When the state legislated its highway system in 1927, CR 55 became signed as part of NJ 2, but by 1931 the state had completed the southern section of the bypass that exists today (and has been NJ 17 since 1942).
From the 1950s until about 1963, the part of CR 55 south of NJ 17 was also designated CR 507. That designation was eventually switched to the road along the Passaic River.
| Mile | Street Name | Feature (South to North) |
| 0.00 | CR 55 BEGINS, Rutherford Boro | |
| 0.00 | Hackensack St | Meadow Rd / Erie Ave, CR 32 |
| 0.01 | Hackensack St | Erie Railroad {underpass} |
| 0.01 | Entering East Rutherford Boro | |
| 0.14 | Hackensack St | Union Ave, CR S-32 |
 Hackensack Street looking south from Paterson Avenue. | ||
| 0.52 | Hackensack St | Paterson Ave, CR 120 {signal} |
| 0.78 | Hackensack St | Hoboken Rd, CR S-55 {signal} |
| 0.78 | Entering Carlstadt Boro | |
| 1.28 | Entering Wood-Ridge Boro | |
| 1.72 | Hackensack St | Moonachie Ave, CR 36 {signal} |
| 1.75 | Hackensack St | Columbia Blvd {signal} |
| 1.92 | Hackensack St | Windsor Rd {signal} |
| 2.05 | Entering Hasbrouck Heights Boro | |
| 2.39 | Terrace Ave | Passaic Ave, CR 38 |
| 2.73 | Terrace Ave | Franklin Ave {signal} |
| 3.36 | Terrace Ave | Williams Ave, CR 40 {signal} |
| 3.52 | Terrace Ave | US 46 {underpass} |
| 3.64 | Terrace Ave | Pasadena Ave / NJ 17 Ramp {signal} |
| 3.69 | Terrace Ave | NJ 17 {overpass} |
| 3.80 | Terrace Ave | Business entrance {signal} |
| 3.81 | Entering Hackensack City | |
| 3.93 | Polifly Rd | Bergen-Passaic Expwy, I-80 {underpass} |
| 3.97 | Polifly Rd | I-80 exit ramp {signal} |
| 4.20 | Polifly Rd | Lodi Rd {signal} |
| 4.55 | Polifly Rd | Essex St, CR 56 {signal} |
| 4.55 | Polifly Rd becomes 1st St | |
| 4.77 | 1st St | Atlantic St |
| 4.85 | 1st St | Beech St |
 Hackensack High students are truly road scholars if they have classes above First Street! | ||
| 4.88 | 1st St | Hackensack HS {underpass} |
 The Susie Q railroad crosses the highway here. | ||
| 5.05 | 1st St | Susquehanna Railroad {underpass} |
| 5.10 | 1st St | Central Ave, CR 44 {signal} |
| 5.52 | 1st St | Passaic St, CR 62 {signal} |
 Northern terminus of CR 55. Note the sign for CR 62, also the Parkway trailblazer. | ||
| 5.52 | CR 55 ENDS, Hackensack City | |
Hoboken Road forms the border between East Rutherford to the south and Carlstadt to the north.
| Mile | Street Name | Feature (West to East) |
| 0.00 | CR S-55 BEGINS, (Carlstadt Boro) [East Rutherford Boro] | |
| 0.00 | Hoboken Rd | (Garden St) [Paterson Ave, CR 120] |
| 0.30 | Hoboken Rd | Monroe St - connects to CR 57 0.46 mi north |
 Eastbound, looking downhill, with the Meadowlands and New York off in the distance. | ||
| 0.57 | Hoboken Rd | Hackensack St, CR 55 {signal} |
| 0.86 | Hoboken Rd | (11th St), NJ 17 |
| 0.86 | CR S-55 ENDS, (Carlstadt Boro) [East Rutherford Boro] | |