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Directions
For updated information on construction and roads closings, please visit the New Jersey Department of Transportation Website.

Out of Town Directions – click here

Approximate Travel Time from Nearby Major Cities/Areas:

  • Less than one hour from Brooklyn and The Bronx in NY
  • About one hour from Chinatown, NY
  • Less than one hour from Manhattan, NY
    (including Upper East Side, East Side, and West Side)
  • An hour and a half from Philadelphia, PA
  • Click here for information on Public Transportation

New Jersey Directions:
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Hillside Cemetery is located in Union County, bordering Middlesex and Somerset Counties. Also in close proximity to Passiac, Morris, Essex, Bergen, Hunterdon, Hudson, Monmouth, and Mercer Counties.

New Jersey Turnpike (I-95)
Take Exit 11 and enter the Garden State Parkway (GSP) North after paying the toll and see directions for the GSP below

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Take Exit 14 and see directions for Route 78 West below.

Garden State Parkway (GSP) North and South
Take Exit 131 (Iselin, Rt. 27); turn right onto Lincoln Blvd. (Rt. 27). Go to first traffic light (Exxon station on corner) and turn right on to Wood Ave. Go to first traffic light (Burger King on left and Exxon station on right) and turn left on to Oak Tree Road. Go to the 5th traffic light and turn right on to Park Ave. Go to first light and turn right on to Maple Ave. Go to first light and turn left on to Woodland Ave. and proceed for approximately one-third mile, past the golf course. The main entrance in on the right, bear left upon entering continuing up the hill to the Administration Building.

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Traveling GSP South – take Exit 142 for Rt. 78 West and see directions below.

Route 22 East:
Take the Terrill Road Exit (Sears on your right). Go to the 6th traffic light and turn right on to East Seventh Street (will be La Grande Ave. on the left). Go to the second traffic light and turn left on to Woodland Ave. Travel approximately 1.5 miles to reach the Cemetery. The main entrance is the second gate on the left; bear left upon entering continuing up the hill to the Administration Building.

Route 22 West:
Take Terrill Road Exit crossing over Route 22 and see above for Route 22 East

Route 78 East and West:
Traveling West: Take Exit 41, turn right at end (follow signs for Scotch Plains), go to first light and make a right on to Bonnie Burn Road. Travel approximately 1.8 miles (passing through the intersection of Valley Road) down the mountain and make a right before the traffic light (this right is similar to an exit ramp). Stay in the right lane and at the end bear right on to Park Ave. (Snuffy’s Restaurant on your right). Go to the 7th traffic light and make a right on to La Grande Ave. (do NOT turn left when you see Woodland Ave. as this is not the correct Woodland Ave.) Go to the third light and turn left on to Woodland Ave. Travel approximately 1.5 miles to reach the Cemetery. The main entrance is the second gate on the left; bear left upon entering continuing up the hill to the Administration Building.

Traveling East:
Take Exit 41, go to first light and make a right on to Bonnie Burn Road and proceed as above.