Route 8N (New Jersey)

Route 284
NJ 284 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NJDOT
Length:	7.03 mi (11.31 km)
Existed:	1966 – present
Major junctions
South end:	Route 23 in Sussex
North end:	NY 284 in Wantage
Location
Counties:	Sussex
Highway system
New Jersey State Highway Routes Interstate US State Scenic Byways ← I-280 I-287 → ← Route 83 Route 85 →

New Jersey State Highway Routes

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. New York State Route 284 continues north to U.S. Route 6 at Slate Hill, New York. 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 Route 284 in 1966.

Route 284 begins at a signaled intersection in Sussex with NJ 23. 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, NJ 84. The original alignment merges in with NJ 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.