At one time, primary route 17 extended southeast to Ridgefield and northeast to Old Tappan, but that designation has been deleted.
| Mile | Street Name | Feature (South to North) |
| 0.00 |  BEGINS, Ridgefield Park Village |
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| 0.00 | Mount Vernon St | Teaneck Rd  {signal} |
 Mount Vernon Street, looking westward from Teaneck Road. |
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| 0.35 | Mount Vernon St | Main St {signal} |
| 0.42 | bears right onto Railroad Ave |
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| 1.23 | Railroad Ave | Bergen-Passaic Expwy,  {underpass} |
| 1.27 | Entering Bogota Boro | |
| 1.27 | Railroad Ave becomes West Shore Ave | |
| 1.37 | bears left onto River Rd |
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| 1.40 | River Rd | West Shore Railroad {underpass} |
| 1.95 | River Rd | Fort Lee Rd ( ) {signal} |
| 1.95 | Next 0.11 mile co-signed with |
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 River Road northbound, at Fort Lee Road. Note the sign for county primary routes 12 and 17. Primary route 12 eastbound uses one block of River Road. | ||
| 2.06 | River Rd | Main St ( )[] {signal} |
| 2.42 | Entering Teaneck Twp | |
| 2.96 | River Rd | Cedar Ln  {signal} |
| 3.54 | River Rd |  eastbound ramp {signal} |
 River Road crosses under NJ 4 in Teaneck. |
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| 3.57 | River Rd | {underpass} |
| 3.68 | River Rd | ( westbound ramp / college entrance) [Northumberland Rd] {signal} |
| 4.16 | River Rd | West Englewood Ave {signal} |
| 4.78 | River Rd | Roemer Ave  eastbound {signal} |
| 4.79 | River Rd | New Bridge Rd, westbound {signal} |
| 4.79 | Entering New Milford Boro | |
| 5.16 | River Rd | (River Ln) [Ridge St] {signal} |
| 5.31 | River Rd | (Gray Dr) [Reichelt Rd] {signal} |
| 5.50 | River Rd | (Shopping center) [Faller Rd] {signal} |
| 5.86 | River Rd | Henley Ave [ ] {signal} |
| 5.86 | Next 0.19 mile co-signed with |
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 River Edge Avenue, CR 70, turns left here; River Road bears right. |
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| 6.05 | River Rd | (River Edge Ave ) {signal} |
| 6.61 | River Rd | Madison Ave  {signal} |
| 6.80 | River Rd | Milford Ave [ ] {signal} |
| 6.80 | CR 41 ENDS, New Milford Boro | |