Site Navigation Connecticut Maine Massachusetts New Hampshire New Jersey New York Pennsylvania Rhode Island Vermont     Interstate 76 / North-South Freeway Interstate 76 East Traffic to Interstate 676 north, Interstate 76C east to U.S. 130 north & New Jersey 168 departs Interstate 76 via the Walt Whitman Bridge as Exit 354. From there Interstate 76 enters the North-South Freeway through south Camden and Bellmawr. Pictured here are original button copy guide signs advising motorists of the appropriate lane for the upcoming junctions with Interstate 295, U.S. 130 south, and New Jersey 42. Photo taken 08/09/04. Interstate 676 southbound merges onto Interstate 76 as the North-South Freeway leaves the Walt Whitman Bridge approaches. Interstate 76 travels south from Camden to Exit 1C (junction U.S. 130 south) from Interstate 676. Access to U.S. 130 (Crescent Boulevard) northbound is provided by the connections via Interstate 76 Connector (76C). Photo taken 08/09/04. Interstate 76 eastbound one half mile north of the U.S. 130 (Crescent Boulevard) southbound off-ramp to Gloucester City, Brooklawn, and Westville. There is no direct access to Crescent Boulevard northbound for Camden. Photo taken 09/19/04. Replaced button copy guide sign with an odd shaped U.S. 130 shield one half mile north of Exit 1C. Photo taken 10/13/01. Traffic to U.S. 130 southbound for the Camden suburbs of Brooklawn, Westville, and Gloucester City leaves Interstate 76 (North-South Freeway) eastbound at Exit 1C. U.S. 130 merges with Interstate 295 beyond Westville near National Park and Woodbury. Photo taken 09/19/04. The southern end of Interstate 76 ties into Interstate 295 before the North South Freeway transition into New Jersey 42. Interstate 295 southbound merges onto Interstate 76 briefly before turning westward to Woodbury, Thorofare, and Penns Grove. Photo taken 10/13/01. Pictured here is the Exit 1B ramp onto Interstate 295 northbound for Cherry Hill, Maple Shade, Moorestown, Burlington, and Trenton. Access to the New Jersey Turnpike from Interstate 76 is provided by Interstate 295 and New Jersey 168 as there is no interchange between the two. Photo taken 09/19/04. Interstate 295 southbound traffic segregates from the Interstate 76 eastbound mainline. Exit 1A carries traffic onto Interstate 295 south to the left. The Interstate 295 southbound mainline departs from the right. The junction between the two freeways is often congested due to the slowing involved between the various weaving traffic movements. Photo taken 10/13/01. Exit 1A loops onto Interstate 295 southbound from the left. A slip ramp carries drivers from the Interstate 295 southbound mainline onto New Jersey 42 south ahead. Interstate 76 ends and New Jersey 42 begins otherwise here. New Jersey 42 continues the North-South Freeway onward to the Atlantic City Expressway at Turnersville. Photo taken 09/19/04. Interstate 76 West New Jersey 42 (North South Freeway) becomes Interstate 76 at the confluence with Interstate 295 at Bellmawr. The North South Freeway partitions into a local/express dual carriageway configuration to help shuttle traffic through the Interstate 295 overlap. Depicted here is the first in a series of guide signs for the impending partition of the freeway into Interstate 76 westbound. The underpass ahead carries the New Jersey Turnpike. Photo taken 10/13/01. New Jersey 42 ends and Interstate 76 begins at the North South Freeway passes underneath the Camden County 753 (Creek Road) overpass in Bellmawr. The two left-hand lanes becomes Interstate 76 Express for the Walt Whitman Bridge into Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The two right-hand lanes interact with Interstate 295 briefly and allow traffic to access the northbound direction of that freeway. Photo taken 10/13/01. The northbound mainline of Interstate 295 passes overhead just before the Interstate 76 partition into local and express lanes. A thin concrete curb segregates the two carriageways of travel. Access to Interstate 676 is signed on the local lanes. However the local/express designation no longer continues northward that far (Exit 2) and Interstate 676 is accessible from both roadways. Photo taken 10/13/01. Traffic from Interstate 295 northbound merges in from the left and right at the Interstate 76 westbound split. The mainline departs in one half mile via Exit 1B for Haddonfield, Barrington, and Cherry Hill. Motorists destined for the New Jersey Turnpike from Interstate 76 should take Interstate 295 northbound to New Jersey 168 east to access the Exit 3 interchange of the toll highway. Photo taken 10/13/01. Interstate 295 northbound merges onto Interstate 76 westbound for less than one half mile before departing the North South Freeway via Exit 1B. Two lanes carry Interstate 295 eastward toward Barrington from the Local lanes of Interstate 76 west. Traveling above is the Camden County 659 (Browning Road) overpass. Photo taken 10/13/01. The Interstate 76 west & Interstate 295 northbound split at Exit 1B of the North South Freeway. The substandard interchanges between the two freeways feature 35 MPH ramps and numerous traffic weaving situations. These issues cause both congestion and potential safety hazards between two busy commuting corridors. Thus the New Jersey Department of Transportation is in the planning stages of a redesign of the junction slated for work between 2009 and 2012. See the I-295, I-76 and Route 42 Reconstruction page by NJDOT for details. Photo taken 10/13/01. Perspective of the Interstate 76 west & 295 northbound split as seen from the Express lanes of the North South Freeway. Interstate 295 maintains six overall lanes eastward from here throughout the Camden and Philadelphia eastern suburbs. Up next for Interstate 76 westbound otherwise is the Exit 1C off-ramp to U.S. 130 (Crescent Boulevard). The bridge in the background carries Interstate 76 eastbound traffic onto Interstate 295 northbound. Photo taken 10/13/01. Although traffic to Interstate 676 was advised to take the Local lanes of Interstate 76 west, the pull through panels above Interstate 76 Express indicate that the Camden Freeway is also accessible from the inside lanes. The concrete curb that segregates the roadways ends just north of the Interstate 295 (Exit 1B) interchange. Photo taken 06/19/00. The Express section of Interstate 76 continues through the Exit 1C/D interchange with U.S. 130 (Crescent Boulevard) uninterrupted. Crescent Boulevard widens underneath Interstate 76 between Market Street and Klemm Avenue. Exit 1C for U.S. 130 southbound (Gloucester City and Woodbury) utilizes Market Street west to access Crescent Boulevard south. Market Street travels overhead Interstate 76 in this westbound scene. Exit 1D provides a direct connection onto U.S. 130 north in one quarter mile. Photo taken 10/13/01. The dual carriageway of Interstate 76 westbound reconvenes just north of the U.S. 130 (Crescent Boulevard) interchange. A diagrammatical overhead is posted 0.75 miles south of the Interstate 76 & 676 split in Camden. Interstate 676 constitutes a north-south freeway between the Walt Whitman Bridge and downtown Camden. Photo taken 06/19/00. Interstate 76 westbound expands to six overall lanes in anticipation of the Exit 2 off-ramp onto Interstate 676 north. The two freeways each cross the Delaware River via suspension bridges into Philadelphia. Both spans carry a $3 toll for all passenger vehicles. Otherwise Interstate 676 provides five off-ramps into Camden before merging with U.S. 30. across the Delaware. Photo taken 10/13/01. Three lanes serve both Camden and South Philadelphia at the Interstate 76 west & 676 northbound split. Originally Interstate 76 and 676 were swapped in their alignments with Interstate 76 traveling the Ben Franklin Bridge and Interstate 676 the Walt Whitman Bridge. The change came in 1973 and was a good thing as the Vine Street Expressway portion of Interstate 676 was not fully completed until 1991. Photo taken 10/13/01. Wider view of the Interstate 76 westbound off-ramp for Exit 2 (Interstate 676 north). The interchange between the two highways ties into Interstate 76 Connector, a freeway spur from the Walt Whitman Bridge to U.S. 130 (Crescent Boulevard) and New Jersey 168 (Black Horse Pike) in south Camden. The spur is inaccessible from Interstate 76 west but carries south Camden traffic onto the Walt Whitman Bridge. Photo taken 10/13/01. Interstate 76 Connector Eastbound Interstate 76C departs the Walt Whitman Bridge and ascends over the Interstate 676 merge with Interstate 76 (North-South Freeway) in south Camden. The connector carries Interstate 76 eastbound motorists onto the northbound beginning of Interstate 676 for downtown Camden. Traffic from Interstate 676 southbound merges onto the connector as well for its connections to U.S. 130 north and New Jersey 168 south. Photo taken 09/19/04. Button copy overheads situated on Interstate 76 Connector eastbound as it departs the confluence of Interstate 76, Interstate 676, and the Walt Whitman Bridge. Two eastbound off-ramps remain along the one mile freeway, one for U.S. 130 (Crescent Boulevard north) and one for New Jersey 168 (Black Horse Pike south). Photo taken 06/19/00. Reflectorized sign replacements for the sign bridge pictured in the above photobox. U.S. 130 sees Collingswood and Trenton as its northbound control points in addition to its connection with New Jersey 168 (Mt. Ephraim Avenue) northbound. New Jersey 168 southbound gains the control point of Audubon for the township of Audubon Park. Photo taken 09/19/04. A loop ramp departs Interstate 76C eastbound for U.S. 130 (Crescent Boulevard) northbound to south Camden, Collingswood, Woodlynne, and Merchantville. New Jersey 168 transitions from White Horse Pike to Mt. Ephraim Avenue at the junction with U.S. 130 at the Camden city line. Photo taken 09/19/04. Interstate 76C eastbound defaults onto New Jersey 168 (White Horse Pike) southbound at its eastern terminus. White Horse Pike constitutes a surface arterial from south Camden through Haddon, Audubon Park, Mt. Ephraim, Runnemede, and Blackwood. Photo taken 09/19/04. Interstate 76 Connector Westbound New Jersey 168 (White Horse Pike) northbound nearing the partial "Y" interchange with the westbound beginning of Interstate 76C. Interstate 76C carries drivers west from Haddon and Audubon Park to Interstate 676 north and the Walt Whitman Bridge. New Jersey 168 otherwise continues northward into south Camden as Mt. Ephraim Avenue. Photo taken 09/19/04. Traffic to both Interstate 76C west and Peters Creek Drove north depart New Jersey 168 (White Horse Pike) northbound at Audubon Park. Interstate 76C sees no connection with U.S. 130 (Crescent Boulevard) nearby on the one-mile drive to Interstates 76 & 676. Photo taken 09/19/04. Nearing the westbound end of Interstate 76 Connector at the ramp split between Interstate 676 north and Interstate 76 west. The left-hand ramp merges onto the northbound beginning of Interstate 676 for Camden and the Ben Franklin Bridge. Photo taken 09/19/04. Interstate 76C otherwise defaults onto the Walt Whitman Bridge (Interstate 76 west) for South Philadelphia and the Schuylkill Expressway. The suspension bridge carries a $3.00 toll for all passenger vehicles traveling in the westbound direction. The toll plaza however lies in Pennsylvania. Photo taken 09/19/04. A view of the original sign bridge and button copy overheads at the Interstate 676 north & Interstate 76 westbound ramp split at Interstate 76C's western terminus. Photo taken 06/19/00. Scenes Pertaining to Interstate 76 Collings Avenue westbound at the eastbound on-ramp to Interstate 76 and southbound off-ramp from Interstate 676. Ascending above is Interstate 76 onto the Walt Whitman Bridge. Constructed between 1953 and 1957, the Walt Whitman Bridge carries Interstate 76 between Camden and South Philadelphia. The span tallies 11,981 feet in length and officially opened to traffic on May 16, 1957.1 Photo taken 10/13/01. Close-up of the Interstate 76 & 295 state named and New Jersey 42 shields at the Collings Avenue eastbound on-ramp to the North South Freeway. Collings Avenue links U.S. 130 & Camden County 605 (Mt. Ephraim Avenue) with Interstate 676 and Essex Street and Camden County 551 (Broadway) in Gloucester City. Photo taken 10/13/01. Sources: 1 - Walt Whitman Bridge, Delaware River Port Authority (DRPA). Page Updated February 28, 2005.