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Rutherford

NJ · 40.8264, -74.1069

Palisades Scenic Byway, Bronx River Parkway and Merritt Parkway are 3 of 4 signed byways within 30 miles of Rutherford, New Jersey.

Thanks to its easy access to New York City by rail, Rutherford became an early bedroom community. Following the initial wave of settlement in the late 19th century, an additional building boom occurred in the 1920s, when the majority of the borough's current housing stock was constructed.
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The same roads run past Croton-on-Hudson, where they are ranked and described in full.

Day-trip loops

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Within reach

Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.

Scenic byways

Named places

  • World War I Monument · 0 mi
  • Lincoln Park · 0 mi
  • Railroad Avenue Park · 0 mi
  • Firemen's Memorial Park · 0 mi
  • Riggin Memorial Field · 0 mi
  • Lincoln Woods · 1 mi
  • Anthony Gallo Park · 1 mi
  • Boro Hill Park · 1 mi

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