Editing New Jersey Route 23 (section)

===Essex and Passaic counties===
[[File:2018-07-17 13 57 02 View north along New Jersey State Route&nbsp;23 (Pompton Avenue) at Highland Road in Cedar Grove Township, Essex County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|left|View north along Route&nbsp;23 at Highland Road in Cedar Grove]]
Route&nbsp;23 begins at an intersection with Bloomfield Avenue ([[County Route 506 (New Jersey)|CR&nbsp;506]]) and Prospect Avenue ([[County Route 577 (New Jersey)|CR&nbsp;577]]) in [[Verona, New Jersey|Verona]], heading to the north through residences and some businesses along four-lane, undivided Pompton Avenue.<ref name=SLD/><ref name=gm>{{google maps |url = https://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&saddr=route+23+and+bloomfield+avenue+verona+nj&daddr=41.056573,-74.472198+to:tappen+road+and+greenville+turnpike+port+jervis+ny&hl=en&geocode=&mra=dpe&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=10&via=1&sll=40.994411,-74.286804&sspn=0.458143,0.878906&ie=UTF8&ll=41.141433,-74.459839&spn=0.914238,1.757813&t=h&z=9 |title = Overview of New Jersey Route&nbsp;23  |access-date = January 5, 2009 }}</ref> After a short distance, the road forms the border between [[Cedar Grove, New Jersey|Cedar Grove]] to the west and Verona to the east before fully entering Cedar Grove. In Cedar Grove, the route narrows to two lanes at the intersection of West Bradford Avenue/East Bradford Avenue ([[List of county routes in Essex County, New Jersey#640|CR&nbsp;640]]) before widening to four lanes again at the intersection of Grove Avenue ([[List of county routes in Essex County, New Jersey#639|CR&nbsp;639]]). Shortly before leaving Cedar Grove, Route&nbsp;23 crosses the intersection of Lindsley Road ([[List of county routes in Essex County, New Jersey#604|CR&nbsp;604]]), which also heads to the west as [[County Route 527 (New Jersey)|CR&nbsp;527]].<ref name=SLD/>

[[File:2020-09-09 10 42 40 View north along New Jersey State Route 23 just south of the exit for U.S. Route 202 SOUTH and Passaic County Route 511 Alternate (Lincoln Park, Boonton) in Wayne Township, Passaic County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|right|Route&nbsp;23 freeway northbound in Wayne]]
The road crosses into [[Little Falls, New Jersey|Little Falls]], [[Passaic County, New Jersey|Passaic County]], where it narrows to two lanes and becomes [[Newark-Pompton Turnpike]]. In Little Falls, Route&nbsp;23 heads through the central part of the community before crossing the [[Passaic River]] into [[Wayne, New Jersey|Wayne]] where the road leaves the unnamed highway briefly and widens to a four lane [[Dual carriageway|divided highway]]. Route&nbsp;23 passes two shopping malls, [[Willowbrook Mall (New Jersey)|Willowbrook Mall]] and [[Wayne Towne Center]], and enters the "Spaghetti Bowl" interchange with [[U.S. Route 46|US&nbsp;46]] and [[Interstate 80 in New Jersey|I-80]], becoming a six-lane [[Controlled-access highway|freeway]]. Within this interchange, the route passes under [[NJ Transit]]'s [[Montclair-Boonton Line]].<ref name=SLD/><ref name=gm/><ref name=pvt>{{cite news |last = Boud |first = Tom |title = Spaghetti Bowl Project Complete |work = Passaic Valley Today |date = September 15, 2008 }}</ref>

North of I-80, the road rejoins the route unnamed, and features a [[cloverleaf interchange]] with West Belt Road that provides access to the [[Wayne Route&nbsp;23 Transit Center]] along the Montclair-Boonton Line. Route&nbsp;23 continues north with [[frontage road]]s serving businesses, coming to an interchange with [[U.S. Route 202 in New Jersey|US&nbsp;202]] and [[County Route 511 (New Jersey)#CR&nbsp;511 Alternate|CR&nbsp;511 Alternate]] (CR&nbsp;511 Alt.), forming a [[Concurrency (road)|concurrency]] with US&nbsp;202.<ref name=SLD/><ref name=gm/> The road passes over a [[Norfolk Southern Railway|Norfolk Southern]] railroad line before it has an interchange with Alps Road ([[List of county routes in Passaic County, New Jersey#670|CR&nbsp;670]]) and becomes a six-lane [[arterial road]]. Following this, the roadway passes west of the Mother's Park & Ride, a [[park and ride]] facility serving NJ Transit buses, and reaches an interchange with [[Newark-Pompton Turnpike|CR&nbsp;683]], where the Newark–Pompton Turnpike leaves Route&nbsp;23 and US&nbsp;202, which continue north from this point as a surface road through commercial areas. At a U-turn ramp, the eastbound direction of [[County Route 504 (New Jersey)|CR&nbsp;504]] follows both directions of the road, having to use the ramp in order to continue across the road.<ref name=202SLD>{{cite web |url = http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/00000202__-.pdf |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060318041255/http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/00000202__-.pdf |archive-date = March 18, 2006 |url-status = live |title = Route 202 straight line diagram |publisher = [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]] |access-date = January 5, 2009 }}
</ref> Northbound US&nbsp;202 splits from Route&nbsp;23, where the cut-off intersection with CR&nbsp;504 is located. At this point, the westbound direction of CR&nbsp;504 and the southbound direction of US&nbsp;202 follow southbound Route&nbsp;23 until an intersection.<ref name=SLD/>