Highways of Bergen County, New Jersey

County Road 30

Bergen County Road 30, formerly S-30, Rutherford Avenue, marked the northern edge of the John Rutherfurd farm in the first part of the 19th century. The spelling was changed to Rutherford after the U.S. Post Office opened an office called Rutherford in 1876; at the time the Ohioan Rutherford B. Hayes was running for president. Today, the road divides Rutherford Borough from Lyndhurst Township; ironically, Rutherford Borough is on the north side of the road.

Until the early 1950s, there was a bridge crossing the Passaic River between Clifton and Rutherford at Rutherford Avenue. The bridge was torn down after the NJ S-3 (now NJ 3) bridge was opened 200 feet to the north. Thanks to the reconstruction of that bridge and reconfiguration of the interchange, Rutherford Avenue is now one-way eastbound between Kearny Street and Park Avenue, where an exit ramp from eastbound NJ 3 merges in.

Beyond Ridge Road, Rutherford Avenue continues to the east as NJ 17.

Mile Street Name Feature (West to East)
0.00 CR 30 BEGINS, (Rutherford Boro) [Lyndhurst Twp]
0.00 Rutherford Ave Riverside Ave CR 507

Westbound on Rutherford Avenue approaching Riverside Avenue. Note the concrete
barricade straight ahead; this is where the old Rutherford Avenue bridge landed.
The new (in 1949) NJ S-3 (now NJ 3) bridge, visible to the right, took its place.
0.15 Rutherford Ave Park Ave CR 45 / [Stuyvesant Ave] {signal}
0.34 Rutherford Ave (Entrance to NJ 3 eastbound) [Delafield Ave] {signal}

Westbound just below Ridge Road. NJ 3 is visible on the right.
0.67 Rutherford Ave Ridge Rd [NJ 17] {signal}
0.67 CR 30 ENDS, (Rutherford Boro) [Lyndhurst Twp]
Note: Road continues eastbound as NJ 17.

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