Highways of Bergen County, New Jersey

Bergen Boulevard connects Hudson (now J.F. Kennedy) Boulevard in North Bergen with Fort Lee. Today, several blocks of US 1/9/46 in Fort Lee are labeled Bergen Boulevard, although I'm not sure where that road traditionally ends. It is entirely possible that Bergen and Hudson Boulevards together once constituted a single road, as Hudson County was a part of Bergen County until the 1840s. Back then, the community called Bergen was just south of today's Journal Square in Jersey City, which explains how North Bergen is where it is today.

In the early days of the New Jersey highway system, NJ 63 was NJ S-1, a spur route off NJ 1. That highway, in turn, followed current US 1 in Bergen County from Ridgefield to Fort Lee.

NJ 63 is cosigned as CR 501 (a designation that Hudson Boulevard also bears) from its origin to Central Avenue in Palisades Park.

This route log begins with the road’s entry into Bergen County, less than a tenth of a mile from its origin in North Bergen.

Mile Street Name Feature

0.08 Entering Fairview Boro, Bergen County

0.08 Next 2.33 miles co-signed with CR 501

Looking southbound at the county line.

0.26 Bergen Blvd Fairview Ave, CR 48 {bridge}

0.43 Bergen Blvd Kennedy Dr / shopping center {signal}

0.67 Bergen Blvd Walker St / shopping center {signal}

0.92 Entering Ridgefield Boro

1.08 Bergen Blvd Edgewater Rd, CR 50 {signal}

1.32 Bergen Blvd Oakdene Ave {signal}

1.41 Bergen Blvd Washington Ave {signal}

1.68 Bergen Blvd Lafayette Ave / Ray Ave {signal}

1.90 Entering Fort Lee Boro

1.92 Bergen Blvd NJ 5 {overpass}

1.97 Entering Palisades Park Boro

Southbound, a tenth of a mile north of NJ 5.

2.31 Bergen Blvd Brinkerhoff Ave {signal}

2.41 Bergen Blvd Central Blvd, (CR 501) [CR 54] {signal}

Southbound on Bergen Boulevard at Central Avenue. A left turn puts you on CR 54.

2.54 Bergen Blvd Palisades Blvd {signal}

2.74 Bergen Blvd Edsall Blvd {signal}

2.90 Entering Fort Lee Boro

3.09 Bergen Blvd US 1/9/46 ({ramp}) [{merge}]

3.09 NJ 63 ENDS, Fort Lee Boro

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Mile	Street Name	Feature
0.08	Entering Fairview Boro, Bergen County
0.08	Next 2.33 miles co-signed with CR 501
Looking southbound at the county line.
0.26	Bergen Blvd	Fairview Ave, CR 48 {bridge}
0.43	Bergen Blvd	Kennedy Dr / shopping center {signal}
0.67	Bergen Blvd	Walker St / shopping center {signal}
0.92	Entering Ridgefield Boro
1.08	Bergen Blvd	Edgewater Rd, CR 50 {signal}
1.32	Bergen Blvd	Oakdene Ave {signal}
1.41	Bergen Blvd	Washington Ave {signal}
1.68	Bergen Blvd	Lafayette Ave / Ray Ave {signal}
1.90	Entering Fort Lee Boro
1.92	Bergen Blvd	NJ 5 {overpass}
1.97	Entering Palisades Park Boro
Southbound, a tenth of a mile north of NJ 5.
2.31	Bergen Blvd	Brinkerhoff Ave {signal}
2.41	Bergen Blvd	Central Blvd, (CR 501) [CR 54] {signal}
Southbound on Bergen Boulevard at Central Avenue. A left turn puts you on CR 54.
2.54	Bergen Blvd	Palisades Blvd {signal}
2.74	Bergen Blvd	Edsall Blvd {signal}
2.90	Entering Fort Lee Boro
3.09	Bergen Blvd	US 1/9/46 ({ramp}) [{merge}]
3.09	NJ 63 ENDS, Fort Lee Boro