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Route 208 is a state highway in the northern part of New Jersey in the United States. It runs from an interchange with Route 4 and County Route 79 (Saddle River Road) in Fair Lawn northwest to an interchange with Interstate 287 in Oakland. The route runs through suburban areas of Bergen and Passaic counties as four- to six-lane divided highway. It is constructed like a freeway, as intersections with cross roads are controlled by interchanges, but is not a controlled access road as several driveways exist. The route runs through the communities of Fair Lawn, Glen Rock, Hawthorne, Wyckoff, and Franklin Lakes along the way, interchanging with County Route 507 in Fair Lawn and County Route 502 in Franklin Lakes. What is now Route 208 was initially planned as Route S4B in 1929, a spur of Route 4 that was to run from Fair Lawn northwest to the New York border in Greenwood Lake, where it would eventually connect to New York State Route 208. This route replaced what was planned as a part of Route 3 in 1927 between Paterson and Greenwood Lake. By the time the route was renumbered to Route 208 in 1953 to match NY 208, only a portion of the route in Fair Lawn from Route 4 to Maple Avenue had been built. Route 208 was completed west to U.S. Route 202 in Oakland by 1960 as a two-lane undivided road; it would be built into its present configuration in later years. A Route 208 freeway was planned across the Ramapo Mountains from Oakland to connect to a proposed NY 208 freeway at Greenwood Lake; however, it was never built. After Interstate 287 was extended from Montville to the New York border in 1993, it took over the alignment of Route 208 between U.S. Route 202 and the route’s current northern terminus. The last traffic signal along Route 208 at McBride Avenue was removed in 1997 and the interchange with Route 4 and Saddle River Road was reconstructed in 2002. ==Route description== Route 208 (dedicated as the World War II Veterans Memorial Highway) is constructed like a freeway, however, at no point does it meet the standard of controlled access. Several streets and private driveways abut the road throughout its length, with right-in/right-out access; however, no traffic may cross the highway at grade. Traffic moves in at least two lanes in each direction for the road's entire length of , widening briefly to three lanes next to a commercial area in Fair Lawn and near its northern terminus.〔 The road originates at an interchange with Route 4 in Fair Lawn, Bergen County that also includes ramps for County Route 79 (Saddle River Road), heading to the west near residential areas.〔 Shortly after beginning, a ramp from southbound Route 208 provides access via Virginia Drive to westbound Route 4.〔 The next exit is a partial interchange with County Route 78 (Morlot Avenue), followed by a full interchange with Plaza Road. Past the latter, the route passes over New Jersey Transit’s Bergen County Line and comes to a southbound exit and entrance with Berdan Avenue.〔 From here, the road turns to the northwest, passing near more neighborhoods before coming to an interchange with County Route 76 (Fair Lawn Avenue). Past this interchange, the northbound direction of Route 208 widens to three lanes and it continues into commercial areas, with some driveways along the road and an intersection with McBride Avenue.〔〔 At this point, the highway passes an industrial park, including a Nabisco plant on the right side.〔 A short distance later, the road reaches the interchange with County Route 507 (Maple Avenue) and County Route 127 (Harristown Road). Past this interchange, the road enters Glen Rock and has a northbound exit and entrance with De Boer Drive before crossing over the New Jersey Transit Main Line.〔 Past the railroad crossing, Route 208 heads through wooded residential areas prior to a northbound interchange with County Route 653 (Lincoln Avenue), where it enters Hawthorne, Passaic County.〔〔 County Route 653 and Route 208 are connected by a short segment of County Route 664 (Rea Avenue).〔 The highway has turnoffs in each direction for Utter Avenue before passing beneath the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway track prior the interchange with County Route 659 (Goffle Road).〔 Past here, the highway turns north and climbs a hill, passing the Hawthorne Gospel Church on the right.〔 It re-enters Bergen County in Wyckoff, just before the Grandview Avenue interchange.〔 From here, Route 208 largely resembles a wooded parkway, although there are a few driveways off the road.〔 The road turns northwest and interchanges with County Route 93 (Cedar Hill Avenue) before passing near more homes and coming to an interchange with County Route S93 (Russell Avenue).〔〔 The road continues into Franklin Lakes and interchanges with County Route 502 (Ewing Avenue) before turning west-northwest and coming to an exit for County Route S89 (Summit Avenue).〔 Past Summit Avenue, the road has two interchanges providing access to the Becton Dickinson headquarters campus, where the road carries three lanes in each direction.〔〔 It narrows back to two lanes in each direction before coming to the interchange with County Route 117 (Colonial Road) and County Route 89 (High Mountain Road). The final exit heading northbound is for Interstate 287 north, an interchange that includes another crossing of the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway. After passing the exit, Route 208 northbound merges into Interstate 287 southbound at the Franklin Lakes and Oakland border.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「New Jersey Route 208」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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