Route 284 is a 7.03-mile (11.31 km) state highway in New Jersey, United States, running from Route 23 in Sussex north to the New York state line in Wantage Township. From there, New York State Route 284 (NY 284) continues north to U.S. Route 6 (US 6) at Slate Hill. The route is a connector to Unionville, and intersects with an old alignment of its original designation, Route 84. Route 284 was first a part of Route 8 in the 1920s, becoming Route 8N in 1927 and Route 84 in 1942 before being assigned its current number in 1966.
View north at the south end of Route 284 at Route 23 in Sussex
Route 284 begins at a signaled intersection in Sussex with Route 23.[1] The route proceeds northward, intersecting with Sussex County Route 643 at less than a half-mile into the highway. Route 284 leaves the borough of Sussex and enters Wantage Township, intersecting with Layton Road, Janice Drive, and Possum River Road. Route 284 passes to the south of a lake, crosses over a branch of the Wallkill River and intersects with County Route 642 (Bassets Bridge Road). Just after the intersection with Route 642, the rural highway crosses over Quarryville Brook. At 5.41 miles (8.71 km), Route 284 intersects with an old routing of its original designation, Route 84. The original alignment merges in with Route 284 less than a mile later. After crossing the Wallkill River branch again and the Appalachian Trail, Route 284 leaves New Jersey for New York and becomes NY 284.[1]
Route 8, one of the routes assigned before the 1927 renumbering, ran largely along the present Route 23 corridor, but at Sussex it turned north rather than continuing northwest through High Point State Park.[4][5] The section from Sussex north to the state line was taken over by the state in 1919. In the 1927 renumbering, the majority of Route 8 became Route 23.[6] The part north of Sussex was proposed to become part of Route 31, but that was instead moved to the present Route 94 corridor in the final version of the bill. As Route 8 north of Sussex was not assigned a number, the State Highway Commission appended a suffix of N (to distinguish it from new Route 8), forming Route 8N.[7] The connecting route in New York had been numbered New York State Route 8 to match New Jersey, but in the 1930 renumbering it became New York State Route 84, in order to free up the number 8 for a longer route. New Jersey renumbered its Route 8N to Route 84 in March 1942 to match, in part to provide a single number for military caravans during World War II.[3]
The final renumbering was made in 1966, when Interstate 84 (I-84) opened in New York. As the new I-84 was close to the older Route 84, Route 84 was renumbered in both New York and New Jersey to 284.[8]
jersey, route, route, mile, state, highway, jersey, united, states, running, from, route, sussex, north, york, state, line, wantage, township, from, there, york, state, route, continues, north, route, slate, hill, route, connector, unionville, intersects, with. Route 284 is a 7 03 mile 11 31 km state highway in New Jersey United States running from Route 23 in Sussex north to the New York state line in Wantage Township From there New York State Route 284 NY 284 continues north to U S Route 6 US 6 at Slate Hill The route is a connector to Unionville and intersects with an old alignment of its original designation Route 84 Route 284 was first a part of Route 8 in the 1920s becoming Route 8N in 1927 and Route 84 in 1942 before being assigned its current number in 1966 Route 284Route 284 highlighted in redRoute informationMaintained by NJDOTLength7 03 mi 1 11 31 km Existed1966 presentMajor junctionsSouth endRoute 23 in SussexNorth endNY 284 in WantageLocationCountryUnited StatesStateNew JerseyCountiesSussexHighway systemNew Jersey State Highway RoutesInterstate US State Scenic Byways I 280 I 287 Route 83 Route 85 Contents 1 Route description 2 History 3 Major intersections 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksRoute description Edit View north at the south end of Route 284 at Route 23 in Sussex Route 284 begins at a signaled intersection in Sussex with Route 23 1 The route proceeds northward intersecting with Sussex County Route 643 at less than a half mile into the highway Route 284 leaves the borough of Sussex and enters Wantage Township intersecting with Layton Road Janice Drive and Possum River Road Route 284 passes to the south of a lake crosses over a branch of the Wallkill River and intersects with County Route 642 Bassets Bridge Road Just after the intersection with Route 642 the rural highway crosses over Quarryville Brook At 5 41 miles 8 71 km Route 284 intersects with an old routing of its original designation Route 84 The original alignment merges in with Route 284 less than a mile later After crossing the Wallkill River branch again and the Appalachian Trail Route 284 leaves New Jersey for New York and becomes NY 284 1 History Edit Route 8NLocationSussex New York state lineExisted1927 2 1942 3 Signage for the former alignment of Route 84 Route 8 one of the routes assigned before the 1927 renumbering ran largely along the present Route 23 corridor but at Sussex it turned north rather than continuing northwest through High Point State Park 4 5 The section from Sussex north to the state line was taken over by the state in 1919 In the 1927 renumbering the majority of Route 8 became Route 23 6 The part north of Sussex was proposed to become part of Route 31 but that was instead moved to the present Route 94 corridor in the final version of the bill As Route 8 north of Sussex was not assigned a number the State Highway Commission appended a suffix of N to distinguish it from new Route 8 forming Route 8N 7 The connecting route in New York had been numbered New York State Route 8 to match New Jersey but in the 1930 renumbering it became New York State Route 84 in order to free up the number 8 for a longer route New Jersey renumbered its Route 8N to Route 84 in March 1942 to match in part to provide a single number for military caravans during World War II 3 The final renumbering was made in 1966 when Interstate 84 I 84 opened in New York As the new I 84 was close to the older Route 84 Route 84 was renumbered in both New York and New Jersey to 284 8 Major intersections EditThe entire route is in Sussex County Locationmi 1 kmDestinationsNotesSussex0 000 00 Route 23 Main Street Newark Newton Port JervisWantage Township7 0311 31 NY 284 north Unionville MiddletownContinuation into New York1 000 mi 1 609 km 1 000 km 0 621 miSee also Edit U S Roads portal New Jersey portalReferences Edit a b c d NJ 284 straight line diagram PDF New Jersey Department of Transportation 2007 Retrieved March 17 2020 State of New Jersey Laws of 1927 Chapter 319 a b Road Numbers Changed The New York Times March 20 1942 Pennsylvania amp New Jersey Map Cartography by Rand McNally Tydol 1926 Pennsylvania New Jersey Delaware Maryland Map Cartography by Rand McNally Tydol 1927 Happy Motoring in New York Map Cartography by General Drafting Inc Esso 1936 Road Map of New York Map Cartography by Standard Oil Company Socony 1931 New Jersey Map Cartography by American Oil Company American Oil Company 1968 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to New Jersey Route 284 Route map KML file edit help Template Attached KML New Jersey Route 284KML is from Wikidata New Jersey Highway Ends 284 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title New Jersey Route 284 amp oldid 1120832165 History, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
