The Amboys are a pair of municipalities in Middlesex County , New Jersey , both of which have the word Amboy in their name. The two municipalities are the City of Perth Amboy and the City of South Amboy , located across from each other on the Raritan Bay .
165-589: While each community has its own independent government, and the two municipalities have no shared governance (other than Middlesex County), the term is often used to refer to the area, including on highway exit signs. Signage for Exit 11 on the New Jersey Turnpike , exit 129 on the Garden State Parkway southbound, and exit 30 on Route 18 northbound refer to "The Amboys" as a destination. Perth Amboy's history dates back to 1651 when August Herman bought
330-680: A rest area in the northbound direction. The freeway continues northeast and comes to a northbound weigh station before it reaches the Route ;48 exit. The highway runs through a mix of farmland and woodland and enters Oldmans Township , where it comes to an interchange providing access to Straughns Mill Road ( CR 643 ). I-295 crosses the Oldmans Creek into Logan Township in Gloucester County and passes near some residential development and Pureland Industrial Complex as it comes to
495-710: A bridge at the Farnhurst interchange that would link the US ;40 approach to the Delaware Memorial Bridge to the Delaware Turnpike that was proposed to run west to the Maryland state line. A year later, the Farnhurst interchange and the bridge approach were upgraded to Interstate Highway standards , and it was designated as part of I-295. Construction at the interchange connecting to the Delaware Turnpike at Farnhurst
660-546: 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
825-503: A cloverleaf interchange at Burlington-Mount Holly Road ( CR 541 ) that provides access to a commercial area along with the New Jersey Turnpike. The freeway runs through woodland and heads into Springfield Township , where it passes a pair of closed rest areas in each direction. I-295 crosses the Assiscunk Creek into Florence Township and heads through a mix of farm fields and trees before it enters Mansfield Township and comes to
990-508: A cloverleaf interchange at Florence-Columbus Road ( CR 656 ) that provides access to nearby Columbus Road ( CR 543 ). The highway passes over the Pearl Harbor Memorial Extension of the New Jersey Turnpike ( I-95 ) and continues through rural land into Bordentown Township , where a northbound exit and southbound entrance serves Rising Sun Road that provides access to US 206 and the New Jersey Turnpike. Past this,
1155-423: A cloverleaf interchange serving Sloan Avenue ( CR 649 ). The roadway comes to a bridge over Amtrak 's Northeast Corridor railroad line and crosses into Lawrence , where it curves northwest and comes to a modified cloverleaf interchange with US 1 . West of US 1, the freeway passes commercial areas. I-295 comes to a partial cloverleaf interchange at Princeton Pike ( CR 583 ), before coming to
1320-497: A cloverleaf interchange with Route 73 that provides access to the New Jersey Turnpike to the east. Past this, the road passes east-northeast near commercial areas to the southeast of Moorestown Mall before curving northeast to closely follow the turnpike. The highway runs through wooded areas and encounters the interchange with Route 38 . The roadway passes over Conrail Shared Assets Operations' Pemberton Industrial Track line and Marne Highway ( CR 537 ) and runs through
1485-408: A cloverleaf interchange. After Scotch Road (CR 611), the highway crosses back into Ewing Township and passes to the northwest of the airport. An interchange with Bear Tavern Road ( CR 579 ) also serves Trenton–Mercer Airport. The freeway comes to the interchange with Route 29 that also has a northbound entrance from Route 175 . At this point, maintenance of the road changes from
1650-585: A compromise that involved substantial mitigation of noise pollution and air pollution impacts. Groundbreaking for this project began on June 23, 1987. Construction of the dual-dual roadway setup was completed on October 22, 1990, the rebuling of Exit 8A from a trumpet into T-intersection to a dual trumpet interchange was completed in May 1991. Interstate 295 (Delaware%E2%80%93Pennsylvania) Interstate 295 ( I-295 ) in Delaware , New Jersey , and Pennsylvania
1815-784: 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 ,
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#17328557220731980-539: 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
2145-514: 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
2310-479: A mix of fields and trees with occasional development, with an exit serving Creek Road ( CR 635 ). I-295 crosses the Rancocas Creek into Westampton and runs through an area of warehouses, where it has a cloverleaf interchange at Rancocas-Mount Holly Road ( CR 626 ). The highway runs north through rural land with nearby buildings and enters Burlington Township . Here, the road curves northeast and comes to
2475-446: A new loop ramp. The second phase, which took place between 2016 and 2017, reconstructed and repaved the right lanes of southbound I-295, completed construction on the ramps from southbound I-295, and built a tunnel carrying the Jack A. Markell Trail under I-295. The final phase, which took place between 2017 and 2018, reconstructed the ramp from southbound US 13 to southbound I-295, removed
2640-685: 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
2805-526: A part of the National Highway System , a network of roads important to the country's economy, defense, and mobility. I-295 begins at an interchange with I-95, I-495, US 202, and DE 141 south of the town of Newport in New Castle County , Delaware . The northbound beginning of I-295 has direct ramps from both directions of I-95, southbound I-495, and southbound DE 141, while
2970-484: A point of land from the Lenni Lenape Native Americans . The land, which was called "Ompoge" by the indigenous people, gradually changed its name to "Emboyle", then "Amboyle". When the city was incorporated in 1683, settlers began to call the land "Ambo" or "Amboy Point", and finally "Amboy." The name means "place resembling a bowl." In 1686, when the settlement became the capital of East Jersey , Perth
3135-691: A portion of East Greenwich Township before crossing back into Greenwich Township and coming to an interchange with Berkley Road ( CR 678 ) and Cohawkin Road ( CR 667 ) on the border of Greenwich Township and Paulsboro . Past this point, the freeway runs through marshy areas of Mantua Creek and continues into West Deptford . Here, there is an exit for Mantua Grove Road ( CR 656 ). Passing near more industrial areas, I-295/US 130 has an interchange with Mid-Atlantic Parkway, which provides access to Route 44 as well as to Grove Street ( CR 643 ) and Jessup Road ( CR 660 ). Continuing northeast,
3300-403: 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
3465-646: A short distance along the outside of the North–South Freeway, with the northbound lanes of I-295 having access from northbound Route 42 and eastbound I-76 and access to westbound I-76 while the southbound lanes of I-295 having access from eastbound I-76 and access to southbound Route 42. Past this, I-295 continues east as a six-lane freeway through wooded areas near suburban development, passing under Conrail Shared Assets Operations' Grenloch Industrial Track line before reaching an interchange with Black Horse Pike ( Route 168 ). The highway heads east along
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#17328557220733630-672: 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
3795-414: 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
3960-413: A southbound exit and northbound entrance provides access to northbound Olden Avenue ( CR 622 ). I-295 continues through wooded areas with nearby development and curves north to come to an interchange at Route 33 and Hamilton Avenue ( CR 606 ). The next interchange is a southbound exit and northbound entrance at East State Street ( CR 535 ). The highway continues through woods and reaches
4125-510: A southbound exit and northbound entrance serving Warwick Road ( CR 669 ). After this, I-295 curves northeast and passes through a corner of Tavistock before entering a part of Haddonfield and coming to a trumpet interchange providing access to Woodcrest Station along the PATCO Speedline . At this point, the road becomes closely parallel to the New Jersey Turnpike to the southeast. The highway crosses into Cherry Hill and passes over
4290-488: A southbound exit and northbound entrance with Route 45 . The roadway passes over Conrail Shared Assets Operations' Vineland Secondary railroad line and passes through a small strip of Deptford before it has a partial interchange with CR 551, with a southbound exit and northbound entrance. The highway enters Westville and skirts near residential and commercial development, with another southbound exit and northbound entrance serving Route 47 . I-295 crosses
4455-575: A southbound ramp to Franklin Corner Road ( CR 546 ). Continuing west, the road reaches a cloverleaf interchange with US 206 . I-295 then has a northbound exit and southbound entrance serving Federal City Road, before leaving Lawrence and entering Hopewell Township . The median of the freeway widens as it runs near suburban residential areas; this is where the Somerset Freeway would have begun, had it been built. Upon entering Hopewell Township,
4620-585: 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
4785-424: 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
4950-491: 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
5115-483: A year later. In 1963, I-295 was completed between Warwick Road and just south of Route 70. A year later, the roadway was extended north to Route 73. The freeway was built between Route 73 and Route 38 in 1966. In 1968, the section of I-295 between Carneys Point and Bridgeport was finished. Following the completion of this section, US 130 reverted to its previous surface alignment through Carneys Point, replacing that portion of Route 44. In 1972,
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5280-487: 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,
5445-664: 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 the Newark Bay Extension at exit 14, which carries I-78 ; the Pennsylvania Turnpike Extension , officially known as
5610-489: 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
5775-691: Is an auxiliary Interstate Highway , designated as a bypass around Philadelphia , and a partial beltway of Trenton . The route begins at a junction with I-95 south of Wilmington, Delaware , and runs to an interchange with I-95 in Bristol Township, Pennsylvania . The highway heads east from I-95 and crosses the Delaware River into New Jersey on the Delaware Memorial Bridge , running concurrent with U.S. Route 40 (US 40). Upon entering New Jersey, I-295 runs concurrently with
5940-625: 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 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
6105-693: Is planned to be completed in the later part of 2025. In preparation for the completion of the first stage of the interchange between I-95 and the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Bristol Township, the former route was truncated from New Jersey to the site of the interchange. In its place, I-295 was extended, ending at the unfinished interchange. The New Jersey Department of Transportation NJDOT and the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission completed Phases 1 and 2 of
6270-512: The Big Timber Creek into Bellmawr in Camden County and runs northeast, with a northbound exit to southbound Route 42 and a southbound entrance from northbound Route 42, before it comes to the interchange with the North–South Freeway, which serves as the northern terminus of Route 42 and the eastern terminus of I-76 . At this point, the travel lanes of I-295 head north for
6435-454: The Delaware Memorial Bridge into New Jersey . The highway intersects the southern terminus of the New Jersey Turnpike and runs northeast through suburban areas of South Jersey parallel to the turnpike, providing a bypass of Philadelphia and Camden . I-295 turns north and bypasses Trenton to the east and turns west at the interchange with US 1 in Lawrence. The route heads west around
6600-482: 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
6765-629: 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
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6930-546: 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
7095-508: The Interstate Highway System : the Delaware Memorial Bridge and its approach, built in 1951; a section in Salem County , built in 1953; and the part concurrent with US 130, built in two sections that opened in 1948 and 1954. The route was designated on these sections in New Jersey in 1958 and in Delaware in 1959. The portion of I-295 connecting to I-95 in Delaware opened in 1963 while most of
7260-442: The New Jersey Turnpike and US 40 for a brief 0.5 miles (0.80 km) until splitting away at exit 1 and runs parallel to the turnpike for most of its course in the state. After a concurrency with US 130 in Gloucester County , I-295 has an interchange with I-76 and Route 42 in Camden County . The freeway continues northeasterly towards Trenton, where it intersects I-195 and Route 29 before bypassing
7425-513: 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
7590-578: 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
7755-467: The Oxford Valley Mall . The freeway makes a curve to the south and becomes parallel to SEPTA's West Trenton Line and CSX Transportation's Trenton Subdivision to the west, passing under PA 213 without an interchange. The railroad tracks split to the west and I-295 reaches a diamond interchange with Bus. US 1 / PA 413 to the east of the borough of Penndel . Following this interchange,
7920-860: 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 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
8085-680: The Philadelphia metro area and points south to Atlantic City and vice versa. This project, dubbed the I-295/Route ;42 Missing Moves, would provide connections from I-295 northbound to Route 42 southbound and Route 42 northbound to I-295 southbound by constructing two ramps just south of the I-295/I-76/Route ;42 interchange. Construction began in March 2020, and the ramps opened to traffic on November 28, 2023. In early 2015,
8250-495: 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, 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 ,
8415-517: The twin-span Delaware Memorial Bridge. Upon reaching the east bank of the Delaware River, I-295/ US 40 begins a brief concurrency with the New Jersey Turnpike and enters Pennsville in Salem County , New Jersey , heading east-southeast through industrial areas. The freeway comes to an interchange with the southern terminus of US 130 and the western terminus of Route 49 . Here, I-295 splits onto its own freeway maintained by
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#17328557220738580-463: 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
8745-609: The Center Square Road ( CR 620 ) exit. The road crosses the Raccoon Creek and reaches an interchange serving US 322 . Following this, the highway runs through agricultural and wooded areas before northbound US 130 merges into the freeway. At this point, I-295 and US 130 head east as a six-lane freeway with a narrow median and soon come to the Repaupo Station Road ( CR 684 ) exit. Continuing east,
8910-445: The Delaware River and Bay Authority began a project to reconstruct southbound I-295 between US 13/US 40 and I-95/I-495. The first phase, which took place between early 2015 and late 2016, reconstructed and repaved the left lanes of southbound I-295, reconstructed and repaved the right side of the ramps to US 13/US 40, I-495, and northbound I-95, and closed the ramp from northbound US 13 to southbound I-295 and built
9075-575: 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
9240-613: 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 ,
9405-444: 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
9570-416: The Interstate Highway System as part of freeway bypasses for the surface section of US 130/Route 44 through Carneys Point and between Bridgeport and Westville. In 1948, the first section of the US 130/Route 44 bypass in Gloucester County between current exits 21 and 24 opened, with a second section between exits 14 and 21 opening in 1954. The section of the present highway between
9735-456: 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,
9900-418: The New Jersey Department of Transportation to the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission , and I-295 widens from six to eight lanes. Immediately after the interchange with Route 29, I-295 then crosses the Delaware River into Pennsylvania on the tolled Scudder Falls Bridge . At the state line, I-295 transitions from a north–south road to an east–west road, with the northbound direction turning into
10065-473: The New Jersey Department of Transportation while US 40 continues along the New Jersey Turnpike for a short distance before it splits to the southeast. A short distance later, the roadway enters Carneys Point and CR 551 merges onto I-295, with the four-lane freeway heading northeast. The highway comes to a junction with Route 140 , where CR 551 splits from I-295 by continuing east along Route 140. I-295 heads into wooded areas and features
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#173285572207310230-431: 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
10395-441: The New Jersey Turnpike and the present-day CR 618 bridge was built as part of the US 130 bypass of Carneys Point in 1953. The concurrent Route 44 designation was removed from US 130 in the 1953 New Jersey state highway renumbering and was later assigned to the former surface alignment of US 130 through Carneys Point and between Bridgeport and Westville. In 1958, the US 130 bypass of Carneys Point and
10560-403: 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
10725-710: 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
10890-401: 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
11055-465: 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
11220-705: 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
11385-465: 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
11550-454: The Pennsylvania Turnpike. In the 1927 New Jersey state highway renumbering , Route 39 was legislated to begin at the Yardley–Wilburtha Bridge and bypass Trenton to the north and east before continuing south to Hammonton along present-day US 206. Route 39, which was not built around Trenton, was decommissioned in the 1953 New Jersey state highway renumbering . Portions of I-295 in Salem and Gloucester counties predate
11715-402: 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
11880-470: 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
12045-469: 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
12210-421: The border between Haddon Heights to the north and Barrington to the south and passes over Conrail Shared Assets Operations' Beesleys Point Secondary railroad line before reaching the interchange with White Horse Pike ( US 30 ) near its intersection with Clements Bridge Road/Highland Avenue ( Route 41 / CR 573 ). The road fully enters Barrington before crossing into Lawnside , where it comes to
12375-431: The bridge. Construction on the US 13/US 202 interchange at Farnhurst began on July 12, 1950. On August 16, 1951, the Delaware Memorial Bridge opened to traffic. The Delaware Memorial Bridge and the approach road to US 13/US 202 became a part of US 40 following the opening of the bridge. I-295 was designated onto the New Jersey approach of the bridge in 1958. That same year, construction began for
12540-541: The city to the east, north, and west, crossing the Delaware River on the Scudder Falls Bridge into Pennsylvania. In Pennsylvania, I-295 is signed as an east–west road and heads south to its other terminus at I-95. I-295 is one of two auxiliary Interstates in the US to enter three states, the other being the I-275 beltway around Cincinnati , which enters Ohio , Indiana , and Kentucky . Three portions of I-295 predate
12705-450: 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,
12870-627: 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,
13035-474: The dangerous and congested Route 42/I-295/I-76 interchange, which currently requires traffic on I-295 to use 35-mile-per-hour (56 km/h) ramps that merge onto the North–;South Freeway for a short distance, among a series of other indirect connections. In 2007, "Alternative D" for the reconstructed interchange was selected, calling for I-295 to cross over the North–South Freeway. This interchange
13200-573: 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,
13365-468: 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
13530-539: 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
13695-508: 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,
13860-484: The first stage of the interchange opened, allowing for I-95 to be routed onto the Pennsylvania Turnpike to connect to the New Jersey Turnpike, truncating the eastern terminus of I-276 to the new interchange and completing I-95 from Miami to the Canadian border . However, there remains no access between I-295 and the Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-276), nor between I-295 westbound and I-95 northbound and vice versa. The next stage of
14025-655: 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,
14190-550: The former ramp from northbound US 13 to southbound I-295, and reconstructed the left lane and shoulder on the ramps from southbound I-295 to I-95. On August 5, 2024, construction will begin to build an additional northbound lane for I-295 between the I-95 and US 13/US 40 interchanges. This project will provide a third lane for I-295 at the exit from I-95. This lane is being built to reduce traffic congestion along this stretch of road, which often backs up onto I-95. Construction
14355-499: The freeway crosses into Greenwich Township and has an interchange with Tomlin Station Road ( CR 607 ). After passing near Greenwich Lake, there are exits for Paulsboro-Swedesboro Road ( CR 653 ) and Democrat Road ( CR 673 ) within a short distance of each other. I-295/US 130 reaches an interchange with Harmony Road ( CR 680 ) on the border of Greenwich Township and East Greenwich Township . The road runs through
14520-553: The freeway crosses the Mill Creek and runs south-southeast near suburban residential areas as it heads west of Levittown . I-295 enters Bristol Township and terminates at an interchange with I-95 at the Pennsylvania Turnpike ( I-276 ). At this interchange, I-295 merges into southbound I-95, with access from westbound I-295 to southbound I-95 and from northbound I-95 to eastbound I-295; there are no ramps connecting I-295 and
14685-490: The freeway in Gloucester County was designated as part of I-295. Construction on the Delaware Memorial Bridge began in 1949. At the same time, work was underway on the Delaware Memorial Bridge approach in Delaware, a divided highway which would begin at a directional T interchange with US 13/US 202 in Farnhurst and head east to a cloverleaf interchange at New Castle Avenue (present DE 9) before leading to
14850-779: The freeway passes over Conrail Shared Assets Operations ' Penns Grove Secondary railroad line and reaches an interchange with Route 44 and Delaware Street ( CR 640 ). At this point, Route 44 begins to parallel I-295/US 130 on its northwest side as the two roads cross the Woodbury Creek. Route 44 ends at a cul-de-sac that has a ramp from the southbound direction of I-295/US 130 prior to another exit that provides access to Red Bank Avenue ( CR 644 ). The freeway passes near some homes before US 130 splits from I-295 at an interchange that also has access to Hessian Avenue ( CR 642 ). The median of I-295 becomes wider again and it continues east through woods, coming to
15015-530: The gap, motorists from northbound I-95 were directed to follow I-295 southbound and I-195 eastbound to reach the New Jersey Turnpike to continue north along I-95, and vice versa. In 1995, the southbound rest area along I-295 in Burlington County was named for radio personality Howard Stern . Governor Christine Todd Whitman named the rest area after Stern as payback for him granting Whitman airtime during her 1993 gubernatorial campaign . A plaque proclaiming
15180-473: 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
15345-423: The highway becomes maintained by the Delaware River and Bay Authority . The road has an eastbound ramp to Landers Lane before it passes between residential neighborhoods and comes to a cloverleaf interchange with DE 9 north of the city of New Castle . This interchange provides access to Veterans Memorial Park , where a war memorial honoring veterans from Delaware and New Jersey is located. Past DE 9,
15510-545: The highway was finished between Route 38 and CR 541. I-295 was extended from CR 541 northward to US 130 near Bordentown a year later. I-295 was completed from US 1 west to a proposed interchange with I-95 in Hopewell Township in 1974. In 1975, the roadway was constructed from south of the Route ;33 interchange north to US 1. The section of I-295 between Arena Drive and south of Route 33
15675-647: 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
15840-402: The latter road. In addition to the extension of I-295, now at 76 miles, it became the longest signed interstate in New Jersey, surpassing I-80 . Improvements continue to be made to the highway, including reconstruction of interchanges and replacement of bridges. I-295 begins at I-95 , I-495 , US 202 , and DE 141 near Newport, Delaware , and heads east over the Delaware River on
16005-435: 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
16170-404: The median narrows. I-295 turns southwest past suburban development containing some farmland. It reaches the interchange with Route 31 and passes through Ewing before returning to Hopewell Township, crossing under CSX Transportation 's Trenton Subdivision railroad line. The next interchange along the route provides access to Scotch Road ( CR 611 ) and Trenton–Mercer Airport via
16335-466: The median of the freeway widens to include the DRBA headquarters, with direct access to and from the southbound lanes while northbound access is provided by way of DE 9. After this, the southbound lanes of I-295 have a toll plaza for the Delaware Memorial Bridge. I-295/US 40 continues east and passes over Norfolk Southern Railway 's New Castle Secondary railroad line before crossing the Delaware River on
16500-466: 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
16665-523: 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
16830-423: 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
16995-444: 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
17160-466: 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,
17325-472: The north of Yardley , and narrows to six lanes. Here, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation takes over maintenance of the road. At this interchange, the route changes cardinal directions, with northbound becoming westbound and eastbound becoming southbound. I-295 continues west-southwest near suburban residential areas and features a westbound rest area and weigh station. The freeway turns to
17490-466: 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
17655-458: The north side of Trenton, crosses the Delaware River on the Scudder Falls Bridge into Pennsylvania , and heads south to its terminus at I-95 in Bristol Township . The portion of I-295 running through New Jersey is sometimes referred to as the Camden Freeway by the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT). As part of the Interstate Highway System , the entire length of I-295 is
17820-489: 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
17985-584: The northbound lanes is provided by a pedestrian bridge over the highway. The freeway heads farther from the river and passes over the River Line again before it reaches a modified cloverleaf interchange serving the western terminus of I-195 and the southern terminus of Route 29 to Trenton. Following this junction, the road heads northeast near residential neighborhoods and comes to an interchange at Arena Drive ( CR 620 ) that provides access to nearby White Horse Avenue ( CR 533 ). A short distance later,
18150-402: 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
18315-471: 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
18480-434: 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
18645-459: The original span commenced right after and construction of the second new span began afterwards, which opened in August 2021. The new bridge has six through-traffic lanes (three in each direction), acceleration and deceleration lanes, shoulders, and a shared bicycle and pedestrian path. Additionally, the two adjoining interchanges with Route 29 and Taylorsville Road were reconstructed. Previously
18810-420: 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 the turnpike. The turnpike has been referenced many times in music, film, and television . The mainline of
18975-536: 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
19140-514: The project will complete the movements at the interchange. The structurally deficient Scudder Falls Bridge, that carried I-295 over the Delaware River between Lower Makefield Township, Pennsylvania , and Ewing, New Jersey , was in need of a replacement. Construction on a dual-span replacement bridge began in April 2017. The first span opened to Pennsylvania-bound traffic on July 10, 2019, and opened to New Jersey-bound traffic on July 24. Demolition of
19305-591: 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
19470-894: The redesignation in March 2018, extending the route from US 1 in Lawrence Township across the Scudder Falls Bridge to Taylorsville Road in Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation finished Phase 3 in July of the same year, signing their section as east–west despite its north–south alignment to avoid a change in direction from north to south on the same route. Between September 2005 and May 2015, New Jersey and Pennsylvania intended to extend I-195 around Trenton instead of I-295. This would have also truncated I-295 to its interchange with I-195 and Route 29. However, in 2015, plans changed once again to extend I-295. This
19635-556: The rest area as the "Howard Stern Rest Stop" was installed, with an image of Stern poking his head from an outhouse . Days after the plaque was installed, it was stolen and later mailed to Stern. In 2003, the rest areas along I-295 in Burlington County were closed as part of funding cuts in Governor Jim McGreevey 's budget, saving the state $ 1 million a year. I-295, like many other highways in New Jersey, once had solar-powered emergency callboxes every mile (1.6 km);
19800-443: 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
19965-505: 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 ,
20130-522: The road curves north and reaches the exit for US 130 west of Bordentown before passing through woodland and crossing over NJ Transit's River Line . I-295 crosses the Crosswicks Creek into Hamilton in Mercer County and runs through woods and marshland a short distance east of the Delaware River. A scenic overlook of the river is located along the southbound side of the road; access from
20295-425: 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
20460-580: 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
20625-700: 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
20790-487: The route in New Jersey was finished by the 1980s. The part of I-295 near the interchange with I-195 and Route 29 was finished in 1994. I-295 previously ended in New Jersey at US 1 in Lawrence , becoming I-95 heading south into Philadelphia. By July 2018, I-295 was extended along the former I-95 in New Jersey and Bucks County, Pennsylvania , to end at I-95 at the Pennsylvania Turnpike , with no access between I-295 and
20955-652: The south and reaches the interchange with PA 332 that serves Newtown to the west, narrowing again to four lanes. I-295 continues south near some farmland before passing near more homes with some commercial development. The freeway comes to a bridge over SEPTA 's West Trenton Line and CSX Transportation's Trenton Subdivision before it crosses into Middletown Township and comes to a cloverleaf interchange with US 1 . Immediately after this interchange, I-295 passes over Norfolk Southern Railway's Morrisville Line and CSX Transportation's Fairless Branch as it curves southwest, heading northwest of commercial development and
21120-496: 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
21285-719: The southbound end of I-295 has direct ramps to both directions of I-95, northbound I-495, and northbound DE 141. From this junction, the highway heads southeast on an eight-lane freeway maintained by the Delaware Department of Transportation that passes to the northeast of suburban neighborhoods in Wilmington Manor . I-295 passes over the Jack A. Markell Trail and reaches an interchange with US 13 / US 40 in Farnhurst . Here, US 40 splits from US 13 by heading east concurrent with I-295. At this interchange,
21450-714: 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
21615-417: 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
21780-532: 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,
21945-724: The tracks carrying the PATCO Speedline and NJ Transit 's Atlantic City Line before it reaches the Haddonfield-Berlin Road ( CR 561 ) exit. The roadway runs through wooded areas with suburban neighborhoods to the west and the New Jersey Turnpike to the east as it comes to a cloverleaf interchange at Route 70 . Past this, the highway curves north farther west from the turnpike. I-295 enters Mount Laurel in Burlington County upon crossing Pennsauken Creek and runs northeast through woods near development, reaching
22110-610: 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,
22275-631: 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,
22440-488: 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,
22605-642: 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,
22770-951: 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,
22935-420: 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
23100-477: 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 ,
23265-491: 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,
23430-566: 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
23595-496: 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,
23760-616: 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,
23925-458: 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
24090-485: 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
24255-417: 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
24420-435: 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
24585-507: The use of the callboxes became limited due to the increasing popularity of cellphones. To save on maintenance costs, the New Jersey Department of Transportation removed these callboxes in 2005. In 2013, the New Jersey Department of Transportation broke ground on a project to construct a straighter roadway for I-295 near the Route 42 interchange. This project, dubbed the I-295/I-76/Route 42 Direct Connection, will reconstruct
24750-461: 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
24915-690: The westbound direction upon crossing into Pennsylvania and the eastbound direction turning into the southbound direction upon crossing into New Jersey. Upon crossing the Delaware River, I-295 becomes the Delaware Expressway and enters Lower Makefield Township in Bucks County , passing over PA 32 and reaching an electronic toll gantry in the westbound direction. After crossing the Delaware Canal , I-295 reaches an interchange with Taylorsville Road, which provides indirect access to PA 32, to
25080-700: Was added to the name in honor of one of the Proprietors under the Royal grant, the James Drummond, 1st Duke of Perth . For other groups of similarly named municipalities in New Jersey, see: New Jersey Turnpike The New Jersey Turnpike ( NJTP ) 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
25245-416: Was because of guidelines set by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials , which state that auxiliary Interstates with an odd-numbered first digit should only connect with their parent route once. Since the extended route would have two junctions with the parent route (I-95), a route number with an even-numbered first digit was considered more appropriate. On September 22, 2018,
25410-445: Was completed in July 1961. On November 14, 1963, the Delaware Turnpike opened to traffic, with I-295 extended west (south) to I-95 at the northern terminus of the Delaware Turnpike, which continued south as I-95. In the middle of 1964, work began on a second span at the Delaware Memorial Bridge due to increasing traffic volumes. The second span of the bridge was opened to traffic in late 1968. The remainder of I-295 through New Jersey
25575-423: 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
25740-695: 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
25905-424: Was finished in 1984. In 1987, I-295 was built between I-195/Route 29 and Arena Drive, with the highway between I-195/Route 29 and Route 33 opened to traffic on August 16 of that year. The final section of I-295 between US 130 in Bordentown and I-195/Route 29 was finished in 1994. At its original northern terminus, the freeway continued west as I-95 toward the Scudder Falls Bridge while I-95
26070-417: 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
26235-400: 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
26400-406: 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,
26565-401: Was planned as Federal Aid Interstate Route 108, which was created by the New Jersey Department of Transportation in 1956. I-295 was built between Big Timber Creek and Route 42 in 1958. In 1960, the section of the Interstate between Route 42 and Warwick Road was finished. The highway was built between US 130 and Route 45 in 1960 and was extended east to the Big Timber Creek
26730-481: Was projected to cost $ 900 million (equivalent to $ 1.14 billion in 2023 ). The project is being constructed in four phases and was originally scheduled to be complete in 2021. However, delays in construction, including the collapse of a retaining wall on March 25, 2021, pushed the expected completion date to 2028. NJDOT had also announced another project to address the missing connections between I-295 and Route 42 to provide an easier connection between
26895-417: Was proposed to head north along the Somerset Freeway. In 1983, the Somerset Freeway portion of I-95 was canceled as a result of community opposition. In the 1990s, the northern terminus of I-295 was moved to the US 1 interchange in Lawrence Township, with the route west of there replaced by an extended I-95. Due to the cancelation of the Somerset Freeway, a gap existed along I-95 in New Jersey. To bridge
27060-559: 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
27225-400: 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
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