 Past this interchange , the route comes to an exit for CR 630 before crossing the Elizabeth River into Hillside , where it heads east through more urban areas . The road has an interchange at Bloy Street before passing over CR 509 . After an interchange with Broad Street , US 22 turns northeast as a limited @-@ access roadway . It heads into Newark in Essex County , where the highway passes through wooded Weequahic Park . Past the park , US 22 turns to the east into urban areas and closely runs to the south of I @-@ 78 , where it comes to an eastbound exit and westbound entrance for Empire Street , which provides access to Route 27 . A short distance later , the freeway has a direct westbound exit and eastbound entrance with Route 27 . Past this interchange , US 22 continues parallel to I @-@ 78 , passing over Amtrak ’ s Northeast Corridor before reaching the Newark Airport Interchange ; south of downtown Newark and northwest of Newark Liberty International Airport . US 22 eastbound merges with US 1 @-@ 9 , with one southbound ramp and two northbound ramps ( one for local and another for express lanes ) . The main line follows the US 1 @-@ 9 local northbound ramp for another 0 @.@ 4 miles ( 0 @.@ 64 km ) , with an intermediate exit for Route 21 . The official eastern terminus of US 22 is at the ramp split for I @-@ 78 and northbound US 1 @-@ 9 . 
