County Route 503 (New Jersey)

County Route 503 marker
County Route 503
Map
CR 503 highlighted in red
Route information
Length17.95 mi[1] (28.89 km)
Major junctions
South end Route 120 in East Rutherford
Major intersections US 46 in Little Ferry
Route 4 in Hackensack
CR 502 in Westwood
North end NY 304 at the New York state line
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew Jersey
CountiesBergen
Highway system
CR 502 CR 504

County Route 503 (CR 503) is a county highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The highway extends 17.95 miles (28.89 kilometers) from Paterson Plank Road (Route 120) in East Rutherford to the New York state line at the Montvale NJ/Pearl River NY border, where it continues as New York State Route 304. It parallels the Hackensack River and New Jersey Transit's Pascack Valley Line for much of its route.

For the northern portion of the roadway, from River Edge to Montvale, it is known as Kinderkamack Road. In Hackensack, the roadway is known as Hackensack Avenue, River Street, and Moonachie Road. In Little Ferry, it is named Liberty Street, and in Moonachie to its southern terminus in Carlstadt it is known as Moonachie Road and Washington Avenue, respectively.

Kinderkamack comes from the language of the Lenape Native Americans, meaning "place of ceremonial dance and worship." During the American Revolutionary War, General Lafayette's division camped in what is now Oradell at Kinderkamack and Soldier Hill Roads.[2]