New Jersey Route 82 - Route Description

Route Description

Route 82 begins at a traffic light complex with New Jersey Route 124 eastbound and County Route 577 eastbound in the community of Springfield, New Jersey. The highway progresses southward along Morris Avenue through a large business district. A short distance after, Route 82 intersects with Maple Street, which serves Route 124 westbound and the community of Maplewood. The route continues southward along Morris, heading through the business district of Springfield. Residential homes begin to pop around the southbound direction before the highway crosses over the Rahway River. From there, Route 82 enters Union, where it enters a large commercial district once again. During the highway's progression southward, Route 82 enters more residential regions, intersecting with Liberty Avenue in the northern end of Union. Liberty Avenue connects Route 82 with U.S. Route 22 in Union. The highway continues southward along Morris Avenue, entering further into Union, where it serves as the main road to the community. At a fork with Elmwood Avenue, Route 82 diverts to the east along Morris, leaving the northern portion of Union.

Route 82 continues eastward as the main arterial, passing between many residential homes in both directions. The highway then enters the center of Union Township, where it intersects with Union County Route 619 (Stuyvesant Avenue) and to the north of Friberger Park. Morris Avenue continues through a largely residential and commercial district in Union before crossing under the westbound lanes of U.S. Route 22 and the eight lanes of the Garden State Parkway and Exits 139B (northbound only), 140 (both directions) and 140A (southbound only). Route 82 then passes under the eastbound lanes of U.S. Route 22 before continuing along Morris into Union Township. A short distance later, the route approaches an at-grade cloverleaf interchange with a shopping mall access road before passing to the north of the local golf club, Suburban Golf. Route 82 and Morris Avenue continue southward, passing through the middle of residential homes as a four-lane boulevard. A short distance after the golf club, the highway intersects with County Route 509 (Salem Avenue). From there, Route 82 becomes a divided arterial, passing to the south of Elizabeth River Park and crossing under the Raritan Valley Line maintained by New Jersey Transit. The nearby intersection for Green Lane serves the nearby Union Station along the rail line. After the intersection with Green Lane, Route 82 enters the area of Kean University, which surrounds the highway in both directions. After intersecting with the university's access roads, Route 82 crosses through small patches of trees before terminating at an intersection with New Jersey Route 439 (North Avenue). Morris Avenue continues eastward as Union County Route 629.