Interstate 280 West

Interstate 280 commences west from a wye interchange (Exit 15 W) with the New Jersey Turnpike Eastern Spur (I-95) and a trumpet interchange (Exit 15 W) with the Turnpike Western Spur (I-95W). Three ramps combine ahead of the Kearny Toll Plaza.

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I-280 curves south into a three quarter cloverleaf interchange (Exit 17) with CR 508 (Newark-Jersey City Turnpike) in the town of Kearny. Overheads posted west of the Kearny Toll Plaza were replaced in 2020.

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West from Exit 17 B, CR 508 (Newark-Jersey City Turnpike) runs through industrial areas of east Kearny before entering the town of Harrison on Harrison Avenue.

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Exit 17 A loops onto CR 508 (Newark-Jersey City Turnpike) east toward Kearny Point and Route 7. Route 7 continues Newark-Jersey City Turnpike eastward to Jersey City.

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The first westbound reassurance shield posted for Interstate 280 stands beyond the directional ramps from CR 508 west.

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Exit 16 departs Interstate 280 next onto Essex Street in Harrison.

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Exit 15 to Route 21 is the first of four exits from Interstate 280 west to the city of Newark.

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This guide sign lists the sections of Newark served by Interstate 280 exits.

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Essex Street follows Interstate 280 west from Exit 16 to 5th Street and Frank E. Rodgers Boulevard in Harrison. Rodgers Boulevard joins the freeway with central Harrison at CR 508 (Harrison Avenue).

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Shifting northwest, Interstate 280 elevates onto a viaduct from 5th Street to Harrison Avenue preceding the William A. Stickel Memorial Bridge.

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The William A. Stickel Memorial Bridge comes into view along Interstate 280 west at mile marker 15.

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The William A. Stickel Memorial Bridge spans the Passaic River between East Newark in Hudson County and Newark in Essex County.

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The William A. Stickel Memorial Bridge is a rare draw bridge in use along the Interstate Highway System. Others include I-110 at Biloxi, Mississippi and I-64 at Hampton Roads, Virginia.

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The William A. Stickel Memorial Bridge is a six lane span that was built between 1948-49. Opened on May 1, 1949, the bridge became part of the interstate system in 1971 (Janberg, 2006).

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Exit 15 departs from I-280 west just beyond the draw bridge. New Jersey Route 21 (McCarter Highway) straddles the Passaic River through the Downtown Newark area. Exit 14 follows to University Heights.

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Rarely opened for vessels along the Passaic River, the 688 foot long William A. Stickel Memorial Bridge is considered obsolete (Janberg, 2006).

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Route 21 upgrades to a double-deck freeway north at 3rd Avenue en route to Rutherford and Passiac. South from Exit 15, Route 21 runs along the east side of Downtown Newark and to the west of the Ironbound section of the city, serving traffic to the New Jersey Performing Arts Center.

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Interstate 280 runs adjacent to NJTransit Newark Broad Street Station west at University Avenue. Exit 14 B to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard was formerly located here.

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Exit 14 connects I-280 west with 8th Avenue ahead of Nesbitt Street and Clifton Street north of University Heights. The University Heights area is home to Essex County College, Rutgers University and New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT).

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Clifton Avenue heads north from Norfolk and Orange streets in University Heights nearby to Branch Brook Park and Verona Avenue near the Newark city line.

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Interstate 280 travels below grade west from Exit 14 past Branch Brook Park.

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An S-curve takes Interstate 280 along a viaduct west from Branch Brook Park across 1st and Orange Streets.

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Exit 13 departs next for 5th Street north, Orange Street, 6th Street and the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ).

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6th Street leads south from parallel Orange Street to Market Street near Central Avenue (CR 508). Orange Street follows Interstate 280 west to 14th and Main Streets.

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A left entrance ramp connects 1st Street with I-280 west ahead of the Myrtle Avenue overpass. This ramp is a leftover from the planned north end of unconstructed Route 75. Kevin Porter adds that Route 75 was to join I-280 with Route 21 between Newark and Belleville. Known as the Newark Midtown Freeway, the route was aimed at providing congestion relief for the Garden State Parkway while doubling as a truck route. Design elements focused on a dual freeway with four local lanes and six express lanes. Cancelled in 1973 due to construction costs estimated in 1969 at $115 million, only the interchanges at the ends were ever built.

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I-280 westbound advances with five lanes from 1st Street / Exit 13 to Exit 12 B for the Garden State Parkway (GSP) and Exit 12 A to Clinton Street in East Orange.

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A directional T interchange connects Interstate 280 with the Garden State Parkway access road. Exit 12 is a collector distributor roadway leading west to Freeway Drive in the city of East Orange.

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The Garden State Parkway access road includes an exit for Oraton Parkway. Oraton Parkway is part of the frontage road system for the Garden State Parkway in East Orange.

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A two lane flyover connects the Garden State Parkway with both Interstate 280 west to Orange and the c/d roadway from Exit 12 A to Freeway Drive ahead of Walnut Burnett, and Clinton Streets.

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Exit 11 B joins Interstate 280 with Freeway Drive west at Center Street. The service road provides access to Day Street and Essex Avenue in City of Orange Township.

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Interstate 280 remains below grade west from the Brick Church area of East Orange into the City of Orange beyond the Harrison Street overpass.

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Day Street runs between Henry and Washington Streets. Essex Avenue extends further south to CR 508 (Central Avenue). Essex Avenue north meets Main Street nearby while Freeway Drive partitions into Crane Street west and the return ramp to Interstate 280.

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Essex County Route 508 Spur (Northfield Avenue) connects Interstate 280 with CR 508 (Whittingham Place) via Exit 10 in West Orange Township.

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Interstate 280 curves northwest at Jefferson Street ahead of the West Orange Township line and Exit 10 to CR 508 Spur. Northfield Avenue west to CR 577 south leads to South Orange. Montclair Township is located north of West Orange.

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Parallel CR 508 leaves the I-280 corridor west from CR 508 Spur (Northfield Avenue). The 16.14 mile long route concludes at Route 10 in Livingston Township.

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Mount Pleasant Avenue (CR 660 / Old Route 10), crosses I-280 at a half diamond interchange (Exit 9). Beyond the exchange, I-280 ascends onto First Watchung Mountain with a 6% grade.

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Continuing through West Orange Township, I-280 next meets Essex County Route 577 (Prospect Avenue) at a six-ramp parclo interchange (Exit 8) in 0.75 miles.

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Interstate 280 travels through an S-curve northward onto First Watchung Mountain by the Llewellyn Park gated community..

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Exit 8 B departs Interstate 280 west for CR 577 (Prospect Avenue) north to Verona Township. CR 577 becomes Route 23 (Pompton Avenue) north from CR 506 (Bloomfield Avenue) to Cedar Grove Township.

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Exit 8 A follows onto CR 577 (Prospect Avenue) south to the east end of Route 10 (Mount Pleasant Avenue). CR 577 turns east there while Prospect Avenue continues south as CR 677, 1.02 miles to Northfield Avenue (CR 508) in West Orange.

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Second Watchung Mountain comes into view beyond this confirming marker posted west of Exit 8.

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The folded diamond interchange at Exit 7 joins I-280 with Pleasant Valley Way (CR 636) at Pleasantdale, south of Verona.

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Pleasant Valley Way is part of CR 636, a 4.88 mile long route south to CR 508 (Northfield Avenue) at South Mountain Reservation and north to CR 506 (Bloomfield Avenue) in Verona Township.

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Interstate 280 rises to an elevation exceeding 620 feet above sea level on the climb across Second Watchung Mountain.

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Interstate 280 west enters Livingston Township ahead of the six-ramp parclo interchange (Exit 6) with Laurel Avenue.

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Laurel Avenue (CR 634) heads east from Exit 6 B to Eagle Rock Avenue (CR 611) at Pleasantdale in West Orange Township.

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Laurel Avenue (CR 634) continues west through Livingston Township from Exit 6 A and splits with Shrewsbury Drive (CR 635) south to Millburn.

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Continuing west, Interstate 280 runs between the borough of Roseland and Livingston Township to the cloverleaf interchange (Exit 5) with CR 527 (Livingston Avenue).

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CR 527 heads north from Exit 5 B through Roseland to the borough of Essex Falls en route to Caldwell and North Caldwell.

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CR 527 navigates along Livingston Avenue, Eagle Rock Avenue and Roseland Avenue north through Roseland. Harrison Avenue (CR 656) connects with CR 527 to West Caldwell Township.

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Exit 5 A loops onto CR 527 (Livingston Avenue) southbound to Route 10 (Mt. Pleasant Avenue) in Livingston. County Route 527 travels 84.86 miles overall between Route 166 at Toms River and Route 23 in Cedar Grove Township.

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Interstate 280 curves northward by Becker Park on the ensuing stretch.

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Eisenhower Parkway (CR 609) meets Interstate 280 at a cloverleaf interchange (Exit 4) in Roseland. The arterial runs 4.12 miles south as CR 609 to CR 510 (S Orange Avenue). The parkway north ends a quarter mile from Exit 4 B.

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Eisenhower Parkway north serves a handful of office buildings beyond Exit 4 B. Kevin Porter writes that parkway had grander plans that included a connection with Route 24, where an abandoned cloverleaf interchange remains in Chatham.

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South from Exit 4 A, Eisenhower Parkway (CR 609) leaves Roseland for Route 10 (Mount Pleasant Avenue) at Morehousetown in Livingston Township.

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Crossing the Passaic River for a second time, Interstate 280 west enters Morris County at Hatfield Swamp.

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Exit 1 links Interstate 280 west with U.S. 46 via either Edwards Road northwest or New Road north in Parsippany-Troy Hills Township.

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U.S. 46 parallels Interstate 80 closely east from nearby Pine Brook to Totowa and west to Parsippany and Rockaway.

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The parclo interchange at Exit 1 joins Interstate 280 with Edwards Road north, New Road and Ridgedale Avenue (CR 632). CR 632 parallels I-280 southward across the Whippany River into East Hanover Township.

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I-280 defaults onto Interstate 80 west 1.75 miles beyond Exit 1 to Edwards and New Roads. As there is no direct access to I-80 east, a Breezewood connection follows U.S. 46 east and Hook Mountain Road north to the entrance ramp from New Maple Avenue in Montville Township.

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I-280 ends in one mile at wye interchange with a left side entrance ramp onto the westbound I-80 mainline and an exit ramp to the I-80 collector distributor roadway (Exit 43) west to Interstate 287 and U.S. 46 at Parsippany.

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I-80 travels west from the North Jersey urban area to the Delaware Water Gap at Hardwick Township. The water gap is a scenic cut in Kittatinny Mountain where Interstate 80 crosses the Delaware River into Pennsylvania.

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Two lanes join I-80 west ahead of Exit 42 to U.S. 202 in Parsippany. The c/d roadway extends west to the exchange with I-287. Interstate 287 is an outer bypass of North Jersey between Suffern, New York and the New Jersey Turnpike at Edison.

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