Interstate 287 North - Boonton to Mahwah

Entrance ramps from CR 630 (Littleton Road) and Interstate 80 west combine before merging onto I-287 north ahead of this shield assembly that was removed by 2018. A left side entrance ramp also ties into I-287 from I-80 east.

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I-287 runs between U.S. 202 and Boonton Reservoir north from U.S. 46 at Cobbs Corner.

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U.S. 202 runs along the west side of I-287 along Parsippany Boulevard north to Exit 43 with Intervale Road. Overtaking Intervale Road east across I-287, U.S. 202 loops north across the Rockaway River into the Boonton street grid.

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Exit 43 constitutes just the northbound off-ramp to U.S. 202 (Intervale Road). Fanny Road connects the route with the borough of Mountain Lakes nearby.

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Interstate 287 spans the Rockaway River into the town of Boonton. Joining I-287 with Main Street (U.S. 202) via Lathrop Avenue, Exit 44 follows in a half mile.

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U.S. 202 turns northeast from Main Street nearby onto Myrtle Avenue along the west side of I-287 while CR 511 takes over along Main Street northwest to Boonton Avenue.
Exit 44 represented the temporary north end of Interstate 287 in New Jersey until November 1993.

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Exit 45 just beyond Exit 44 for Park Avenue east to Wootton Street. Wootton Street heads south to Lathrop Avenue and northwest to CR 511 and Oak Street.

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U.S. 202 (Main Road) and Interstate 287 switch sides again at Exit 47 in Montville Township.

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U.S. 202 (Main Road) continues east from the parclo B2 interchange at Exit 47 east to Towaco and west to Montville.

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U.S. 202 stays east of Interstate 287 to Lincoln Park before turning north again alongside Route 23 through Wayne Township. The two routes meet again in 11 miles.

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Interstate 287 straddles the the eastern slope of Waughaw Mountain and other hills through north Montville Township and east Kinnelon borough.

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The scenic stretch of I-287 culminates at the borough of Riverdale. Forthcoming Exit 52 is the first of three for the community.

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Interstate 287 continues north into Pequannock Township.

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Meeting Interstate 287 at Riverdale is New Jersey Route 23, a 52.63 mile route from Verona to the New York state line at Montague Township.

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Route 23 constitutes a multi-lane arterial south from Exit 52 A in Riverdale through Pequannock and Wayne Townships to Interstate 80.

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Entering the directional cloverleaf interchange (Exits 52 A/B) with New Jersey Route 23 on I-287 north.

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Exit 52 B joins I-287 north with New Jersey Route 23 west to Butler. Most of the route west through Riverdale and Butler is commercialized.

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A folded diamond interchange (Exit 53) connects I-287 with CR 694 (Hamburg Pike) just north of Route 23. CR 694 links I-287 with CR 511 Alternate at its eastern turn from Newark Pompton Turnpike to Pompton Lakes.

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West from Exit 53, CR 694 (Hamburg Turnpike) continues onto Main Street through the borough of Bloomingdale. The route ends at CR 511, which previously met I-287 at Exit 40.

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Crossing the Pequannock River, Interstate 287 northbound enters Passaic County.

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14 miles remain along Interstate 287 northbound to the exchange with I-87 (New York State Thruway) at Suffern.

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Interstate 287 encircles Federal Hill northward to the borough of Wanaque and Exit 55.

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County Route 511 arcs eastward from Bloomingdale to meet I-287 at Exit 55 and County Route 511 Alternate (Ringwood Avenue) south to Pompton Lakes.

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CR 511 Alternate runs 7.39 miles south from CR 511 at Exit 55 to U.S. 202 in Lincoln Park. CR 511 north leads to Wanaque Reservoir in the borough of Ringwood.

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An impressive rock cut lines the east side of Interstate 287 across a hill west of the Lake Inez along the Wanaque River.

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An interchange sequence sign precedes Exit 57 with Skyline Drive (CR S91) and the borough of Oakland. U.S. 202 returns to I-287 at the second Oakland exit.

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Interstate 287 turns more easterly across the hills south of Ramapo Lake beyond the Wanaque River.

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Skyline Drive stems north from Oakland Avenue and Exit 57 to the Ramapo Mountains and borough of Ringwood.

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Northbound Interstate 287 crosses the Bergen County line within a half mile of the parclo A2 interchange (Exit 57) with Oakland Avenue and Skyline Drive (CR S91).

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Exit 57 departs Interstate 287 north for Oakland Avenue ahead of the turn at Skyline Drive. Oakland Avenue remains eastward to U.S. 202, doubling as part of the movement from forthcoming Exit 58 to U.S. 202 (Ramapo Valley Road).

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RIRO (right in right out) ramps at Exit 58 join I-287 northbound with adjacent Oakland west of U.S. 202 (Ramapo Valley Road).

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U.S. 202 follows Ramapo Valley Road north from Oakland to Mahwah Township and the New York state lane ahead of Suffern. I-287 and U.S. 202 do not directly meet again.

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A three wye interchange (Exit 59) joins I-287 with New Jersey Route 208 in a half mile. Route 208 constitutes a 10.07 mile long expressway leading southeast to Route 4 at Fair Lawn.

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Interstate 287 curves southeasterly to Exit 58 for New Jersey Route 208 at the Franklin Lakes borough line.

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Two lanes continue north along Interstate 287 toward Mahwah and the New York State Thruway while a lane drop occurs at Exit 59 for Route 208 south to Hawthorne, Glen Rock and Fair Lawn.

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Interstate 287 curves northeastward and straddles Campgaw Mountain through northern Franklin Lakes.

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Interstate 287 parallels a New York, Susquehanna and Western (NYS&W) Railway line east from Route 208 by this confirming marker.

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Phelps Road spans Interstate 287 at mile marker 62 near the Mahwah Township line.

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This sign alerts northbound motorists of the New York state line in 4.5 miles. A similar sign is posted along I-78 west for the Pennsylvania state line.

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A northbound shield for I-287 follows where the freeway lines both Campgaw Mountain and Reservation.

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Interstate 287 traverses a wide valley across Darlington Brook and Avenue in this scene at milepost 64.

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Long distance travelers bound for the New England States are advised to take I-87 (NY Thruway) north from I-287 at Suffern to Interstate 84 at Newburgh.

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Route 17, a multi-state route between Kearny, New Jersey and the Pennsylvania state line at Mina, ties into I-287 at the final Garden State exit.

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A second sign advises travelers headed to New England to use I-87 north to I-84. This route bypasses the congested Cross West Chester Expressway along I-287 and I-95 along the Governor John Lodge Connecticut Turnpike. I-84 however can be equally congested through both Danbury and Hartford, Connecticut.

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Removed in 2023, this reassurance marker preceded the U.S. 202 (Ramapo Valley Road) under crossing near Ramapo College of New Jersey.

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Interstate 287 crosses the Ramapo River ahead of the two-wye interchange with Route 17. The loop ramp at Exit 66 returns motorists onto the state route south to Mahwah.

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Exit 66 serves Route 17 south, while access to NY 17 through Hillburn is 2.4 miles ahead via I-87 north at Exit 15 A. New Jersey Route 17 extends NY 17 another 26.80 miles south to Ramsay, Allendale and Paramus.

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Route 17 north combines with I-287 north ahead of a three-wye interchange with Interstate 87 (New York Thruway).

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Traffic on I-287 north partitions with two lanes joining I-87 north to NY 17 at Hillburn and the continuation of I-287 north along I-87 south to the Governor Marco M. Cuomo Bridge (formerly the Tappan Zee Bridge). I-87/287 overlap 19.20 miles east from Suffern to Tarrytown.

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Interstate 287 north enters Rockland County, New York along the east side of Houvenkopf Mountain.

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