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Ridge Road, Rutherford Avenue |
Direction: North/South
Southern Terminus: Belleville Turnpike (NJ 7) in North Arlington
Northern Terminus: New York-New Jersey border
NJ 17 is a major north/south route in northern New Jersey. It begins at
Belleville Turnpike (NJ 7) in North Arlington. The first section is a two-lane
local street called Ridge Road, which runs north until just south of the Secaucus
Bypass (NJ 3) in Lyndhurst. NJ 17 then turns east onto Rutherford Avenue for a
short distance and then turns to the north again. The next section, which makes
up most of NJ 17, is a four- to six-lane divided highway. Most of the
interchanges along the highway are grade-separated, but it is not technically
limited-access because there are stores along the side of the road. The highway
runs diagonally to the northwest to Mahwah near the New York-New Jersey border.
There, the highway merges into I-287 at its last interchange in New Jersey.
NJ 17 continues north, multiplexed with I-287, to the border, where it becomes
NY 17.
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