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NJ State Highways: 75-90

75 I-76 76 76C 77 I-78 79 I-80 I-80S 81 82 83 84 85 87 88 90

75
75 was a proposed north-south freeway in Newark, connecting the huge I-78 Exit 56 to the 21 freeway, thus providing a full freeway route from north of Newark to south of Newark. A high-powered interchange would have connected it to the six-lane center Exit 13 from I-280 as well as surface streets; Exit 13 was recently redone to better serve local traffic, taking away much of the stub interchange. An extension was also planned southeast to US 1/US 9. A later incarnation of 75 would have just run from I-78 to I-280 with no northward extension. The state canceled the ongoing project in April 1972 but it lingered on the books for decades thereafter.

ROUTE NO. 75. L.1967, c. 87, s. 1, repealed 1997, c.143, s.3.

History (Steve Anderson).

I-76
I-76 is a short route in the Camden area, with the Interstate spending most of its time in Ohio and Pennsylvania. The number came along in 12/1964 as a renumbering of I-80S, which was Federal Aid Interstate 109. Until 1/1973, I-76 came over the Ben Franklin Bridge and down what's now I-676, and current I-76 was I-676; the switch was made because Pennsylvania's section of the Vine Street Expressway (now I-676) was taking a while. In fact, it ended up never connecting to the bridge at all, requiring a surface connection, and leaving the Pennsylvania side of the Ben Franklin as just plain US 30. Mileposts and exit numbers on I-76 go east to west, probably because the North-South Freeway originated as, surprise, north-south 42, and I-76 west is more north. Since I-76 goes backward, so does the log below.

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ends at I-295 (I-295)
Bellmawr	North-South Fwy
Mount Ephraim	North-South Fwy
Gloucester	North-South Fwy
Camden	North-South Fwy, Walt Whitman Br
Gloucester	Walt Whitman Br
enters Pennsylvania (I-76)

76
76 was the original number of 81; the number was changed in 12/1964, while it was still in the planning stages, because of the renumbering of I-80S to I-76.

76C
76C (unsigned) connects the Walt Whitman Bridge to several surface streets, including 168 and US 130.

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ends at Black Horse Pike (168)
Haddon	I-76 Connector
Camden	I-76 Connector
ends at North-South Fwy/Walt Whitman Br (I-76/I-676)

77
77 runs north from Bridgeton. It was 46 pre-GR, renumbered due to US 46.

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ends at Broad St (49)
Bridgeton	Pearl St
Upper Deerfield	Route 77
Upper Pittsgrove	Bridgeton-Pole Tavern Rd, Pole Tavern-Mullica Hill Rd
Elk	Bridgeton Pike
Harrison	Bridgeton Pike, S Main St
ends at Woodstown Rd (45)

I-78
I-78 was built as a bypass for US 22 across the state, replacing part of the initially proposed 11 in the western half of the state. The part east of the Newark Airport was built as a connector from the New Jersey Turnpike to Newark Airport and the Holland Tunnel, and was originally 700N. The part east into the Holland Tunnel on 12th St and 14th St has traffic lights, and was built in 1927 as an approach to the tunnel. It was originally US 1, then Bus. US 1 (and Bus. US 9), and then 139. I-78 is now multiplexed with 139 into the Holland Tunnel, making I-78 one of the only Interstates to have traffic signals, alongside I-180 in Wyoming and any drawbridges left in the system.
Between 1957 and 1959, I-78 was Federal Aid Interstate 102. The Clinton bypass was built as this. US 22 in the Phillipsburg/Alpha vicinity, from current I-78 Exit 3 westward, was meant to be upgraded to I-78. Pennsylvania had made all of its US 22 into freeway east of I-81, and the entire length was also designated I-78. However, New Jersey never found a way to upgrade this part of US 22, and instead I-78 was built on new alignment south of Allentown PA, Bethlehem PA, Easton PA, and Phillipsburg, opening in 1989. Given current traffic volumes and the difficulty of widening US 22 in Pennsylvania from four lanes, this was a good idea in the end, although it stranded I-378 (which became PA 378 as a result).
The other problematic section of I-78 was between Exits 41 and 48, through the Watchung Mountains and Watchung Reservation. Environmental challenges of blasting a highway through a protected woodlands left I-78 incomplete for 15-20 years after the rest of the highway opened. As a concession to finally get it built, NJDOT installed three nature bridges, two of which are alongside crossing roads and one of which carries only animal traffic. US 22 was always used as a detour before sections of I-78 were finished, except traffic in Union County approaching the incomplete Watchung Mountains section was shunted northwestward onto the completed section of the 24 freeway. In fact, the freeway east of Union County was co-signed with 24 at least initially, as evidenced by an overhead bridge sign on the Garden State Parkway (444). Here is a table of when each section of I-78 was built:

section	location (miles/exits)	date	notes
1A	0 to ~2.5	11/21/1989
1B/6H	~2.5 to 3	11/21/1989
(102) 2B	3 to 7	1959
2E/2J	7 to 11	1962
2G	11 to 13	1968	upgraded on the spot from US 22
(102) 2A	13 to 16	1957
2L	16 to 17	1968
2M/3E	17 to 20	1968
3F	20 to 24	1967
3G	24 to 30	1966
4K	30 to ~32	1970
4J	~32 to 36	1970
4G/4F	36 to 41	1971
4E	41 to Somerset/Union county line	1971
4V/5BM	Somerset/Union county line to 43	9/1985
5BN/5BW	43 to ~44	8/13/1986
5BP/5BW	~44 to 45	8/13/1986
5BT	45 to ~47	8/13/1986
5J/5L/5M	~47 to 48	8/13/1986
5J/5L	48 to 49	1974
5AC	49 to 50	1976
5AB	50 to 51	1976
5AD	51 to 52	1976
5AU/5AV	52 to 55	1977
5AE/5AG	55 to 56	1977
5AK	at 56	1977
5AF	56 to 57	1977
5BF	57 to 58	1977
6	58 to NJTP	12/12/1951
N-5/N-7/N-11	NJTP to 139	1956
	139 to Holland Tunnel
	Holland Tunnel	11/13/1927

ROUTE NO. . Beginning at the north side of the trans-Bayonne freeway, and thence in a general northerly direction through the city of Jersey City, in the county of Hudson, to a point at or near the approach of the Holland Tunnel. L.1948, c. 451, p. 1851, s. 1.
ROUTE NO. . Beginning at a point in State Highway Route 28 (1927), Route U.S. 22 (1953) east of Clinton, Hunterdon county, New Jersey, and from thence proceeding westwardly by direct route to another point in the said legislated Route 28 (1927), Route U.S. 22 (1953) west of Clinton. L.1955, c. 75, p. 241, s. 1, effective June 16, 1955.

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History (Steve Anderson)
History (NJTP Newark Bay Ext) (Steve Anderson)
History (Bayonne-Port Newark Bridge) (Steve Anderson)
History (Holland Tunnel) (Steve Anderson)

enters Pennsylvania (I-78)
Phillipsburg	I-78
Pohatcong	I-78
Alpha	I-78
Pohatcong	I-78
Alpha	I-78
Pohatcong	I-78
Greenwich	I-78
Franklin	I-78
Bloomsbury	I-78
Bethlehem	I-78
Union	I-78
Franklin	I-78
Clinton Borough	I-78
Clinton Twp	I-78
Lebanon	I-78
Clinton Twp	I-78
Readington	I-78
Tewksbury	I-78
Readington	I-78
Bedminster	I-78
Bridgewater	I-78
Bernards	I-78
Warren	I-78
Watchung	I-78
Berkeley Heights	I-78
Summit	I-78
Mountainside	I-78
Springfield	I-78
Millburn	I-78
Springfield	I-78
Union	I-78
Hillside	I-78
Irvington	I-78
Newark	I-78, New Jersey Tpk Newark Bay Extension
Bayonne	New Jersey Tpk Newark Bay Extension
Jersey City	New Jersey Tpk Newark Bay Extension, [12th St](14th St), Holland Tunnel
enters New York

79
79 is a section of old US 9 in Monmouth County. Its latest pre-GR designation was 4A.

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ends at Route 9/Schanck Rd (US 9)
Freehold Twp	South St
Freehold Borough	South St, W Main St, Broadway
Freehold Twp	Route 79
Marlboro	Route 79, S Main St, N Main St, Route 79
Matawan	Freneau Ave, Main St
ends at Route 34 (34)

I-80
I-80 runs east-west across the northern part of the state. It was Federal Aid Interstate Route 101, and a few pieces of it (most notably the Delaware Water Gap section and the Netcong bypass) were originally planned or built as bypasses for US 46. Until it was complete, it ended at US 46 in various places, including at Exit 25 in Netcong, Exit 38/39 in Denville, and Exit 47 in Parsippany. The eastern section of the freeway was built as the Bergen-Passaic Expressway from the George Washington Bridge through Leonia (now part of I-95) to Paterson. Here is a table of when the pieces of I-80 were built:

section	location (miles/exits)	date
	Delaware Water Gap Bridge	12/16/1953
(US 46) 1	0 to 4	1953
1P	4 to Knowlton/Blairstown line	1973
1N	Knowlton/Blairstown line to 12?	1973
1L	12? to ~16.5	1972
1J	~16.5 to 19	1972
1K	19 to 25	1973
1M	25 to 26	1973
2E	26 to 28	1963
2H	28 to 30	1960
(101) 2C	30 to 34	1960
(101) 2B	34 to ~36.5	1959
(101) 2A	~36.5 to 38	1959
2C	38 to 39	1961
3H/3I	39 to 42	1973
3G/2	42 to 43	1973
3L/3G/3I	at 43	1973
3F	43 to 47	1968
3E/3K	47 to 52	1968
3J/4AA	52 to 53	1969
4S	53 to 54	1969
4AD	54 to Passaic River	1971
4AE	Passaic River to 57	1971
4AL	at 57	1971
4M	57 to 58	1965
4H	58 to 59	1971
4G/4A	59 to 61	1965
4C/4H	61 to 62	1965
4F	at 62	1965
5R	62 to 63	1964
5P	63 to 64	1964
5N	64 to 65	1964
5S	65 to 66	1964
5G/5I	66 to 67	1964
5V	67 to 68	1964
(I-95) 1R	68 to NJ 4	1964
(I-95) 1G	NJ 4 to US 9W	1964

ROUTE NO. . Beginning at Route 8, in the vicinity of Columbia and paralleling the Delaware river to the southeasterly abutment of the bridge to be constructed across the Delaware river by the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission, in the vicinity of the Delaware Water Gap in Pahaquarry township, Warren county. L.1951, c. 107, p. 516, s. 1.

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enters Pennsylvania (I-80)
Hardwick	I-80
Knowlton	I-80
Blairstown	I-80
Hope	I-80
Frelinghuysen	I-80
Allamuchy	I-80
Byram	I-80
Mount Olive	I-80
Netcong	I-80
Mount Olive	I-80
Roxbury	I-80
Mount Arlington	I-80
Roxbury	I-80
Jefferson	I-80
Rockaway Twp	I-80
Wharton	I-80
Rockaway Twp	I-80
Rockaway Borough	I-80
Rockaway Twp	I-80
Denville	I-80
Parsippany-Troy Hills	I-80
Montville	I-80
Fairfield	I-80
Wayne	I-80
Totowa	I-80
Woodland Park (was West Paterson)	I-80
Paterson	I-80 (Bergen-Passaic Expwy)
Elmwood Park	I-80 (Bergen-Passaic Expwy)
Saddle Brook	I-80 (Bergen-Passaic Expwy)
Lodi	I-80 (Bergen-Passaic Expwy)
Hackensack	I-80 (Bergen-Passaic Expwy)
South Hackensack	I-80 (Bergen-Passaic Expwy)
Hackensack	I-80 (Bergen-Passaic Expwy)
Ridgefield Park	I-80 (Bergen-Passaic Expwy)
Bogota	I-80 (Bergen-Passaic Expwy)
Teaneck	I-80 (Bergen-Passaic Expwy)
ends at I-95 (I-95)

I-80S
I-80S was the original number for I-76, starting in Ohio; the number was changed 12/1964 when AASHTO started removing suffixed Interstates. However it was not today's I-76 in NJ; it instead used present-day I-676 to go over the Ben Franklin Bridge. This was also the route of I-76 until 1/1973; see that entry for more.

81
81 was opened in 6/1982 to connect the new Exit 13A on I-95 (NJTP) to the Newark Airport. It was originally planned as 76; the number was changed to 81 in 12/1964 because of the renumbering of I-80S to I-76. The original plan was to connect 81 to I-95 (NJTP) Exit 13; there are still ghost ramps there. The spiritual predecessor to 81 may have been S100.

ROUTE NO. 81. The State Highway Commissioner is authorized, as soon as practicable and in accordance with the procedure set forth in article 1 of chapter 7 of Title 27 of the Revised Statutes to add to the State highway system a new route beginning at a point in the vicinity of Route 278 and New Jersey Turnpike Interchange No. 13 in the city of Elizabeth, and northerly to an intersection with U.S. Route 1 at a point generally located between North avenue, Elizabeth, and McClellan street, Newark. Added L.1966, c. 306, s. 1, eff. Dec. 21, 1966.

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ends at New Jersey Turnpike (I-95)
Elizabeth	Route 81
ends at Route 1-9 (US 1/US 9)

82
82 goes northwest from Elizabeth. It was S24 pre-GR (as was a bit of 439 from 82 south to 28).

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ends at Springfield Ave/Meisel Ave (124)
Springfield	Morris Ave
Union	Morris Ave
ends at North Ave (439)

83
83 runs east-west in the south part of the state. It was part of 49 pre-GR.

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ends at Delsea Dr (47)
Dennis	Route 83
ends at Route 9 (US 9)

84
84 is now 284; it was changed in 1966 because NY 84 changed to NY 284 to accommodate I-84, which NY 84 would have intersected. 84 was changed from 8N (from pre-1927 8) to 84 before the GR in 1942 to match NY 84.

85
85 was a proposed north-south freeway in Jersey City and Hoboken, connecting I-78 to 495. 185 may have been numbered with 85 in mind, though the number is most likely a coincidence of being in the 1xx system.

Route No. . As soon as practicable the State Highway Commissioner shall establish the State Highway Route, from the Lincoln Tunnel in the township of Weehawken to and connecting with the Holland Tunnel by way of the township of Weehawken, city of Hoboken and the city of Jersey City, heretofore authorized by P.L.1934, chapter 116 and Revised Statutes 27:6-1; and the aforesaid route is hereby designated a freeway as defined in P.L.1945, chapter 83. Amended by L.1965, c. 98, s. 1, eff. June 14, 1965.

History (Steve Anderson).

87
87 runs north from Atlantic City. It was S56 before the GR. When it was realigned in Atlantic City onto Huron Ave, the old alignment continuing on Brigantine Blvd became 187.

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ends at Absecon Blvd (US 30)
Atlantic City	Huron Ave, Brigantine Blvd
Brigantine	Brigantine Blvd
ends at U-turn and becomes CR 638

88
88 runs east from Lakewood. It was part of 35 pre-GR.

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ends at Madison Ave (US 9)
Lakewood	Main St, Ocean Ave
Brick	Route 88, [Princeton Ave, Post Rd](Route 88), Route 88
Point Pleasant	Lakewood Rd, Ocean Rd
ends at Richmond Ave/Cincinnati Ave (35)

90
90 is a freeway east of Camden, built to bypass 73 to the new Betsy Ross Bridge. It was originally proposed to reach the NJ Turnpike (700). Signage on I-95 in Pennsylvania includes NJ 90 shields.

ROUTE 90 FREEWAY. Beginning at a point in or near the proposed new bridge over the Delaware river in the township of Pennsauken in Camden county, and extending generally easterly to Route 73. L.1965, c.60, s.1, amended by 1997, c.143, s.1.

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enters Pennsylvania
Pennsauken	Betsy Ross Bridge, Route 90
Cinnaminson	Route 90
ends at Route 73 (73)

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