The Newark Airport Interchange is a massive interchange of

Interstate 78 Interstate 78 (I-78) is an east–west Interstate Highway in the Northeastern United States, running from I-81 northeast of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, through Allentown to western and northern New Jersey and terminating at the Holland T ...

U.S. Route 1-9 U.S. Route 1/9 (US 1/9) is the long concurrency of US 1 and US 9 from their junction in Woodbridge Township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, north to New York City. The route is a multilane road with some freeway portions that runs through ur ...

, U.S. Route 22, New Jersey Route 21, and

Interstate 95 Interstate 95 (I-95) is the main north–south Interstate Highway on the East Coast of the United States, running from US Route 1 (US 1) in Miami, Florida, to the Houlton–Woodstock Border Crossing between Maine and the Canadia ...

(the

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) at the northern edge of

Newark Liberty International Airport Newark Liberty International Airport , originally Newark Metropolitan Airport and later Newark International Airport, is an international airport straddling the boundary between the cities of Newark in Essex County and Elizabeth in Union Cou ...

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Description

Exits 57 and 58 of I-78 take passengers to Newark Airport and Downtown Newark. At the eastern end of the interchange, I-78 enters toll barriers, crosses

and becomes the Newark Bay Extension of the

. The eastern terminus of U.S. Route 22 and the southern terminus of Route 21 are both at the interchange. U.S. Route 1-9 passes through the interchange as well. The interchange provides access to

History

The Newark Interchange is a complex interchange in northeastern

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that opened to the public on January 15, 1952. At the opening of the turnpike, the interchange provided access to the airport via U.S. Route 1-9. In 1956, the

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(operator of Newark Airport) and the New Jersey Turnpike Authority announced a $9 million improvement project to construct graded interchanges that would offer direct access to the airport." ROUTE 1 BILL OFFERED; It Would Permit Port Body to Build Jersey Interchange", ''

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'', February 23, 1956. p. 22. After the completion of

through the Newark area in the 1970s, it became part of the interchange complex.

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New Jersey Route 21
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U.S. Route 22
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Interstate 78 in New Jersey
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Transportation in Newark, New Jersey Road interchanges in the United States New Jersey Turnpike Interstate 95 U.S. Route 1 U.S. Route 9 U.S. Route 22 Newark Liberty International Airport

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