gen ▁County . ▁Route ▁ 1 4 ▁was ▁to ▁continue ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁two ▁miles ▁on ▁current - day ▁Route ▁ 2 0 8 ▁before ▁for king ▁to ▁the ▁n ortheast . ▁From ▁there , ▁the ▁highway ▁would ▁continue ▁east ward ▁through ▁Wy ck off , ▁R idge wood , ▁Or ad ell , ▁ ▁New ▁Mil ford , ▁C ress kill , ▁and ▁into ▁Al pine , ▁where ▁it ▁would ▁reach ▁the ▁Hudson ▁River ▁and ▁continue ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁as ▁the ▁Cross ▁County ▁Park way . ▁ ▁History ▁While ▁Inter state   8 0 ▁was ▁being ▁constructed ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁the ▁New ▁Jersey ▁State ▁Highway ▁Department ▁started ▁conce iving ▁plans ▁to ▁construct ▁another ▁east – west ▁link ▁across ▁New ▁Jersey . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁the ▁now - Dep art ment ▁of ▁Transport ation ▁brought ▁forth ▁plans ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁ ▁fre ew ay ▁from ▁New ▁Jersey ▁Route ▁ 2 3 ▁and ▁Inter state ▁ 2 8 7 ▁near ▁Butler , ▁heading ▁east ward ▁through ▁Morris , ▁Pass a ic ▁and ▁Ber gen ▁Count ies ▁to ▁a ▁new ▁bridge ▁crossing ▁over ▁the ▁Hudson ▁River ▁at ▁Al pine . ▁Although ▁the ▁fre ew ay ▁was ▁a ▁brand ▁new ▁proposal , ▁this ▁was ▁not ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁a ▁fre ew ay ▁through ▁northern ▁Ber gen ▁County ▁has ▁been ▁conce ived . ▁The ▁Tri - State ▁Transport ation ▁Commission ▁also ▁proposed ▁extending ▁New ▁Jersey ▁Route ▁ 1 9 ▁from ▁Pat erson ▁to ▁Al pine , ▁where