Highways of Bergen County, New Jersey



Bergen County Road 80 was supposed to stretch from Midland Park all the way to Alpine, but it seems politics got in the way.

The road starts from CR 84 and uses Godwin Avenue, Ridgewood Avenue, and Oradell Avenue to get to Kinderkamack Road. Logically, the road would continue on Oradell Avenue and then turn left into Haworth, but there is a stretch of roadway that is not county-controlled, leaving CR 80 in two broken sections. A 1959 County Planning Board map shows that this stretch was county-controlled at that time.

A funny thing happened when they built the Garden State Parkway. Ridgewood Avenue got eaten by the Parkway right-of-way for a little more than half a mile. To compensate, Oradell Avenue – which started from Ridgewood Avenue – became directly connected. This is reflected in the log below.

The 6.18-mile stretch of CR 80 from Lake Street to Kinderkamack Road is signed as part of primary route 6.

Mile Street Name Feature (West to East)
0.00 CR 80 BEGINS, Midland Park Boro
0.00 Godwin Ave (Godwin Ave) [Goffle Rd], CR 84 {signal}
0.27 Entering Ridgewood Village
0.30 Godwin Ave [Lake St, CR 87]
0.63 Godwin Ave [Lincoln Ave, CR 69] {signal}
0.72 Godwin Ave [Ackerman Ave, CR 79]

Godwin Avenue eastbound at Ackerman Avenue.
1.14 Godwin Ave Ridgewood Ave {signal}
1.14 Godwin Ave becomes Franklin Ave
1.28 Franklin Ave Erie Railroad {underpass}
1.30 Franklin Ave Broad Ave {signal}

Looking westbound on Franklin Avenue at the Erie railroad crossing.
1.42 Franklin Ave Oak St {signal}
1.69 Franklin Ave Maple Ave, CR 507 {signal}
1.69 CR 80 turns right onto Maple Ave
1.69 Next 0.10 mile co-signed with CR 507
1.79 CR 80 turns left onto Ridgewood Ave
1.79 Ridgewood Ave Maple Ave, CR 507 {signal}

Ridgewood Avenue eastbound, approaching Hohokus Brook and Ridgewood High School.
2.08 Ridgewood Ave Hohokus Brook {bridge}
2.19 Ridgewood Ave (Ridgewood High School entrance) [Brookside Dr] {signal}
2.29 Ridgewood Ave Van Dien Ave {signal}
2.54 Ridgewood Ave Pleasant Ave {signal}
2.95 Ridgewood Ave Saddle River {bridge}
2.95 Entering Paramus Boro
3.06 Ridgewood Ave Paramus Rd, CR 62 {signal}
3.70 Ridgewood Ave NJ 17 {overpass}
3.91 Ridgewood Ave [Shopping center entrance] {signal}
4.00 Ridgewood Ave (Highland Ave, CR S-110) {signal}
4.16 Ridgewood Ave (Sandor Ct) [Winters Ave] {signal}
4.22 Ridgewood Ave (Chadwick Dr) {signal}
4.59 Ridgewood Ave Garden State Pkwy, NJ 444 interchange 165 {overpass}
4.59 Ridgewood Ave becomes Oradell Ave
4.90 Oradell Ave Pascack Rd, CR 63 {signal}
5.41 Oradell Ave Forest Ave, CR 59 {signal}
5.41 Entering Oradell Boro
5.91 Oradell Ave Summit Ave {signal}
6.12 Oradell Ave Unnamed stream {bridge}
6.29 Oradell Ave Prospect Ave {signal}
6.48 Oradell Ave Kinderkamack Rd, CR 503 {signal}
6.48 CR 80 ENDS, Oradell Boro
Gap in road – follow Oradell Ave east and Grant Ave north
0.00 CR 80 BEGINS, Haworth Boro
0.08 CR 80 turns right from Lakeshore Dr onto Sunset Ave
0.30 Sunset Ave Unnamed stream {bridge}
1.06 CR 80 turns left onto Haworth Dr
1.38 CR 80 turns right onto Haworth Ave
1.43 Haworth Ave Unnamed stream {bridge}
1.85 Haworth Ave West Shore Railroad {at-grade crossing}
1.98 Haworth Ave Unnamed stream {pipe}
2.07 Haworth Ave Valley Rd, (CR 111) {signal}
2.20 Haworth Ave Schraalenburgh Rd, (CR 39) {signal}
2.20 CR 80 turns right onto Schraalenburgh Rd
2.20 Next 0.16 mile co-signed with CR 39
2.36 CR 80 turns left onto Hardenburgh Ave
2.36 Hardenburgh Ave Schraalenburgh Rd, (CR 39)
2.80 Entering Demarest Boro
2.82 Hardenburgh Ave Knickerbocker Rd, (CR 505) {signal}
3.45 Hardenburgh Ave Northern Railroad {at-grade crossing}
3.49 Hardenburgh Ave Unnamed stream {bridge}
3.51 Hardenburgh Ave Piermont Rd, (CR 501) {signal}
4.12 Hardenburgh Ave Unnamed stream {bridge}
4.25 Hardenburgh Ave Unnamed stream {pipe}
4.32 Hardenburgh Ave Unnamed stream {pipe}
4.35 Hardenburgh Ave Anderson Ave, (CR S-33)
4.35 CR 80 ENDS, Demarest Boro

County Road S-80

Bergen County Road S-80 is the section of Ridgewood Avenue east of the Garden State Parkway.

Mile Street Name Feature (West to East)
0.00 CR S-80 BEGINS, Paramus Boro
0.00 Ridgewood Ave (Pascack Rd, CR 63) [Farview Ave, CR 61]
0.16 Ridgewood Ave Unnamed stream {bridge}
0.41 Ridgewood Ave Forest Ave, CR 59
0.41 Entering (Oradell Boro) [Paramus Boro]
0.58 Ridgewood Ave Unnamed stream {pipe}
0.83 Entering Oradell Boro
1.00 Ridgewood Ave Unnamed stream {bridge}
1.20 Ridgewood Ave Prospect Ave {signal}
1.45 Ridgewood Ave Kinderkamack Rd, CR 503 {signal}
1.45 CR S-80 ENDS, Oradell Boro


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