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115-654: Portions of the road were at times called New Barbadoes Turnpike, from New Barbadoes Neck , the name of the peninsula between the rivers it crossed, the Hackensack and the Passaic . Many plank roads in the United States were developed in the nineteenth century. These roads consisted of wooden boards laid adjacently to prevent coach and wagon wheels from getting bogged down in soft or swampy ground, thereby creating an even surface that would facilitate travel. Normally

230-560: A cellular phone. Towing and roadside assistance are provided from authorized garages. The New Jersey State Police is the primary police agency that handles calls for service on the turnpike. New Jersey State Police Troop D serves the New Jersey Turnpike, with stations in Cranbury , Moorestown , and Newark . Other emergency services such as fire and first aid are usually handled by the jurisdictions in which that section of

345-829: A connector highway from I-80 to the George Washington Bridge , prior to being sold to the NJTA. Even though it was not constructed when the Turnpike first opened, the I-95 Extension is still considered to be a part of the mainline, not just a spur like the Newark Bay or Pennsylvania Turnpike extensions are, despite it not being tolled. It also passes under the Edgewood Road Bridge in Leonia ,

460-513: A double hairpin .) New Jersey Transit bus routes 82 and 85 make use of the road. The entire route is in Hudson County . 40°47′29.5″N 74°3′30″W  /  40.791528°N 74.05833°W  / 40.791528; -74.05833 New Barbadoes Neck New Barbadoes Neck is the name given in the colonial era for the peninsula in northeastern New Jersey , US between the lower Hackensack and Passaic Rivers , in what

575-472: A former trader and Indian agent and, a member of the influential Schuyler family . The new purchase included present-day Kearny , North Arlington and Lyndhurst . Following his death in 1730, his sons inherited the land. After Schuyler's purchase of his new homestead, it was discovered the ground contained copper, which led to the opening of the Schuyler Copper Mine . After it became flooded,

690-556: A high overpass known for its scenery for long-distance travelers entering New Jersey. The turnpike terminates at US 9W (exit 72), with the final approaches to the George Washington Bridge along I-95 maintained by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey . Signs saying "Turnpike Entrance" southbound past I-80 mean entering the tolled parts of the Turnpike. Exit numbers along this section follow

805-528: A lawsuit decided in New Jersey Superior Court. This case, in the early 1970s, was one of the early examples of environmental scientists playing a role in the design of a major highway in the US. The computer models allowed the court to understand the effects of roadway geometry, in this case width, vehicle speeds, proposed noise barriers , residential setback and pavement types. The outcome was

920-714: A new system, with the outer roadway for all vehicles and inner roadway for cars only. Other aspects of the plan included constructing a new exit 10 in Edison Township, closeting the old exits 10 and rebuilding exits 11 to provide access to the Garden State parkway in Woodbridge, reverseing the trumpet at exit 12 in Carteret, and relocating exit 13 in Elizebeth to provide direct access to

1035-403: A proposed part of the turnpike system, its seven interchanges would have included toll plazas except at the northern end of the turnpike. By 1972, the proposed road met fierce opposition from Ocean , Monmouth , and Middlesex counties with quality of life being the main concern. The NJTA proceeded anyway and began selling bonds. But by December 1973, Governor-elect Brendan Byrne decided to stop

1150-687: A single toll road. Route S100 was a proposed spur of Route 100 in Elizabeth. It was never built, although Route 81 follows a similar alignment. According to a letter to the editor written by Kathleen Troast Pitney, the daughter of Paul L. Troast , the first chairman of the NJTA: Governor Driscoll appointed three men to the turnpike authority in the late 1940s—Maxwell Lester, George Smith and Paul Troast, my father, as chairman. They had no enabling legislation and no funding. They were able to open more than two-thirds of

1265-414: A small convenience store, with gas price signs posted about half a mile (0.8 km) before reaching the rest area, and a separate parking area for cars and trucks. Some have a dedicated bus parking area, Wi-Fi, and a gift shop as well. Before 1982, there was a service area on the northbound side named for Admiral William Halsey . However, in 1982, exit 13A was created, which caused the obscuring of

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1380-788: A study was funded for exploring the re-routing of the road near its terminus. The last portion is one of the few roads that run along the face of the Hudson Palisades escarpment other being the Hackensack Plank Road , the Wing Viaduct , Pershing Road , and Bulls Ferry Road . Two streets join this part: Holland Street and Mountain Road, the latter making a smaller and larger hairpin turn between Jersey City Heights and Hoboken . ( Shippen Street in Weehawken makes

1495-608: A third 16-mile-long (26 km) stretch from exit 11 north to exit 15E in Newark on December 20, 1951. The fourth and final nine-mile-long (14 km) stretch, from exit 15E north to exit 18 in Ridgefield, opened on January 15, 1952, completing the turnpike. After the turnpike was completed in 1952, the NJTA and the New York State Thruway Authority (NYSTA) proposed a 13-mile (21 km) extension of

1610-776: A toll was charged. This technology was applied to the Paterson Plank Road and similar roads, the Hackensack Plank Road and the Newark Plank Road , which also traversed the Hackensack Meadows to the cities for which they are named. The Bergen Point Plank Road travelled from Paulus Hook to the Kill Van Kull . The company which built the Paterson and New York Plank Road, as it was called, received its charter on March 14, 1851. Over time it

1725-588: A total of 22 months between 1950 and 1951. It was opened to traffic on November 5, 1951, between its southern terminus and exit 10. The turnpike is a major thoroughfare providing access to various localities in New Jersey, and the toll road provides a direct bypass southeast of Philadelphia for long-distance travelers between New York City and Washington, D.C. According to the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association,

1840-424: A total of six lanes combined. On April 4, 1956, the widening between exit 10 and exit 14 was completed, also as part of this project, exit 14 was rebuilt from a standard exit that served US 1-9 into the 8.2-mile-long (13.2 km) Newark Bay Extension, though only the stretch between exit 14 on the mainline and exit 14A. On May 25 of that year, the widening between exit 4 and exit 10

1955-499: A wider toll plaza. However, this project was never carried out, in part due to the cancelation of the New Jersey Route 17 Extension. In July 1988, a project to reconstruct exit 7 in order to accommodate an increasing number of truck traffic was announced. As part of this, a new 12 lane toll plaza and trumpet interchange located 1 ⁄ 2 mile (0.80 km) away from the original ramps were to be constructed, and

2070-498: Is 65 miles per hour (105 km/h) between the southern terminus and milepost 97, and 55 miles per hour (89 km/h) from there to the northern terminus. The Newark Bay Extension carries a 50-mile-per-hour (80 km/h) limit. The turnpike has variable speed limit signs allowing for the limit to be lowered temporarily during unusual road conditions. Before the advent of the Interstate Highway System,

2185-505: Is a steel cantilever bridge spanning Newark Bay and connecting Newark and Bayonne . Dubbed the "world's most expensive road" by The Jersey Journal , it was completed April 4, 1956. Casciano was a state assemblyman and a lifetime resident of Bayonne. The second extension, known as the Pearl Harbor Memorial Turnpike Extension (or Pennsylvania Turnpike Connector), carries I-95 off the mainline of

2300-709: Is a system of controlled-access highways in the U.S. state of New Jersey . The turnpike is maintained by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority . The 117.2-mile (188.6 km) mainline's southern terminus is at the Delaware Memorial Bridge on I-295 in Pennsville . Its northern terminus is at an interchange with I-80 and US 46 in Ridgefield Park . Construction of the mainline, from concept to completion, took

2415-469: Is even heading south-southwest as it climbs the west side New Jersey Palisades to Transfer Station . It then travels southeast through Washington Park creating a border between Union City and Jersey City Heights . At the edge of the cliff turning south-southwest it is joined by the Wing Viaduct and descends the eastern side of the Palisades into Hoboken where it ends at Observer Highway. In 2009,

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2530-700: Is now western Hudson County and southern Bergen County . The neck begins in the south at Kearny Point in the Newark Bay and is characterized by a ridge (creating the valley of the Passaic) along the west and part of the New Jersey Meadowlands (the flood plain of the Hackensack) on the east. The neck was part of an area called Meghgectecock by the Lenape . It was the territory of

2645-734: Is so named for the cars of the Jersey City, Hoboken and Rutherford Electric Railway that passed or terminated there. There is a bus park-and-ride in the North End . The road travels mostly southward through the residential area until it crosses over NJ 3, and then turns southeast, forming the main street of Secaucus Plaza, the town's medium density central business district. The road crosses over Route 3 again, near another park-and-ride. It crosses over U.S. Route 1/9 (Tonnelle Ave) in North Bergen and turns sharply southward to parallel it and

2760-614: Is then designated as Route 120 and Paterson Plank Road for a distance. This section of the highway is in the low-lying area known as the New Jersey Meadowlands, part of the floodplain of the Hackensack River . Originally this section consisted of planks laid side-to-side to form a makeshift road to prevent carriage wheels from getting stuck in the swamp, but it has since been reclaimed. Several new hotels, restaurants and nightclubs were built in anticipation of

2875-489: The Goethals Bridge and I-278 instead of Trenton Road. On July 27, 1968, it was announced that the replacement exit 13 would open on July 31. The interchange was opened as planned, and the old exit, which was a split interchange with Trenton Avenue, was closed permanently and slated for reverse engineering, this was completed by October. The new exit 11 was completed on September 18, 1969, at which point

2990-596: The Holland Tunnel in Jersey City and intersects the mainline near Newark Liberty International Airport. This extension has three exits (exits 14A, 14B, and 14C), and due to its design (four lanes with a shoulderless Jersey barrier divider), has a 50-mile-per-hour (80 km/h) speed limit. The extension traverses the Newark Bay Bridge (officially the Vincent R. Casciano Memorial Bridge), which

3105-642: The Holland Tunnel , now the Newark Bay Extension of the Turnpike. Route 300 was the southern part of the turnpike from the Delaware Memorial Bridge to New Brunswick. However, the State Highway Department did not have the funds to complete the two freeways, and very little of the road was built under its auspices. Instead, in 1948, the NJTA was created to build the road, and the two freeways were built as

3220-524: The New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway 's New Jersey Subdivision line and CSX 's River Subdivision line, the highway merges back together with the Western Spur as it passes east of PSE&G 's Bergen Generating Station and crosses Overpeck Creek into Ridgefield Park , where the turnpike comes to its original northern terminus at US 46 . The Harry Laderman Bridge , named after

3335-953: The Newark Bay Extension at exit 14, which carries I-78 ; the Pennsylvania Turnpike Extension , officially known as the Pearl Harbor Memorial Turnpike Extension , at exit 6, which carries I-95 off the mainline turnpike; the Eastern Spur and the Western Spur , which split traffic between Newark and Ridgefield ; and the I-95 Extension , which continues the mainline to the George Washington Bridge in Fort Lee . All segments (excluding

3450-598: The Oak Island Yard . At this point, the car-truck lane configuration ends, and the turnpike splits into two spurs: the Eastern Spur (the original roadway) and the Western Spur (opened in 1970). Both are signed as I-95. The Western Spur is posted for through traffic on I-95 seeking I-280 and the George Washington Bridge , while traffic seeking US 46 , I-80 , and the Lincoln Tunnel is routed via

3565-408: The colonial era , and was known as Acquackanonk Bridge burned during Washington's 1776 great retreat from Fort Lee . Today's Gregory Avenue Bridge was built on a slightly different alignment. [REDACTED] After crossing into Bergen County , the road is called Paterson Avenue and designated as County Route 120 , through Wallington , residential and light density commercial. The road becomes

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3680-469: The 150 piers and the concrete replaced on the pier tops. The lowering process for an 800-foot (240 m) section of the bridge was done over 56 increments, during five weeks of work. While continuing up to the Meadowlands , the crossings were harder because of the fertile marsh land of silt and mud. Near the shallow mud, the mud was filled with crushed stone, and the roadway was built above

3795-548: The 19th century, the Neck came under the jurisdiction of different townships and in 1840 part of the newly created Hudson County . A large portion of the peninsula has, since 1968, been part of the New Jersey Meadowlands District . 40°42′25″N 74°06′43″W  /  40.707°N 74.112°W  / 40.707; -74.112 New Jersey Turnpike The New Jersey Turnpike ( NJTP )

3910-582: The Eastern Spur. NJDOT, which calls every class of highway "Route", calls the Western Spur "Route 95W". The NJTA refers to the complex series of roadways and ramps linking the car–truck lanes, the two spurs, as well as traffic heading to and from I-78 as the " Southern Mixing Bowl ". Both spurs have an exit for US 1/9 Truck and pass under the Pulaski Skyway ( US 1/9 ) at this point before crossing over CSAO's Passaic and Harsimus Line , and will meet up at US 46 and I-80 to continue to

4025-638: The George Washington Bridge where the Turnpike will eventually end. The Eastern Spur crosses the Passaic River on the Chaplain Washington Bridge , which honors Rev. John P. Washington who gave up his life jacket and died as the SS Dorchester sank on February 3, 1943. After crossing over tracks carrying PATH 's Newark–World Trade Center line, NJ Transit's Morris & Essex Lines , and Amtrak 's Northeast Corridor ,

4140-482: The Hackensack Indians 20 English Pounds Sterling for all their reserve rights and titles. On June 10, 1669, John Berry obtained a grant of 10,000 acres (40 km²) to the north of Sandford's grant. In 1671, Sandford's grant was divided between him and his uncle Nathaniel Kingsland of Barbados, with Sandford owning the southern third of the tract and Kingsland the northern two-thirds. The Kingsland tract

4255-679: The Hackensack River was destroyed by 1940. There was a proposal to rebuild the bridge as part of an extension to the Hudson–Bergen Light Rail , but this was superseded by the new Meadowlands Rail Line , which traverses the Hackensack River via the Berrys Creek railroad bridge. [REDACTED] The road picks up again in Hudson County in Secaucus and designated County Route 681 . A small riverfront park, Trolley Park

4370-581: The Hackensack River, the Western Spur has access to the Vince Lombardi Service Area before crossing the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway's New Jersey Subdivision line and CSX's River Subdivision line and merging with the Eastern Spur. The turnpike has three extensions; the first, the 8.2-mile (13.2 km)-long Newark Bay Extension, opened in 1956, and is part of Interstate 78 . It connects Newark with Lower Manhattan via

4485-545: The I-95 Extension) are toll roads. The route is divided into four roadways between exit 6 and exit 14. The inner lanes are generally restricted to cars, while the outer lanes are open to cars, trucks, and buses. The turnpike has 12-foot-wide (3.7 m) lanes, 10-foot-wide (3.0 m) shoulders, and 13 of the highway's service areas are named after notable New Jersey residents. The Interstate Highway System took some of its design guidelines from those of

4600-735: The NJTA might suspend the HOV restrictions entirely during peak hours in case of unusual conditions). Continuing northeast, the turnpike passes under Amboy Avenue ( Route 35 ) and crosses NJ Transit's North Jersey Coast Line . Past this point, the turnpike crosses the Woodbridge River and reaches the Grover Cleveland Service Area northbound and the Thomas Edison Service Area southbound. After passing over CSAO's Port Reading Secondary line,

4715-431: The New Jersey Turnpike , dating from soon after the road's opening, says that when the turnpike's bonds are paid off, "the law provides that the turnpike be turned over to the state for inclusion in the public highway system". Due to new construction, and the expectation that the turnpike pays for policing and maintenance, this has never come to pass. The project of building the turnpike had its challenges. One major problem

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4830-689: The New Jersey Turnpike at exit 6 and connects to the Pennsylvania Turnpike via the Delaware River–Turnpike Toll Bridge , a continuous truss bridge spanning the Delaware River. This extension, and the Delaware River Bridge, were opened to traffic on May 25, 1956. A six-mile-long (9.7 km), six-lane highway, it has an exit, designated as 6A, to US 130 near Florence . The extension

4945-401: The New Jersey Turnpike that would run from its end (at US 46 in Ridgefield Park at the time) up to West Nyack, New York , at I-87 ( New York State Thruway ). The section through New Jersey was to be constructed and maintained by the NJTA, while the section in New York was to be built and maintained by the NYSTA. The purpose of this extension was to give motorists a "more direct bypass of

5060-465: The New York City area" to New England , by using the Tappan Zee Bridge . The extension was to parallel New York State Route 303 (NY 303) and the present-day CSX River Subdivision , and have limited interchanges. It was to have an interchange with the Palisades Interstate Parkway and at I-87 (New York State Thruway) in West Nyack. This project did not survive; by 1970, it became too expensive to buy right-of-way access, and community opposition

5175-705: The New York City skyline, but with high retaining walls to create the illusion of not being on a river crossing. The 6,955 ft (2,120 m) Passaic River (Chaplain Washington) Bridge cost $ 13.7 million to build; the 5,623 ft (1,714 m) Hackensack River Bridge cost $ 9.5 million. The entire 118-mile (190 km) length of the New Jersey Turnpike took 25 months to construct, at a total cost of $ 255 million. The first 44-mile-long (71 km) stretch, from exit 1 in Carneys Point Township north to exit 5 in Westampton Township, opened on November 5, 1951. A second 49-mile-long (79 km) stretch from exit 5 north to exit 11 in Woodbridge opened on November 30, 1951, followed by

5290-465: The Newark Bay Extension (one eastbound and one westbound) located west of exit 14B. These were closed in the early 1970s. The eastbound service area was named for John Stevens , the westbound service area for Peter Stuyvesant . In late March 2010, it was revealed that the state Transportation Commissioner was considering selling the naming rights of the rest areas to help address a budget shortfall. The Grover Cleveland Service Area in Woodbridge

5405-402: The Western Spur has a junction with Route 3, where it loses a lane in each direction. The highway reaches the exit 18W toll plaza before passing by the Meadowlands Sports Complex and the American Dream shopping and entertainment complex, which are served by a southbound exit and northbound entrance with connections to Route 120 and CR 503 via Route 3. After crossing

5520-403: The Western Spur were built, as well as a major renumbering to make it consistent with the new spur scheme, exit 15 was renumber exit 15E, exit 16 as exit 16E, and exit 18 as exit 18E. They also built exit 15W's connection with the original road, and rebuilt exit 15E to provide access to Western Spur traffic. With the Bergen-Passaic Expressway being built on

5635-413: The authority announced plans to extend the dual-dual setup from exit 10 in Woodbridge to exit 9 in East Brunswick . This project was completed northbound on November 14, 1973, and southbound on January 13, 1974, and involved a major reconstruction of exit 9, replacing the underpass with a overpass and building a wider toll plaza to replace the existing one. On May 30, 1974, exit 7A

5750-488: The border between Wallington to the north and East Rutherford to the south. Shortly the end of Wallington is reached and Paterson Ave is then the border between Carlstadt and East Rutherford for a short distance but then the road dips into East Rutherford to avoid a hill (the bypass, which goes over the hill, is called Hoboken Road). [REDACTED] The road returns to its path along the Carlstadt-East Rutherford border at Route 17 which it crosses over via an overpass, and

5865-450: The corridor greatly increases, indicating the entrance to the built-up portion of the New York metropolitan area . Continuing north, the turnpike passes to the east of a golf course and has the northbound Joyce Kilmer Service Area. The route briefly enters Milltown before crossing back into East Brunswick, where it passes by many homes before reaching an exit for Route 18 serving the county seat of New Brunswick . After Route 18,

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5980-501: The country's economy, defense, and mobility. The turnpike's southern terminus lies at the Delaware Memorial Bridge in Pennsville Township, running concurrently with I-295 and US 40 . Immediately after an interchange that provides access to Route 49 and US 130 , US 40 and the turnpike split from I-295. A short distance later, in Carneys Point Township , the turnpike enters an interchange with Route 140 and County Route 540 (CR 540). Through this section,

6095-446: The distance between I-295 and the turnpike increases, and the turnpike reaches an exit for Burlington-Mount Holly Road ( CR 541 ). Northeast of this point, the turnpike continues as a six-lane highway into Burlington Township , where it passes by houses and the Burlington Country Club before entering Springfield Township . Here, the turnpike passes by agricultural areas before crossing Assiscunk Creek . Now in Mansfield Township,

6210-405: The entire Turnpike was designated by the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) as Route 700. The Pearl Harbor Memorial Turnpike Extension was Route 700P, and the Newark Bay Extension was Route 700N. None of these state highway designations have been signed. The entire length of the New Jersey Turnpike is part of the National Highway System , a network of roads important to

6325-425: The existing toll plaza was demolished, though the old overpass would be left intact as a U-turn ramp. Construction began almost immediately, and was completed in 1990, costing $ 30 million. In 1985, the authority announced plans to extend the dual dual roadway to exit 8A in Monroe Township . However, this created some problems in the East Brunswick area. Analysis of noise and air quality impacts were made in

6440-399: The first soldiers from New Jersey to die in World War I. In Linden , the turnpike passes to the east of a large industrial park before reaching an exit for I-278 , which traverses the nearby Goethals Bridge . North of this point, the speed limit drops to 55 mph (89 km/h), and the turnpike crosses the Elizabeth River into the city of Elizabeth . After bisecting residential areas,

6555-405: The first steam engine in America was developed and used to pump out the deep mine shaft. The engine was secretly built by the engineer Josiah Hornblower . The engine and mines were destroyed by fire in 1768 and remained idle for some years. Schuyler Avenue , which runs along the eastern edge of the ridge honors the early settlement. Lord Howe of England took possession of New York Harbor and

6670-552: The first turnpike employee killed on the job, carries the Western Spur over the Passaic River and then tracks carrying PATH's Newark–World Trade Center line, NJ Transit's Morris & Essex Lines, and Amtrak's Northeast Corridor. Running north with six lanes, the Western Spur has a full interchange with I-280 before crossing over Route 7 and the former Boonton Line. The spur then enters Lyndhurst and crosses NJ Transit's Main Line and Berrys Creek before passing over NJ Transit's Bergen County Line and entering East Rutherford . Here,

6785-456: The group called the Hackensack . The name of masgichteu-cunk meaning where May-apples grow , from a moist-woodland perennial that bears edible yellow berries. The name Achter Col was given during the New Netherland era in the mid-17th century, and can be translated a rear mountain pass or behind the ridge , in reference to the access it provided to the hinterlands beyond the Hudson Palisades that were rich fur-trapping grounds. After

6900-427: The high volume of traffic and the density of potential terrorist targets in the surrounding area. After reaching the north end of the airport, the HOV lanes end, and the turnpike comes to an interchange with I-78 , which is also the Newark Bay Extension of the turnpike east of the mainline. North of I-78, the turnpike passes over CSAO's Chemical Coast Secondary, Greenville Running Track, and National Docks Branch at

7015-421: The increase in traffic from American Dream . The road passes to the north of the Meadowlands Sports Complex . The main road, Route 120, curves to the south to follow the eastern edge of the Sports Complex southward to NJ 3, but Paterson Plank Road continues eastward via an exit ramp. Shortly after crossing over the Western Spur of the New Jersey Turnpike it reaches the Hackensack River . The original bridge over

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7130-422: The interchanges toll plaza was replaced with a wider one and ramps replaced, with none of the original 1951 configuration remaining. In 1971, the NJTA proposed building the Alfred E. Driscoll Expressway . It was to start at the Garden State Parkway south of exit 80 in Dover Township (now Toms River ) and end at the turnpike approximately three miles (4.8 km) north of exit 8A in South Brunswick . As

7245-435: The location of the skyway supports. Engineers replaced the bearings and lowered the bridge by four feet (1.2 m), without shutting down traffic. The work was carried out by Koch Skanska in 2004, under a $ 35 million contract (equivalent to $ 56 million in 2023). The project's engineers were from a joint venture of Dewberry Goodkind Inc. and HNTB Corp. Temporary towers supported the bridge while bearings were removed from

7360-407: The mile markers I-95 would have had if the Somerset Freeway was built. Along with the Garden State Parkway, the New Jersey Turnpike is noted for naming its service areas after notable New Jersey residents. Turnpike service areas consist mostly of fast-food restaurants operated by Iris Buyer LLC ( Applegreen ). Each rest area also includes restrooms, water fountains, a Sunoco gas station with

7475-523: The new challenge of deciding to build either over or under the Pulaski Skyway . If construction went above the skyway, the costs would be much higher. If they went under, the costs would be lower, but the roadway would be very close to the Passaic River, making it harder for ships to pass through. The turnpike was ultimately built to pass under. As part of a 2005 seismic retrofit project, the NJTA lowered its roadway to increase vertical clearance and allow for full-width shoulders, which had been constrained by

7590-423: The new exit 16 toll plaza. Another improvement made was the introduction of automatic ticket dispensers with the new exit 18 and exit 16, these were also later installed at exit 14, 14A, and 14C, as well as the exit 6 toll barrier. On May 29, the entrance ramps from Route 3 were opened, completing the two-year long project. In 1965, construction began on a entirely new interchange with

7705-444: The nonstandard half diamond interchange at the location, cost $ 3,500,000 (equivalent to $ 27 million in 2023 ) to construct, and unlike the old ramps, contained a southbound exit and northbound entrance. On August 7, 1962, the NJTA announced a major project to replace exits 17 and 18, in addition to expanding exits 16's toll plaza. This work was being done in preparation for the 1964 World's Fair . It would involve moving

7820-400: The north and providing access to the Atlantic City Expressway to the south. Immediately after the interchange, the turnpike crosses back into Bellmawr before entering Barrington , where it passes under Route 41 / CR 573 . The turnpike then passes near packaging plants before entering Lawnside and crossing over White Horse Pike ( US 30 ). Still two lanes in each direction,

7935-409: The north side of Ridgefild park in 1964, this left a mile long gap between the turnpike and expressway approaches onto the George Washington Bridge . This gap was closed on October 20, 1971, when an expanded interchange with US 46 was opened, which connected to the Bergen-Passaic expressway and replaced the trumpet interchange that only served US 46. The New Jersey Turnpike smog accident occurred in

8050-438: The north, and operated on a coin drop system rather tan the ticket system like the rest of the road, with trucks, buses, and trailers charged based on their weight. It was at this point that the original exit 18 toll plaza located in Ridgefield was demolished. The new exit 18, which had more collection lanes than the original and was located in Secaucus, began charging tolls on February 25, 1964, concurrent with opening of

8165-402: The northern end of the ticket system from Ridgefield to Secaucus, as well as replacing the partially at-grade exits 17 with a new grade separated exits 17 in order to reduce congestion and upgrade said road to Interstate Highway standards It would also involve replacement of the exits 16 with a new 24 lane wide structure, and relocating exit 18 to be at the new northern end of

8280-401: The northern end of the ticket system. Immediately afterwards is an interchange with Route 495 and Route 3 , providing access to the Lincoln Tunnel . After passing through swampland in the Meadowlands , the spur crosses into Ridgefield , Bergen County . Here, the Eastern Spur comes to the northernmost service area on the turnpike, the Vince Lombardi Service Area. After passing over

8395-434: The original exit 10 was closed. The new exit 10 was opened on January 13, 1970, with new dual-dual setup opened the next day on January 14. The Western spur, a new extension of the turnpike meant to let through traffic bypass Secaucus, was opened on September 3, 1970. With this, multiple changes were made to the existing roadway. It was officially named the Eastern Spur, new unnumbered interchanges connecting it with

8510-536: The project altogether. Despite this, the authority continued with its plan. It was not until February 1977 that the authority abandoned its plan to build the road. The rights-of-way were sold in 1979, shelving the project indefinitely. In 1973, the NJTA began planning for exit 13A. The interchange would be constructed in order to provide direct connections to the nearby Newark Liberty International Airport , which had previously having required taking convoluted routes via exit 13 or 14. On June 10, 1982,this exit

8625-643: The proximity of Schuyler Mansion drew many of his officers who traveled over a road known today as the Belleville Turnpike . It had originally been laid in 1759 with cedar logs from the nearby swamps. In September 1777, Henry Clinton , head of the British Expeditionary Forces in America, selected Schuyler Mansion for his headquarters during one of his more important raiding operations, including those along Second River . In

8740-668: The railroad right-of-way of the future Essex-Hudson Greenway and runs along the east side of Snake Hill . It then passes over NJ Transit's Main Line at Secaucus Junction station, which serves NJ Transit trains running along the Northeast Corridor and the Main Line. After the southbound lanes have the Alexander Hamilton Service Area, the turnpike reaches the exit 18E toll plaza, serving as

8855-443: The rest area, as they both overlapped with each other. Anyone who wanted to get to the service area missed exiting at exit 13A, and (northbound) drivers who took that exit missed that service area. The service area closed permanently on June 4, 1994. Today, it can be seen by motorists when exiting 13A from the northbound car lanes, where a temporary concrete barrier obstructs an open asphalt lot. Two service areas were located on

8970-416: The road are never more than 2-3 blocks from the former railroad route Erie Railroad Main Line, much of the extra width of the street having been converted into vehicular parking. (The current New Jersey Transit Main Line is now located farther west.) This route passes high density commercial centers or the downtown of the three cities. A crossing of the Passaic River at the location was first created in

9085-512: The road changes its course to a slightly more northerly path. Near Hightstown is an exit for Route 133 , which connects the turnpike with and provides a bypass for Route 33 in the area. North of here, the turnpike crosses the Millstone River into Cranbury Township , Middlesex County, and passes more warehouses on both sides of the road in addition to the southbound Molly Pitcher Service Area. After entering Monroe Township ,

9200-425: The road in 11 months, completing the whole (project) in less than two years ... When the commissioners broached the subject of landscaping the road ... the governor told them he wanted a road to take the interstate traffic ... off New Jersey's existing roads. Since 85 percent of the traffic at that time was estimated to be from out of state, why spend additional funds on landscaping? A brochure Interesting Facts about

9315-605: The road to balance the state budget, and it is not tolled. This section of the road – known as the I-95 Extension – extends the mainline to travel past the interchange for I-80 in Teaneck where the original terminus was, and through a cut in the Hudson Palisades to the George Washington Bridge Plaza in Fort Lee . The NJDOT originally built a "missing link" in between U.S. 46 and I-80, then

9430-716: The route comes to an exit for the Route ;81 freeway, providing access to Newark Liberty International Airport . While passing to the east of the airport and Brewster Road, the turnpike also passes to the west of the Elizabeth Center big-box center and the Port Newark–Elizabeth Marine Terminal upon entering Newark . A section of the turnpike and the surrounding land in Elizabeth and Newark has been called "the most dangerous two miles in America" by New Jersey Homeland Security officials due to

9545-502: The southbound and northbound sides, respectively. After the service areas, the turnpike enters Robbinsville Township and reaches an exit for I-195 , an east–west freeway connecting the state capital of Trenton with the Jersey Shore . North of I-195, the turnpike passes to the west of several warehouses and traverses numerous parks and wooded areas. After crossing Assunpink Creek , the turnpike enters East Windsor Township , where

9660-670: The spur surfaces into Kearny , Hudson County, as a six-lane highway, and has a partial interchange with I-280 , containing only a southbound exit and northbound entrance. Past this point, the spur passes over Route 7 and crosses the Hackensack River on the Lewandowski Hackensack River Bridge. The bridge was named in honor of the three Lewandowski brothers, Army Private Alexander, Marine Sergeant Walter and Air Force Lieutenant William, who were killed in action during World War II within 18 months of each other. The turnpike then enters Secaucus and crosses

9775-479: The surrender of Fort Amsterdam by the Dutch in 1664, the area became part of the proprietary Province of New Jersey during the period of British colonization of North America . On July 4, 1668, William Sandford obtained a grant of 15,308 acres (62 km²) from the proprietors. In the grant document, the name of the area was recorded as "New Barbados." As was the custom of the times, Sandford paid Chief Tantaqua of

9890-417: The ticket system near exits 16. Construction on the new exit 17 began immediately. The original exit 17 had its northbound ramps permanently closed on June 16, 1963, to allow construction of the replacement exits 16 toll plaza to proceed. On September 19, at 3:30 Pm, the new exit 17 was completed, it contained a wider toll booth, was fully grade separated, was located slightly father to

10005-532: The town of Kearny , on October 23 and 24, 1973. The first collision occurred at 11:20 p.m. EDT on the 23rd. Further accidents continued to occur until 2:45 a.m. the next day as cars plowed into the unseen accident ahead of them. Sixty-six vehicles were involved, and nine people died as a result. Thirty-nine suffered non-fatal injuries. The primary cause of the accident was related to a fire consisting of burning garbage, aggravated by foggy conditions. This produced an area of extremely poor visibility. In 1971,

10120-639: The turnpike continues east-northeast through rural Salem County with two lanes in each direction. After passing under Route 48 , the turnpike enters Oldmans Township , where it has the John Fenwick Service Area northbound and the Clara Barton Service Area southbound. The turnpike then briefly enters Pilesgrove Township before crossing the Oldmans Creek into Woolwich Township . Continuing northeast,

10235-714: The turnpike continues northeast past a warehouse and eventually comes within yards of I-295. Upon entering Cherry Hill , the turnpike passes over tracks carrying the PATCO Speedline and NJ Transit 's Atlantic City Line before reaching the Walt Whitman Service Area along the southbound lanes. Continuing northeast, the turnpike passes under Route 70 before crossing the Pennsauken Creek into Mount Laurel , Burlington County, where it has an exit for Route 73 . North of this point,

10350-557: The turnpike crosses the SMS Rail Lines ' Salem Branch before passing to the south of Swedesboro . After crossing the Raccoon Creek , the highway reaches an interchange for US 322 . A maintenance yard is present on the northbound side of the turnpike immediately north of the interchange into Harrison Township . The route heads northeast into East Greenwich Township past farmland before crossing Edwards Creek. Here,

10465-666: The turnpike enters Carteret and begins to run parallel to CSAO's Chemical Coast Secondary line, which is located east of the turnpike. In Carteret, the highway comes to an interchange serving the borough in addition to Rahway . Immediately north of the interchange, the Wallberg-Lovely Memorial Bridge carries the turnpike over the Rahway River . The bridge is dedicated to Private Martin Wallberg from Westfield, and Private Luke Lovely from, South Amboy,

10580-995: The turnpike enters New Brunswick and crosses over the Raritan River on the Basilone Memorial Bridge into Edison . The structure honors John Basilone , a Raritan resident who is the only United States Marine to be honored with the Medal of Honor, the Navy Cross and the Purple Heart. He died in the Battle of Iwo Jima in 1945. After crossing the Raritan River, the turnpike passes by several warehouses and industrial parks before crossing CSAO's Bonhamtown Industrial Track line and reaching an exit serving I-287 and Route 440 . Soon afterwards,

10695-420: The turnpike has a modified trumpet interchange with Route 32 serving Jamesburg . The interchange has a ramp for traffic seeking Route 32 eastbound forming an "S" shape, taking traffic to Cranbury South River Road. Upon crossing into South Brunswick , the turnpike crosses CSAO's Amboy Secondary and passes by more industrial parks. The highway then enters East Brunswick , where suburban development along

10810-486: The turnpike has three lanes in each direction. Still running within close proximity of I-295, the turnpike comes to a New Jersey State Police station and passes under Route 38 before crossing CSAO's Pemberton Industrial Track. After the northbound James Fenimore Cooper Service Area, the road crosses over Rancocas Creek and passes to the northwest of Rancocas State Park . Now in Westampton Township ,

10925-491: The turnpike has three northbound lanes and two southbound lanes. The turnpike loses its third northbound lane, and continues on with two lanes in each direction and a 65 mph (105 km/h) speed limit. After crossing over Game Creek, the turnpike reaches the exit 1 toll plaza, where northbound drivers must obtain a ticket, and southbound drivers must surrender their ticket and pay the proper toll. Two Express E-ZPass lanes are provided in each direction. Paralleling I-295,

11040-640: The turnpike is the nation's sixth-busiest toll road, and one of the most heavily traveled highways in the nation. The northern part of the mainline turnpike, along with the entirety of its extensions and spurs , is a part of the Interstate Highway System designated as I-95 between exit 6 in Mansfield Township , and its northern end near New York City. South of exit 6, it has the unsigned Route 700 designation. There are three extensions and two spurs, including

11155-580: The turnpike mainline becomes concurrent with I-95. North of this point, the turnpike enters Bordentown Township and has an exit for US 206 . Continuing northeast, the turnpike passes by a mix of residential neighborhoods and farmland and enters Chesterfield Township before passing over Crosswicks Creek and entering Hamilton Township in Mercer County. The highway then reaches the Woodrow Wilson and Richard Stockton service areas on

11270-502: The turnpike passes by residential developments and soon crosses the Mantua Creek into West Deptford Township , where it passes through parkland before development near the route increases substantially. After passing under Mantua Pike ( Route 45 ), the turnpike enters Woodbury Heights , where it passes by homes before crossing Conrail Shared Assets Operations ' (CSAO) Vineland Secondary and entering Deptford Township . Here,

11385-695: The turnpike passes over the Middlesex Greenway and enters Woodbridge Township , where it reaches an exit serving the Garden State Parkway and US 9 . North of this interchange is the headquarters of the NJTA. From Woodbridge Township to Newark, high-occupancy vehicle lanes (HOV lanes) exist on the outer roadway (truck lanes), thereby making it seven lanes in each direction (4-3-3-4). The HOV restrictions are in effect on weekdays, from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. northbound, and 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. southbound (at times,

11500-531: The turnpike passes under Route 47 before crossing the Big Timber Creek . Immediately northeast of this point, the turnpike passes under the Route 42 freeway and enters the Camden County borough of Bellmawr . After passing to the south of an industrial park, the turnpike enters Runnemede and comes to an exit for Black Horse Pike ( Route 168 ), serving the city of Camden to

11615-499: The turnpike passes. Route 100 and Route 300 were two state highways proposed in the 1930s by the New Jersey State Highway Department as precursors to the New Jersey Turnpike. The road that is now the New Jersey Turnpike was first planned by the State Highway Department as two freeways in 1938. Route 100 was the route from New Brunswick to the George Washington Bridge, plus a spur to

11730-417: The turnpike splits into a "dual-dual" configuration similar to a local-express configuration. The outer lanes are open to all vehicles and the inner lanes are limited to cars only, unless signed otherwise because of unusual conditions. The turnpike now has a total of 12 lanes, six in each direction (3-3-3-3). Just north of the split is an interchange with the Pearl Harbor Memorial Turnpike Extension, where

11845-892: The turnpike. The turnpike has been referenced many times in music, film, and television . The mainline of the New Jersey Turnpike splits from I-295 in Pennsville Township and runs along a north-northeast route to I-80 and US 46 in Ridgefield Park , where it continues north as I-95 . It is designated Route 700, an unsigned route , from exit 1 (Delaware Memorial Bridge) to exit 6, and as I-95 from exit 6 (Mansfield Township) to exit 18 ( Secaucus – Carlstadt ). The number of lanes ranges from four lanes south of exit 4 ( Mount Laurel ), six lanes between exit 4 and exit 6 (Mansfield Township), 12 lanes between exit 6 and exit 11 ( Woodbridge Township ), and 14 lanes between exit 11 and exit 14 ( Newark ). The default speed limit

11960-435: The under-construction Route 32 between exits 8 and 7. On February 14, 1966, this interchange, numbered as exit 8A was opened to traffic, though only partially; the connection to Route 32 westbound opened on November 5 at noon. In November 1966, NJTA announced plans to widen the turnpike between exits 10 and 14 from eight to twelve lanes. This abolished the express-local roadway system and established

12075-466: The water table. In the deeper mud, caissons were sunk down to a firm stratum and filled with sand, then both the caissons and the surrounding areas were covered with blankets of sand. Gradually, the water was brought up, and drained into adjacent meadows. Then, construction of the two major bridges over the Passaic and Hackensack Rivers was completed. The bridges were built to give motorists a clear view of

12190-423: Was completed, along with this came the six-mile (9.7 km) Pearl Harbor Memorial extension and its interchange with the mainline. In 1958, a part of the turnpike was designated as I-95. In addition, a short part of the southern segment was signed as I-295, and the Newark Bay Extension was signed as I-78. On May 15, 1962, the authority opened a new trumpet interchange at exit 12. The ramps, which replaced

12305-747: Was fierce. Therefore, the NJTA and the NYSTA canceled the project. NJDOT did construct a small segment of this extension, the portion between US 46 and I-80, as part of the I-95 Extension. This segment was later transferred to the NJTA. With the turnpike completed, traffic increased beyond expectations, which prompted planning for two widenings in 1955. the first of these would widen the segment of roadway and from four lanes to an eight-lane, dual-dual setup (2-2-2-2, two express carriageways and two local carriageways in each direction) between exit 10 and exit 14. The second widening would add one lane in each direction from exit 4 and exit 10, making for

12420-570: Was formerly designated as Route 700P, but was officially designated as I-95 after the Somerset Freeway was cancelled, and was signed as such when the first components of the Pennsylvania Turnpike/Interstate 95 Interchange Project were completed on September 22, 2018. The third extension, the four-mile (6.4 km) stretch of I-95 north of US 46 came under NJTA jurisdiction in 1992, as NJDOT sold

12535-561: Was later sold to an early settler to Pavonia, New Netherland , Walling Van Winkle . The township was created in 1710 and encompassed all of the neck as well as lands to the north and west to the Saddle River . At this time, the territory was transferred from Essex County and made part of an expanded Bergen County . In 1710, Kingsland sold a tract for 300 English Pounds Sterling to Captain Arent Schuyler  –

12650-400: Was opened to traffic. In the 1987, the authority announced a plan a to rebuild the Western Spur. If this were ever to be completed, it would have added truck lanes, In addition, a new exit 15 W-A would be constructed, which would have served a extension of New Jersey Route 17 , and exit 16W would have its ramps connecting to the turnpike be entirely replaced by a new ramp containing

12765-510: Was opened to traffic. The interchange, which had been planned for since 1973, connected to I-195, was in part constructed to serve the nearby Great Adventure , which opened later that year. Additionally, in June, a widening of exit 15E's toll plaza was completed, with an expansion of exit 14A's following in August. With the completion of I-78 to the Newark Bay Extension on May 27, 1977,

12880-672: Was settled by Nathaniel's nephew Isaac Kingsland about 1683. From 1668 to 1687, New Barbadoes was part of Newark Township. The Sandford family is recalled locally in Sandford Avenue in Harrison and Kearny . The Kingsland family is recalled in the Kingsland Station , Kingsland Avenue in Lyndhurst, and Kingsland Manor . Berry is recalled in the names of Berrys Creek , and the historic Yereance-Berry House . A portion

12995-677: Was temporarily closed because of storm damage from Hurricane Sandy in October 2012, with only fuel available. It was rebuilt and fully reopened on November 23, 2015. In 2015, the NJTA installed Tesla Supercharger stations in the Molly Pitcher and Joyce Kilmer service areas to allow Tesla car owners to charge their vehicles. A proposal to offer charging stations for non-Tesla vehicles is also under consideration. The NJTA offers 12-foot-wide (3.7 m) shoulders wherever possible, and disabled vehicle service may be obtained by dialing #95 on

13110-400: Was the construction in the city of Elizabeth, where either 450 homes or 32 businesses would be destroyed, depending on the chosen route. The engineers decided to go through the residential area, since they considered it the grittiest and the closest route to both Newark Airport and the Port Newark–Elizabeth Marine Terminal seaport. When construction finally got to Newark, there was

13225-689: Was upgraded and at one point had streetcar lines on its entire length operated by the Public Service Railway as the 15 Passaic, 17 Hudson, and 35 Secaucus . [REDACTED] In Passaic County , Paterson Plank Road has become part of County Route 601 , traveling southeast from downtown Paterson through the city through where it is known as Main Street, and becoming Main Avenue in Clifton and Passaic . The Clifton and Paterson sections of

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