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107-736: Interstate 287 ( I-287 ) is an auxiliary Interstate Highway in the US states of New Jersey and New York . It is a partial beltway around New York City , serving northern New Jersey and the counties of Rockland and Westchester in New York. I-287, which is signed north–south in New Jersey and east–west in New York, follows a roughly horseshoe-shaped route from the New Jersey Turnpike ( I-95 ) in Edison, New Jersey , clockwise to

214-464: A loop route ) completely surrounds a metropolitan city, and it is often connected with multiple junctions to other routes. Unlike other auxiliary Interstate Highways (and by extension, all primary Interstate Highways ), beltways do not have termini; however, they have a place where the highway mileage resets to zero. Beltways are also preceded by an even number in the first digit. Some examples of beltways include: New Jersey Route 27 Route 27

321-591: A $ 187-million (equivalent to $ 307 million in 2023) reconstruction in 2001 in order to add additional lanes and rebuild overpasses and underpasses. Reconstruction in this area was completed in May 2004. In 2016, the Tappan Zee Bridge toll plaza was demolished and replaced with an electronic toll gantry on the west side. The Spring Valley toll plaza went all-electronic in 2018. Plans for a limited-access road to cross Westchester County east to west date back to

428-822: A ceremony held on the Wanaque River bridge, where New Jersey Governor James Florio cut the ribbon. This moment marked the completion of a bypass around New York City that had been planned for decades. The portion of I-287 between the US ;202 interchange in Oakland and the Route ;208 interchange in Franklin Lakes overtook the westernmost portion of Route 208, truncating that route to its current location. The completion of I-287 in New Jersey had significant effects on traffic and development patterns in

535-723: A crossing of the Hudson River, opened in 1955. In New Jersey, the proposed I-287 had originally been designated as FAI Corridor 104 and incorporated what was planned as the Middlesex Freeway . The New Jersey section of I-287 between the New Jersey Turnpike in Edison and US 202 in Montville opened in stages between the 1960s and 1973; the remainder was completed by 1994. The aging Tappan Zee Bridge

642-486: A day. The road forms the border of Franklin Township and New Brunswick upon intersecting with How Lane ( CR 680 ) becoming four-lane Somerset Street. Route 27 follows Somerset Street northeast through residential and commercial areas, passing by the community of Somerset on the west side of the road. The route splits from Somerset Street and heads entirely into New Brunswick, Middlesex County along French Street. At

749-484: A day. Beyond this interchange, Route 27 crosses into Metuchen and becomes two-lane Essex Avenue, which turns to the east and heads through residential areas. The route turns north onto Lake Avenue and intersects with Amboy Avenue ( CR 501 ). Route 27 forms a concurrency with that route. It passes under the Northeast Corridor and comes to Middlesex Avenue, where CR 501 turns to the left and Route 27 turns to

856-698: A dog were killed when a small SOCATA TBM 700 airplane en route to Georgia crashed on the highway near exit 33 in Morris Township. In August 2007, NJDOT started the I-287 (Middlesex Freeway) Rehabilitation Project to resurface the pavement between exit 5 in South Plainfield and I-95/New Jersey Turnpike in Edison Township, which is used by about 150,000 vehicles daily. Some of the bridges and overpasses had deteriorated to such

963-494: A four-lane road that passes by homes, entering Edison , where the name changes to Lincoln Highway . The route continues northeast, intersecting with Suttons Lane/Duclos Lane ( CR 676 ) and Plainfield Avenue ( CR 529 ), then travels through a mix of residences and businesses, briefly becoming a divided highway before interchanging with I-287 at a partial interchange with access to southbound I-287 and from northbound I-287. At this interchange, Route 27 sees approximately 14,386 cars

1070-585: A junction with US 202. After US 202, I-287 turns southeast and closely parallels the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway line to the southwest before entering Franklin Lakes and coming to an interchange with the northern terminus of Route 208 . Past this interchange, I-287 narrows to four lanes and turns northeast as the railroad line draws away. The freeway passes wooded residential neighborhoods prior to turning north and entering Mahwah , where it continues near more wooded suburban areas as well as

1177-572: A portion of the Lincoln Highway, the United States' first transcontinental highway that was established in 1913 to run from New York City to San Francisco . It is still known by that name in a few places along the route, particularly in Edison Township. In 1916, the Lincoln Highway was legislated as part of pre-1927 Route 1 between New Brunswick and Elizabeth and as pre-1927 Route 13 between Trenton and New Brunswick in 1917. In

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1284-527: A report in October 2011 designating the Tappan Zee's replacement to be dual- span twin bridges . Construction officially began in October 2013, with the new spans being built to the north of the existing bridge. The new bridge connects to the existing highway approaches of I-87 and I-287 on both river banks. The northbound/westbound span opened on August 25, 2017. Southbound/eastbound traffic remained on

1391-448: A short distance to the west. The freeway makes a turn more to the east as it comes to a truck-only rest area in the northbound direction. The road crosses into Morris Township , where it reaches an exit-only interchange with Harter Road; there are no entrances present. Shortly after Harter Road, there is a junction with CR 663 (James Street) that only has entrances to I-287. After this, I-287 turns north and enters Morristown , where

1498-645: A state that they needed to be replaced. On September 16, 2009, NJDOT announced the start of another rehabilitation and repaving project from exit 5 in Piscataway to the area of exit 10 in Franklin Township. This project, which was funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 , cost $ 29 million (equivalent to $ 40 million in 2023) and was finished by April 2011. The New York State Thruway portion of I-287

1605-625: A turn to the northeast, crossing back into Morris Township before continuing into Hanover Township . Here, the route comes to the western terminus of the Route ;24 freeway and becomes ten lanes total. Following Route 24, the freeway passes over the Morristown and Erie Railway 's Whippany Line before it intersects Route 10 and becomes nine lanes, with five southbound and four northbound. I-287 passes near several business parks as it enters Parsippany–Troy Hills . In this area, there

1712-446: A typical 3-digit Interstate Highway, bypasses usually have both its two termini junctioned with another Interstate highway. Bypass routes are preceded by an even number in the first digit. Examples include: In the case of an auxiliary Interstate highway which has both ends at Interstates but not the same Interstate, some states treat these as bypasses while others treat these as spurs—see Spur route above. A beltway (also known as

1819-550: A variable two- to four-lane road, entering denser suburban development. In Kendall Park, the road passes northwest of a park and ride lot located at a shopping center. Route 27 then passes through Franklin Park , intersecting with Henderson Road ( County Route 610 ) (Henderson Road). Past that intersection, Route 27 forms the border of Franklin Township to the west and North Brunswick to the east, passing through suburban development with some areas of farmland, seeing about 38,487 cars

1926-613: Is an interchange with CR 511 east of Lake Parsippany that also has access to Entin Road in the southbound direction. After this, I-287 widens to eleven lanes with five northbound lanes, two express southbound lanes, and four local southbound lanes as it comes to the I-80 junction. Following this interchange, the freeway becomes six lanes, with three in each direction as it continues into more wooded areas and reaching an exit with access to US 46 and US 202/CR 511. In this area,

2033-474: Is home to the Somerset Patriots baseball team. Past this area, the road encounters Route 28 at an interchange. Past Route 28, the freeway turns northwest and passes over Norfolk Southern Railway 's Middle Brook Industrial Track line before it intersects US 22 at a partial interchange with a northbound exit and entrance and southbound entrance. From this point, I-287 makes a turn to

2140-636: Is maintained by the New York State Thruway Authority (NYSTA). A bypass around New York City had been planned since the 1950s and would become a part of the Interstate Highway System and receive the I-287 designation. The Cross Westchester Expressway, which was originally designated as Interstate 187 ( I-187 ), opened in 1960 as Interstate 487 ( I-487 ) before later becoming part of I-287. The New York State Thruway portion of I-287, which included

2247-709: Is today Route 27, the Northeast Corridor rail line, and Broad Street in Newark, the Georgetown and Franklin Turnpike , chartered on February 15, 1816, to run from Lambertville to New Brunswick along the present-day alignments of CR 518 and Route 27, the Newark and Elizabeth Plank Road, chartered on March 14, 1856, and the Princeton and Kingston Branch Turnpike, chartered on December 3, 1807, to run from Trenton to Kingston along current CR 583 and Route 27. The route became

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2354-423: Is usually one of the following: Examples include: Sometimes, a three-digit Interstate Highway branches off from another three-digit Interstate Highway. These spurs do not connect directly with their parent highways, but are associated with them via the three-digit highways they do intersect with. Examples include: A bypass route may traverse around a city, or may run through it with the mainline bypassing. In

2461-426: The 1927 New Jersey state highway renumbering , Route 27 was designated to run from Trenton to the intersection of Frelinghuysen Avenue and Astor Street in Newark, replacing the portions of Routes 1 and 13 that ran along the Lincoln Highway. With the creation of the U.S. Highway System , U.S. Route 1 was designated along the length of Route 27 from 1927 until sometime before the 1940s, when the U.S. Route 1 designation

2568-695: The Campgaw Mountain Reservation to the west of the road. After passing to the east of the Ramapo College campus, I-287 passes over US 202. The freeway crosses the Ramapo River again before reaching an interchange with Route 17 . At this point, Route 17 forms a concurrency with I-287 and the road widens to six lanes as it passes between the Ramapo Valley County Reservation to

2675-588: The Garden State Parkway near Iselin , where approximately 19,780 vehicles travel on Route 27 on a daily basis. Past the Garden State Parkway, Route 27 narrows back to two lanes and continues northeast alongside the Northeast Corridor, passing through a mix of residential and commercial development as a three-lane road with two northbound lanes and one southbound lane. Route 27 crosses into Rahway , Union County and intersects with

2782-489: The New Brunswick Station serving Amtrak and NJ Transit 's Northeast Corridor Line . The route turns into a four-lane divided highway and intersects with Easton Avenue ( CR 527 ). At this point, CR 644 ends, with Route 27 forming a brief concurrency with CR 527, heading east along Albany Street as a city-maintained street. About 200 yards (180 m) later, the road crosses George Street, which heads to

2889-569: The New England Thruway ( I-95 ) in Rye, New York , for 98.72 miles (158.87 km). Through New Jersey, I-287 runs west from its southern terminus in Edison through suburban areas. In Bridgewater Township , the freeway takes a more northeasterly course, paralleled by US Route 202 (US 202). The northernmost part of I-287 in New Jersey passes through mountainous surroundings. Upon entering New York at Suffern , I-287 turns east on

2996-847: The New York State Thruway ( I-87 ) and runs through Rockland County. After crossing the Hudson River on the Tappan Zee Bridge , I-287 splits from I-87 near Tarrytown and continues east through Westchester County on the Cross Westchester Expressway until it reaches the New England Thruway. Within New Jersey, I-287 is maintained by the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT), and, within New York, it

3103-557: The Palisades Center shopping mall to the south of the road. Past NY 303, I-87/I-287 turns to the east-southeast and passes near wooded areas as well as suburban neighborhoods of Central Nyack . It comes to another interchange with NY 59 that also provides access to US 9W . Within this interchange, the roadway has an eastbound toll gantry for the Tappan Zee Bridge that allows tolls to be collected at highway speeds using E-ZPass or toll by mail . At this point,

3210-603: The Pequannock River and New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway 's New Jersey Subdivision line into Bloomingdale , Passaic County , where the highway becomes US Air Force Gunner Clarence "Red" Mosley Highway. The road continues northeast and turns north as it briefly passes through Pompton Lakes before crossing into Wanaque . Here, the road makes a turn northeast again as it comes to the CR ;511 Alternate interchange. After this, I-287 passes through rock cuts in

3317-641: The Rahway River . It heads through business areas and passes near the Thomas Alva Edison Memorial Tower and Museum , which is located on the site of Thomas Edison 's Menlo Park laboratory. The route closely parallels the Northeast Corridor rail line and crosses into Woodbridge , widening to four lanes at this point. Route 27 passes by the Metropark Station serving Amtrak and NJ Transit trains and interchanges with

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3424-625: The Ramapo Mountains before making a sharp turn east as it crosses high above the Wanaque River valley on a bridge. The freeway continues into Oakland , Bergen County , where the name becomes Army Staff Sergeant Walter Bray Highway. Here, there are a couple of businesses near the road before the interchange with Skyline Drive . Following this, the road crosses the Ramapo River before passing near neighborhoods and reaching

3531-537: The Raritan River on the Albany Street Bridge into Highland Park . Upon entering Highland Park, Route 27 becomes two-lane Raritan Avenue, intersecting with River Road ( CR 622 ) and continuing through the downtown area of Highland Park. CR 514 splits from Route 27 by heading east on Woodbridge Avenue 0.7 mi (1.1 km) later. Route 27 resumes heading northeast past this intersection as

3638-613: The US Army Corps of Engineers . Officials in Rockland County, New York filed a lawsuit on November 19, 1993, hours before the highway's official ribbon-cutting, seeking to block its opening. They claimed the incomplete interchange with the New York State Thruway was inadequate to handle the additional traffic. That interchange was not complete until 1994, but the highway opened as planned on November 19 in

3745-610: The 1920s and became more needed after post- World War II traffic increases. When the Tappan Zee Bridge was proposed around 1950, the Cross Westchester Expressway was becoming a more realistic idea. Construction of the freeway began in 1956, and was given the NY ;119 designation. The design of the highway met Interstate Highway standards after opening and was supposed to have the I-187 designation. However, by

3852-607: The Cross Westchester Expressway was transferred from the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) to the NYSTA in 1990 to help relieve the state's budget issues. On July 27, 1994, a propane truck crashed into an overpass on the Cross Westchester Expressway in White Plains and exploded, killing the driver. The fire from the explosion spread into adjacent neighborhoods and injured 23 people. In

3959-555: The I-287 bypass of New York City and I-95 south to Pennsylvania . On July 16, 1999, Governor Christine Todd Whitman banned oversize trucks from using roads that are not part of the National Highway System , such as Route 31. Trucks were therefore forced to use I-287 and the New Jersey Turnpike to travel across the state. In the 1990s, high-occupancy vehicle lanes (HOV lanes) were built along I-287 between Bedminster and Parsippany. These HOV lanes, along with

4066-581: The I-287 designation in 1958. The southern segment of I-287 was planned in the 1950s as the Middlesex Freeway, which was to run from the Outerbridge Crossing to Staten Island and follow the Route 440 corridor to Edison, where it would connect to the New Jersey Turnpike before continuing west to I-78. From here, the freeway would parallel US 202 north to the New York border. The anticipated cost of building I-287 in New Jersey

4173-551: The Lincoln Highway was renumbered as Route 27 between Trenton and Newark. U.S. Route 1 was designated on this portion of the road until it was relocated by the 1940s. U.S. Route 206 followed the route from Trenton to Princeton until 1953, when the southern terminus of Route 27 was cut back to Princeton to avoid the concurrency with US 206. Route 27 begins at a traffic light with US 206 in Downtown Princeton , Mercer County . The route heads northeast along Nassau Street,

4280-603: The NY 100A interchange, the freeway leaves Elmsford and turns to the east near residential areas, narrowing to six lanes before coming to an exit for NY 100 and NY 119 that also has access to the Bronx River Parkway . Following this exit, the road becomes eight lanes again and crosses over the Bronx River Parkway, the Bronx River , and Metro-North Railroad's Harlem Line . Here,

4387-570: The New York State Thruway crosses the Hudson River on the Tappan Zee Bridge east into the village of Tarrytown in the town of Greenburgh in Westchester County . After passing over the river, the road crosses over Metro-North Railroad's Hudson Line . After this, the freeway comes to the exit for US 9 that also serves the western terminus of NY 119 . I-87/I-287 continues east past woodland and business parks, leaving Tarrytown. The two routes then split; I-87 continues south on

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4494-564: The New York State Thruway in Suffern, New York , was controversial dating back to 1965 and continuing until its opening in 1993. Property owners along the proposed route fought its completion as part of the freeway revolts of the 1960s and 1970s. Originally, I-287 was proposed to take a more eastern route through the Lincoln Park and Wayne areas; this routing gained opposition as it passed through populated areas. A more western alignment

4601-461: The New York State Thruway widens to eight lanes and turns to the south-southeast into the village of Nyack in the town of Orangetown , crossing over US 9W prior to passing near residential areas in the village of South Nyack as it runs to the east of US 9W, descending into the Palisades . The last interchange in Rockland County is with US 9W and has no southbound exit. From here,

4708-517: The New York State Thruway, while I-287 heads east on the Cross Westchester Expressway. This interchange also has access to and from the northbound Saw Mill River Parkway and NY 119. The Cross Westchester Expressway, which is maintained by the NYSTA, is six lanes wide and carries I-287 east to a westbound exit for NY 119 that is intertwined with the ramps between the New York State Thruway and NY 119/Saw Mill River Parkway. After passing over

4815-637: The Saw Mill River Parkway and the Saw Mill River , the road enters the village of Elmsford and runs through developed areas as it has a partial diamond interchange with NY 9A that does not have an eastbound exit. The Cross Westchester Expressway turns southeast from this point and intersects the Sprain Brook Parkway . I-287 widens to eight lanes at this junction and continues to the exit for NY 100A . After

4922-461: The Tappan Zee Bridge over the Hudson River, opened on December 15, 1955. In the 1960s, I-287 was designated along the New York State Thruway between Suffern and Tarrytown, while I-87 ran farther to the east on present-day I-684. On January 1, 1970, the I-87 designation was shifted onto this portion of the New York State Thruway to run concurrent with I-287. The E-ZPass electronic toll collection system

5029-401: The United States' Interstate Highway System . The 323 auxiliary routes generally fall into three types: spur routes , which connect to or intersect the parent route at one end; bypasses , which connect to the parent route at both ends; and beltways , which form a circle that intersects the parent route at two locations. Some routes connect to the parent route at one end but to another route at

5136-545: The Vincent R. Kramer Interchange, where the local–express lane configuration ends. Access from eastbound I-78 to southbound I-287 is only to the local lanes. Meanwhile, the express lanes of northbound I-287 provides access to westbound I-78 while the local lanes provide access to eastbound I-78. Following I-78, I-287 heads north with four northbound lanes and three southbound lanes into more wooded surroundings, reaching another interchange with US 202/US 206. At this point,

5243-479: The Westchester Avenue frontage road serves as a collector–distributor road . The Cross Westchester Expressway turns southeast again past wooded areas of development, with NY 120 coming onto the Westchester Avenue frontage road. I-287 reaches an interchange where the frontage road ends as Westchester Avenue heads east as NY 120A and NY 120 continues to the south. Here, the freeway enters

5350-443: The area. Several towns along the highway, such as Wanaque and Montville, saw increases in development. In addition, as the road was a bypass, it saw a significant increase in truck traffic wishing to bypass congested roads closer to New York City. The road also increased truck traffic on other north–south corridors, such as Route 31 , from truckers wanting to bypass the New Jersey Turnpike by using these surface roads to get between

5457-604: The bridge carried fewer than 40,000 vehicles per day. Part of the justification for replacing the bridge stems from its construction immediately following the Korean War on a low budget of only $ 81 million (equivalent to $ 719 million in 2023). Unlike other major bridges in the New York metropolitan area , the Tappan Zee was designed to last only 50 years. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) issued

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5564-486: The city of Rye , where it passes over the Northeast Corridor before merging into northbound I-95 about a half-mile (0.80 km) west of the Connecticut state line. In the 1950s, a limited-access highway was proposed to bypass New York City. This planned beltway would be incorporated into the new Interstate Highway System . The proposed beltway in New Jersey was designated as FAI Corridor 104 and later received

5671-401: The concurrency of New York State Thruway , I-87, and I-287, was a cantilever bridge built during 1952–1955. The bridge was three miles (4.8 km) long and spanned the Hudson at its second-widest point. Before its replacement in 2017, the deteriorating structure carried an average of 138,000 vehicles per day, substantially more traffic than its designed capacity. During its first decade,

5778-442: The downtown area, Route 27 continues through residential areas and the route becomes unnamed. Route 27 runs parallel to Carnegie Lake , then crosses over the Millstone River just north of the historic Kingston Bridge . The portion of the road from Princeton to Kingston is part of the King's Highway Historic District . Upon crossing the Millstone River, Route 27 runs along the border of Franklin Township , Somerset County to

5885-411: The east of downtown White Plains as it encounters Westchester Avenue, which connects to NY 119, NY 127 , and Anderson Hill Road as well as The Westchester shopping mall in the downtown area. Within this interchange, the Cross Westchester Expressway turns east along the border between Harrison to the north and White Plains to the south. Westchester Avenue becomes a frontage road for I-287 as

5992-450: The east, with US 202 running immediately to the north of the road. Along this stretch, there is an exit for US 202 and Vreeland Avenue. Upon entering Montville , the passes near wooded residential areas before coming to another interchange with US 202. I-287 continues northeast from this point, drawing away from US 202, crossing under NJ Transit's Montclair-Boonton Line before running north-northeast through more woodland as

6099-449: The exit for South Randolphville Road. Following this interchange, the road heads west more before it turns to the southwest and comes to an interchange with the northern terminus of Route 18 . After Route 18, the freeway comes to the CR 622 (River Road) exit. After crossing over the Raritan River , I-287 enters Franklin Township , Somerset County , and becomes the Captain (Ret) Joseph Azzolina, US Navy Highway. Soon after

6206-594: The fear it would have negative effects on the area in trying to solve traffic. Since 1999, the Cross Westchester Expressway has been under construction in order to reduce congestion and improve safety for the motorists who use the highway. The final phase of the project, a reconstruction in the area of exit 8 in White Plains, was completed in December 2012, nine months ahead of schedule. In late 2018, NYSDOT began installing ramp meters on entrance ramps to I-287 in Rockland and Westchester Counties. More are expected to be installed by 2020. The Tappan Zee Bridge , carrying

6313-458: The following years: it was renamed the King's Highway when it was extended by King George to Jersey City, then to the Post Road during the Revolutionary War, then the Old Country Road after, then finally St. Georges Avenue when Rahway was incorporated as a city. Route 27 follows portions of several 19th-century turnpikes , including the Essex and Middlesex Turnpike, which was chartered on March 3, 1806, to run from New Brunswick to Newark along what

6420-417: The freeway continues east as Route 440 toward Perth Amboy and Staten Island . Within Middlesex County, I-287 is called the Lt. Col. (Ret) Richard F. Lauer, US Army Highway. From this point, it heads west as an eight-lane freeway through suburban areas, soon reaching an interchange with US 1 that also has access to County Route 531 (CR 531) in the southbound direction. Past this point,

6527-452: The freeway continues into South Plainfield , it passes near several business parks and comes to a partial interchange with Durham Avenue which only has a northbound exit and southbound entrance. At this point, the road starts to turn more west before it comes to a full junction with CR 529 . Here, the road enters Piscataway and reaches an interchange with CR 665 (Washington Avenue). Continuing near more business parks, I-287 comes to

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6634-433: The freeway median widens again as it turns northeast before continuing more to the east and entering Far Hills . Within Far Hills, the road passes under CR 512 before the northbound direction narrows to three lanes and the wide median ends. Entering Bernards Township , I-287 runs east-northeast to an interchange with CR 525 . After the CR 525 interchange, the road gains a wide median that narrows again before

6741-439: The highway runs to the west of the Boonton Reservoir and immediately to the east of US 202/CR 511. I-287 comes to the Intervale Road exit, which carries US 202 and CR 511. The freeway enters Boonton , where it turns northeast, with NJ Transit's Montclair-Boonton Line located a short distance to the northwest. In Boonton, there is another interchange with US 202/CR 511. From here, I-287 curves more to

6848-423: The inactive Rahway Valley Railroad line that is owned by the Staten Island Railway . It passes by Warinaco Park and forms the border between Elizabeth to the west and Linden to the east before entirely entering Elizabeth at the intersection of Richford Terrace. In Elizabeth, Route 27 narrows to two lanes and becomes Rahway Avenue, crossing the intersection of South Elmora Avenue ( Route 439 ) and continuing to

6955-399: The inner tube would be used for maintenance. The proposed tunnel, which is to be operated by a private firm, is still awaiting approval to begin construction. The mileposts below follow actual signage, even though the route is continuous. Auxiliary Interstate Highway Auxiliary Interstate Highways (also called three-digit Interstate Highways ) are a subset of highways within

7062-503: The intersection of Sandford Street, Route 27 becomes a county-maintained road that is also signed as CR 644. It then intersects with Jersey Avenue ( CR 693 ), which heads to the southwest to become Route 91 . Past this intersection, the route becomes a two-lane street that heads into Downtown New Brunswick, south of the main campus of Rutgers University . Here, the route has a daily traffic count of approximately 11,559 vehicles. It crosses under Amtrak 's Northeast Corridor rail line next to

7169-403: The intersection of Stuart Place, where the route heads through a more commercial setting with businesses lining both sides of the road. In Linden, the road intersects with North Stiles Street ( CR 615 ). At the intersection of Wood Avenue ( CR 617 ), Route 27 forms the border of Roselle to the west and Linden to the east, with about 23,081 vehicles using the road on a daily basis The route crosses

7276-603: The intersection of Virginia Street, where it becomes Frelinghuysen Avenue, a road that heads north through the Dayton neighborhood of Newark, passing through urban areas and by Weequahic Park . Route 27 interchanges with US 22 and immediately passes under I-78 . Route 27 continues north, passing under railroad tracks carrying Conrail Shared Assets Operations' Lehigh Line and NJ Transit's Raritan Valley Line and crossing Conrail Shared Assets Operations' Poinier Street Lead line/Irvington-Hillside Industrial Branch at-grade, before it comes to an intersection of Poinier Street, where

7383-436: The longest highway tunnel in the world, with its length exceeding that of the Lærdal Tunnel in Norway by a mile (1.6 km). It would start at the junction with the Cross Westchester Expressway and the New England Thruway in Rye and end at NY 135 and NY 25 in Syosset . Estimated to cost approximately $ 10 billion, it would feature three tubes: the outer tubes would have three lanes of vehicular traffic each and

7490-481: The main street of Princeton that runs along the northern edge of Princeton University and is lined with numerous shops and restaurants. This portion of Route 27 sees between 10,000 and 20,000 cars a day. Just past the beginning of Route 27, CR 583 heads to the southwest on Mercer Street. Route 27 moves through downtown Princeton, passing by the main gates to Princeton University near Nassau Hall , and intersecting with Washington Road ( CR 526 / CR 571 ). After leaving

7597-442: The mid-1990s, a reversible HOV lane was proposed for the Cross Westchester Expressway in order to alleviate congestion at a planned cost of $ 365 million (equivalent to $ 667 million in 2023). In addition, a Metro-North Railroad line and a guided busway were considered to serve the I-287 corridor in Westchester County as alternatives to the HOV lane. The proposed HOV lane was cancelled in 1997 by Governor George Pataki out of

7704-431: The mountains into suburban residential and commercial surroundings as it narrows to six lanes. After passing through the village of Montebello , the freeway reaches an interchange with Airmont Road where it becomes the border between Montebello to the north and the village of Airmont to the south. Continuing to the east, the New York State Thruway becomes the border between Monsey and Airmont before separating Monsey from

7811-435: The north as CR 672 and to the south as Route 171 . CR 527 splits from Albany Street by heading south on Route 171 while Route 27 continues east. After another 0.2 miles (320 m), Route 27 intersects with Johnson Drive ( CR 514 ). Route 27 continues along Albany Street as a concurrency with CR 514. It immediately interchanges with Route 18 . At the interchange with Route 18, Route 27 becomes state-maintained again, crossing

7918-429: The northeast through residential and commercial areas. Route 27 splits into a one-way pair with northbound Route 27 following Rahway Avenue east and turning north onto Cherry Street and southbound Route 27 following Westfield Avenue west and turning south onto Chilton Street. The southbound direction of Route 27 intersects with the eastern terminus of Route 28 , where that route continues west on Westfield Avenue. Past

8025-528: The northern terminus of Route 35 , where that route heads south on St. Georges Avenue. Route 27 continues north using four-lane St. Georges Avenue. The route passes through Rahway, passing by residences and businesses. In Rahway, the route sees about 25,022 cars a day. It continues northeast, intersecting multiple streets, such as West Inman Avenue ( CR 602 ), West Hazelwood Avenue ( CR 621 ), West Milton Avenue ( CR 648 ), and Westfield Avenue/West Grand Avenue ( CR 613 ). The route crosses into Linden when passing

8132-433: The numbers can repeat from state to state along their route, but they will not repeat within a state. There are three states that have no auxiliary Interstate Highways: Alaska, Arizona, and New Mexico. North Dakota has an auxiliary route, but it is unsigned , and Wyoming's does not meet Interstate Highway standards. Auxiliary Interstates are divided into three types: spur , loop , and bypass routes. The first digit of

8239-526: The old bridge until October 6, 2017. At that point, southbound/eastbound traffic shifted to the westbound span of the new bridge and the old bridge closed. The bridge's eastbound span opened to traffic on September 11, 2018. Upon completion, the new Tappan Zee Bridge became one of the longest cable-stayed spans in the nation. In 2008, a private firm, Polimeni Associates, proposed to construct a more than 16-mile-long (26 km) tunnel across Long Island Sound between Rye and Oyster Bay. This proposed tunnel would be

8346-426: The one-way pair, Route 27 resumes east on four-lane Westfield Avenue, turning north onto Broad Street. The route heads into a more urbanized setting and continues northeast onto Newark Avenue, intersecting with the northern terminus of Route 439, where that route heads west on North Avenue. Through Elizabeth, about 10,000 to 20,000 vehicles travel on Route 27 every day. Route 27 crosses into Newark , Essex County at

8453-539: The ones that had been built on I-80, were opened to all traffic in 1998 due to lack of HOV usage, and the state did not have to repay the federal government the $ 240 million (equivalent to $ 419 million in 2023) to build the lanes. In 2011, a small section of the northbound side of the highway in Boonton collapsed into the Rockaway River due to Hurricane Irene . Near the end of that year, five people and

8560-687: The other end; some states treat these as spurs while others treat them as bypasses. Like the primary Interstate Highways , auxiliary highways meet Interstate Highway standards (with rare exceptions ). The shorter auxiliary routes branch from primary routes; their numbers are based on the parent route's number. All of the supplement routes for Interstate 95 (I-95) are designated with a three-digit number ending in "95": I-x95. With some exceptions, spur routes are numbered with an odd hundreds digit (such as I-395 ), while bypasses and beltways are numbered with an even hundreds digit (such as I-695 ). Because longer Interstates may have many such supplemental routes,

8667-505: The right to resume its northeast direction. Route 27 intersects with Main Street ( CR 531 ) after 0.2 mi (0.32 km) and continues northeast on Middlesex Avenue, passing through a residential environment where the route carries about 22,414 vehicles daily. The road comes to a bridge over Conrail Shared Assets Operations ' Port Reading Secondary line. The route crosses back into Edison and becomes Lincoln Highway again, passing over

8774-680: The river, there is an interchange with CR 527 . After CR 527, the freeway makes a turn to the northwest and passes a mix of residential areas and business parks. The road has an interchange with CR 623 (Weston Canal Road) before crossing the Raritan River again and continuing into Bridgewater Township . Within Bridgewater Township, I-287 curves north-northwest and passes over Conrail Shared Assets Operations's Lehigh Line and then both NJ Transit 's Raritan Valley Line and CR 533 near TD Bank Ballpark , which

8881-572: The road crosses into White Plains and reaches an interchange with NY 22 . Past NY 22, I-287 makes a sharp curve to the south as it narrows to six lanes and runs near inhabited neighborhoods. The road has a westbound exit and eastbound entrance with the Central Westchester Parkway , a road that provides access to the Taconic State Parkway by way of NY 22. The freeway runs past commercial areas to

8988-558: The road passes corporate parks to the north and populated neighborhoods to the south. The road begins to turn southeast as it comes to a directional interchange with the southern terminus of I-684 . The I-287 freeway heads south along the White Plains–Harrison border before turning east and fully entering Harrison, where there is a cloverleaf interchange with the Hutchinson River Parkway . At this interchange,

9095-541: The road passes to the north of Nanuet , crossing under NJ Transit/Metro-North Railroad's Pascack Valley Line . The freeway crosses under NY 304 before the cloverleaf interchange with the Palisades Interstate Parkway . As the Thruway continues into West Nyack , it passes under CSX Transportation 's River Subdivision line before coming to the exit for NY 303 that provides access to

9202-561: The road runs under NJ Transit's Gladstone Branch , heading more to the northeast. Before leaving Bernards Township, there is an exit for North Maple Avenue. A short distance after this interchange, I-287 enters Harding Township , Morris County , at the crossing of the Passaic River , where it becomes the Marine Hector Cafferata Jr. Cong. Medal of Honor Highway. It continues northeast, with US 202 running

9309-403: The road turns more to the northwest and passes under Conrail Shared Assets Operations 's Bonhamtown Industrial Track line and a railroad spur before it comes to the junction with Route 27 ( Lincoln Highway ). Following Route 27, I-287 narrows to six lanes and passes over Amtrak 's Northeast Corridor as it continues to a southbound exit and northbound entrance with CR 501 . As

9416-709: The route heads east along that road to its northern terminus at an interchange with McCarter Highway ( Route 21 ) and Broad Street. The southern part of Route 27 follows the Lenape Assunpink Trail that during the colonial era was known as the Old Dutch Trail, and later became the Kings Highway . North of Rahway, the road was created as Queen Anne's Road, running from Perth Amboy to Elizabethtown Point , with later extensions to Newark and Jersey City. This road would have several names over

9523-661: The sections from US 46 south to Route 10 in Hanover Township and from Bedminster north to Maple Avenue in Bernards Township opened. The segment of the highway between Maple Avenue and Route 24 opened in 1973, followed by the segment between Route 24 and Route 10 in early 1975, making I-287 a continuous road between the New Jersey Turnpike in Edison and US 202 in Montville. I-287's missing section between US 202 in Montville and

9630-410: The southbound direction gains a fourth lane as the median narrows. The freeway enters more developed areas as it comes to the Route 124 interchange. From this point, the road becomes eight lanes total, with four in each direction, as it passes west of Morristown Medical Center . After crossing under NJ Transit's Morristown Line , it reaches the exit for CR 510 . From CR 510, I-287 makes

9737-402: The southbound local and express lanes have access to southbound US 202/US 206 at this interchange, whereas northbound US 202/US 206 only has access to the local lanes of northbound I-287. From here, the road continues north past suburban residential areas, with the northbound direction narrowing to two local lanes, before entering Bedminster . Here, I-287 intersects I-78 at

9844-422: The standard numbering guidelines exist for a number of reasons. In some cases, original routes were changed, extended, or abandoned, leaving discrepancies in the system. In other cases, it may not be possible to use the proper number because the limited set of available numbers has been exhausted, causing a "non-standard" number to be used. A spur route 's number usually has an odd number for its first digit. It

9951-504: The terrain starts to get more mountainous. This stretch of I-287 continues for six miles (9.7 km) before its next exit. The freeway runs through Kinnelon , where the northbound direction has four lanes, and Pequannock Township before entering Riverdale . In Riverdale, there is an interchange with Route 23 . A short distance later, I-287 reaches the CR 694 interchange which provides access to CR 511 Alternate (CR 511 Alt.). Immediately after this, I-287 crosses over

10058-521: The three digits usually signifies whether a route is a bypass, spur, or beltway. The last two digits are derived from the main Interstate Highway. For instance, I-115 contains an odd number in the first digit (1), which indicates that this freeway is a spur. The last two digits signify the highway's origin. In this case, the "15" in I-115 shows that it is a supplement to I-15 . Exceptions to

10165-476: The time the highway opened, it was officially designated as I-487 instead. At a cost of $ 50 million (equivalent to $ 395 million in 2023), the Cross Westchester Expressway was opened December 1960. Later in the 1960s, this segment of road was redesignated I-287 to make it a part of the beltway around New York City. I-287 was to continue past I-95 in Port Chester and was to cross Long Island Sound via

10272-645: The unbuilt Oyster Bay–Rye Bridge . On Long Island , the route would run along the Seaford–Oyster Bay Expressway ( NY 135 ). Then, I-287 was again to be extended into Jones Beach by merging with the Wantagh State Parkway in Merrick . The plans for the bridge, and the I-287 extension onto Long Island, were dropped in 1973 by Governor Nelson Rockefeller as a result of community opposition and environmental concerns. Ownership of

10379-464: The village of Chestnut Ridge to the south as it turns slightly to the east-southeast. After briefly running along the south edge of the village of Spring Valley , where there is a westbound toll gantry for trucks, the highway fully enters Chestnut Ridge. In this area, it comes to the Thruway's Garden State Parkway Connector . Following this junction, I-87/I-287 continues east into the town of Clarkstown , coming to an exit for NY 59 . After this,

10486-415: The village of Rye Brook in the town of Rye as it continues southeast. The Cross Westchester Expressway comes into the village of Port Chester , where the road runs near more dense suburban development as it intersects US 1 . At this point, the road has ramp access to and from the southbound direction of the New England Thruway ( I-95 ). From here, the mainline I-287 narrows to four lanes and enters

10593-623: The west and South Brunswick , Middlesex County to the east, passing through the historic community of Kingston . It continues northeast through a mix of woodland and residences, intersecting with Promenade Boulevard, which heads east and becomes CR 522 after crossing US 1 . Route 27 briefly runs entirely into Somerset County before resuming along the Middlesex/Somerset County line. The route continues north to an intersection of Gateway Boulevard ( CR 518 ), where it resumes its northeast direction and heads into Kendall Park as

10700-550: The west and business parks to the east. Upon entering New York in the village of Hillburn in the town of Ramapo in Rockland County, New York , New Jersey's Route 17 ends and NY 17 follows I-287 as the road comes to an interchange with the New York State Thruway ( I-87 ). At this point, NY 17 splits north onto I-87 and I-287 joins I-87 on the eight-lane New York State Thruway, passing over Metro-North Railroad 's Port Jervis Line as it heads east out of

10807-545: The west and runs to the north of US 22 as it has a wide median. The freeway turns northwest as it passes near the Bridgewater Commons shopping mall and reaches a partial interchange with US 202 / US 206 . Through the remainder of New Jersey, US 202 parallels the course of I-287. At this point, I-287 gains a local–express lane configuration, with three local and two express lanes southbound and three express and three local lanes northbound. Both

10914-643: Was $ 235 million (equivalent to $ 2.09 billion in 2023). The southernmost part of I-287 in Middlesex County was intended to be signed as part of I-95 instead; this never happened due to the cancellation of the Somerset Freeway . By the mid-1960s, I-287 had been completed between the New Jersey Turnpike and Bedminster and from US 46 in Parsippany to US 202 in Montville. More of I-287 in New Jersey had been finished by 1969, with

11021-537: Was first introduced on this segment of the Thruway at the Spring Valley and Tappan Zee Bridge toll plazas in 1993. The same year, an interchange in Suffern opened providing access to the newly opened New Jersey portion of I-287. In 1997, tolls for cars were eliminated at the Spring Valley toll plaza, with tolls remaining for trucks and other commercial vehicles. The I-87/I-287 interchange split near Tarrytown began

11128-489: Was part of the alignment through New Jersey of the Lincoln Highway , the United States' first transcontinental highway that was established in 1913. Route 27 is still referred to as the Lincoln Highway in many municipalities, such as Edison . The Lincoln Highway became part of pre-1927 Route 1 between New Brunswick and Elizabeth in 1916 and pre-1927 Route 13 between Trenton and New Brunswick in 1917. In 1927,

11235-486: Was planned around 1950 as part of a tolled limited-access highway that was to connect the major cities of New York. A bridge across the Hudson River was planned between Nyack and Tarrytown at a site that was close enough to New York City but far enough from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey 's jurisdiction area, as they opposed the crossing. The portion of the Thruway currently followed by I-287, including

11342-468: Was planned through mountainous areas in 1973, but this was rejected as the cost of building the road through the mountains was too high. In 1977, the current alignment of I-287 was proposed between Montville and Suffern; this was approved by the federal government in 1982 as it was less costly than the western alignment and went through less developed areas than the eastern alignment. Permits allowing construction to begin on this segment were issued in 1988 by

11449-603: Was replaced with a new span which opened in stages between 2017 and 2018. A proposed tunnel across the Long Island Sound between Rye and Oyster Bay on Long Island would link the eastern terminus of I-287 to New York State Route 25 (NY 25) and NY 135 in Syosset . I-287 begins at an interchange with the New Jersey Turnpike ( I-95 ) in Edison in Middlesex County, New Jersey , where

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