State Highways of New Jersey

NJ 5 was built between 1918 and 1920 as NJ 10, which connected Paterson with the Edgewater ferry. The road included Market and Essex streets, a portion of the Bergen Turnpike, and a short strip of NJ 1 (now US 1/US 9). The main purpose of building NJ 5 was to avoid some of the steep grades on previously existing roads like Edgewater Avenue and Fort Lee Road.

In 1927, NJ 6 (now US 46) was legislated to connect Paterson, and points west, to the proposed Hudson River bridge at Fort Lee. The bridge opened in 1931 as the George Washington Bridge, and NJ 6 largely bypassed NJ 5 by the mid-1930s. However, once New Jersey builds a road, it generally maintains it forever, so the remaining legislated portion of NJ 5, which is still used as a connector between Fort Lee and Edgewater, remains under state control.

Mile Street Name Feature

3.18 Eastern terminus of , Edgewater Boro, Bergen Co

3.18 NJ 5 River Rd Signal River Rd

2.37 NJ 5 Edgewater Boro, Bergen Co
Fort Lee Boro, Bergen Co

2.17 NJ 5 Signal Palisade Ave CR 27

1.93 Palisade Ave Bridle Way Signal Bridle Way

1.71 Central Blvd Palisade Ave

1.58 Central Blvd CR 29 Anderson Ave Signal Anderson Ave CR 29

1.56 Glen Rd CR 54 Central Blvd Signal

1.46 Glen Rd Brinkerhoff Ave Signal Brinkerhoff Ave

0.98 NJ 5 Signal Ramp to NJ 63 SR 501

0.92 NJ 5 Bergen Blvd underpass Bergen Blvd

0.90 NJ 5 Fort Lee Boro, Bergen Co
Palisades Park Boro, Bergen Co

0.60 NJ 5 Conrail overpass Conrail

0.48 NJ 5 Delia Ave overpass Delia Ave

0.22 NJ 5 Palisades Park Boro, Bergen Co
Ridgefield Boro, Bergen Co

0.19 NJ 5 CR S-31 Maple Ave Signal Maple Ave CR S-31

0.00 NJ 5 Broad Ave Signal Broad Ave

0.00 Western terminus of , Ridgefield Boro, Bergen Co

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Mile	Street Name	Feature
3.18	Eastern terminus of , Edgewater Boro, Bergen Co
3.18		River Rd		River Rd
2.37		Edgewater Boro, Bergen Co Fort Lee Boro, Bergen Co
2.17				Palisade Ave
1.93	Palisade Ave	Bridle Way		Bridle Way
1.71	Central Blvd	Palisade Ave
1.58	Central Blvd	Anderson Ave		Anderson Ave
1.56	Glen Rd	Central Blvd
1.46	Glen Rd	Brinkerhoff Ave		Brinkerhoff Ave
0.98				Ramp to
0.92		Bergen Blvd	underpass	Bergen Blvd
0.90		Fort Lee Boro, Bergen Co Palisades Park Boro, Bergen Co
0.60		Conrail	overpass	Conrail
0.48		Delia Ave	overpass	Delia Ave
0.22		Palisades Park Boro, Bergen Co Ridgefield Boro, Bergen Co
0.19		Maple Ave		Maple Ave
0.00		Broad Ave		Broad Ave
0.00	Western terminus of , Ridgefield Boro, Bergen Co