Route 23 is a state highway in New Jersey, United States. It runs from Bloomfield Avenue in Verona to the border with New York at Montague Township. Total length of the road is 52.63 miles (84.69 km). A U.S. state is any one of the fifty states (four of which officially favor the term commonwealth) which, together with the District of Columbia and Palmyra Atoll (an uninhabited incorporated unorganized territory), form the United States of America. ... Mitchell Freeway in Perth, Western Australia For other uses, see Highway (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Verona is a township located in Essex County, New Jersey. ... State nickname: The Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York City Governor George Pataki (R) Senators Charles Schumer (D) Hillary Rodham Clinton (D) Official languages None (English is de facto) Area 141,205 km² or 54,556 square miles (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water... Montague Township is a township located in Sussex County, New Jersey. ...

At one time, NJ 23 may have extended southeastward from its current terminus down Bloomfield Avenue toward Newark, New Jersey. Skyline of downtown Newark as seen from the Newark Bay Bridge. ...

History

NJ 23 uses part of two 19th-century roads, the Newark-Pompton Turnpike and the Paterson-Hamburg Turnpike. In the original system of New Jersey highways, these two roads combined to form Route 8. In 1927, the current numbering system was adopted and the road was designated NJ 23. Today, the road bypasses the intersection of the turnpikes. Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) The 19th century lasted from 1801 to 1900 in the Gregorian calendar (using the Common Era system of year numbering). ... A map of all the legislatively-defined State Highways before the 1927 renumbering. ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... In 1927, the State Highways in New Jersey were renumbered. ...

Route Description

NJ 23 originates at Bloomfield Avenue, NJ 506, in Verona and heads north along Pompton Avenue through Cedar Grove on a four-lane undivided highway. The road crosses from Essex to Passaic counties at Little Falls, and then crosses the Passaic River into Wayne. Here, the road leaves the Pompton Turnpike briefly as it passes two shopping malls and enters the "Spaghetti Bowl" interchange with US 46 and I-80. Cedar Grove Township is a census-designated place and township located in Essex County, New Jersey. ... Location in the state of New Jersey Formed 1682 Seat Newark Area  - Total  - Water 336 km² (130 mi²) 9 km² (3 mi²) 2. ... Passaic County is a county located in the state of New Jersey. ... Little Falls Township is a township located in Passaic County, New Jersey. ... The Great Falls of the Passaic River in Paterson, New Jersey The Passaic River is a tributary of Newark Bay, approximately 80 mi (129 km long), in northern New Jersey in the United States. ... Wayne Township is a census-designated place and township located in Passaic County, New Jersey. ... US 46 is an east-west United States highway. ... MAJOR JUNCTIONS JUNCTION EXIT # US-101 CA 0 20px I-880 CA ? I-580 CA ? CA ? I-680 CA ? I-780 CA ? I-505 CA ? I-5 CA ? California/Nevada State Line CA ?/NV ? I-580 NV ? Nevada/Utah State Line NV ?/UT ? I-215 UT ? I-505 UT ? UT...

North of I-80, the road rejoins the route of the Pompton Turnpike and expands to freeway standards for a short time as it picks up US 202. Just north of Alps Road, the Pompton Turnpike again leaves NJ 23 and US 202, which continue north. After US 202 splits away, NJ 23 crosses into Pequannock, in Morris County. Here, the road is a six-lane divided highway with at-grade intersections. High-capacity freeway interchange in Los Angeles, California. ... United States Highway 202 is a highway stretching from Delaware to Maine, also passing through the states of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. ... Pequannock Township is a township located in Morris County, New Jersey. ... Location in the state of New Jersey Formed March 15, 1738 Seat Morristown Area  - Total  - Water 1,247 km² (481 mi²) 32 km² (12 mi²) (2. ...

At the north end of Pequannock, Pompton Turnpike rejoins NJ 23 for a brief time before it heads to an intersection with the Hamburg Turnpike in Riverdale. NJ 23 then climbs a hill past I-287 and runs through Kinnelon and Butler, where the road drops to four lanes, still divided by a Jersey barrier. Riverdale is a borough located in Morris County, New Jersey. ... Interstate 287 is a major highway in New Jersey and New York. ... Kinnelon is a borough located in Morris County, New Jersey. ... Butler is a borough located in Morris County, New Jersey. ... A Jersey barrier was originally developed to divide multiple lanes on a highway by the state of New Jersey in the United States. ...

Here, NJ 23 joins the Hamburg Turnpike – or at least its northbound lanes do. The road splits as it passes two reservoirs for the Newark public water supply. The two roads rejoin in West Milford. The road hugs the line between West Milford and Jefferson, during which the infamous Clinton Road leaves at a traffic light on the northbound lanes, for several miles until it crosses into Hardyston, in Sussex County, where the divided highway ends. NJ 23 is a two-lane road from here to the state line. A reservoir is an artificial lake created by flooding land behind a dam. ... Skyline of downtown Newark as seen from the Newark Bay Bridge. ... West Milford Township is a township located in Passaic County, New Jersey. ... Jefferson Township is a township located in Morris County, New Jersey. ... Clinton Road is located in West Milford Township, Passaic County, New Jersey. ... Hardyston Township is a township located in Sussex County, New Jersey. ... Location in the state of New Jersey Formed 1753 Seat Newton Area  - Total  - Water 1,388 km² (536 mi²) 38 km² (15 mi²) 2. ...

NJ 23 continues past Franklin, Hamburg, Sussex, and through Wantage to the edge of High Point State Park, the highest elevation on the road. It then descends through Montague to the state line. Traffic continues on Orange County Route 15 for less than one-half mile to an interchange with I-84 and an intersection with US 6 in Port Jervis. Franklin is a borough located in Sussex County, New Jersey. ... Hamburg is a borough located in Sussex County, New Jersey. ... Sussex is a borough located in Sussex County, New Jersey. ... Wantage Township is a township located in Sussex County, New Jersey. ... Montague Township is a township located in Sussex County, New Jersey. ... Location in the state of New York Formed 1683 Seat Goshen Area  - Total  - Water 2,172 km² (839 mi²) 58 km² (22 mi²) 2. ... MAJOR JUNCTIONS JUNCTION MILEPOST I-81 PA 0 I-380 PA 4 I-86 NY 19 (4) I-87 NY 36 (7) I-684 NY 68 (20) I-691 CT 41 (27) I-91 CT 62 (51&52) I-384 CT 66 (59) I-291 CT 68 (61) I-90... MAJOR JUNCTIONS JUNCTION MILEPOST California US-395 INY 0. ... Port Jervis is a city located in Orange County in the U.S. state of New York. ...

External links

• Photos of NJ 23 in Wayne
• NJDOT straight line diagram of NJ 23 (NJDOT) (straight line diagram)