Directions to Saint Anthony Orthodox Church

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From Connecticut

385 Ivy Lane

Bergenfield, New Jersey 07621

Location for GPS users:
North 40.91215° West 73.98459°

Starting from the West End of the Connecticut Turnpike (Interstate 95)

These directions make use of both odometer readings and mileage markers. Mileage markers are the small signs at the side of the road that indicate in miles and tenths of miles, the distance, in the case of Interstate 95 on the Connecticut Turnpike, the distance from the New York State line, and in the case of the New York State Thruway, the distance from the New York City Line.

When you pass Exit 1 on the Connecticut Turnpike (Interstate 95 in western Connecticut) move to the right hand lane. Mile 0 will be in the center of a small bridge as you enter New York State. Immediately after entering New York State the Interstate 287 ramp will cut off up and to your right.

Odometer measurements start from the bottom of the ramp.

Miles	Kilometers
0.0	0.00	Exit 21. Exit to the right onto the ramp.
0.2	0.32	The ramp splits at this point. Take the left split that says: "Cross Westchester Expressway". Proceed onto the expressway.
10.9	17.54	You pass Exit 1 of the Cross Westchester Expressway. Don’t take it, there is still another ramp to go.
11.2	18.02	Take the right hand ramp with the sign that says: 87 287 (In Interstate shields) Albany Tappan Zee Bridge

You have now left the Cross Westchester Expressway and are on the New York State Thruway. You are still on Interstate 287 but have picked up Interstate 87 North as well. Note that there are mileage markers on the right side of the Thruway. We will use them.

13.2	21.24	You will enter the Tappan Zee Bridge at this point and cross the Hudson River. There is no toll in the direction you are going.
16.3	26.23	You will leave the Tappan Zee Bridge. Just stay on the Thruway. If the traffic is heavy, start working your way to the right hand lane.
18.0	28.96	At mileage marker 17.9 there will be a warning sign saying: Exit 12 303 West Nyack 1 Mile Move to the right hand lane if you haven’t already done so.
18.8	30.25	At mileage marker 18.6 the Exit ramp begins. Stay to the right on the ramp as it affords you the opportunity to do so. When the lane opens up to the right, take it.
19.1	30.73	At the traffic light at the top of the ramp, turn right.
19.2	30.89	Another traffic light. Turn right again. You are now on New York State Route 303 South. This has no other name, it is simply Route 303.

At this point you are simply going to go straight for 12 miles to the traffic circle (rotary if you’re from New England, roundabout if you’re from Old England) in Cresskill. It’s the only circle you will encounter, and it is marked by a monument resembling the Washington Monument except nowhere near as tall. Don’t worry, you won’t miss it. What follows here is simply to reassure you that you are still on the right road, since the state you are in will change once, the route number once, and the name of the road twice.

23.8	38.29	Cross over the Palisades Interstate Parkway on an overpass. Keep going straight.
25.3	40.71	Enter New Jersey at Northvale. New York State Route 303 ends. The road narrows to a county road and becomes Bergen County Route 505, better known locally as Livingston Street. (Most Bergen County residents are unaware of county route numbers.) You will remain on Route 505 until you reach Ivy Lane, the street Saint Anthony’s is on.
26.4	42.48	Enter Norwood.
28.3	45.53	Cross Harrington Avenue which will cross on a diagonal. On the far left corner there is an Exxon Station. At this point Livingston Street becomes Knickerbocker Road. However it is still Route 505. Keep going straight.
29.4	47.30	A sign on the left hand side of the road will indicate that you are entering Demarest.
29.7	47.79	Pass Northern Valley Regional High School Demarest on your left. A large sign on the wall of the building will say that.
30.4	48.91	A sign on the left hand side of the road will indicate that you are entering Cresskill.

You can’t miss the monument at the upcoming traffic circle. It appears to be right in the middle of the road and looks like a short version of the Washington Monument.

31.2	50.20	Enter the monument traffic circle. Go one half way around the circle so that you resume the direction you were going.
31.8	51.17	You will pass under a blinking yellow light. The name of the street you cross will be Hickory Avenue. Keep going straight.
32.2	51.81	You will pass a traffic light. The name of the street is Riveredge Road. Keep going straight.
32.4	52.13	You will pass a traffic light. The name of the street is West Clinton Avenue. Keep going straight. You will be turning right at the next traffic light.
33.2	53.42	You will arrive at a traffic light. The name of the street is Ivy Lane. Turn right. You leave Route 505 at this point.
33.4	53.74	Saint Anthony’s will come up suddenly on the right. It is just beyond an intersecting street on your left. If you find a golf course on your right you missed it.

Starting from the George Washington Bridge

Directions to Saint Anthony Orthodox Church

385 Ivy Lane

Bergenfield, New Jersey 07621

Location for GPS users:
North 40.91215° West 73.98459°

Starting from the George Washington Bridge

Miles	Kilometers
0.0	0.00	Head west on the upper deck across the George Washington bridge from Manhattan. The 0.0 point for measuring distances is the East bound toll booth on the Upper deck. As you enter the plaza area at the west end of the bridge, stay in the center lane and go straight. Follow the signs that direct you onto New Jersey State Route 4. New Jersey State routes are identified as a black numeral on a solid white circle. Many routes leave the bridge plaza, so this will require close attention.
3.5	5.63	Follow Route 4 to the exit at Teaneck Road. You will wish to head toward Bergenfield (North). While the warning sign for Teaneck Road is easily visible, the actual turn, only a short distance beyond the warning sign, is obscured by trees, and is a 90° right turn onto a downward sloping ramp, not a cloverleaf. Proceed straight ahead off the ramp onto Teaneck Road.
4.9	7.88	At a traffic light just as you emerge from a residential area into a business district Liberty Road will be on your right. Turn right onto Liberty Road. Note that the business buildings on the corner give way to apartment houses almost immediately after the turn. Note: If you notice that Teaneck Road has become South Washington Avenue you have passed the turn and must go back. The turn for Liberty Road is at the exact point that the name of the road changes.
5.2	8.37	You will come to a fork in the road. Take the left fork which will be Ivy Lane.
5.3	8.53	The apartments on your left will give way to a golf course.
5.4	8.69	You will pass a border sign telling you that you are entering Englewood. Don’t panic, it is only Englewood on the side of the street that you’re on. The left side of the street is Bergenfield, the town in which Saint Anthony’s is located.
5.6	9.01	The first building on your left at the end of the golf course is Saint Anthony’s. The church has a parking lot around it.

Starting from Eastbound Interstate 80

Directions to Saint Anthony Orthodox Church

385 Ivy Lane

Bergenfield, New Jersey 07621

Location for GPS users:
North 40.91215° West 73.98459°

Starting from Eastbound Interstate 80

Getting to Saint Anthony’s from the Eastbound lanes of Interstate 80 is quite straightforward except for leaving Interstate 80 itself. For that you need to pay close attention to these directions.

You can relax until you pass the City of Paterson. In addition to the signs for it the city itself will be visible on your left, distinguished by the domed Passaic County Court House. A couple of miles beyond that Interstate 80 divides into express and local lanes. Take the local lanes which will be the right fork.

Now you can relax again until you have passed exit 65. The best strategy here is to get into the third lane from the left. Sometimes this will be the rightmost lane, sometimes it won’t. I’m giving you plenty of time here, but traffic on this portion of Interstate 80 can be quite heavy so you may need the time.

The tricky part here is that the right exit and the wrong one are only separated by one overpass, and the most prominent signs are for the wrong one. This is because the wrong one is the New Jersey Turnpike which is fine if you’ve decided to go to Philadelphia or Washington D.C. instead of Saint Anthony’s.

The Wrong one is exit 68A. The right one is Exit 70. The sign for Exit 68A will say Exit 68A South to NJTP, 46, Sports Complex, each inside their appropriate logo. There will also be signs for Exit 68B. Ignore them. As you approach Exit 68A you will see:

An overpass with two signs, one saying 80 Ends 95 Begins, the other is another sign for Exit 68A

Exit 68A itself which will cut off to the right from the third lane, the one you should be in. Ignore it stay in the third lane.

Another overpass immediately beyond the cut off for Exit 68A.

As you pass under this overpass you will see Exit 70 immediately on your right. Take this exit.

Proceed along the ramp. You will come to another overpass with two more exit signs for Exit 70A and Exit 70B. Take the 70B one which will also say Teaneck. To do this go under the overpass and take the ramp just beyond it. There is a hidden stop sign at the top of the ramp. Go to the second traffic light and turn right. You will be on Teaneck Road. Odometer measurements start from this traffic light.

From here you simply head straight north until you get to your next turn, Liberty Road on the Teaneck-Bergenfield border. This is a distance of 2.7 miles.

Miles	Description
0.0	Entry onto Teaneck Road
1.3	You will pass under an overpass at this point. The road on the overpass is New Jersey State Route 4.
2.7	At a traffic light just as you emerge from a residential area into a business district Liberty Road will be on your right. Turn right onto Liberty Road. Note that the business buildings on the corner give way to apartment houses almost immediately after the turn. Note: If you notice that Teaneck Road has become South Washington Avenue you have passed the turn and must go back. The turn for Liberty Road is at the exact point that the name of the road changes.
3.0	You will come to a fork in the road. Take the left fork which will be Ivy Lane.
3.1	The apartments on your left will give way to a golf course.
3.2	You will pass a border sign telling you that you are entering Englewood. Don’t panic, it is only Englewood on the side of the street that you’re on. The left side of the street is Bergenfield, the town in which Saint Anthony’s is located.
3.4	The first building on your left at the end of the golf course is Saint Anthony’s. The church has a parking lot around it.

Starting from the Northbound New Jersey Turnpike

Directions to Saint Anthony Orthodox Church

385 Ivy Lane

Bergenfield, New Jersey 07621

Location for GPS users:
North 40.91215° West 73.98459°

Starting from the Northbound New Jersey Turnpike

Getting to Saint Anthony’s from the northbound lanes of the New Jersey Turnpike is quite straightforward except for leaving the turnpike itself. For that you need to pay close attention to these directions.

Proceed north on the New Jersey Turnpike all the way to Exit 18, the last exit number on the turnpike. It’s not actually an exit, you still have over 4 miles to go on the turnpike. Don’t worry about divisions in the turnpike, they will come back together again before you have to do anything about getting off. As you move along the turnpike note that there are mileage markers on the side of the turnpike every tenth of a mile showing the distance from the south end of the turnpike.

After you leave the toll booth at Exit 18 there will be more exits but for historical reasons they will have much higher numbers and will not be consecutive with Exit 18. Work your way over to the right so that you are in the right hand lane by the time you reach milepost 118.

Exit 70, the exit you will be using, requires that you take a ramp to your right twice within 4 tenths of a mile. Get off at the first one at milepost 118.3. Stay to your right and get off again at the second one at milepost 118.7. The ramp will curve gently to your right then join another one coming in from your left which is coming off Interstate 80.

Proceed along the ramp. You will come to an overpass with two more exit signs for Exit 70A and Exit 70B. Take the 70B one which will also say Teaneck. To do this go under the overpass and take the ramp just beyond it. There is a hidden stop sign at the top of the ramp. Go to the second traffic light and turn right. You will be on Teaneck Road. Odometer measurements start from this traffic light.

From here you simply head straight north until you get to your next turn, Liberty Road on the Teaneck-Bergenfield border. This is a distance of 2.7 miles.

Miles	Description
0.0	Entry onto Teaneck Road
1.3	You will pass under an overpass at this point. The road on the overpass is New Jersey State Route 4.
2.7	At a traffic light just as you emerge from a residential area into a business district Liberty Road will be on your right. Turn right onto Liberty Road. Note that the business buildings on the corner give way to apartment houses almost immediately after the turn. Note: If you notice that Teaneck Road has become South Washington Avenue you have passed the turn and must go back. The turn for Liberty Road is at the exact point that the name of the road changes.
3.0	You will come to a fork in the road. Take the left fork which will be Ivy Lane.
3.1	The apartments on your left will give way to a golf course.
3.2	You will pass a border sign telling you that you are entering Englewood. Don’t panic, it is only Englewood on the side of the street that you’re on. The left side of the street is Bergenfield, the town in which Saint Anthony’s is located.
3.4	The first building on your left at the end of the golf course is Saint Anthony’s. The church has a parking lot around it.

From Canada and Upstate New York via the New York Thruway (Interstate 87)

Directions to Saint Anthony Orthodox Church

385 Ivy Lane

Bergenfield, New Jersey 07621

Location for GPS users:
North 40.91215° West 73.98459°

From Canada and Upstate New York via the New York Thruway (Interstate 87)

Take the New York State Thruway South and East. Interstate 87, coming south from Montreal, joins the New York State Thruway at Albany, New York. If you are coming from Ontario or western New York State and prefer to take New York State Route 17, you can join the Thruway at Harriman, New York.

Follow the Thruway to Exit 12 which is at mileage marker 19.6. The ramp exits to the right. Stay in the left hand lane of the ramp. It will curve to the right and come to a traffic light. Signs at the light will point to New York State Route 303. Turn left at the light and move to the right hand lane. Follow the ramp to the next light which is where the ramp intersects Route 303.

Odometer measurements start from this intersection. Turn right.

0.0

0.00

You are now on New York State Route 303 South. This has no other name, it is simply Route 303.

Miles	Kilometers
4.4	7.08	Cross over the Palisades Interstate Parkway on an overpass. Keep going straight.
5.9	9.49	Enter New Jersey at Northvale. New York State Route 303 ends. The road narrows to a county road and becomes Bergen County Route 505, better known locally as Livingston Street. (Most Bergen County residents are unaware of county route numbers.) You will remain on Route 505 until you reach Ivy Lane, the street Saint Anthony’s is on.
7.0	11.26	Enter Norwood.
8.9	14.32	Cross Harrington Avenue which will cross on a diagonal. On the far left corner there is an Exxon Station. At this point Livingston Street becomes Knickerbocker Road. However it is still Route 505. Keep going straight.
10.0	16.09	A sign on the left hand side of the road will indicate that you are entering Demarest.
10.3	16.57	Pass Northern Valley Regional High School Demarest on your left. A large sign on the wall of the building will say that.
11.0	17.70	A sign on the left hand side of the road will indicate that you are entering Cresskill.

You can’t miss the monument at the upcoming traffic circle. It appears to be right in the middle of the road and looks like a short version of the Washington Monument.

11.8	18.98	Enter the monument traffic circle. Go one half way around the circle so that you resume the direction you were going.
12.4	19.95	You will pass under a blinking yellow light. The name of the street you cross will be Hickory Avenue. Keep going straight.
12.8	20.60	You will pass a traffic light. The name of the street is Riveredge Road. Keep going straight.
13.0	20.92	You will pass a traffic light. The name of the street is West Clinton Avenue. Keep going straight. You will be turning right at the next traffic light.
13.8	22.20	You will arrive at a traffic light. The name of the street is Ivy Lane. Turn right. You leave Route 505 at this point.
14.0	22.52	Saint Anthony’s will come up suddenly on the right. It is just beyond an intersecting street on your left. If you find a golf course on your right you missed it.