Interstate 287 South - Parsippany to Somerville

Interstate 287 enters the Garden State 0.75 miles south of the separation with I-87 (New York State Thruway) northbound.

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NY 17 combines with Interstate 287 south from Hillburn just ahead of the New Jersey state line. New Jersey State Route 17 continues the route southeast from Left Exit 66 through Mahwah.

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Route 17 branches southeast from the wye interchange at Exit 66 along a 26.80 mile long route to Ramsay, Allendale, Ridgewood, Paramus and ultimately Kearny.

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Interstate 287 leads southwest 13 miles to Riverdale and 30 miles to Morristown. Perth Amboy, beyond the I-287 transition to Route 440 north, is 70 miles away.

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Interstate 287 crosses over U.S. 202 for the first time and continues south by Darlington.

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Advancing south across Darlington Avenue (CR 98) and Darlington Brook bridges on I-287 in Mahwah Township.

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Interstate 287 reassurance marker posted south ahead of the Borough of Franklin Lakes.

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Interstate 287 converges with the north end of New Jersey Route 208 at Exit 59 in Franklin Lakes.

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New Jersey Route 208 constitutes an expressway traveling 10.07 miles southeast to Hawthorne, Glen Rock and Fair Lawn at Route 4.

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Interstate 287 parallels a New York, Susquehanna and Western (NYS&W) Railway line west from the Franklin Avenue (CR 84) underpass to Exit 59.

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A three-wye interchange joins Interstate 287 with the west end of Route 208 at Exit 59.

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U.S. 202 (Ramapo Valley Road) and Interstate 287 come together at a parclo interchange (Exit 58) in the borough of Oakland.

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Exit 58 leaves I-287 south for U.S. 202 (Ramapo Valley Road) north to Campgaw Mountain and south through Oakland to Pompton Lake.

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Skyline Drive (CR S91) stems north from parallel Oakland Avenue to meet I-287 at Exit 57 en route to the Ramapo Mountains.

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Interstate 287 traverses the southern foothills of the Ramapo Mountains west to the borough of Wanaque and Exit 55 to CR 511 (Union Avenue) near Haskell.

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Interstate 287 spans the Wanaque River west ahead of the parclo B2 interchange (Exit 55) at CR 511 (Union Avenue) and CR 511 ALT (Ringwood Avenue).

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CR 501 travels 37.44 miles overall between Morris Township and NY 210 at West Milford. The county route locally connects I-287 with Bloomingdale to the west and Wanaque Reservoir to the north. CR 511A spurs south from CR 501 by Exit 55, 7.39 miles through Pompton Lakes to Riverdale and U.S. 202 in Lincoln Park.

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Curving southward, I-287 straddles the east side of Federal Hill to the borough of Riverdale.

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Meeting I-287 next is County Route 694 (Paterson Hamburg Turnpike) at a folded diamond interchange (Exit 53) in one mile.

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CR 694 extends Hamburg Turnpike west from CR 511A nearby. CR 511A heads east along Hamburg Turnpike to Pompton Lakes and south along Newark Pompton Turnpike into Riverdale.

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I-287 crosses the NYS&W Railway, the Pequannock River, and Morris County line south just ahead of Exit 53 for CR 694 west into Bloomingdale. New Jersey Route 23 converges with the freeway in a half mile between Butler and Pequannock Township.

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I-287 confirming marker preceding the directional quarter cloverleaf interchange with New Jersey Route 23 at Exits 52 A/B.

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Route 23 constitutes a multi-lane arterial south to Wayne Township and CR 506 at Verona. The 52.63 mile long route travels to the northern tip of New Jersey, concluding at the New York state line in Montaque Township.

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Interstate 287 leaves Riverdale along a lengthy exit less stretch through Pequannock Township and Kinnelon.

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Somerville, where parallel U.S. 202 leaves the I-287 corridor for Flemington and Lawrenceburg, appears on this distance sign at 36 miles out. Perth Amboy is 54 miles away.

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The six lanes of Interstate 287 traverses hills west of Pequannock. A climbing lane adds a fourth southbound lane for trucks along this portion.

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South of Waughaw Mountain, Interstate 287 and U.S. 202 cross paths again at Exit 47.

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U.S. 202 turns west from Lincoln Park to Towaco and the parclo B2 interchange at Exit 47.

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Exit 47 departs I-287 south for U.S. 202 in Montville Township. Both routes continue west into Boonton.

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River Road passes under Interstate 287 ahead of this southbound confirming marker.

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Entering the town of Boonton, Interstate 287 advances to a split diamond interchange (Exit 45) with U.S. 202 (Myrtle Avenue) at Vreeland Avenue and Wootton Street.

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U.S. 202 runs along the north side of I-287 southwest to Washington Street and Main Street (CR 511) in the Boonton business district.

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The 1993 portion of Interstate 287 transitions into the 1973 section south beyond the entrance ramp from U.S. 202 (Washington Street) and the Rockaway River.

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U.S. 202 loops south across the Rockaway River into Parsippany-Troy Hills Township before returning west to again cross I-287. Joining Parsippany Boulevard, U.S. 202 parallels the west side of I-287 to Exit 42 and U.S. 46. The signage for Exits 41 A/B to Interstate 80 appears two miles out.

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An entrance ramp joins I-287 south from adjacent U.S. 202 ahead of the RIRO (right in right out) ramps at Exit 42 to Waterview Boulevard. U.S. 202 stays west of I-287 through Parsippany to Exit 40.

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County Route 511 shares an implied overlap with U.S. 202 from Main Street in Boonton south to Littleton Road in Parsippany. CR 511 extends south along Parsippany Road to I-287 at Exit 40 A.

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U.S. 46, a route paralleling Interstate 80 across North Jersey, leads west from U.S. 202 to Denville Township and the town of Dover and east to The Caldwells and city of Clifton.

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Interstate 287 shifts eastward by Boonton Reservoir and crosses U.S. 46 at Cobbs Corner ahead of the directional cloverleaf interchange (Exits 41 A/B) with Interstate 80.

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Interstate 80 travels 68.54 miles across New Jersey, between I-95 at Ridgefield Park to the east and the Delaware Water Gap into Pennsylvania to the west.

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Exit 41 B departs I-287 south for Interstate 80 west to Netcong, Wharton, Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania and Cleveland, Ohio.

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Exit 41 A loops onto a collector distributor roadway to both I-80 east to Paterson and Interstate 280 southeast to The Oranges and Newark.

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