access via Route 445S
2.023.25US 9W ends, Route 4 begins



 I-95 / N.J. Turnpike south / US 1-9 / US 46 to I-80 west – George Washington Bridge		Interchange; northern terminus of N.J. Turnpike; exits 72-74 on I-95
Englewood3.235.20Jones RoadInterchange
3.816.13


 Route 4 west / Route 93 south / CR 501 south (Grand Avenue) – Leonia, Paterson		Interchange; northern end of Route 4 concurrency; southern end of CR 501 concurrency
4.657.48
 CR 501 north (Engle Street) / CR 505 (Palisade Avenue) – Tenafly, Cresskill, Teaneck, Bergenfield		Northern terminus; northern end of CR 501 concurrency
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "County Route 505 Straight Line Diagram" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  2. ^ "Wright Lists Secondary Roads". Paterson Evening News. March 6, 1952. p. 20. Retrieved December 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "Overview of County Route 505 from Union City to Fort Lee" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved February 8, 2008.
  4. ^ "Overview of County Route 505" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved February 8, 2008.
  5. ^ "Overview of County Route 505" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved February 8, 2008.
  6. ^ New Jersey Roads - NJ State Highways - CR 200-514[self-published source]
  7. ^ Cruz, Vanessa (December 2, 2012). "If you build it, they will ride". The Union City Reporter. p. 4.
  8. ^ "Historic Bridge Survey (1991–1994)" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Transportation. 2001. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
  9. ^ Tat, Linh (March 25, 2013). "6-month 'headache' due on Boulevard East in North Bergen". The Record. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ a b "US 9W Straight Line Diagram" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 26, 2010.
  12. ^ a b "Route 4 Straight Line Diagram" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 8, 2007.
  13. ^ a b "County Route 501 Straight Line Diagram" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 28, 2012.
  14. ^ "Overview of County Route 505 Truck" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved May 28, 2012.
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