Editing New Jersey Route 17

{{Short description|State highway in Bergen County, New Jersey, US}}
{{redirect2|NJ 2|New Jersey Route 2|the Route 2 that existed before 1927|New Jersey Route 25|the congressional district|New Jersey's 2nd congressional district}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2024}} {{Use American English|date=October 2023}}
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| state = NJ
| type = NJ
| route = 17
| map = {{maplink-road}}
|map_custom=yes
| alternate_name = 
| length_mi = 27.20
| length_ref = <ref name="sld">{{cite web |publisher = [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]] |url = http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000017__-.pdf |title = Route 17 straight line diagram |access-date = March 17, 2020 }}</ref>
| direction_a = South
| terminus_a = {{Jct|state=NJ|NJ|7|CR|507}} in [[North Arlington, New Jersey|North Arlington]]
| junction = {{plainlist|
*{{Jct|state=NJ|NJ|3}} in [[Lyndhurst, New Jersey|Lyndhurst]] and [[Rutherford, New Jersey|Rutherford]]
*{{Jct|state=NJ|NJ|120|CR|120|county2=Bergen}} in [[East Rutherford, New Jersey|East Rutherford]]
*{{Jct|state=NJ|US|46}} in [[Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey|Hasbrouck Heights]]
*{{Jct|state=NJ|I|80|CR|57|county2=Bergen}} in [[Hackensack, New Jersey|Hackensack]]
*{{Jct|state=NJ|NJ|4}} in [[Paramus, New Jersey|Paramus]]
*{{Jct|state=NJ|GSP}} in Paramus
*{{jct|state=NJ|US|202}} in [[Mahwah, New Jersey|Mahwah]]
*{{jct|state=NJ|I|287}} in Mahwah
}}
| direction_b = North
| terminus_b = {{Jct|state=NY|I|87|I|287|NYST||NY|17}} at the [[New York (state)|New York]] state line
| established = 1942 (1927 as Route 2)
| counties = [[Bergen County, New Jersey|Bergen]]
| previous_type = NJ
| previous_route = 15
| next_type = NJ
| next_route = 18
| browse = {{nj browse
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|route=Route 2
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'''Route 17''' is a [[List of state highways in New Jersey|state highway]] in [[Bergen County, New Jersey]], United States, that provides a major route from the [[George Washington Bridge]], [[Lincoln Tunnel]] and other northeast New Jersey points to the [[New York State Thruway]] at [[Suffern, New York]]. It runs {{convert|27.20|mi|km|2|abbr=on}} from an intersection with [[New Jersey Route 7|Route&nbsp;7]] and [[County Route 507 (New Jersey)|County Route&nbsp;507]] (CR&nbsp;507) in [[North Arlington, New Jersey|North Arlington]] north to the [[New York (state)|New York]] state line along [[Interstate&nbsp;287]] (I-287) in [[Mahwah, New Jersey|Mahwah]], where [[New York State Route&nbsp;17]] (NY&nbsp;17) continues into New York. Between Route&nbsp;7 and [[New Jersey Route 3|Route&nbsp;3]] in [[Rutherford, New Jersey|Rutherford]], Route&nbsp;17 serves as a local road. From Route&nbsp;3 north to the junction with [[U.S. Route&nbsp;46]] (US&nbsp;46) in [[Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey|Hasbrouck Heights]], the road is an [[arterial road]] with [[jughandle]]s. The portion of Route&nbsp;17 from US&nbsp;46 to I-287 near the state line in Mahwah is a four- to six-lane arterial with all cross traffic handled by [[Interchange (road)|interchanges]], and many driveways and side streets accessed from [[right-in/right-out]] ramps from the right lane. For three miles (5&nbsp;km) north of [[New Jersey Route 4|Route&nbsp;4]], well over a hundred retail stores and several large shopping malls line the route in the borough of [[Paramus, New Jersey|Paramus]]. The remainder of this portion of Route&nbsp;17 features lighter suburban development. The northernmost portion of Route&nbsp;17 in Mahwah runs [[concurrency (road)|concurrently]] with I-287 to the New York state line.

Prior to 1927, the route was designated as '''Route&nbsp;17N''', which was to run from [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]] to the New York state line. This route had followed various local streets, including [[Franklin Turnpike (New Jersey)|Franklin Turnpike]] north of [[Hackensack, New Jersey|Hackensack]]. In 1927, Route&nbsp;17N became '''Route&nbsp;2''', which was designated along the portion of Route&nbsp;17N between Route&nbsp;7 in North Arlington to the New York border near Suffern, New York. This route was moved to a multilane [[divided highway]] alignment north of Rutherford by 1937. Route&nbsp;2 became Route&nbsp;17 in 1942 to match the designation of NY&nbsp;17 for defense purposes during [[World War II]]. The entire Route&nbsp;17 corridor was once planned to be a [[controlled-access highway|freeway]] until the 1960s, and later plans to extend the route south of Route&nbsp;3 to [[Interstate 280 (New Jersey)|I-280]] in 1972 and to the [[New Jersey Turnpike]] in 1987 both failed. Over the years, the portion of Route&nbsp;17 north of Route&nbsp;3 has seen many improvements, including the widening of much of the road to six lanes and the removal of most at-grade intersections in the 1950s as well as more recent improvements to the interchanges with Route&nbsp;4 in Paramus in 1999 and Essex Street/[[County Route 59 (Bergen County, New Jersey)|Maywood Avenue]] on the [[Lodi, New Jersey|Lodi]]/[[Maywood, New Jersey|Maywood]] border in 2008. The route is currently undergoing improvements between Route&nbsp;3 and US&nbsp;46 and is expected to see improvements from Williams Avenue in Hasbrouck Heights to south of Route&nbsp;4 in Paramus.

==Route description==
[[File:2018-07-19 10 17 40 View north along New Jersey State Route 17 (Ridge Road) just north of New Jersey State Route 7 and County Route 507 (Belleville Turnpike) in North Arlington, Bergen County, New Jersey.jpg|left|thumb|First northbound Route&nbsp;17 reassurance shield past the southern terminus at Route&nbsp;7/CR&nbsp;507 in North Arlington]]
Route&nbsp;17 begins at an intersection with [[New Jersey Route 7|Route&nbsp;7]] and [[County Route 507 (New Jersey)|CR&nbsp;507]] (Belleville Turnpike) on the border of [[Kearny, New Jersey|Kearny]], [[Hudson County, New Jersey|Hudson County]] and [[North Arlington, New Jersey|North Arlington]], [[Bergen County, New Jersey|Bergen County]]. It heads north through North Arlington on Ridge Road, a two-lane local street that passes by businesses and the [[Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington|Holy Cross Cemetery]] on the east side of the road. It intersects CR&nbsp;26 (Jauncey Avenue) and crosses into [[Lyndhurst, New Jersey|Lyndhurst]] at the Lincoln Avenue intersection.<ref name="sld"/><ref name=gm>{{google maps |url = https://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&saddr=belleville+turnpike+and+ridge+road+north+arlington+nj&daddr=RT-17%2FRutherford+Ave+to:RT-17%2FState+RT+17+to:RT-17%2FState+RT+17+to:41.130056,-74.170074+to:route+17+and+I-287+hillburn+ny&hl=en&geocode=%3BFciobgIdtEyV-w%3BFXcXbwId1oeV-w%3BFQCtcQIdVkuV-w%3B%3B&mra=dpe&mrcr=0&mrsp=4&sz=13&via=1,2,3,4&sll=41.107683,-74.15308&sspn=0.057299,0.109863&ie=UTF8&ll=40.978861,-74.142609&spn=0.459284,0.878906&t=h&z=10 |title = Overview of New Jersey Route 17 |access-date = December 26, 2008 }}</ref> In Lyndhurst, Route&nbsp;17 intersects CR&nbsp;28 (Kingsland Avenue) and passes over [[NJ Transit]]'s [[Main Line (NJ Transit)|Main Line]] at [[Kingsland station]]. At the intersection of CR&nbsp;30 (Rutherford Avenue), which runs along the border of Lyndhurst and [[Rutherford, New Jersey|Rutherford]], the route turns east onto Rutherford Avenue to parallel the [[New Jersey Route 3|Route&nbsp;3]] freeway to the south and head for the edge of the [[New Jersey Meadowlands]], widening to a four-lane [[arterial road]] at the intersection with Orient Way. Route&nbsp;17 makes a curve to the south, crossing entirely into Lyndhurst, and makes a [[hairpin turn]] to the north, widening to a [[divided highway]]. The road then crosses into Rutherford and comes to the Route&nbsp;3 interchange.<ref name="sld"/>

Past the Route&nbsp;3 interchange, Route&nbsp;17 continues north as a six-lane arterial road with intersections featuring [[jughandle]]s.<ref name="sld"/> It passes through residential and commercial areas of [[Rutherford, New Jersey|Rutherford]], intersecting CR&nbsp;32 (Meadow Road) before crossing under NJ Transit's [[Bergen County Line]] and into [[East Rutherford, New Jersey|East Rutherford]], where it intersects CR&nbsp;S32 (Union Avenue) before interchanging with [[New Jersey Route 120|Route&nbsp;120]] and [[County Route 120 (Bergen County, New Jersey)|CR&nbsp;120]] ([[Paterson Plank Road]]).<ref name="sld"/> The route runs through [[Carlstadt, New Jersey|Carlstadt]], where it crosses into [[Wood-Ridge, New Jersey|Wood-Ridge]]. Route&nbsp;17 comes to an interchange with CR&nbsp;36 (Moonachie Road) before entering [[Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey|Hasbrouck Heights]].<ref name="sld"/>  With the exception of a short stretch in Rutherford with a [[median strip]], this section of Route&nbsp;17 is divided by a [[jersey barrier]].<ref name=gm/>

[[File:2021-07-31 10 36 18 View south along New Jersey State Route 17 from the overpass for the ramp to New Jersey State Route 4 (MacKay Highway) in Paramus, Bergen County, New Jersey.jpg|right|thumb|Route&nbsp;17 southbound past interchange with Route&nbsp;4 in Paramus. Westfield Garden State Plaza is on the right.]]
In Hasbrouck Heights, the lanes split with the Bendix Diner located between the traffic lanes at the intersection of CR&nbsp;40 (Williams Avenue), the northernmost [[traffic light]] on Route&nbsp;17.<ref name="sld"/><ref name=gm/> At the interchange with [[U.S. Route 46|US&nbsp;46]], which only features access to the eastbound direction of US&nbsp;46, Route&nbsp;17 drops to two lanes in each direction and continues north with the lanes merging back together as the road interchanges with CR&nbsp;55 (Terrace Avenue). The road enters [[Hackensack, New Jersey|Hackensack]] with the lanes splitting again for the long interchange with [[Interstate 80 in New Jersey|I-80]]. Along this strip, the road is again three lanes in each direction and includes an interchange with CR&nbsp;57 (Summit Avenue), crossing into [[Lodi, New Jersey|Lodi]] and heading across the now-defunct [[New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway]]'s Lodi Branch line.<ref name="sld"/> The lanes rejoin upon splitting from I-80 with a lane dropping in each direction at the CR&nbsp;56 (Essex Street) and [[County Route 59 (Bergen County, New Jersey)|CR&nbsp;59]] (Maywood Avenue) interchange on the [[Maywood, New Jersey|Maywood]] border. This portion of the highway is subject to frequent congestion.<ref name=njdot2>{{cite press release |url = http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/about/press/2008/011408.shtm |title = Governor Corzine announces congestion relief on Route 17 |date = January 14, 2008 |publisher = [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]] |access-date = December 30, 2008 }}</ref> Route&nbsp;17 continues north through commercial areas, crossing into [[Rochelle Park, New Jersey|Rochelle Park]] where the route passes over New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway's New Jersey Subdivision line and interchanges with CR&nbsp;62 (Passaic Street) before entering [[Paramus, New Jersey|Paramus]].<ref name="sld"/><ref name=gm/>

At the CR&nbsp;61 (Farview Avenue) interchange, the road regains a third lane in each direction. Route&nbsp;17 passes by the [[Westfield Garden State Plaza]] shopping mall on the west side of the road before coming to an interchange with [[New Jersey Route 4|Route&nbsp;4]]. Route&nbsp;17 is flanked by businesses and shopping malls for most of its length in Paramus. Following Route&nbsp;4, the road interchanges with Century Road.<ref name="sld"/><ref name=gm/> Route&nbsp;17 comes to a partial interchange with the [[Garden State Parkway]], with access limited to northbound-to-northbound and southbound-to-southbound movements between the two roads. North of the Garden State Parkway, Route&nbsp;17 features interchanges for Midland Avenue, the [[Paramus Park]] shopping mall and an [[industrial park]], and CR&nbsp;80 (Ridgewood Avenue) just north of the [[Fashion Center (Paramus, New Jersey)|Fashion Center]] shopping mall.<ref name="sld"/><ref name=gm/>

[[File:2020-09-08 13 57 19 View north along New Jersey State Route 17 at the exit for Saddle River-Woodcliff Lake in Saddle River, Bergen County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|left|Route&nbsp;17 northbound in Saddle River]]
Route&nbsp;17 crosses into [[Ridgewood, New Jersey|Ridgewood]] and interchanges with CR&nbsp;110 (Linwood Avenue), where the penetration of businesses along the side of the road lessens dramatically.<ref name="sld"/><ref name=gm/> In Ridgewood, the road interchanges with CR&nbsp;62 (Paramus Road), crosses the [[Saddle River (Passaic River)|Saddle River]], and intersects a separate segment of CR&nbsp;62 ([[Franklin Turnpike (New Jersey)|Franklin Turnpike]]) and [[West Saddle River Road]]. This intersection, along with other at-grade intersections along this portion of Route&nbsp;17, is a [[right-in/right-out]] (RIRO) intersection with cross traffic blocked by a jersey barrier. Past here, there is a [[park and ride]] lot serving [[Short Line (bus company)|Short Line]] commuter and intercity buses accessible from the southbound direction. There is another RIRO intersection for CR&nbsp;112 (Race Track Road) on the [[Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey|Ho-Ho-Kus]] border.<ref name="sld"/>  Upon crossing into Ho-Ho-Kus, the businesses stop along Route&nbsp;17 and it comes to an interchange with [[County Route 502 (New Jersey)|CR&nbsp;502]] (Hollywood Avenue).<ref name="sld"/><ref name=gm/>  The route enters [[Waldwick, New Jersey|Waldwick]] and interchanges with [[County Route 77 (Bergen County, New Jersey)|CR&nbsp;77]] (Sheridan Avenue). It enters [[Saddle River, New Jersey|Saddle River]], continuing north to an interchange with CR&nbsp;90 (Allendale Avenue).<ref name="sld"/>

Route&nbsp;17 enters [[Allendale, New Jersey|Allendale]], with businesses resuming along the road.<ref name="sld"/><ref name=gm/> It enters [[Upper Saddle River, New Jersey|Upper Saddle River]] before running through [[Ramsey, New Jersey|Ramsey]], where the road crosses back into Upper Saddle River. The route comes to an interchange with [[County Route 81 (Bergen County, New Jersey)|CR&nbsp;81]] (Lake Street/Crescent Avenue), where it crosses back into Ramsey.<ref name="sld"/> In Ramsey, Route&nbsp;17 turns to the northwest and features a RIRO for CR&nbsp;83 (Airmount Avenue), an interchange with CR&nbsp;507 (Franklin Turnpike), and an interchange for Island Avenue/Spring Street. The route passes over NJ Transit's Bergen County Line/Main Line near the [[Ramsey Route&nbsp;17 station]] and enters [[Mahwah, New Jersey|Mahwah]].<ref name="sld"/><ref name=gm/> In Mahwah, Route&nbsp;17 intersects [[County Route 85 (Bergen County, New Jersey)|CR&nbsp;85]] (Island Road) and [[County Route 100 (Bergen County, New Jersey)|CR&nbsp;100]] (Ramapo Avenue). North of Ramapo Avenue, Route&nbsp;17 features an interchange with [[U.S. Route 202 in New Jersey|US&nbsp;202]] (Ramapo Valley Road) and crosses the [[Ramapo River]]. Route&nbsp;17 has an interchange with Mountainside Avenue and Crossroads Boulevard just before merging with [[Interstate 287|I-287]], which it follows to the [[New York (state)|New York]] state line, where the road continues into [[Hillburn, New York|Hillburn]], [[Rockland County, New York|Rockland County]], as I-287 and [[New York State Route 17|NY&nbsp;17]], intersecting [[Interstate 87 (New York)|I-87]] ([[New York State Thruway]]) shortly after the state line.<ref name="sld"/><ref name=gm/>

==History==
Route&nbsp;17 follows the course of the Haginsack Trail, an old [[Lenape]] Trail running north from what is now Newark to Suffern, New York, and possibly beyond. The [[County Route 507 (New Jersey)|Franklin Turnpike]] was legislated in 1806 to run from Hackensack north to the New York state line at Suffern. This road was incorporated into two auto trails: the [[Liberty Highway]], signed in 1918 to run from [[Cleveland]], Ohio, to New York City; and the West Shore Route, which ran from New York City to [[Albany, New York|Albany]]. Both routes followed the same roads in New Jersey, coming in from Suffern, along the Franklin Turnpike, Paramus Road and Passaic Avenue, and local roads through [[Teaneck, New Jersey|Teaneck]] and [[Englewood, New Jersey|Englewood]] before taking a ferry at [[Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey|Englewood Cliffs]] to New York.<ref>{{cite map |author = ((Rand McNally & Co.)) |title = Rand McNally Official 1920 Auto Trails Map: New York City and Vicinity |location = New York |publisher = Rand McNally & Co. |year = 1920 |via = Library of Congress |url = https://www.loc.gov/item/88695915/ }}</ref>

[[File:2020-09-08 13 09 17 View north along New Jersey State Route 17 at the exit for Essex Street (Maywood, Saddle Brook) in Lodi, Bergen County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|left|Route&nbsp;17 northbound in Lodi]]
Route&nbsp;17N was defined in 1923 to run "from Newark, by way of Kearny, Rutherford, Hackensack, Ridgewood and Ramsey to the New York State Line".<ref name="1920r17N">State of New Jersey, Laws of 1923, Chapters 5, 177, 181, 183, 184.</ref> However, only the road north of [[Pre-1927 Route 10 (New Jersey)|Route&nbsp;10]] (Essex Street) in Hackensack was shown on the 1925 [[New Jersey State Highway Department]] Official State Map, running north along existing roads—First Street and the Franklin Turnpike (now partly called Passaic Street and Paramus Road)—to the state line.<ref name="1920r17N" /> The 1927 Tydol Trails Map shows the route running south to Newark, continuing south across Essex Street on Polifly Road, Terrace Avenue and Hackensack Street to East Rutherford, where it followed Meadow Road, Rutherford Avenue, Ridge Road, Kearny Avenue, 4th Street, and the Newark Turnpike to Newark. In 1924, New York had numbered [[New York State Routes|its state routes]], and the extension of NY&nbsp;17N north and west to [[Westfield (town), New York|Westfield, New York]] was numbered as NY&nbsp;17, as shown in part on the Tydol Trails Map.<ref name="ttmap">{{cite map |url = http://www.jimmyandsharonwilliams.com/njroads/1920s/maps/1927tt1.jpg |title = Map of New Jersey |year = 1927 |author = Tydol Trails |publisher = Tyrol Trails |access-date = December 30, 2008 }}</ref>
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In the [[1927 New Jersey state highway renumbering]], Route&nbsp;17N received the Route&nbsp;2 designation, and was defined to run from Route&nbsp;7 in North Arlington to the New York state line near Suffern, New York.<ref name=nj1927>State of New Jersey, Laws of 1927, Chapter 319.</ref><ref name="Map">{{cite map |url = http://www.jimmyandsharonwilliams.com/njroads/1920s/images/1927_routes.gif |title = 1927 New Jersey Road Map |publisher = State of New Jersey |access-date = October 8, 2008 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071031111034/http://www.jimmyandsharonwilliams.com/njroads/1920s/images/1927_routes.gif |archive-date = October 31, 2007 }}</ref> By 1937, the whole old road north of Rutherford was bypassed by a new four-lane divided highway with the exception of the 1927 bridge over the Saddle River in Ridgewood, north of the Paramus Road interchange.<ref name="sears">{{cite map |publisher = Mid-West Map Co. |title = Map of Pennsylvania and New Jersey |year = 1937 |url = http://www.mapsofpa.com/roadcart/1937_1044m.jpg |access-date = March 29, 2009 }}</ref> This old alignment joins at Paramus Road and leaves just north of the bridge at Franklin Turnpike, which only has access to the southbound lanes through a RIRO intersection.<ref name=gm/> A short-lived spur of Route&nbsp;2, Route&nbsp;2N, was defined in 1938 to run from Route&nbsp;2 (Ridge Road) in Lyndhurst west along Kingsland Avenue and over the [[Passaic River]] on the Park Avenue Bridge into [[Nutley, New Jersey|Nutley]], where it would end at Union Avenue (west of Route&nbsp;7).<ref name=nj1938>State of New Jersey, Laws of 1938, Chapter 269.</ref> In 1930, New York had [[1930 state highway renumbering (New York)|renumbered its state routes]]; the extension of Route&nbsp;2 north and west into New York had remained NY&nbsp;17. New Jersey had not assigned a Route&nbsp;17 in the 1927 renumbering, and so in March 1942, Route&nbsp;2 was numbered Route&nbsp;17 to match and provide a single number for military caravans during [[World War II]].<ref name=nyt>{{cite news |title = Road Numbers Changed |work = [[New York Times]] |date = March 20, 1942 }}</ref>

Since at least 1936, Route&nbsp;17 (then Route&nbsp;2) was planned for upgrading to a [[controlled-access highway|freeway]], not only north of US&nbsp;46, but also south to the Newark area. The first plan for a freeway along the length of the route was halted due to World War II, and the second plan for a freeway in the 1960s was cancelled due to the disruption it was projected to cause to businesses and residents along its path.<ref>{{cite news |title = Expressway Plans |work = Regional Plan Association News |date = May 1964 }}</ref> In 1972, there were plans to extend Route&nbsp;17 past Route&nbsp;3 to [[Interstate 280 (New Jersey)|I-280]] in [[Harrison, New Jersey|Harrison]]. The plans for this {{convert|5|mi|km|abbr=on}}, $50 million extension were cancelled due to the defeat of a transportation bond that would have funded the proposed freeway. The interchange at Route&nbsp;3 was built to allow for this southern extension.<ref name=NJDOT1972>{{cite book |title = Master Plan for Transportation |publisher = New Jersey Department of Transportation |year = 1972 }}</ref> Another extension of Route&nbsp;17 to the [[New Jersey Turnpike]] was brought up in 1987, but was ultimately scrapped.<ref>{{cite book |title = Turnpike Widening: Final Environmental Impact Statement |publisher = New Jersey Turnpike Authority |year = 1987 }}</ref>

[[File:2020-07-13 07 28 57 View south along Interstate 287 and New Jersey State Route 17 just north of Exit 66 (New Jersey State Route 17 SOUTH, Mahwah) in Mahwah Township, Bergen County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|right|Beginning of southbound Route&nbsp;17 along I-287 in Mahwah]]
The road north of Route&nbsp;3 was gradually rebuilt to higher standards between 1953 and 1960; most of this portion of Route&nbsp;17 was upgraded to six lanes and most at-grade intersections were removed north of I-80 in Lodi.<ref name="sld 2006">{{cite web |url = http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/00000017__-.pdf |title = Route 17 Straight Line Diagram |publisher = New Jersey Department of Transportation |year = 2006 |access-date = April 12, 2012 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060312144337/http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/00000017__-.pdf |archive-date = March 12, 2006 }}</ref> The northern {{convert|0.39|mi|km|2|abbr=on}} of Route 17 in Mahwah was incorporated into Interstate 287 in 1994.<ref name=nyt1993>{{cite news |title = Missing Link of Interstate Opens, Despite Lawsuit |url = https://www.nytimes.com/1993/11/20/nyregion/missing-link-of-interstate-opens-despite-lawsuit.html?scp=1&sq=Missing%20Link%20of%20Interstate%20Opens,%20Despite%20Lawsuit&st=cse |newspaper = [[The New York Times]] |date = November 20, 1993 |access-date = December 22, 2009 }}</ref> The Route 4 interchange in Paramus was rebuilt at a cost of $120 million in 1999, replacing the 1932 [[cloverleaf interchange]] by adding several [[flyover (overpass)|flyover]] ramps.<ref name=njdot112499>{{cite press release |url = http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/about/press/1999/112499.shtm |title = Governor Cuts Ribbon for Route 4 and 17 Interchange |date = November 24, 1999 |publisher = [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]] |access-date = April 12, 2012 }}</ref> In 2008, construction was completed at the interchange with Essex Street on the Lodi–Maywood border, which involved replacing the Essex Street bridge over Route&nbsp;17 and improving the interchange ramps, at a cost of $68 million.<ref name=njdot>{{cite web |url = http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/commuter/roads/route17/ |title = Route 17/Essex Street Interchange Improvements Overview |publisher = [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]] |access-date = December 30, 2008 }}</ref> On January 14, 2008, Governor [[Jon Corzine]] announced plans to reduce congestion and improve safety along the portion of Route&nbsp;17 between Williams Avenue in Hasbrouck Heights to south of Route&nbsp;4 in Paramus by making it a consistent six lanes.<ref name=njdot2/> Also, a $14.7 million effort, begun in September&nbsp;2008, was undertaken to improve safety and reduce bottlenecks along the section of Route&nbsp;17 between Route&nbsp;3 and US&nbsp;46.<ref name=bcr>{{cite news |last = Rouse |first = Karen |title = $14.7M traffic project begins along Route 17 |newspaper = [[The Record (Bergen County)|The Record]] |date = September 19, 2008 }}</ref>

Route 17 has been the object of several studies exploring a [[Bergen BRT]], a bus rapid transit system that would potentially alleviate some traffic congestion and decrease [[automobile dependency]]. While funding has not been identified, the potential routes of the system have centered around the vicinity radiating from the malls of Paramus.<ref name = 17BRT>{{cite report |author = STV Group |title = Final Report |work = Route 17 Bergen Rapid Transit Study |date = September 2006 |url = http://www.co.bergen.nj.us/planning/planning/Bergen%20Rapid%20Transit_Final%20_rev%209-11-06.pdf |access-date = April 20, 2012 }}{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name = NNJMMS>{{cite web |title = Northeast New Jersey Metro Mobility Study |publisher = NJT, NJTPA, Coach USA |year = 2009 |url = http://www.nenjmms.com/ |access-date = April 20, 2012 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/capital/tcp12/sec3/county/bergen.pdf FY 2012 TRANSPORTATION CAPITAL PROGRAM: New Jersey Department of Transportation Projects]</ref><ref>{{cite web |last = Parsons Brinkerhoff |title = Vision Bergen: Blueprint For Our Future Networking Transportation To Make It Work Route 17 |work = Bergen Rapid Transit Study |publisher = Bergen County |url = http://www.co.bergen.nj.us/planning/masterplan/DanBaer.pdf |access-date = March 3, 2012 }}{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{citation |last = Ensslin |first = John |title = NJ Transit wants to explore bus only lanes and traffic lights in Bergen County |newspaper = The Record |date = October 11, 2011 |url = http://www.northjersey.com/news/NJ_Transit_wants_to_explore_bus-only_lanes_and_traffic_ligths_in_Bergen_County.html |access-date = May 5, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{citation |last = Department of Planning & Economic Development |title = Clarification BRTrfp |publisher = Bergen County, New Jersey |url = http://www.co.bergen.nj.us/planning/transportation/BrtRfp.html |access-date = May 5, 2012 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120323021525/http://www.co.bergen.nj.us/planning/transportation/BrtRfp.html |archive-date = March 23, 2012 |url-status = dead }}</ref>

On December&nbsp;8, 2014, the portion of Route&nbsp;17 in Ramsey was named the Staff Sergeant Timothy R. McGill Memorial Highway in honor of a [[Ramsey High School (New Jersey)|Ramsey High School]] graduate, Marine Corps veteran, and local firefighter.<ref>{{cite news |title = Cardinale Bill Renaming Portion of Route 17 as 'Staff Sergeant Timothy R. McGill Memorial Highway' Advanced |url = https://www.senatenj.com/index.php/cardinale/cardinale-bill-renaming-portion-of-route-17-as-staff-sergeant-timothy-r-mcgill-memorial-highway-advanced/20355 |access-date = January 7, 2020 |agency = New Jersey Senate |date = December 8, 2014 |archive-date = November 25, 2020 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201125033210/http://www.senatenj.com/index.php/cardinale/cardinale-bill-renaming-portion-of-route-17-as-staff-sergeant-timothy-r-mcgill-memorial-highway-advanced/20355 |url-status = dead }}</ref> On May&nbsp;11, 2015, the portion of Route&nbsp;17 in Waldwick was named the Christopher Goodell Memorial Highway in honor of a Waldwick police officer who died when he was struck by a tractor trailer on the highway in July&nbsp;2014.<ref>{{cite news |last1 = Ma |first1 = Myles |title = Route 17 in Waldwick renamed for slain officer Christopher Goodell |url = https://www.nj.com/bergen/2015/05/route_17_in_waldwick_renamed_for_slain_officer_chr.html |access-date = January 7, 2020 |website = nj.com |date = May 12, 2015 }}</ref>

==Major intersections==
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{{NJint|exit
|location=North Arlington
|espan=37
|mile=0.00
|road={{jct|state=NJ|NJ|7|CR|507|name2=Belleville Turnpike|city1=Jersey City|city2=Belleville|city3=Harrison}}
|notes=Southern terminus
}}
{{NJint
|location=Lyndhurst
|lspan=2
|mile=2.72
|road={{jct|state=NJ|NJ|3|dir1=west}}
|notes=Access via Ridge Road
}}
{{NJint
|mile=3.71
|type=incomplete
|road=Service Road
|notes=No southbound exit
}}
{{NJint
|location=Rutherford
|lspan=2
|type=
|mile=4.00
|road={{jct|state=NJ|NJ|3|to2=to|I-Toll|95|NJTP2||location1=[[New York City]]}}
|notes=Interchange
}}
{{NJint
|type=incomplete
|mile=4.23
|road={{jct|state=NJ|road|Service Road|location1=Local Streets}}
|notes=Southbound exit and northbound entrance; interchange
}}
{{NJint
|location=East Rutherford
|type=
|mile=5.76
|road={{jct|state=NJ|NJ|120|dir1=south|name1=[[Paterson Plank Road]]|CR|120|dir2=west|county2=Bergen|location1=[[Meadowlands Sports Complex|Sports Complex]]}}
|notes=Interchange; CR 120 not signed; former [[New Jersey Route 20|Route 20]]
}}
{{NJint
|location=Wood-Ridge
|type=
|mile=6.70
|road=[[Wood-Ridge, New Jersey|Wood-Ridge]], [[Moonachie, New Jersey|Moonachie]]
|notes=Interchange; access via [[County Route 36 (Bergen County, New Jersey)|CR&nbsp;36]]
}}
{{NJint
|location=Hasbrouck Heights
|lspan=2
|mile=8.44
|road={{jct|state=NJ|US|46|dir1=east|city1=George Washington Bridge}}
|notes=Interchange
}}
{{NJint
|mile=8.76
|road={{jct|state=NJ|dir2=east|road|Terrace Avenue&nbsp;/ Polifly Road|city1=Hackensack|city2=Hasbrouck Heights|I|80|to2=yes}}
|notes=Interchange; I-80 and control cities not signed southbound
}}
{{NJint
|location=Hackensack
|lspan=3
|mile=9.13
|type=incomplete
|road={{jct|state=NJ|I|80|dir1=east|location1=[[New York City|New York]]}}
|notes=Southbound exit and northbound entrance; exit 64A on I-80
}}
{{NJint
|mile=9.33
|type=incomplete
|road={{jctname|state=NJ|CR|57|county1=Bergen|noshield1=yes|name1=Summit Avenue|to2=to|US|46|dir2=west|city1=Hackensack|city2=Hasbrouck Heights}}
|notes=Interchange; no southbound access to Summit Ave north; signed for US 46/Summit Ave/Hackensack northbound, Hasbrouck Hts southbound
}}
{{NJint
|mile=
|type=incomplete
|road={{jct|state=NJ|I|80|dir1=west|to2=to|GSP}}
|notes=Northbound exit and southbound entrance; exit&nbsp;64A on I-80
}}
{{NJint
|location=Lodi
|mile=10.19
|road={{jctname|state=NJ|CR|56|county1=Bergen|noshield1=yes|name1=Essex Street|city1=Maywood|city2=Saddle Brook|to2=to|I|80|dir2=west}}
|notes=Interchange; I-80 not signed northbound
}}
{{NJint
|location=Rochelle Park
|mile=11.46
|type=incomplete
|road={{jctname|state=NJ|CR|62|county1=Bergen|noshield1=yes|name1=Passaic Street|city1=Rochelle Park|city2=Maywood}}
|notes=Northbound exit and southbound entrance; interchange
}}
{{NJint
|location=Paramus
|lspan=8
|type=incomplete
|mile=11.82
|road={{jctname|state=NJ|CR|61|county1=Bergen|noshield1=yes|name1=Farview Avenue|city1=Rochelle Park|city2=Paramus}}
|notes=No northbound access to Farview Avenue south; interchange
}}
{{NJint
|mile=12.30
|mile2=12.33
|road={{jct|state=NJ|to2=yes|dir2=south|NJ|4|GSP||road|Ikea Drive|city1=Paterson|city2=Fort Lee|location3=[[New York City]]|location4=[[Garden State Plaza]]}}
|notes=Interchange
}}
{{NJint
|mile=12.88
|road={{jct|state=NJ|road|Century Road|city1=Fair Lawn|city2=River Edge}}
|notes=Interchange
}}
{{NJint
|type=incomplete
|mile=13.59
|road={{jct|state=NJ|GSP}}
|notes=Same-directional access only; exit&nbsp;163 on G.S. Parkway
}}
{{NJint
|mile=14.33
|road={{jct|state=NJ|road|Midland Avenue|city1=Glen Rock|city2=River Edge}}
|notes=Interchange
}}
{{NJint
|mile=15.00
|type=incomplete
|road={{jct|state=NJ|road|Sears Drive|location1=[[Paramus Park]]}}
|notes=Northbound exit and entrance; interchange
}}
{{NJint
|mile=15.07
|road={{jct|state=NJ|road|A&S Drive|location1=[[Paramus Park]]}}
|notes=Interchange
}}
{{NJint
|mile=15.80
|road={{jctname|state=NJ|CR|80|county1=Bergen|noshield1=yes|name1=Ridgewood Avenue|city1=Ridgewood|city2=Oradell}}
|notes=Interchange; access to [[Fashion Center]]}}
{{NJint
|location=Ridgewood
|lspan=4
|mile=16.56
|mspan=2
|road={{jctname|state=NJ|CR|110|county1=Bergen|noshield1=yes|name1=Linwood Avenue|city1=Ridgewood}}
|notes=Interchange
}}
{{NJint
|mile=none
|road={{jctname|state=NJ|CR|71|dir1=north|county1=Bergen|noshield1=yes|name1=Van Emburgh Avenue|location1=[[Washington Township, Bergen County, New Jersey|Washington Township]]|city2=Hillsdale|city3=Westwood}}
|type=incomplete
|notes=Northbound exit and entrance; interchange
}}
{{NJint
|mile=16.88
|road={{jctname|state=NJ|CR|62|county1=Bergen|noshield1=yes|dir1=south|CR|75|county2=Bergen|dir2=north|noshield2=yes|name1=Paramus Road|name2=East Saddle River Road|city1=Ridgewood|city2=Saddle River}}
|notes=Interchange
}}
{{NJint
|mile=17.54
|type=incomplete
|road={{jct|state=NJ|extra=bus|road|[[Park & Ride]]|location1=[[Airport Shuttle]]|location2=[[Bus Terminal]]}}
|notes=Southbound exit and entrance; interchange
}}
{{NJint
|location=Ho-Ho-Kus
|type=incomplete
|lspan=2
|mile=17.68
|road={{jctname|state=NJ|CR|112|county1=Bergen|noshield1=yes|name1=Race Track Road|city1=Ho-Ho-Kus|city2=Hillsdale|city3=Westwood}}
|notes=[[Right-in/right-out]] connections only
}}
{{NJint
|mile=18.33
|road={{jctname|state=NJ|CR|502|noshield1=yes|name1=Hollywood Avenue|city1=Ho-Ho-Kus}}
|notes=Interchange
}}
{{NJint
|location=Waldwick
|mile=18.95
|road={{jctname|state=NJ|CR|77|county1=Bergen|noshield1=yes|name1=Sheridan Avenue|city1=Saddle River|city2=Waldwick|city3=Ho-Ho-Kus}}
|notes=Interchange; Saddle River not signed southbound
}}
{{NJint
|location=Saddle River
|type=
|mile=20.50
|road=[[Saddle River, New Jersey|Saddle River]], [[Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey|Woodcliff Lake]], [[Allendale, New Jersey|Allendale]]
|notes=Interchange; access via [[County Route 90 (Bergen County, New Jersey)|CR&nbsp;90]]
}}
{{NJint
|location=Ramsey
|lspan=4
|mile=22.56
|mspan=2
|road=[[Upper Saddle River, New Jersey|Upper Saddle River]]
|notes=Interchange; access via [[County Route 81 (Bergen County, New Jersey)|CR&nbsp;81]]
}}
{{NJint
|mile=none
|road={{jctname|state=NJ|CR|S-81|nolink1=yes|county1=Bergen|noshield1=yes|name1=Lake Street|city1=Ramsey}}
|notes=Interchange
}}
{{NJint
|mile=23.55
|road={{jctname|state=NJ|CR|507|noshield1=yes|name1=Franklin Turnpike|city1=Ramsey|location2=[[Suffern, New York|Suffern]]}}
|notes=Interchange; Ramsey not signed northbound
}}
{{NJint
|mile=23.91
|road={{jct|state=NJ|extra=rail|road|Spring Street|location1=[[Ramsey Route 17 station]]}}
|notes=Interchange
}}
{{NJint
|location=Mahwah
|lspan=8
|mile=24.60
|road={{jctname|state=NJ|CR|85|county1=Bergen|noshield1=yes|name1=Island Road|road|North Central Avenue&nbsp;/ MacArthur Boulevard}}
|notes=Interchange
}}
{{NJint
|mile=25.55
|road={{jctname|state=NJ|CR|100|county1=Bergen|noshield1=yes|name1=West Ramapo Avenue|city1=Mahwah|city2=Pompton Lakes}}
|notes=Interchange
}}
{{NJint
|mile=26.01
|road={{jct|state=NJ|US|202|city1=Morristown|location2=[[Suffern, New York|Suffern]]}}
|notes=Interchange
}}
{{NJint|exit
|mile=26.40
|mspan=2
|road=Mountainside Avenue / Crossroads Boulevard / Sharp Plaza
|notes=Interchange
}}
{{NJint|exit
|mile=none
|type=incomplete
|road={{jct|state=NJ|road|Jaguar Land Rover Way|location1=Local Traffic}}
|notes=Northbound exit only
}}
{{NJint|exit
|mile=26.65
|place=Southern end of freeway section
}}
{{NJint|exit
|mile=26.65
|mile2=26.81
|type=concur
|exit=66
|road={{jct|state=NJ|I|287|dir1=south|city1=Morristown}}
|notes=Southern end of I-287 concurrency
}}
{{NJint|exit
|mile=27.20
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=NY|I|87|I|287|NYST||NY|17|dir2=east|dir4=north|city1=Albany|location2=[[Tappan Zee Bridge (2017–present)|Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge]]|location3=[[New York City]]}}
|notes=Northern end of I-287 concurrency; continuation into [[New York (state)|New York]]; exit 15 on I-87 / Thruway
}}
{{jctbtm|keys=incomplete,concur}}

==See also==
* {{Portal-inline|U.S. Roads}}
* {{Portal-inline|New Jersey}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|New Jersey Route 17}}
{{Attached KML|display=title,inline}}
* [http://www.nycroads.com/roads/NJ-17/ nycroads.com - NJ 17 Freeway]
* [http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/traffic_orders/speed/rt17.shtm Speed Limits for Route 17]
* [http://www.victoriansecrets.net/route17v2.htm See the last of NJ Route 17's deco highway architecture, the bridge at Mahwah]

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[[Category:State highways in New Jersey|017]]
[[Category:Transportation in Bergen County, New Jersey]]
[[Category:Limited-access roads in New Jersey]]