Old Bergen Road is located in the Greenville Section

Greenville, Jersey City

Greenville is the southernmost section of Jersey City, New Jersey.In its broadest definition Greenville encompasses the area south of the West Side Branch of Hudson-Bergen Light Rail and north of the city line with Bayonne, between the Upper New York Bay and the Newark Bay, and corresponds to the...

 of Jersey City, New Jersey

Jersey City, New Jersey

Jersey City is the seat of Hudson County, New Jersey, United States.Part of the New York metropolitan area, Jersey City lies between the Hudson River and Upper New York Bay across from Lower Manhattan and the Hackensack River and Newark Bay...

, and is designated Hudson

Hudson County, New Jersey

Hudson County is the smallest county in New Jersey and one of the most densely populated in United States. It takes its name from the Hudson River, which creates part of its eastern border. Part of the New York metropolitan area, its county seat and largest city is Jersey City.- Municipalities...

 County Route 601. It runs between Kennedy Boulevard

County Route 501 (New Jersey)

County Route 501 is a county highway in New Jersey in two sections spanning Middlesex, Hudson and Bergen Counties. The southern section runs from South Plainfield to Perth Amboy, the northern section runs from Bayonne to Rockleigh, and the two sections are connected by New York State Route 440...

 at the north and County Route 707 (Merritt Street) to the south at Curries Woods

Curries Woods

Curries Woods is a neighborhood in the southern part of Greenville in Jersey City, New Jersey bordering Bayonne. It was named after James Curie, who was on the town Committee for Greenville when it was its own Township in the 19th century...

. (Its southern terminus is a short street that runs parallel to the original Lehigh Valley Terminal Railway

Lehigh Valley Terminal Railway

The Lehigh Valley Terminal Railway was a Lehigh Valley Railroad company organized in 1891 through the consolidation of the companies that formed the Lehigh Valley's route from South Plainfield through Newark to Jersey City via its bridge across Newark Bay...

 tracks, New Jersey Route 185

New Jersey Route 185

Route 185 is a short state highway in Jersey City in the U.S. state of New Jersey, between Route 440 and Linden Avenue. Route 185 is a freeway in the Greenville neighborhood of Jersey City. It is parallel to Interstate 78 on the eastern side...

, New Jersey Turnpike

New Jersey Turnpike

The New Jersey Turnpike is a toll road in New Jersey, maintained by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority. According to the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association, the Turnpike is the nation's sixth-busiest toll road and is among one of the most heavily traveled highways in the United...

 Newark Bay

Newark Bay

Newark Bay is a tidal bay at the confluence of the Passaic and Hackensack Rivers in northeastern New Jersey. It is home to the Port Newark-Elizabeth Marine Terminal, the largest container shipping facility in Port of New York and New Jersey, 3rd largest and one of busiest in the United States...

 Extension (I-78), all of which create a physical de facto

De facto

De facto is a Latin expression that means "concerning fact." In law, it often means "in practice but not necessarily ordained by law" or "in practice or actuality, but not officially established." It is commonly used in contrast to de jure when referring to matters of law, governance, or...

 border with Bayonne

Bayonne, New Jersey

Bayonne is a city in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. Located in the Gateway Region, Bayonne is a peninsula that is situated between Newark Bay to the west, the Kill van Kull to the south, and New York Bay to the east...

.)
The road takes its name from the 17th century settlement Bergen

Bergen, New Netherland

Bergen was a part of the 17th century province of New Netherland, in the area in northeastern New Jersey along the Hudson and Hackensack Rivers that would become contemporary Hudson and Bergen Counties...

 which was part of the province of New Netherland

New Netherland

New Netherland, or Nieuw-Nederland in Dutch, was the 17th-century colonial province of the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands on the East Coast of North America. The claimed territories were the lands from the Delmarva Peninsula to extreme southwestern Cape Cod...

. and ran (along with today's Bergen Avenue

Bergen-Lafayette, Jersey City

Bergen-Lafayette is a section of Jersey City, New Jersey.As its name implies, Bergen-Lafayette is made of different neighborhoods. It lies west-southwest of Downtown and Liberty State Park...

) between the village at Bergen Square

Bergen Square

Bergen Square, at the intersection of Bergen Avenue and Academy Street in Jersey City, is in the southwestern part of the much larger Journal Square district...

 and the community of Pamrapo. The southern end of Old Bergen Road near Danforth Avenue

Danforth Avenue (Hudson County)

-Station:The Danforth Avenue Station on the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail is located one block east of Garfield Avenue, near the location of the former Central Railroad of New Jersey Greenville station.-Service:...

 creates Greenvilles shopping and commercial district.
which is a short distance from Garfield Avenue, which itself is a former colonial post road

Post road

For other uses, see Post Road .A post road is a road designated for the transportation of postal mail. In past centuries only major towns had a post house, and the roads used by post riders or mail coaches to carry mail among them were particularly important ones or, due to the special attention...

 later named Bergen Point Plank Road

Bergen Point Plank Road

The Jersey City and Bergen Point Plank Road was a road in the 19th century in Hudson County, New Jersey which ran between Paulus Hook and Bergen Point. The company which built the road received its charter on March 6, 1850. It has subsequently become Grand Street and Garfield Avenue in Jersey City...

.

The former Greenville Hospital and the Afro-American Historical Society Museum at the Miller Branch of the Jersey City Public Library are located nearby its northern end. The road creates the eastern border of the city square Columbia Park. Saint Ann's Home for the Aged has been located on the street since 1911. The Greenville Garage of New Jersey Transit

New Jersey Transit

The New Jersey Transit Corporation is a statewide public transportation system serving the United States state of New Jersey, and New York, Orange, and Rockland counties in New York State...

 is located near its Gates Avenue bus line terminus..Buses for routes 6, 43, 80, 81, 87, 120, 126 are house there. New Jersey Transit #80 and 87 originate/terminate at Old Bergen Road and Gates Avenue. A&C Bus Corporation

A&C Bus Corporation

The A&C Bus Corporation, also known as the Montgomery & Westside Bus Owners Association, is a bus company in Jersey City, New Jersey. All buses operated by A&C are known for their solid red line on the side of the bus and the phrase "use the bus card on this bus" on the front of the...

 runs the Bergen Avenue line to Journal Square

Journal Square

Journal Square is a business district, residential area, and transportation hub in Jersey City, New Jersey, which takes its name from the newspaper Jersey Journal whose headquarters are located there. The "square" itself is at the intersection of Kennedy Boulevard and Bergen Avenues...

 along the avenue.

The southern end of Old Bergen Road near Danforth Avenue

Danforth Avenue (Hudson County)

-Station:The Danforth Avenue Station on the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail is located one block east of Garfield Avenue, near the location of the former Central Railroad of New Jersey Greenville station.-Service:...

creates Greenvilles shopping and commercial district.