County Route 502 (New Jersey) - Route Description

Route Description

CR 502 begins at an intersection with CR 504 in Wayne, Passaic County, heading northwest on four-lane undivided Berdan Avenue through commercial areas. The route turns north as it passes between the Point View Reservoir to the west and residential neighborhoods to the east, intersecting CR 681. From here, the road heads into forested areas with some homes, crossing into Bergen County, at which point it forms the border between Oakland to the west and Franklin Lakes to the east as two-lane Breakneck Road. CR 502 fully enters Oakland, where it intersects CR 93 and turns southeast onto Long Hill Road. The route continues into Franklin Lakes and runs through residential areas as Franklin Lakes Road, intersecting CR 117 before turning east near Franklin Lake and reaching a traffic circle at CR 89. Upon reaching the CR 97 (Ewing Avenue) intersection, CR 502 turns north onto Ewing Avenue, with CR 93 continuing east on Franklin Lakes Road. The road passes more wooded areas of homes as it reaches an interchange with Route 208. A short distance later, the route intersects CR 84 and makes a turn east onto Franklin Avenue. The road crosses into Wyckoff and crosses CR 87 as it heads into the commercial downtown. The route crosses the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway and passes a mix of homes and businesses as it comes to an intersection with CR 87S and CR 84. CR 502 heads back into wooded residential neighborhoods and enters Waldwick, where it becomes Wyckoff Avenue and reaches a junction with CR 81. The route passes over New Jersey Transit's Main Line/Bergen County Line and widens to four lanes as it comes into businesses areas and reaches an intersection with CR 507.At this point, CR 502 turns south to form a concurrency with CR 507, heading southeast along two-lane Franklin Turnpike. The road heads into Ho-Ho-Kus and passes a mix of homes and businesses before CR 502 splits from CR 507 by heading east on Hollywood Avenue. At this intersection CR 502 Truck heads south along CR 507. CR 502 continues east through wooded residential areas and intersects CR 77 and CR 502 Truck again. A short distance later, the route comes to an interchange with Route 17.

From this interchange, CR 502 continues across the Saddle River and reaches an intersection with CR 75, where the route turns south onto East Saddle River Road. The road intersects CR 112 and makes a sharp turn east to a junction with CR 75. At this point, the route becomes Weirmus Road and turns northeast before CR 112 splits to the north on Weirmus Road. CR 502 continues east into Washington Township as Washington Avenue, crossing CR 71 before coming to a partial interchange with the Garden State Parkway that has access to and from the southbound direction of the parkway. The road crosses CR 63 and continues through residential neighborhoods, crossing into Westwood. Here, the route intersects CR 110 and CR 59 before crossing New Jersey Transit's Pascack Valley Line and meeting CR 104 in the commercial downtown. At this point, CR 502 turns southeast onto Broadway and runs to the east of the Pascack Valley Line, passing the Westwood Station. The road curves east away from the railroad tracks, widening to four lanes as it comes to the CR 503 junction. After this, CR 502 becomes Old Hook Road and continues through commercial areas, briefly becoming a divided highway at the entrance to the Hackensack University Medical Center North at Pascack Valley. The road enters Emerson at the Main Street intersection and runs through wooded areas before coming into Harrington Park and intersecting CR 104. CR 502 crosses the Oradell Reservoir into Closter and becomes High Street as it crosses CSX's River Subdivision and comes to the CR 39 junction. From here, the route narrows to two lanes and continues through wooded residential areas, crossing CR 505 before turning southeast and crossing CSX's Northern Branch. At the CR 102 intersection, CR 502 turns south onto Closter Dock Road, with CR 104 continuing along High Street. The route intersects CR 41 and curves southeast onto Old Closter Dock Road, coming to a junction with CR 35 before crossing CR 501. At the Anderson Avenue intersection, CR 502 crosses into Alpine and continues to its eastern terminus at US 9W.