The bovine was aboard a trailer heading to a slaughterhouse when the door opened while on Route 80 near Paterson and she escaped.
Briana the cow wandered through the highway's lanes before police were able to close in on the animal.
The cow was taken to the Skylands Animal Sanctuary and Rescue where she remains in good shape.
Briana, pardoned from death, is now living her best life on greener pastures.
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