 Interstate 280 ( abbreviated I @-@ 280 ) is a 17 @.@ 85 @-@ mile ( 28 @.@ 73 km ) Interstate Highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey . It provides a spur from I @-@ 80 in Parsippany @-@ Troy Hills , Morris County to Newark , and I @-@ 95 ( the New Jersey Turnpike ) in Kearny , Hudson County . In Kearny , access is provided toward the Holland Tunnel and Lincoln Tunnel to New York City . The western part of the route runs through suburban areas of Morris and Essex counties , crossing the Watchung Mountains . Upon reaching The Oranges , the setting becomes more urbanized and I @-@ 280 runs along a depressed alignment before ascending again in Newark . I @-@ 280 includes a lift bridge , the William A. Stickel Memorial Bridge over the Passaic River between Newark and Harrison . The highway is sometimes called the Essex Freeway . I @-@ 280 interchanges with several roads , including the Garden State Parkway in East Orange and Route 21 in Newark . 
