 Prior to 1927 , Route 28 was known as Route 9 , which was designated in 1917 to run from Phillipsburg east to Elizabeth . With the creation of the U.S. Highway System in 1926 , U.S. Route 22 was designated along with Route 28 . In 1927 , most of pre @-@ 1927 Route 9 became Route 28 , with the exception of the route through Elizabeth , which became Route 27 @-@ 28 Link as Route 28 followed present @-@ day Route 439 to the Goethals Bridge . Also legislated at this time was a spur of Route 28 called Route S28 , which became Route 18 in 1953 . By 1941 , U.S. Route 22 was moved off the Route 28 alignment in Phillipsburg , with U.S. Route 22 Alternate ( now Route 122 ) taking its place , as well as east of Bridgewater Township , where it was realigned to follow Route 28 @-@ 29 Link and Route 29 to Newark . In 1953 , the western terminus of Route 28 was moved to its current location to avoid the concurrencies with U.S. Route 22 and U.S. Route 22 Alternate while the portion of the route in Elizabeth was realigned to replace Route 27 @-@ 28 Link , with the former route becoming Route 439 . 
