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Interstate 280 (New Jersey)
Interstate 280
(abbreviated
I-280
) is a
Interstate Highway
in the
U.S. state
of
New Jersey
. It provides a spur from
I-80
in
Parsippany-Troy Hills
,
Morris County
to
Newark
, and
I-95
(the
New Jersey Turnpike
) in
Kearny
,
Hudson County
. In Kearny, access is provided toward the
Holland Tunnel
and
Lincoln Tunnel
to
New York City
. The western part of the route runs through suburban areas of Morris and
Essex
counties, crossing the
Watchung Mountains
. Upon reaching
The Oranges
, the setting becomes more urbanized and I-280 runs along a depressed alignment before ascending again in Newark. I-280 includes a
lift bridge
, the
William A. Stickel Memorial Bridge
over the
Passaic River
between Newark and
Harrison
. The highway is sometimes called the
Essex Freeway
. I-280 interchanges with several roads, including the
Garden State Parkway
in
East Orange
and
Route 21
in Newark.
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