New Jersey Route 5

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Route 5

Map
Route information
Maintained by NJDOT
Length3.18 mi[1] (5.12 km)
Existed1927 (1916 as Route 10)–present
Major junctions
West end US 1-9 in Ridgefield
Major intersections Route 63 in Palisades Park
Route 67 in Fort Lee
East end CR 505 in Edgewater
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew Jersey
CountiesBergen
Highway system
Route 6

Route 5 is a 3.18-mile (5.12 km)

New Jersey Palisades to end at County Route 505 (CR 505, River Road) at the Hudson River in Edgewater, forming a “wavy” path. The route is a two- to four-lane undivided highway its entire length, passing mostly through wooded residential neighborhoods. The route passes under Route 63 in Palisades Park, with access to that route provided by Bergen Boulevard, and intersects the southern terminus of Route 67 in Fort Lee
.

The route was designated in 1916 as part of pre-1927 Route 10, which was to run from

Route 6 (now US 46) between Paterson and Ridgefield. However, the plans were modified in 1929 to build Route 6 on a new alignment and have Route 5 end at Route 1
(now US 1/9) in Ridgefield. The former alignment was designated as Route 10N with maintenance eventually turned over to the county. The eastern terminus of Route 5 was moved to its current location by the 2000s. In 2007, construction began to improve the route in Palisades Park by replacing bridges and widening the road, with work completed in late 2009.

Route description

Route 5 east at the intersersection with US Route 1/9 in Ridgefield

Route 5 begins at an intersection with US 1-9 (North Broad Avenue) in Ridgefield, heading east as a two-lane undivided road through residential areas.[1][2] It crosses CR 31 (Maple Avenue) and enters Palisades Park.[1] In Palisades Park, the road passes over Delia Avenue and turns south as it heads through wooded residential neighborhoods. Route 5 passes under Route 63 and enters Fort Lee, where the route immediately intersects Bergen Boulevard, which provides access to Route 63. From there, the road heads east through wooded neighborhoods before turning north onto Glen Road.

View west along Route 5 (Palisade Avenue) at Bluff Road in Fort Lee

Route 5 comes to an intersection with County Route 29 (Anderson Avenue) and County Route 54 (Central Boulevard), where the route continues east on Central Boulevard as a four-lane undivided road through inhabited areas.

New Jersey Palisades on a winding road with hairpin turns, crossing into Edgewater. In Edgewater, the road briefly heads through commercial areas before ending at CR 505 (River Road) along the Hudson River.[1][2]

History

Route 5 eastbound past Route 63 in Fort Lee

Pre-1927 Route 10 was legislated in 1916 to run from

Bergen Turnpike (Hudson Street) to Ridgefield.[3] Rather than use existing roads from Ridgefield down the Palisades to Edgewater, a whole new route was surveyed with better grades. This road was built by 1922. At its east end, Route 10 ran south several blocks on River Road to the ferry, just south of Dempsey Avenue. In Ridgefield, Broad Avenue was used to get between the new alignment and Bergen Turnpike.[4]

In the

Route 6 would share the alignment of Route 5 from Paterson to west of Hackensack, where it would turn southeast onto a new alignment to Little Ferry, then run with Route 5 again to east of Ridgefield and split onto its own alignment to the George Washington Bridge.[5][6]

Route 1 (Broad Avenue, now US 1/9) in Ridgefield.[7] The alignment of Route 10 west of Ridgefield was designated Route 10N until it was eventually turned over to the county.[8] Route 5 retained its routing in the 1953 New Jersey state highway renumbering.[9] By the 2000s, the section of Route 5 along River Road to the former ferry was removed.[10] In June 2007, construction began on a $24.6 million project to improve the route through Palisades Park. This project, which was completed in late 2009, involved the replacement of the bridge over Delia Boulevard, the removal of a bridge over an abandoned rail line, and the widening of the two-lane road to include a shoulder.[11]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Bergen County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Ridgefield0.000.00 US 1-9 (Broad Avenue) – Jersey City, Newark, Hackensack
Fort Lee0.921.48 Route 63Access via Bergen Boulevard
1.812.91
Route 67 north (Palisade Avenue) – Fort Lee, George Washington Bridge
Southern end of Route 67
Edgewater3.185.12 CR 505 (River Road)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Route 5 straight line diagram" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Google (2009-03-11). "overview of New Jersey Route 5" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2009-03-11.
  3. ^ 1916 Annual Report (Report). New Jersey Department of Transportation. 1916.
  4. ^ Official 1922 Auto Trails Map (Map). Rand McNally. 1922. Retrieved 2008-10-20.
  5. ^ State of New Jersey, Laws of 1927, Chapter 319.
  6. ^ 1927 New Jersey Road Map (Map). State of New Jersey. Archived from the original on 2016-03-13. Retrieved 2008-10-08.
  7. ^ State of New Jersey, Laws of 1929, Chapter 126.
  8. ^ State of New Jersey, Laws of 1939, complied.
  9. ^ "1953 renumbering". New Jersey Department of Highways. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. Retrieved July 31, 2009. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  10. ^ United States-Canada-Mexico Road Atlas (Map). Rand McNally. 1996.
  11. ^ "NJDOT announces Route 5 bridge replacement project in Palisades Park, Bergen County". New Jersey Department of Transportation. May 30, 2007. Retrieved 2009-03-11.

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