Find a store by name or category or The Outlets at Bergen Town Center is a dominant super regional shopping center conveniently located at Route 4 & Forest Avenue in Paramus, New Jersey, featuring specialty shops and eateries, including Century 21 Department Store, Bloomingdale's The Outlet Store, Marshall's, Saks Fifth Avenue OFF 5TH, Whole Foods Market, Target, Nordstrom Rack, Neiman Marcus Last Call, Nike Factory Store and much more. Parking Parking at The Outlets at Bergen Town Center is very simple.

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We offer over 5,000 spaces for your convenience and parking is free. You can get to the parking lot from various directions.

The parking garage offers over 1700 spaces. Getting Here BY BUS FROM MANHATTAN - NJ Transit #168 (from NYC Port Authority Bus Terminal) Click for #168 schedule #171 (from NYC George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal) Click for #171 schedule BY CAR Garden State Parkway North bound exit 161 to Route 4 East, straight approximately 1/2 mile South bound exit 163, proceed to Route 4 East From George Washington Bridge Route 4 West, Straight approximately 9 miles to Forest Avenue From Lincoln Tunnel Route 3 West to Route 17 North to Route 4 East From New Jersey Turnpike I-95 (Turnpike) North to Exit 18.

Take Route 80 West to 17 North to Route 4 East, 1.2 mile down on right-hand side.

. ← → ← → Route 17 is a in, that provides a major route from the, and other northeast New Jersey points to the. It runs 27.20 mi (43.77 km) from / in north to the border along in, where continues into New York. Between Route 7 and in, Route 17 serves as a local road.

From Route 3 north to the junction with in, the road is a with. The portion of Route 17, from US 46 to Interstate 287 near the state line in Mahwah, is a with all cross traffic handled by, and many driveways and side streets accessed from ramps from the right lane. For three miles (5 km) north of, well over a hundred retail stores and several large shopping malls line the route in the borough of. The remainder of this portion of Route 17 features lighter suburban development. The northernmost portion of Route 17 in Mahwah runs with Interstate 287 to the New York border.

Prior to 1927, the route was designated as Route 17N, which was to run from to the New York state line. This route had followed various local streets, including the north of. In 1927, Route 17N became Route 2, which was designated along the portion of Route 17N between in to the New York border near Suffern, New York. This route was moved to a multilane alignment north of by 1937. Route 2 became Route 17 in 1942 to match the designation of New York State Route 17 for defense purposes during.

The entire Route 17 corridor was once planned to be a until the 1960s and later plans to extend the route south of Route 3 to in 1972 and to the in 1987 both failed. Over the years, the portion of Route 17 north of Route 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 4 in Paramus in 1999 and Essex Street on the / border in 2008. The route is currently undergoing improvements between Route 3 and U.S. Route 46 and is expected to see improvements from Williams Avenue in Hasbrouck Heights to south of Route 4 in Paramus. First northbound Route 17 reassurance shield in.

Route 17 begins at an intersection with and (Belleville Turnpike) on the border of, and,. It heads north through North Arlington on Ridge Road, a two-lane local street that passes by businesses and the on the east side of the road.

It intersects County Route 26 (Jauncey Avenue) and crosses into at the Lincoln Avenue intersection. In Lyndhurst, Route 17 intersects County Route 28 (Kingsland Avenue). At the intersection of County Route 30 (Rutherford Avenue), which runs along the border of Lyndhurst and, the route turns east onto Rutherford Avenue to parallel the to the south and head for the edge of the, widening to a four-lane road at the intersection with Orient Way. Route 17 makes a curve to the south, crossing entirely into Lyndhurst, and makes a to the north, widening to a. The road then crosses into Rutherford and comes to the Route 3 interchange. Aerial view of interchange between and 17 at, looking west.

Past the Route 3 interchange, Route 17 continues north as a six-lane divided highway with intersections featuring. It passes through residential and commercial areas of, intersecting County Route 32 (Meadow Road) before crossing into, where it intersects County Route S32 (Union Avenue) before interchanging with and.

The route runs through, where it crosses into. Route 17 comes to an interchange with County Route 36 (Moonachie Road) before entering. With the exception of a short stretch in Rutherford with a, this section of Route 17 is divided by a. In Hasbrouck Heights, the lanes split with the Bendix Diner located between the traffic lanes at the intersection of County Route 40 (Williams Avenue), the last on Route 17 before the New York state line.

At the interchange with, which only features access to the eastbound direction of U.S. Route 46, Route 17 drops to two lanes in each direction and continues north with the lanes merging back together as the road interchanges with County Route 55 (Terrace Avenue) at an interchange. The road enters with the lanes splitting again for the long interchange with.

Along this strip, the road is again three lanes in each direction and includes an interchange with County Route 57 (Summit Avenue), crossing into. The lanes rejoin upon splitting from Interstate 80 with a lane dropping in each direction at the County Route 56 (Essex Street) interchange on the border. Route 17 continues north as a congested road through commercial areas, crossing into where the route interchanges with County Route 62 (Passaic Street) at mile marker 11.46 before entering. Southbound Route 17 at interchange with in. At the County Route 61 (Farview Avenue) interchange, the road regains a third lane in each direction.

Route 17 passes by on the west side of the road before coming to an interchange with. Route 17 is flanked by businesses and shopping malls for most of its length in Paramus. Following Route 4, the road interchanges with Century Road. Route 17 comes to a partial interchange with the (exit 163), with access limited to northbound-to-northbound and southbound-to-southbound movements between the two roads. North of the Garden State Parkway, Route 17 features interchanges for Midland Avenue, the shopping mall and an, and County Route 80 (Ridgewood Avenue) just north of the shopping mall. Route 17 at the Linwood Avenue East exit Route 17 crosses into and interchanges with County Route 110 (Linwood Avenue), where the penetration of businesses along the side of the road lessens dramatically.

In Ridgewood, the road interchanges with County Route 62 (Paramus Road), crosses the, and intersects a separate segment of County Route 62 and. This intersection, along with other at-grade intersections along this portion of Route 17, is a (RIRO) intersection with cross traffic blocked by a Jersey barrier. Past here, there is a lot accessible from the southbound direction. There is another RIRO intersection for County Route 112 (Race Track Road) on the border.

Upon crossing into Ho-Ho-Kus, the businesses stop along Route 17 and it comes to an interchange with (Hollywood Avenue). The route enters and interchanges with (Sheridan Avenue). It enters, continuing north to an interchange with County Route 90 (Allendale Avenue). Beginning of southbound Route 17 along in.

Route 17 enters, with businesses resuming along the road. It enters before running through, where the road crosses back into Upper Saddle River. The route comes to an interchange with (Lake Street/Crescent Avenue), where it crosses back into Ramsey. In Ramsey, Route 17 turns to the northwest and features a RIRO for County Route 83 (Airmount Avenue), an interchange with (Franklin Turnpike), and an interchange for Island Avenue/Spring Street. The route passes over ’s / near the and enters. In Mahwah, Route 17 interchanges with (Island Road) and (Ramapo Avenue). North of Ramapo Avenue, Route 17 features an interchange with and crosses the.

Route 17 has an interchange with Mountainside Avenue and Crossroads Boulevard just before merging with six-lane, which it follows to the border, where the road continues into, as Interstate 287 and, intersecting (the ) shortly after the state line. History Route 17N was defined in 1923 to run 'from Newark, by way of Kearny, Rutherford, Hackensack, Ridgewood and Ramsey to the New York State Line'. However, only the road north of (Essex Street) in Hackensack was shown on the 1925 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. 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, and the extension of Route 17N north and west to was numbered as New York State Route 17, as shown in part on the Tydol Trails Map.

Location: – state line Existed: 1927 –1942 In the, Route 17N received the Route 2 designation, and was defined to run from Route 7 in North Arlington to the New York border near Suffern, New York. 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.

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. A short-lived spur of Route 2, Route 2N, was defined in 1938 to run from Route 2 (Ridge Road) in Lyndhurst west along Kingsland Avenue and over the on the Park Avenue Bridge into, where it would end at Union Avenue (west of Route 7). In 1930, New York had; the extension of Route 2 north and west into New York had remained New York State Route 17. New Jersey had not assigned a Route 17 in the 1927 renumbering, and so in March 1942, Route 2 was numbered Route 17 to match and provide a single number for military caravans during. Since at least 1936, Route 17 (then Route 2) was planned for upgrading to a, not only north of U.S. Route 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.

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In 1972, there were plans to extend Route 17 past Route 3 to in. The plans for this five-mile (eight kilometer), $50 million extension were cancelled due to the defeat of a transportation bond that would have funded the proposed freeway. The interchange at Route 3 was built to allow for this southern extension. Another extension of Route 17 to the was brought up in 1987, but was ultimately scrapped. The road north of Route 3 was gradually rebuilt to higher standards between 1953 and 1960; most of this portion of Route 17 was upgraded to six lanes and most at-grade intersections were removed north of Interstate 80 in Lodi. The northern 0.39 mi (0.63 km) of Route 17 in Mahwah was incorporated into Interstate 287 in 1994.

The Route 4 interchange in Paramus was rebuilt at a cost of $120 million in 1999, replacing the 1932 by adding several ramps. 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 17 and improving the interchange ramps, at a cost of $68 million. On January 14, 2008, Governor announced plans to reduce congestion and improve safety along the portion of Route 17 between Williams Avenue in Hasbrouck Heights to south of Route 4 in Paramus by making it a consistent six lanes. Also, a $14.7 million effort, begun in September 2008, is currently being undertaken to improve safety and reduce bottlenecks along the section of Route 17 between Route 3 and U.S.

Route 17 has been the object of several studies exploring a, a bus rapid transit system that would potentially alleviate some traffic congestion and decrease. While funding has not been identified, the potential routes of the system have centered around the vicinity radiating from the malls of Paramus. Exit list The entire route is in.

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