Editing New Jersey Route 4

{{Short description|Highway in New Jersey}}
{{disambig-acronym|NJ 4|New Jersey's 4th congressional district}}
{{about|the current New Jersey Route 4|the Route 4 that existed before 1927|New Jersey Route 4 (pre-1927)}}
{{Use American English|date=April 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox road
|state = NJ
|type = NJ
|route = 4
|alternate_name = Mackay Highway
|length_mi = 10.83
|length_ref = <ref name=SLD>{{cite web |publisher = [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]] |url = http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000004__-.pdf |title = Route 4 straight line diagram |access-date = March 17, 2020 }}</ref>
|map = {{maplink-road}}
|map_custom = yes
|map_notes = Route 4 highlighted in red
|direction_a = West
|terminus_a = {{jct|state=NJ|NJ|20}} / Broadway in [[Paterson, New Jersey|Paterson]]
|junction =
*{{jct|state=NJ|NJ|208|CR|79|county2=Bergen}} in [[Fair Lawn, New Jersey|Fair Lawn]]
*{{jct|state=NJ|GSP}} in [[Paramus, New Jersey|Paramus]]
*{{jct|state=NJ|NJ|17}} in Paramus
*{{jct|state=NJ|CR|503}} in [[Hackensack, New Jersey|Hackensack]]
*{{jct|state=NJ|NJ|93|CR|501}} in [[Englewood, New Jersey|Englewood]]
|direction_b = East
|terminus_b = {{jct|state=NJ|I|95|US|1-9|US|46|US|9W}} in [[Fort Lee, New Jersey|Fort Lee]]
|established = 1927 (1934 on present alignment)
|counties = [[Passaic County, New Jersey|Passaic]], [[Bergen County, New Jersey|Bergen]]
|previous_type = NJ
|previous_route = 3
|next_type = NJ
|next_route = 5
}}
'''Route&nbsp;4''' is a [[List of state highways in New Jersey|state highway]] in [[Bergen County, New Jersey|Bergen County]] and [[Passaic County, New Jersey|Passaic County]], [[United States]]. The highway stretches {{convert|10.83|mi|km|2|abbr=on}} from [[New Jersey Route 20|Route&nbsp;20]] (McLean Boulevard) in [[Paterson, New Jersey|Paterson]] east to an interchange with [[Interstate 95 in New Jersey|Interstate&nbsp;95]] (I-95), [[U.S. Route&nbsp;1/9]] (US&nbsp;1/9), [[U.S. Route 46|US&nbsp;46]], and [[U.S. Route 9W|US&nbsp;9W]] at the [[George Washington Bridge]] approach in [[Fort Lee, New Jersey|Fort Lee]].

The route is a four- to six-lane [[divided highway]] its entire length, with the portion east of the [[New Jersey Route 208|Route&nbsp;208]] interchange in [[Fair Lawn, New Jersey|Fair Lawn]] an [[arterial road]] consisting of interchanges and [[right-in/right-out]] intersections with many businesses along the road, particularly in [[Paramus, New Jersey|Paramus]], where the route passes through a major shopping area consisting of numerous malls, [[Hackensack, New Jersey|Hackensack]], [[Englewood, New Jersey|Englewood]], and Fort Lee. Route 4 intersects many important roads, including Route&nbsp;208 in Fair Lawn and the [[Garden State Parkway]] and [[New Jersey Route 17|Route&nbsp;17]] in Paramus. It also serves as a northern alternative to [[Interstate 80 in New Jersey|Interstate 80]] between Paterson and the George Washington Bridge. The highway is officially named the '''Mackay Highway''',<ref name="SLD 2005">{{cite web |url = http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/00000004__-.pdf |title = Route 4 Straight Line Diagram |work = Internet Archives WayBack Machine |publisher = New Jersey Department of Transportation |year = 2005 |access-date = April 24, 2012 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20050527064151/http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/00000004__-.pdf |archive-date = May 27, 2005 }}</ref> but is rarely referred to as such.

Originally legislated to traverse the state from [[Cape May, New Jersey|Cape May]] to the George Washington Bridge, Route&nbsp;4 was heavily reduced to its current alignment in 1953. Today's stretch of the route was completed by 1934; the state planned to upgrade it to a freeway, but plans never materialized. Despite this, the route has seen improvements, such as to the interchanges with Route&nbsp;17 in 1999 and with Route&nbsp;208 in 2002.

Route&nbsp;4 is a heavily used commuter, retail, and long-distance artery. As well as providing a critical commuter route from the [[Hudson Valley]] and Bergen County into [[New York City]] via the [[George Washington Bridge]], it gives New Yorkers access to popular shopping areas such as [[Garden State Plaza]] and [[Bergen Town Center]], and forms part of the straightest route from New York City and [[Long Island]] to [[Upstate New York|Upstate]] and [[Western New York|Western]] New York destinations. Locally, especially west of the [[Hackensack River]], it is seen as a socioeconomic dividing line between wealthier, more affluent suburbs like [[Ridgewood, New Jersey|Ridgewood]] and [[Oradell]] to the north, and more urbanized, industrialized, working-class areas like [[Hackensack, New Jersey|Hackensack]] to the south.

==Route description==
[[File:2021-08-25 14 23 50 View east along New Jersey State Route 4 (Broadway) from the overpass for the rail line just east of East 55th Street in Fair Lawn, Bergen County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|left|Route&nbsp;4 eastbound in Fair Lawn]]
Route&nbsp;4 starts in [[Paterson, New Jersey|Paterson]], [[Passaic County, New Jersey|Passaic County]], at the intersection of Broadway and East 43rd Street at an interchange with [[New Jersey Route 20|Route&nbsp;20]] (McLean Boulevard), heading east on Broadway, a four-lane arterial road with a [[Jersey barrier]].<ref name=SLD/> The route passes over Route&nbsp;20 and continues east, crossing the [[Passaic River]] into [[Elmwood Park, New Jersey|Elmwood Park]], [[Bergen County, New Jersey|Bergen County]] and passing over [[County Route 507 (New Jersey)|County Route&nbsp;507]] (CR&nbsp;507). Route&nbsp;4 features a [[right-in/right-out]] in the eastbound direction that provides access to CR&nbsp;507.<ref name=SLD/> The route continues east on Broadway as a [[boulevard]] with a concrete then a grassy median, with businesses lining both sides of the roadway.<ref name=gm>{{google maps |url = https://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=E+43rd+Street+and+Broadway+Paterson,+New+Jersey&daddr=Fletcher+Avenue+and+Kelby+Street+Fort+Lee,+New+Jersey&hl=en&geocode=&mra=ls&sll=40.91832,-74.131794&sspn=0.003608,0.006866&ie=UTF8&ll=40.897425,-74.056091&spn=0.115483,0.219727&t=h&z=12 |title = Overview of New Jersey Route 4 |access-date = February 18, 2009 }}</ref> At the intersection with Cyril Avenue, Route&nbsp;4 runs along the border of Elmwood Park to the south and [[Fair Lawn, New Jersey|Fair Lawn]] to the north before entirely entering Fair Lawn, where the route passes under [[NJ Transit]]’s [[Bergen County Line]] near [[Broadway station (NJ Transit)|Broadway station]]. It intersects CR&nbsp;67 (Midland Avenue) and continues east as an arterial road with a Jersey barrier through commercial areas of Fair Lawn.<ref name=SLD/><ref name=gm/>

Route&nbsp;4 comes to an interchange [[New Jersey Route 208|Route&nbsp;208]], where the route continues east on the Route&nbsp;208 alignment, as a divided highway with four lanes in the eastbound direction and three lanes in the westbound direction. The interchange between Route&nbsp;4 and Route&nbsp;208 also features access to CR&nbsp;79 (Saddle River Road). The route continues east as a six-lane arterial that is lined with businesses.<ref name=SLD/><ref name=gm/> Route 4 crosses the [[Saddle River (New Jersey)|Saddle River]] and then enters [[Paramus, New Jersey|Paramus]].<ref name=SLD/> Upon entering Paramus, Route&nbsp;4 has a [[cloverleaf interchange]] with CR&nbsp;62 (Paramus Road/Passaic Street). The route features a partial interchange with the [[Garden State Parkway]], with access from westbound Route&nbsp;4 to the southbound Garden State Parkway and from the northbound Garden State Parkway to eastbound Route&nbsp;4.<ref name=SLD/> Route&nbsp;4 has an interchange which provides access to the [[Westfield Garden State Plaza]] shopping mall, located on the south side of the road, and a large [[IKEA]] store, located on the north side of the road.<ref name=SLD/><ref name=gm/> Past this, Route&nbsp;4 features a cloverleaf interchange with [[New Jersey Route 17|Route&nbsp;17]] and continues east as a six-lane arterial.<ref name=SLD/> It interchanges with Spring Valley Road and passes by [[Bergen Town Center]] located on the south side of the road. Route&nbsp;4 interchanges with [[County Route 59 (Bergen County, New Jersey)|CR 59]] (Forest Avenue/Maywood Avenue).<ref name=SLD/><ref name=gm/>

[[File:2018-07-21 10 29 44 View west along New Jersey State Route 4 just west of Spring Valley Road in Paramus, Bergen County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|right|Route&nbsp;4 westbound in Paramus]]
[[File:Fletcher Avenue.jpg|thumb|left|The east end of Route&nbsp;4 at US&nbsp;9W in Fort Lee]]
As the road leaves Paramus, businesses no longer line the route.<ref name=gm/> Route&nbsp;4 enters [[River Edge, New Jersey|River Edge]], where the route crosses Van Saun Mill Creek, and it heads to the southeast and features ramps that provide access to CR&nbsp;51 (Kinderkamack Road), which the route passes over along with NJ Transit's [[Pascack Valley Line]] just south of the [[New Bridge Landing station]]. Upon crossing the Pascack Valley Line, Route&nbsp;4 heads into [[Hackensack, New Jersey|Hackensack]], where it interchanges with [[County Route 503 (New Jersey)|CR&nbsp;503]] (Hackensack Avenue) near [[The Shops at Riverside]]. The route crosses the [[Hackensack River]] into [[Teaneck, New Jersey|Teaneck]] and heads through the campus of [[Fairleigh Dickinson University]].<ref name=SLD/><ref name=gm/> Route&nbsp;4 features ramps that provide access to CR&nbsp;41 (River Road), which it later passes over.<ref name=SLD/> The road continues southeast through wooded residential areas, intersecting a few roads at right-in/right-out intersections, before passing over [[CSX]]'s [[River Subdivision (CSX Transportation)|River Subdivision]] line and reaching an interchange with Queen Anne Road. It interchanges with CR&nbsp;39 (Teaneck Road) and Webster Avenue/Farragut Drive before crossing into [[Englewood, New Jersey|Englewood]] where the route crosses [[Overpeck Creek]].<ref name=SLD/><ref name=gm/> In Englewood, Route&nbsp;4 passes over CSX's [[Northern Branch]] rail line. Nearby is a cloverleaf interchange with [[New Jersey Route 93|Route&nbsp;93]] and [[County Route 501 (New Jersey)|CR&nbsp;501]] (Grand Avenue).<ref name=SLD/> Past this interchange, businesses stop along the road and it continues east with three lanes in the eastbound direction and two lanes in the westbound direction, coming to an interchange with Jones Road. Past this interchange, the road continues south with businesses along the road, crossing into [[Fort Lee, New Jersey|Fort Lee]]. In Fort Lee, the lanes split as Route&nbsp;4 approaches [[Interstate 95 in New Jersey|I-95]], with the eastbound lanes passing over I-95. Route&nbsp;4 continues south with I-95 in the median, ending at an interchange with I-95, [[U.S. Route 1/9|US&nbsp;1/9]], [[U.S. Route 46|US&nbsp;46]], and [[U.S. Route 9W|US&nbsp;9W]], at the George Washington Bridge approach.<ref name=SLD/><ref name=gm/>

==History==
[[File:PassaicRiverBroadwayBridge.tif|thumb|250px|Broadway Bridge over Passaic River]]
Route&nbsp;4 was originally legislated in the [[1927 New Jersey state highway renumbering]] to run from [[Cape May, New Jersey|Cape May]] north to the George Washington Bridge, running through [[Pleasantville, New Jersey|Pleasantville]], [[Toms River, New Jersey|Toms River]], [[Freehold Township, New Jersey|Freehold]], [[Perth Amboy, New Jersey|Perth Amboy]], [[Rahway, New Jersey|Rahway]], and Paterson.<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/20160313112746/http://jimmyandsharonwilliams.com/njroads/1920s/images/1927_routes.gif |archive-date = March 13, 2016 }}</ref> The route replaced portions of the alignments of several [[History of state highways in New Jersey (pre-1927)|pre-1927 state highways]] including [[Pre-1927 Route 14 (New Jersey)|Route&nbsp;14]] (chartered 1917) between Cape May and [[Seaville, New Jersey|Seaville]], Route&nbsp;19 between Seaville and [[Absecon, New Jersey|Absecon]] (c. 1923, never realized), [[Pre-1927 Route 4 (New Jersey)|Route&nbsp;4]] (c. 1916) between Absecon and [[Lakewood, New Jersey|Lakewood]] and between [[South Amboy, New Jersey|South Amboy]] and Rahway, a spur of [[pre-1927 Route 7 (New Jersey)|Route&nbsp;7]] (c. 1925) between Lakewood and Freehold.<ref>{{cite book |title = Annual Report |publisher = New Jersey State Highway Department |year = 1917 }}</ref><ref>State of New Jersey, Laws of 1923, Chapter 182-183.</ref><ref>{{cite book |title = Annual Report |publisher = New Jersey State Highway Department |year = 1916 }}</ref> [[U.S. Route 9 in New Jersey|US&nbsp;9]] was also designated along Route&nbsp;4 between Absecon and Lakewood and from South Amboy to Rahway. By the 1940s, US&nbsp;9 was realigned to follow Route&nbsp;4 between Lakewood and South Amboy, having followed portions of today’s [[New Jersey Route 88|Route&nbsp;88]], [[New Jersey Route 35|Route&nbsp;35]], and [[New Jersey Route 71|Route&nbsp;71]] and was extended south along Route&nbsp;4 to Cape May.<ref name=ttmap>{{cite map |url = http://www.jimmyandsharonwilliams.com/njroads/1920s/maps/1927tt2.jpg |title = Map of New Jersey |year = 1927 |author = Tydol Trails |publisher = Tydol Trails |access-date = February 9, 2011 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110514153745/http://www.jimmyandsharonwilliams.com/njroads/1920s/maps/1927tt2.jpg |archive-date = May 14, 2011 }}</ref><ref name="mwm">{{cite map |publisher = Mid-West Map Co. |title = Map of Pennsylvania and New Jersey |year = 1941 |author = [[H.M. Gousha]] |url = http://www.mapsofpa.com/roadcart/1941_1467m.jp" |access-date = March 29, 2009 }}</ref> The section of present-day Route&nbsp;4 was built beginning 1930 to connect Paterson and the George Washington Bridge in Fort Lee, and was completed and opened July 28, 1932.<ref>{{Cite news |date = 1932-07-24 |title = Hudson Bridge Link Ready: Direct Road to Paterson Will Be Opened on Thursday. |language = en-US |work = The New York Times |url = https://www.nytimes.com/1932/07/24/archives/hudson-bridge-link-ready-direct-road-to-paterson-will-be-opened-on.html |access-date = 2021-07-16 |issn = 0362-4331 }}</ref> There were plans made in 1936 to make this portion of Route&nbsp;4 a [[limited-access highway]]; however, [[World War II]] delayed plans for the expressway.<ref>{{cite news |title = Freeways Are Now Urged |work = The New York Times |date = December 13, 1936 }}</ref>

By Joint Resolution No. 11, approved June 8, 1935, the [[New Jersey Legislature]] designated Route&nbsp;4 as the Mackay Highway. William B. Mackay, Jr., a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] from Bergen County, had served in the [[New Jersey State Senate]] from 1917 to 1928. Afterwards he served as judge of the Passaic circuit of the [[New Jersey Supreme Court]].<ref>State of New Jersey; ''Laws of 1935, Joint Resolution No. 11''</ref>

[[File:2020-09-03 09 41 24 View west along New Jersey State Route 4 (MacKay Highway) at the exit for Grand Avenue and Kinderkamack Road (River Edge) in River Edge, Bergen County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|left|View west along Route&nbsp;4 just west of Kinderkamack Road in River Edge]]
Route&nbsp;4 had several former spur routes that existed prior to the [[1953 New Jersey state highway renumbering]]. [[New Jersey Route 4N|Route&nbsp;4N]] was designated in 1939 from the portion of pre-1927 Route&nbsp;4 between [[Brielle, New Jersey|Brielle]] and [[Eatontown, New Jersey|Eatontown]]; it is now [[New Jersey Route 71|Route&nbsp;71]].<ref name=nj1939>State of New Jersey, Laws of 1939, complied.</ref><ref name="nj1953">{{Cite book |title = 1953 renumbering |url = http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1953_New_Jersey_state_highway_renumbering |publisher = New Jersey Department of Highways |access-date = July 31, 2009 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110628183145/http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1953_New_Jersey_state_highway_renumbering |archive-date = June 28, 2011 }}</ref> Route&nbsp;S4 was defined in 1927 to run to the [[Outerbridge Crossing]] in [[Perth Amboy, New Jersey|Perth Amboy]] from present-day Route&nbsp;35; it was eventually extended to the Garden State Parkway and this route is now [[New Jersey Route 440|Routes&nbsp;440]] and&nbsp;[[New Jersey Route 184|184]]. [[New Jersey Route S4A|Route&nbsp;S4A]] was planned in 1927 to run from [[Atlantic City, New Jersey|Atlantic City]] across swamps to [[Tuckerton, New Jersey|Tuckerton]]; only a small portion of this route was built and it is now [[New Jersey Route 87|Route&nbsp;87]].<ref name=nj1927/><ref name=nj1953/> [[New Jersey Route S4B|Route&nbsp;S4B]] was planned in 1929 to run from Route&nbsp;4 near Paterson northwest to the New York border, replacing a portion of what was legislated as [[New Jersey Route 3|Route&nbsp;3]] in 1927. The portion of this route that was built between Fair Lawn and [[Oakland, New Jersey|Oakland]] is now [[New Jersey Route 208|Route&nbsp;208]].<ref name=nj1953/><ref name=nj1929>State of New Jersey, Laws of 1929, Chapter 126.</ref> [[New Jersey Route S4D|Route S4D]] was a never built spur in Teaneck proposed in 1938; the proposal was renumbered [[New Jersey Route 303|Route 303]].<ref name=nj1953/><ref name=nj1938>State of New Jersey, Laws of 1938, Chapter 134.</ref> [[New Jersey Route 4A|Route&nbsp;4A]] was created by the 1940s following a realignment of Route&nbsp;4 (and US&nbsp;9) between Freehold and [[Cheesequake, New Jersey|Cheesequake]]; it became [[New Jersey Route 79|Route&nbsp;79]] and a portion of [[New Jersey Route 34|Route&nbsp;34]] in 1953.<ref name="mwm"/><ref name=nj1953/> Route&nbsp;4 Parkway was planned in 1946 as a north&ndash;south [[parkway]] running from Cape May north to [[New Jersey Route 6|Route&nbsp;6]] (now US&nbsp;46) in [[Clifton, New Jersey|Clifton]], bridging the gap that existed along Route&nbsp;4 between Rahway and Paterson; this proposal became [[Garden State Parkway|Route&nbsp;444 (Garden State Parkway)]].<ref name=nj1953/><ref name=nj1946>State of New Jersey, Laws of 1946, Chapter 117.</ref> [[New Jersey Route S4C|Route&nbsp;S4C]] was a planned route running from Route&nbsp;4 in Bennett south to Cape May; the general alignment of this route is now [[New Jersey Route 162|Route&nbsp;162]] and [[County Route 626 (Cape May County, New Jersey)|Cape May County Route&nbsp;626]].<ref name=nj1927/><ref name=nj1953/>

[[File:2020-09-03 17 22 46 View east along New Jersey State Route 4 (MacKay Highway) at the exit for New Jersey State Route 17 (Newark, Mahwah, Garden State Plaza) in Paramus, Bergen County, New Jersey.jpg|right|thumb|Route&nbsp;4 eastbound approaching Route&nbsp;17 interchange in Paramus]]
In the 1953 renumbering, Route&nbsp;4 was defined to run along its current alignment between Route&nbsp;20 in Paterson and the George Washington Bridge. Between Cape May and South Amboy, the Route&nbsp;4 designation was dropped in favor of US&nbsp;9 while the portion of the route between South Amboy and Rahway became a part of Route&nbsp;35.<ref name=nj1953/> In the mid-1950s, plans resumed for an east&ndash;west [[limited-access highway]] through Bergen County. Three alignments were proposed in 1956: one along Route&nbsp;4, one along US&nbsp;46, and one in between the two routes.<ref>{{cite news |last = Wright |first = George Cable |title = Plans for Bergen Expressway Stir Protest in Passaic County |work = The New York Times |date = January 17, 1956 }}</ref> The alignment between the two routes was chosen due to the least disruption it would cause and it was built as [[Interstate 80 in New Jersey|I-80]].<ref name="esso">{{cite map |publisher = [[Esso]] |title = United States featuring the Interstate Highway System |year = 1966 |author = [[General Drafting]] }}</ref> In the 1960s, recommendations were made to upgrade Route&nbsp;4 to a freeway but was cancelled due to feared disruption to residents.<ref>{{cite news |title = Expressway Plans |work = Regional Plan Association News |date = May 1964 }}</ref>

Many improvements have been made to the existing Route&nbsp;4 arterial. The Route&nbsp;17 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 web |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 2002, construction was completed on a $32 million project that improved the interchange with Route&nbsp;208 in Fair Lawn. This interchange saw improvements of the ramps and bridges, including the Route&nbsp;208 bridge over Saddle River Road.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/commuter/roads/route4/faq.shtm |title = Routes 4/208 Construction Fair Lawn, Bergen County Frequently Asked Questions |publisher = [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]] |access-date = April 24, 2012 }}</ref>

==Major intersections==
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|location=Paterson
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|notes=Interchange
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|notes=No westbound left turn
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|mile=2.00
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}}
{{NJint
|mile=none
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|notes=Interchange; westbound exit and eastbound entrance; southern terminus of Route 208
}}
{{NJint
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|notes=Interchange; no eastbound access to Paramus Road south
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{{NJint
|mile=2.90
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|notes=Westbound exit and eastbound entrance; exit 161 on G.S. Parkway
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{{NJint
|mile=3.05
|road=[[Garden State Plaza]]&nbsp;/ [[Ikea]] Drive
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{{NJint
|mile=3.34
|road={{jct|state=NJ|NJ|17|city1=Mahwah|city2=Rutherford|GSP|dir2=north|to2=yes}}
|notes=Interchange
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{{NJint
|mile=3.89
|road={{jct|state=NJ|road|Spring Valley Road|city1=Maywood|city2=Oradell}}
|notes=Interchange; access to [[Bergen Town Center]]
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{{NJint
|mile=4.31
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|mile=6.90
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{{NJint
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{{NJint
|mile=none
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|mile=8.67
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|notes=[[Cloverleaf interchange]]; northern terminus of Route 93
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{{NJint
|mile=9.62
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|notes=Eastbound exit and westbound entrance; all trucks to New York; exit 72A on I-95
}}
{{NJint
|mile=10.59
|mile2=10.69
|type=incomplete
|road={{jct|state=NJ|US|1-9|dir1=south|US|46|dir2=west|US|9W|dir3=north|city1=Fort Lee|PIP||dir4=north|to4=yes}}
|notes=Eastbound exit and westbound entrance; signed as exit&nbsp;72 in concordance with I-95; southern terminus of US 9W
}}
{{NJint
|mile=10.83
|road={{jct|state=NJ|I|95|dir1=north|US|1-9|dir2=north|name2=Local Lanes|location1=[[George Washington Bridge|George Washington Bridge Lower Level]]}}
|notes=Eastern terminus; exit&nbsp;72A on I-95
}}
{{jctbtm|keys=incomplete}}

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

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|New Jersey Route 4}}
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*[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/enlarged_view_02.pdf An enlarged view of road jurisdiction at the Fort Lee approaches to the George Washington Bridge]
*[http://www.alpsroads.net/roads/nj/nj_4/ New Jersey Roads: Route 4]
*[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/traffic_orders/speed/rt4.shtm Speed Limits for State Roads]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110724121450/http://www.bergenscanner.com/rt4.shtml Police Scanner Frequencies for Route 4]

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