Highways of Bergen County, New Jersey

NJ 208 was plotted in the late 1940s as NJ S-4B, a spur off NJ 4 at Fair Lawn to Wyckoff, Oakland, and perhaps Ringwood, Sterling Forest, and Monroe, where it would meet up with the existing NY 208. For that reason, the road was renumbered NJ 208 in 1953, the year that New Jersey eliminated spur route numbering.

The road is built to near-expressway standards, much like NJ 3 and also NJ 4 east of 208, except that local zoning has kept the road relatively free of commercial development. At times, 208 resembles a parkway. A dangerous traffic light at McBride Avenue in Fair Lawn (milepost 2.44, between Fair Lawn Avenue and Maple Avenue) was eliminated in the 1990s.

In keeping with the Bergen County focus of this site, the section of 208 in Hawthorne, Passaic County, is not listed here.

Mile Street Name Feature (South to North)

0.00 BEGINS, Fair Lawn Boro

0.05 NJ 208 (NJ 4 {underpass})

0.07 NJ 208 Saddle River Rd () [] {underpass}

Northbound just past the Saddle River Road overpass. I-80 in Bergen County
doesn’t have a trailblazer for San Francisco, but NJ 208 has one for Oakland.

0.57 NJ 208 Unnamed stream {culvert}

0.94 NJ 208 Morlot Ave {underpass}

1.22 NJ 208 Plaza Rd {overpass}

1.38 NJ 208 Erie Railroad {overpass}

1.43 NJ 208 20th St {overpass}

1.83 NJ 208 Fair Lawn Ave {underpass}

2.50 NJ 208 Drainage ditch {pipe}

Northbound at Maple Avenue. This was as far as the road went when its designation
was changed from S4B to 208 in 1953.

2.88 NJ 208 Maple Ave {underpass}

2.97 NJ 208 Harristown Rd

2.97 Entering Glen Rock Boro

3.17 NJ 208 DeBoer Dr {bridge}

3.22 NJ 208 Bass Brook {bridge}

3.25 NJ 208 Erie Railroad {bridge}

3.33 NJ 208 Boulevard {bridge}

Northbound at Lincoln Avenue, leaving Bergen County.

3.54 NJ 208 Lincoln Ave /Passaic {underpass}

3.54 Entering Hawthorne Boro, Passaic Co

NJ 208 Next 1.69 miles are in Passaic County

5.23 Entering Wyckoff Twp, Bergen Co

Northbound just before Grandview Avenue, re-entering Bergen County.

5.32 NJ 208 Grandview Ave {underpass}

5.83 NJ 208 Drainage ditch {culvert}

5.97 NJ 208 Cedar Hill Ave {underpass}

6.26 NJ 208 Unnamed stream {pipe}

6.31 NJ 208 Unnamed stream {pipe}

6.34 NJ 208 Unnamed stream {pipe}

6.79 NJ 208 Unnamed stream {culvert}

6.93 NJ 208 Russell Ave {underpass}

7.45 NJ 208 Drainage ditch {pipe}

7.65 Entering Franklin Lakes Boro

7.87 NJ 208 Ewing Ave {overpass}

8.48 NJ 208 Summit Ave {underpass}

8.82 NJ 208 Becton-Dickinson entrance {overpass}

9.14 NJ 208 Becton-Dickinson entrance {overpass}

9.45 NJ 208 Colonial Rd {underpass}

9.55 NJ 208 Pond Brook {bridge}

9.62 NJ 208 I-287 flyover {underpass}

9.64 NJ 208 Susquehanna Railroad {overpass}

9.74 NJ 208 Pond Brook {bridge}

9.80 NJ 208 [ I-287 {overpass}]

9.83 Entering Oakland Boro

10.03 NJ 208 Unnamed stream {pipe}

10.07 NJ 208 {merge}

10.07 ENDS, Oakland Boro

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Mile	Street Name	Feature (South to North)
0.00	BEGINS, Fair Lawn Boro
0.05		(NJ 4 {underpass})
0.07		Saddle River Rd () [] {underpass}
Northbound just past the Saddle River Road overpass. I-80 in Bergen County doesn’t have a trailblazer for San Francisco, but NJ 208 has one for Oakland.
0.57		Unnamed stream {culvert}
0.94		Morlot Ave {underpass}
1.22		Plaza Rd {overpass}
1.38		Erie Railroad {overpass}
1.43		20th St {overpass}
1.83		Fair Lawn Ave {underpass}
2.50		Drainage ditch {pipe}
Northbound at Maple Avenue. This was as far as the road went when its designation was changed from S4B to 208 in 1953.
2.88		Maple Ave {underpass}
2.97		Harristown Rd
2.97	Entering Glen Rock Boro
3.17		DeBoer Dr {bridge}
3.22		Bass Brook {bridge}
3.25		Erie Railroad {bridge}
3.33		Boulevard {bridge}
Northbound at Lincoln Avenue, leaving Bergen County.
3.54		Lincoln Ave /Passaic {underpass}
3.54	Entering Hawthorne Boro, Passaic Co
		Next 1.69 miles are in Passaic County
5.23	Entering Wyckoff Twp, Bergen Co
Northbound just before Grandview Avenue, re-entering Bergen County.
5.32		Grandview Ave {underpass}
5.83		Drainage ditch {culvert}
5.97		Cedar Hill Ave {underpass}
6.26		Unnamed stream {pipe}
6.31		Unnamed stream {pipe}
6.34		Unnamed stream {pipe}
6.79		Unnamed stream {culvert}
6.93		Russell Ave {underpass}
7.45		Drainage ditch {pipe}
7.65	Entering Franklin Lakes Boro
7.87		Ewing Ave {overpass}
8.48		Summit Ave {underpass}
8.82		Becton-Dickinson entrance {overpass}
9.14		Becton-Dickinson entrance {overpass}
9.45		Colonial Rd {underpass}
9.55		Pond Brook {bridge}
9.62		flyover {underpass}
9.64		Susquehanna Railroad {overpass}
9.74		Pond Brook {bridge}
9.80		[ {overpass}]
9.83	Entering Oakland Boro
10.03		Unnamed stream {pipe}
10.07		{merge}
10.07	ENDS, Oakland Boro