State Highways of New Jersey



Interstate 78, designated the 78th “Lightning” Division Memorial Highway over the section maintained by NJDOT, is a freeway connecting New York with I-81 east of Harrisburg. It was meant to replace US 22, although it overlays it in some places in both New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

I-78 took a long time to build. While some of it was complete in the late 1960s, a stretch through the Watchung Mountains in Union County faced environmental battles and was not finished until the late 1980s. Also delayed until the early 1990s was its westernmost four miles in New Jersey and a 17-mile section in Pennsylvania, between Pohatcong and the south end of Allentown. The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission was responsible for building the bridge between Phillipsburg and Williams Township, while PennDOT built the rest of that road and connected it west of Allentown to the existing Lehigh Valley Thruway (US 22).

East of the Hudson River, I-78 was supposed to connect the Holland Tunnel to the Manhattan Bridge over a new Lower Manhattan Expressway, but this project, one of many proposals made by long-time New York public works czar Robert Moses, was canceled in the late 1970s. I-78 is still designated for half a mile in New York, and exit ramps were built off the Manhattan Bridge for the freeway but they go nowhere.

At the New Jersey entrance to the Holland Tunnel, I-78 is officially routed along local streets with traffic lights on it. The only other instances of traffic lights on an Interstate highway are on I-180 in Cheyenne, Wyoming, a local spur from I-80 to the state capitol, and a seasonal light on I-690 in Syracuse, New York, which serves the state fairgrounds. (This discounts instances where an Interstate segment terminates at a traffic light, such as I-70 near the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Breezewood, as well as non-freeways in Alaska and Puerto Rico that have received Interstate highway funding but are not signed as Interstate highways.)

Part of I-78 is the New Jersey Turnpike Newark Bay Extension. The Turnpike Authority mileage log for the extension is noted; NJDOT continues its highway mileage over the extension. The two logs do not necessarily correlate, as I have used Turnpike structure inventory numbers in many cases.

Mile Street Name Feature
NJDOT NJTA
  Road continues eastward as I-78Holland Tunnel
67.83   Holland Tunnel New York City, New York Co
Hudson River tunnel Hudson River
Jersey City, Hudson Co
67.20   Holland Tunnel Washington Blvd tunnel Washington Blvd
67.10   12 St   barrier Holland Tunnel toll plaza
67.03   14 St | 12 St CR 637Henderson St Signal Henderson StCR 637
66.94   14 St | 12 St CR 635Grove St Signal Grove StCR 635
66.85   14 St | 12 St CR 633Erie St Signal Erie StCR 633
66.76 N8.10 14 St | 12 St Port Authority of NY & NJ jurisdiction
Jersey Ave Signal Jersey Ave
New Jersey Turnpike Authority jurisdiction
66.63 N7.97 New Jersey Turnpike Coles St viaduct Coles St
66.58 N7.92 New Jersey Turnpike Monmouth St viaduct Monmouth St
66.52 N7.86 New Jersey Turnpike Brunswick St viaduct Brunswick St
66.49 N7.83 New Jersey Turnpike NJ 139 merge NJ 139
66.15 N7.49 New Jersey Turnpike CR 639Newark St viaduct Newark StCR 639
65.80 N7.13 New Jersey Turnpike Hudson & Manhattan Railroad viaduct Hudson & Manhattan Railroad
65.60 N6.93 New Jersey Turnpike Montgomery St viaduct Montgomery St
65.57 N6.90 New Jersey Turnpike   viaduct York StCR 618
65.50 N6.83 New Jersey Turnpike CR 620Bright St viaduct Bright StCR 620
65.37 N6.70 New Jersey Turnpike CR 622Grand St viaduct EXIT 14C Grand StCR 622
65.32 N6.65 New Jersey Turnpike Railroad viaduct Railroad
65.24 N6.57 New Jersey Turnpike CR 621Pacific St viaduct Pacific StCR 621
65.00 N6.33 New Jersey Turnpike Railroad viaduct Railroad
64.92 N6.25 New Jersey Turnpike CR 614Johnston Ave viaduct Johnston AveCR 614
64.79 N6.12 New Jersey Turnpike Railroad viaduct Railroad
64.63 N5.96 New Jersey Turnpike Wilson St viaduct Wilson St
64.50 N5.83 New Jersey Turnpike Toll plaza barrier Toll plaza
64.32 N5.65 New Jersey Turnpike Railroad overpass Railroad
63.90 N5.34 New Jersey Turnpike Bayview Ave EXIT 14B overpass EXIT 14B Bayview Ave
63.87 N5.31 New Jersey Turnpike Jersey Central Railroad overpass Jersey Central Railroad
63.14 N4.56 New Jersey Turnpike Railroad overpass Railroad
63.10 N4.52 New Jersey Turnpike Chapel Ave overpass Chapel Ave
62.68 N4.12 New Jersey Turnpike Linden Ave overpass Linden Ave
62.27 N3.60 New Jersey Turnpike Lehigh Valley Railroad overpass Lehigh Valley Railroad
62.14 N3.53 New Jersey Turnpike NJ 440 EXIT 14A overpass EXIT 14A NJ 440
61.91 N3.39 New Jersey Turnpike Garfield Ave overpass Garfield Ave
61.75 N3.26 New Jersey Turnpike Jersey City, Hudson Co
Bayonne City, Hudson Co
61.73 N3.24 New Jersey Turnpike Ave C overpass Ave C
61.57 N3.00 New Jersey Turnpike SR 501J.F. Kennedy Blvd overpass J.F. Kennedy BlvdSR 501
61.25 N2.68 New Jersey Turnpike NJ 440 bridge NJ 440
60.65 N2.23 New Jersey Turnpike Bayonne City, Hudson Co
Newark Bay bridge Newark Bay
Newark City, Essex Co
59.72 N1.15 New Jersey Turnpike Doremus Ave bridge Doremus Ave
58.93 N0.36 New Jersey Turnpike I-95New Jersey Turnpike bridge New Jersey TurnpikeI-95
58.57 N0.00 I-78 New Jersey Turnpike Authority jurisdiction
Toll plaza barrier Toll plaza
NJDOT jurisdiction
58.32   I-78 US 1US 9 EXIT 58 underpass EXIT 58 US 1US 9
58.03   I-78 Ramp to US 1US 9 underpass Ramp to US 1US 9
57.44   I-78 Ramp to US 1US 9NJ 21US 22 EXIT 57 underpass EXIT 57 Ramp to US 1US 9NJ 21US 22
57.23   I-78 NJ 21 underpass NJ 21
56.84   I-78 Pennsylvania Railroad overpass Pennsylvania Railroad
56.74   I-78 NJ 27Frelinghuysen Ave underpass Frelinghuysen AveNJ 27
56.55   I-78 Jersey Central Railroad overpass Jersey Central Railroad
56.45   I-78 Elizabeth AveEXIT 56 overpass EXIT 56
55.94   I-78 Bergen St underpass Bergen St
55.69   I-78 Osborn St underpass Osborn St
55.46   I-78 Nye Ave underpass Nye Ave
55.29   I-78 Bragaw Ave underpass Bragaw Ave
55.13   I-78 Leslie St underpass Leslie St
55.00   I-78 Wainwright St underpass Wainwright St
54.88   I-78 CR 602Lyons Ave EXIT 55 underpass EXIT 55 Lyons AveCR 602
54.63   I-78 CR 601Chancellor Ave underpass Chancellor AveCR 601
54.57   I-78 Newark City, Essex Co
Irvington Twp, Essex Co
54.40   I-78 Irvington Twp, Essex Co
Hillside Twp, Union Co
54.32   I-78 Winans Ave underpass EXIT 54 Winans Ave
54.17   I-78 Railroad underpass Railroad
54.12   I-78 SR 509Chestnut Ave underpass Chestnut AveSR 509
53.83   I-78 Ramsey St overpass Ramsey St
53.67   I-78 Lehigh Valley Railroad underpass Lehigh Valley Railroad
53.41   I-78 NJ 444Garden State Pkwy overpass Garden State PkwyNJ 444
53.34   I-78 Hillside Twp, Union Co
Elizabeth River bridge Elizabeth River
Union Twp, Union Co
53.21   I-78 Union Ave overpass Union Ave
53.12   I-78 Ramp to NJ 444 EXIT 52 underpass EXIT 52
52.81   I-78 Walker Ave overpass Walker Ave
52.63   I-78 CR 619Stuyvesant Ave overpass Stuyvesant AveCR 619
52.21   I-78 Halsey St overpass Halsey St
51.76   I-78 CR 633Burnet Ave underpass Burnet AveCR 633
51.43   I-78 CR 630Vaux Hall Rd EXIT 50 underpass Vaux Hall RdCR 630
50.58   I-78 NJ 124Springfield Ave underpass EXIT 49 Springfield AveNJ 124
50.58   I-78 Union Twp, Union Co
Springfield Twp, Union Co
50.48   I-78 Rahway River bridge Rahway River
50.42   I-78 Springfield Twp, Union Co
Millburn Twp, Essex Co
50.23   I-78 Millburn Twp, Essex Co
Springfield Twp, Union Co
50.02   I-78 SR 577Main St underpass Main StSR 577
49.83   I-78 Van Winkles Brook bridge Van Winkles Brook
49.66   I-78 NJ 124Morris Ave overpass Morris AveNJ 124
49.28   I-78 NJ 24 EXIT 48 overpass EXIT 48
49.07   I-78 Baltusrol Way overpass Baltusrol Way
49.04   I-78 Raritan Valley Railroad overpass Raritan Valley Railroad
49.02   I-78 Troy Dr overpass Troy Dr
48.79   I-78 CR 636Orchard St underpass Shunpike RdCR 636
48.54   I-78 Quarry Rd overpass Quarry Rd
47.49   I-78 CR 643Baltusrol Rd underpass Baltusrol RdCR 643
47.15   I-78 Springfield Twp, Union Co
Mountainside Boro, Union Co
46.90   I-78 Mountainside Boro, Union Co
Summit City, Union Co
46.72   I-78 SR 527Glenside Ave underpass EXIT 45 Glenside AveSR 527
46.18   I-78 Wildlife crossing underpass Wildlife crossing
45.90   I-78 Summit City, Union Co
Berkeley Heights Twp, Union Co
45.74   I-78 Nike Site Rd underpass Nike Site Rd
45.30   I-78 CR 647Glenside Rd overpass Glenside RdCR 647
44.52   I-78 CR 640McMane Ave underpass EXIT 44 McMane AveCR 640
44.01   I-78 CR 655Diamond Hill Rd EXIT 43 overpass Diamond Hill RdCR 655
42.77   I-78 CR 663Plainfield Ave bridge Plainfield AveCR 663
42.74   I-78 Berkeley Heights Twp, Union Co
Green Brook bridge Green Brook
Watchung Boro, Somerset Co
42.22   I-78 Drift Rd EXIT 41 underpass EXIT 41 Drift Rd
41.25   I-78 Watchung Boro, Somerset Co
Warren Twp, Somerset Co
40.98   I-78 SR 531Hillcrest Rd EXIT 40 underpass EXIT 40 Hillcrest RdSR 531
40.40   I-78 Valleyview Rd underpass Valleyview Rd
39.75   I-78 CR 653Stirling Rd underpass Stirling RdCR 653
39.01   I-78 Old Stirling Rd underpass Old Stirling Rd
38.71   I-78 Old Mill Rd underpass Old Mill Rd
38.52   I-78 Corys Brook bridge Corys Brook
37.85   I-78 Mountain Ave underpass Mountain Ave
37.39   I-78 CR 651King George Rd EXIT 36 underpass EXIT 36 King George RdCR 651
36.15   I-78 Dead River Rd underpass Dead River Rd
35.36   I-78 Branch Dead River bridge Branch Dead River
34.58   I-78 Warren Twp, Somerset Co
Bernards Twp, Somerset Co
34.58   I-78 SR 525Martinsville Rd EXIT 33 underpass EXIT 33 Martinsville RdSR 525
33.25   I-78 Somerville Rd underpass Somerville Rd
32.47   I-78 Bernards Twp, Somerset Co
Bridgewater Twp, Somerset Co
31.96   I-78 CR 620Washington Valley Rd overpass Washington Valley RdCR 620
31.58   I-78 Bridgewater Twp, Somerset Co
Chambers Brook culvert Chambers Brook
Bedminster Twp, Somerset Co
31.25   I-78 US 202US 206 overpass US 202US 206
30.87   I-78 I-287 north EXIT 29 overpass I-287 north
30.80   I-78 I-287 south overpass EXIT 29 I-287 south
30.32   I-78 CR 620Burnt Mills Rd overpass Burnt Mills RdCR 620
29.67   I-78 Bunn Rd underpass Bunn Rd
28.81   I-78 North Branch Raritan River bridge North Branch Raritan River
28.56   I-78 Cowperthwaite Rd overpass Cowperthwaite Rd
27.11   I-78 CR 665Rattlesnake Bridge Rd EXIT 26 underpass EXIT 26 Rattlesnake Bridge RdCR 665
26.70   I-78 Bedminster Twp, Somerset Co
Lamington River bridge Lamington River
Readington Twp, Hunterdon Co
25.74   I-78 Gulick Rd underpass Gulick Rd
25.50   I-78 Readington Twp, Hunterdon Co
Tewksbury Twp, Hunterdon Co
25.39   I-78 Matheson Rd overpass Matheson Rd
25.03   I-78 SR 523Oldwick Rd EXIT 24 underpass EXIT 24 Oldwick RdSR 523
24.48   I-78 Tewksbury Twp, Hunterdon Co
Branch Rockaway Creek bridge Branch Rockaway Creek
Readington Twp, Hunterdon Co
24.38   I-78 Taylors Mill Rd underpass Taylors Mill Rd
23.10   I-78 Readington Twp, Hunterdon Co
Clinton Twp, Hunterdon Co
23.10   I-78 Potterstown Rd underpass Potterstown Rd
21.52   I-78 Blossom Hill Rd underpass Blossom Hill Rd
21.12   I-78 Clinton Twp, Hunterdon Co
Lebanon Boro, Hunterdon Co
20.78   I-78 CR 639Cokesbury Rd EXIT 20 underpass Cokesbury RdCR 639
20.44   I-78 Branch Rockaway Creek bridge Branch Rockaway Creek
20.12   I-78 Lebanon Boro, Hunterdon Co
Clinton Twp, Hunterdon Co
19.38   I-78 Petticoat Ln underpass Petticoat Ln
19.05   I-78 Railroad overpass Railroad
18.83   I-78 US 22 west underpass US 22 west
18.46   I-78 CR 626Beaver Ave overpass Beaver AveCR 626
18.34   I-78 US 22 merge EXIT 18 US 22
18.30   I-78US 22 Beaver Brook bridge Beaver Brook
18.13   I-78US 22 CR 633Allerton Rd overpass Allerton RdCR 633
17.95   I-78US 22 Beaver Brook bridge Beaver Brook
17.87   I-78US 22 NJ 31 north EXIT 17 underpass NJ 31 north
17.72   I-78US 22 Beaver Brook bridge Beaver Brook
17.60   I-78US 22 NJ 31 south underpass EXIT 17 NJ 31 south
17.37   I-78US 22 Branch Beaver Brook culvert Branch Beaver Brook
17.33   I-78US 22 Ramp from I-78US 22 east to NJ 31 north merge EXIT 16
17.21   I-78US 22 Clinton Twp, Hunterdon Co
Clinton Town, Hunterdon Co
17.11   I-78US 22 Beaver Brook bridge Beaver Brook
16.74   I-78US 22 Leigh St overpass Leigh St
16.53   I-78US 22 South Branch Raritan River bridge South Branch Raritan River
16.45   I-78US 22 Railroad overpass Railroad
16.24   I-78US 22 Trib. South Branch Raritan River bridge Trib. South Branch Raritan River
16.20   I-78US 22 Clinton Town, Hunterdon Co
Franklin Twp, Hunterdon Co
16.06   I-78US 22 Franklin Twp, Hunterdon Co
SR 513Pittstown Rd EXIT 15 underpass EXIT 15 Pittstown RdNJ 173SR 513
Union Twp, Hunterdon Co
15.51   I-78US 22 NJ 173Old Route 22 merge  
15.07   I-78US 22 NJ 173Old Route 22 EXIT 13 merge Old Route 22NJ 173
14.52   I-78US 22 Rupells Rd underpass Rupells Rd
13.42   I-78US 22 CR 625Charlestown-Perryville Rd EXIT 12 underpass EXIT 12 Charlestown-Perryville RdCR 625
12.32   I-78US 22 Mulhockaway Creek bridge Mulhockaway Creek
11.76   I-78US 22 CR 614Pattenburg Rd EXIT 11 underpass EXIT 11 Pattenburg RdCR 614
11.32   I-78US 22 Union Twp, Hunterdon Co
Bethlehem Twp, Hunterdon Co
10.00   I-78US 22 Railroad overpass Railroad
9.77   I-78US 22 Tunnel Rd overpass Tunnel Rd
8.94   I-78US 22 Turkey Hill Rd overpass Turkey Hill Rd
8.85   I-78US 22 Railroad overpass Railroad
7.68   I-78US 22 Bethlehem Twp, Hunterdon Co
Railroad overpass Railroad
Bloomsbury Boro, Hunterdon Co
7.46   I-78US 22 NJ 173Old Route 22 EXIT 7 overpass EXIT 7 Old Route 22NJ 173
7.05   I-78US 22 Bloomsbury Boro, Hunterdon Co
Musconetcong River bridge Musconetcong River
Franklin Twp, Warren Co
7.03   I-78US 22 CR 632Bloomsbury Rd EXIT 6 overpass EXIT 6 Bloomsbury RdCR 632
6.90   I-78US 22 Franklin Twp, Warren Co
Greenwich Twp, Warren Co
5.84   I-78US 22 New Village Rd underpass New Vilage Rd
5.48   I-78US 22 CR 637Stewartsville Rd EXIT 4 overpass EXIT 4 Stewartsville RdCR 637
5.44   I-78US 22 Pohatcong Creek culvert Pohatcong Creek
5.05   I-78US 22 Beattys Rd overpass Beattys Rd
4.16   I-78 NJDOT jurisdiction
US 22 EXIT 3 merge US 22
Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission jurisdiction
3.94   I-78 Greenwich Twp, Warren Co
NJ 173Old Route 22 underpass EXIT 3 Old Route 22NJ 173
Pohatcong Twp, Warren Co
3.80   I-78 US 22 east overpass US 22 east
3.42   I-78 Pohatcong Twp, Warren Co
Edge Rd underpass Edge Rd
Alpha Boro, Warren Co
2.85   I-78 Alpha Boro, Warren Co
Pohatcong Twp, Warren Co
2.73   I-78 Railroad overpass Railroad
2.13   I-78 SR 519Springtown Rd overpass Springtown RdSR 519
1.89   I-78 Pohatcong Twp, Warren Co
Alpha Boro, Warren Co
1.24   I-78 Alpha Boro, Warren Co
Pohatcong Twp, Warren Co
0.48   I-78 Carpentersville Rd underpass Carpentersville Rd
0.15   I-78 Alpha Boro, Warren Co
Phillipsburg Town, Warren Co
0.05   I-78 Railroad overpass Railroad
0.00   I-78 Phillipsburg Town, Warren Co
Delaware River bridge Delaware River
Williams Twp, Northampton Co
    Road continues westward as I-78


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