Route description U.S. Route 22 in New Jersey

1 route description

1.1 phillipsburg-alpha area
1.2 i-78/us 22 concurrency
1.3 annandale somerville
1.4 i-287 garden state parkway
1.5 hillside newark airport interchange

route description
phillipsburg-alpha area

us 22 westbound approaching route 122 in pohatcong township

us 22 enters new jersey easton, pennsylvania on easton-phillipsburg toll bridge on delaware river. heads phillipsburg, warren county four-lane undivided road maintained delaware river joint toll bridge commission, becoming divided highway. east of bridge, westbound lanes pass through bridge toll plaza, , route has eastbound exit , westbound entrance broad , main streets. previous exit, 22 runs eastward brief limited-access road maintained new jersey department of transportation ends in interchange morris street , hillcrest boulevard. @ point, route becomes at-grade memorial boulevard; commercial 4 six-lane divided thoroughfare wide median consisting of u-turn ramps , jughandles. median narrows road forms border between lopatcong township north , phillipsburg south. route enters lopatcong township , comes interchange route 57, eastbound exit , westbound entrance. after passing route 57 junction, 22 takes southeasterly turn , passes on norfolk southern s washington secondary before entering agricultural area. route forms border between pohatcong township west , greenwich township east passes east of phillipsburg mall. short distance later, 22 intersects cr 519 before heading business district , meeting cr 638. east of alpha, route intersects route 122, final junction of at-grade section of 22.

i-78/us 22 concurrency

route 173 (former 22) eastbound @ i-78/us 22 interchange in bloomsbury

past route 122 intersection, 22 has interchange exit 3 of i-78 , western endpoint of route 173. there, 22 concurrent i-78 through mountainous , rural area of western new jersey. i-78/us 22 follow six-lane freeway east through greenwich township, coming westbound exit , eastbound entrance cr 637. road turns southeast , has eastbound exit , westbound entrance cr 632 in franklin township. within ramps interchange, there weigh stations in both directions. short distance after interchange, i-78/us 22 crosses musconetcong river bloomsbury, hunterdon county. in bloomsbury, road has interchange route 173. after interchange, freeway enters bethlehem township, route 173 closely running north of i-78/us 22. road has rest areas in both directions before passes on norfolk southern s lehigh line , turns southeast cross musconetcong mountains.

the freeway turns east again , enters union township, coming interchange cr 614 , route 173. here, i-78/us 22 continue east directly south of route 173, coming interchange route cr 625. entering more commercial areas, route 173 merges onto i-78/us 22 @ exit 13. @ exit 15, highway meets interchange cr 513, , route 173 splits i-78/us 22 heading north on cr 513. @ point, freeway runs along border of franklin township south , clinton north before entirely entering clinton , crossing south branch raritan river. i-78/us 22 turns northeast , leaves clinton clinton township, has eastbound exit , westbound entrance route 173 provides access route 31. after interchange route 31. @ next interchange near community of annandale, 22 splits i-78, heading closely south of route.

annandale somerville

us 22 westbound @ ramp southbound i-287 in bridgewater township

upon splitting i-78, 22 becomes four-lane at-grade divided highway runs through rural areas development , crosses new jersey transit’s raritan valley line. enters lebanon, passing north of town center. upon leaving lebanon, route heads clinton township. in community of potterstown, 22 enters readington township , takes southeasterly turn away i-78. here, road passes southwest of merck headquarters building before reaching community of whitehouse station, has short concurrency cr 523. past whitehouse station, 22 continues through mix of residential , commercial areas.

us 22 continues branchburg township, somerset county, development near road increases remains rural. cr 614 parallels 22 north pass through community of north branch before 22 intersects cr 637 , crosses north branch raritan river bridgewater township. in bridgewater township, route comes interchange eastern terminus of cr 614 , western terminus of route 28. past interchange, 22 passes business parks , raritan valley country club, widening 6 lanes in process. afterwards, comes interchange 202 , 206. past interchange, 22 transitions rural more suburban setting , heads east along border of somerville south , bridgewater township north, passing near bridgewater commons shopping mall. median of route widens runs south of i-287, entering bridgewater township again comes interchange i-287 @ exits 14a , 14b.

i-287 garden state parkway

east of i-287, 22 continues east four-lane divided highway passing south of watchung mountains. route has interchange cr 525, wide grassy median narrows jersey barrier. road continues through wooded surroundings , passes through portion of bound brook, widening 6 lanes before meeting cr 527 @ interchange. here, route takes northeasterly course, entering bridgewater township again , narrowing 4 lanes before crossing green brook township while designated short distance north of middlesex-somerset county border. 22 continues through business areas highway jughandles, crossing cr 529. in north plainfield, route widens 6 lanes , has interchange cr 531. past interchange, road continues along border of watchung west , north plainfield southeast before crossing green brook.

us 22 westbound @ springfield road in union

at crossing, 22 heads north-northeast scotch plains, union county, coming interchange cr 655. route continues northeast four- five-lane highway, passing near bowcraft amusement park. road continues east through mountainside, turning northeast before entering springfield, has interchange cr 509 spur (signed cr 577). past interchange, 1.8 miles 22 has unusual wide median contains commercial businesses , numerous u-turn ramps. in area, road comes level crossing abandoned rahway valley railroad. crosses rahway river union, wide median continues. route briefly forms northern border of kenilworth before median narrows jersey barrier. 22 splits 2 carriageways @ intersection exits 140 , 140a of garden state parkway , route 82, site of union watersphere.

hillside newark airport interchange

past interchange, route comes exit cr 630 before crossing elizabeth river hillside, heads east through more urban areas. road has interchange @ bloy street before passing on cr 509. after interchange broad street, 22 turns northeast limited-access roadway. heads newark in essex county, highway passes through wooded weequahic park. past park, 22 turns east urban areas , closely runs south of i-78, comes eastbound exit , westbound entrance empire street, provides access route 27. short distance later, freeway has direct westbound exit , eastbound entrance route 27. past interchange, 22 continues parallel i-78, passing on amtrak’s northeast corridor before reaching newark airport interchange; south of downtown newark , northwest of newark liberty international airport. 22 eastbound merges 1-9, 1 southbound ramp , 2 northbound ramps (one local , express lanes). main line follows 1-9 local northbound ramp 0.4 miles (0.64 km), intermediate exit route 21. official eastern terminus of 22 @ ramp split i-78 , northbound 1-9.