 US 22 continues into Branchburg Township , Somerset County , where development near the road increases but remains mostly rural . CR 614 parallels US 22 to the north to pass through the community of North Branch before US 22 intersects CR 637 and crosses the North Branch Raritan River into Bridgewater Township . In Bridgewater Township , the route comes to an interchange with the eastern terminus of CR 614 and the western terminus of Route 28 . Past this interchange , US 22 passes business parks and the Raritan Valley Country Club , widening to six lanes in the process . Afterwards , it comes to an interchange with US 202 and US 206 . Past this interchange , US 22 quickly transitions from a rural to a more suburban setting and heads east along the border of Somerville to the south and Bridgewater Township to the north , passing near the Bridgewater Commons shopping mall . The median of the route widens as it runs immediately to the south of I @-@ 287 , fully entering Bridgewater Township again as it comes to an interchange with I @-@ 287 at exits 14A and 14B . 
