Global InformationNew Jersey Turnpike information
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 New Jersey Turnpike and spurs (in green) | |||||||
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| Maintained by NJTA | |||||||
| Length | 117.20 mi[1][2] (188.62 km) (Mainline)
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| Existed | 1951–present | ||||||
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| Restrictions | Commercial vehicles must use outer roadways between exits 6 and 14-14C | ||||||
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| South end |   I-295 / US 40 in Pennsville Township | ||||||
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| North end |    I-95 / I-80 / US 46 in Ridgefield Park | ||||||
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| Country | United States | ||||||
| State | New Jersey | ||||||
| Counties | Salem, Gloucester, Camden, Burlington, Mercer, Middlesex, Union, Essex, Hudson, Bergen | ||||||
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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 (NJTA).[a] The 117.20-mile (188.62 km) mainline's southern terminus is at a complex interchange with Interstate 295 (I-295), U.S. Route 40 (US 40), US 130, and Route 49 near the border of Pennsville and Carneys Point townships in Salem County, one mile (1.6 km) east of the Delaware Memorial Bridge. 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 22 months, from 1950 to 1951. It was opened to traffic on November 5, 1951, between its southern terminus and exit 10.[5]
The turnpike is a major thoroughfare providing access to various localities in New Jersey.[6] 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.[7]
The northern part of the mainline turnpike, along with the entirety of its extensions and spurs, is part of the Interstate Highway System, designated as I-95 between exit 6 in Mansfield Township and its northern end. 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 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 except for the I-95 Extension are tolled.
The route is divided into four roadways between exit 6 and exit 14. The inner lanes are normally restricted to carrying only cars, with the outer lanes for cars, trucks, and buses. The turnpike has 12-foot-wide (3.7 m) lanes, 10-foot-wide (3.0 m) shoulders and 13 service areas named after notable New Jersey residents. The Interstate Highway System took some of its design guidelines from those for the turnpike.[8] The turnpike has been referenced in music, film, and television.
- ^ a b c New Jersey Department of Transportation. "Route 95 Straight Line Diagram" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Transportation. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
- ^ New Jersey Department of Transportation. "Route 700 Straight Line Diagram" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Transportation. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
- ^ New Jersey Department of Transportation. "Route 95W Straight Line Diagram" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Transportation. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 13, 2016. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
- ^ New Jersey Department of Transportation. "Route 78 Straight Line Diagram" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Transportation. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
- ^ Blackwell, Jon. "1949: Highway of dreams". The Trentonian. Archived from the original on October 15, 2011. Retrieved November 19, 2011.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ South Brunswick Township. "1940s–1950s Moving and Building". South Brunswick Township. Archived from the original on March 16, 2012. Retrieved October 16, 2011.
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