2 3 ▁in ▁Butler , ▁across ▁the ▁state ▁to ▁Ber gen ▁County , ▁where ▁it ▁would ▁cross ▁over ▁a ▁new ▁Hudson ▁River ▁crossing ▁near ▁Al pine . ▁From ▁there , ▁the ▁highway ▁continue ▁as ▁an ▁extension ▁of ▁the ▁ ▁Cross ▁County ▁Park way ▁in ▁Y onk ers , ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁The ▁proposal ▁was ▁submitted ▁to ▁the ▁Federal ▁Highway ▁Administration ▁for ▁possible ▁inter state ▁status ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁but ▁opposition ▁from ▁Ber gen ▁and ▁West chester ▁County ▁residents ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁engineering ▁difficulties ▁involved ▁with ▁building ▁the ▁proposed ▁Hudson ▁River ▁near ▁the ▁New ▁Jersey ▁Pal is ades ▁crossing ▁prevent ed ▁the ▁fre ew ay ▁from ▁being ▁built . ▁ ▁Route ▁description ▁ ▁Route ▁ 1 4 ▁was ▁to ▁begin ▁at ▁New ▁Jersey ▁Route ▁ 2 3 ▁( which ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁converted ▁to ▁a ▁fre ew ay ) ▁and ▁K iel ▁Avenue ▁in ▁the ▁community ▁of ▁Butler ▁in ▁Morris ▁County . ▁The ▁route ▁was ▁to ▁head ▁east ward ▁from ▁Butler , ▁following ▁a ▁four - lane ▁fre ew ay ▁for ▁ ▁to ▁an ▁inter change ▁with ▁Inter state ▁ 2 8 7 ▁at ▁M ile post ▁ 5 4 ▁in ▁Blo oming dale . ▁The ▁route ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁concurrent ▁with ▁Inter state ▁ 2 8 7 ▁through ▁the ▁northern ▁port ions ▁of ▁Morris ▁County ▁and ▁entering ▁Pass a ic ▁County ▁towards ▁Inter change ▁ 5 9 , ▁where ▁it ▁would ▁follow ▁current - day ▁New ▁Jersey ▁Route ▁ 2 0 8 ▁through ▁Franklin ▁L akes ▁in ▁Ber