Highways of Bergen County, New Jersey



Bergen County Road 85 takes in Hillside Avenue in Allendale, Central Avenue in Ramsey, and Island Road in Mahwah.

Mile Street Name Feature (South to North)
0.00 CR 85 BEGINS, Allendale Boro
0.00 Hillside Ave Crescent Ave, CR 81

The start of Hillside Avenue, at Crescent Avenue.
0.51 Hillside Ave Forest Rd, CR S-85
1.15 Entering Ramsey Boro
1.45 Central Ave Unnamed stream {bridge}
2.15 Central Ave Main St, CR 87

Northbound on Central Avenue approaching Darlington Avenue, on the left.
Note the trailblazer for Darlington, which may be telling motorists how to reach
Darlington County Park.
2.32 Central Ave Darlington Ave, CR 98
2.59 Central Ave Unnamed stream {pipe}
3.63 Entering Mahwah Twp
3.67 Island Rd Masonicus Brook {bridge}
3.89 Island Rd MacArthur Blvd {signal}
3.89 CR 85 turns right onto MacArthur Blvd
3.96 MacArthur Blvd NJ 17 {overpass}
4.02 CR 85 turns right onto Island Rd
4.02 Island Rd MacArthur Blvd {signal}
4.50 Island Rd Masonicus Brook {bridge}
4.93 Island Rd [Ramapo Ave, CR 100]
4.93 Next 0.05 mile co-signed with CR 100
4.98 Island Rd (Ramapo Ave, CR 100)
5.53 Island Rd Ramapo Valley Rd, US 202/CR 91
5.53 CR 85 ENDS, Mahwah Twp


Bergen County Road S-85 stretches from Hillside Avenue west across Wyckoff Avenue to Campgaw Road. The road is inventoried in the conventional manner, west to east.

Mile Street Name Feature (West to East)
0.00 CR S-85 BEGINS, Franklin Lakes Boro
0.00 Pulis Ave (Campgaw Rd, CR S-89)
0.20 Entering (Mahwah Twp) [Franklin Lakes Boro]
0.32 Pulis Ave Unnamed stream {pipe}
0.70 Pulis Ave Unnamed stream {bridge}
0.75 Entering Franklin Lakes Boro
0.92 Pulis Ave Babbitt Brook {bridge}
0.92 Entering Mahwah Twp
1.15 Pulis Ave Wyckoff Ave, CR 87)
1.15 Pulis Ave becomes Forest Rd
2.15 Forest Rd Unnamed stream {bridge}

Eastbound on Forest Road, crossing into Allendale.
2.15 Entering Allendale Boro
2.55 Forest Rd Hillside Ave, CR 85

The east end of Forest Road, looking from Hillside Avenue. Note the errant CR 85
sign placed by a contractor. It looks nothing like a regular county marker.
2.55 CR S-85 ENDS, Allendale Boro


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