 Route 17 begins at an intersection with Route 7 and County Route 507 ( Belleville Turnpike ) on the border of Kearny , Hudson County and North Arlington , Bergen County . It heads north through North Arlington on Ridge Road , a two @-@ lane local street with speed limits of 25 to 35 mph ( 40 to 56 km / h ) that passes by businesses and the Holy Cross Cemetery on the east side of the road . It intersects County Route 26 ( <unk> Avenue ) and crosses into Lyndhurst 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 Rutherford , the route turns east onto 40 mph ( 64 km / h ) Rutherford Avenue to parallel the Route 3 freeway to the south and head for the edge of the New Jersey Meadowlands , 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 hairpin turn to the north , widening to a divided highway . The road then crosses into Rutherford and comes to the Route 3 interchange . 
