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Exit 68 leaves Interstate 95 northbound for the adjacent Challenger Road at Ridgefield Park. To the left is the inner carriageway approach to Interstate 80 westbound. Photo taken 06/26/05. |
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Traffic interests to the Major Deegan Expressway (Interstate 87) should use the lower deck of Interstate 95 northbound (signed as the local lanes here). Exit 1C departs the Cross-Bronx Expressway in 6.5 miles for Interstate 87. Photo taken 06/26/05. |
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The next sign bridge begins the partition of Interstate 95 northbound for lower / local and upper / expressway carriageways. The variable message portion of the sign illuminates to display the "Best Route to NY" depending upon traffic congestion. The bridge toll plaza is notorious for creating lengthy delays between Interstate 80 and the bridge itself. Photo taken 06/26/05. |
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Exit 70 departs the local lanes of Interstate 95 northbound ahead of the merge with Interstate 80 east. Bergen County 12 follows Fort Lee Road west from U.S. 1 & 9 and Leonia to Degraw Avenue and Teaneck. Photo taken 06/26/05. |
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The outer carriageway widens to four lanes in anticipation of the local and express roadways for the George Washington Bridge. The local and express designations however can be moot depending upon the length of time it takes to pass through the bridge toll plaza. There is a slip ramp from the local carriageway onto the express carriageway for trucks that must use the upper deck of the suspension bridge near the toll barrier. Photo taken 06/26/05. |
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The sign bridge that the assembly pictured above replaced on Interstate 95 northbound. Traffic utilizing the Express roadway is taken directly onto the George Washington Bridge with one final off-ramp (New Jersey 67). The Local roadway includes exits for DeGraw Avenue (Teaneck), Broad Avenue (Englewood), and U.S. 9W, New Jersey 4, etc at Fort Lee. Photo taken 03/15/00. |
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Interstate 95 northbound partitions for a fourth time overall at the directional interchange with Interstate 80 in Overpeck County Park. The Exit 70 c/d roadway also segregates from the freeway for Fort Lee and Teaneck. Photo taken 06/26/05. |
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A parting shot of the inner carriageway ramp to Interstate 80 westbound from the Interstate 95 northbound mainline. The inner carriageway partitions into ramps for Interstate 80 express and local to Paterson, Hackensack, and San Francisco, California. Photo taken 06/26/05. |
| Interstate 95 north (Inner Carriageway) |
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Motorists using the Interstate 95 outer roadway for the George Washington Bridge face another segregation into Local and Express lanes beyond the split with the inner carriageway for Interstate 80 westbound. The Express and Local lanes converge at the George Washington Bridge in the form of the upper and lower levels. The roadway for Interstate 80 west also partitions into a Local and Express configuration. Interstate 80 maintains four carriageways from Interstate 95 westward to its junction with the Garden State Parkway at Saddlebrook. Photo taken 08/29/05. |
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The inner carriageway of Interstate 95 partitions into one lane ramps for Interstate 80 local westbound for Bogota, Hackensack, and Lodi and Interstate 80 express westbound for Paterson and Clifton. Photo taken 08/29/05. |
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A pair of sign bridges partition both carriageways of Interstate 95 into local and express ramps. Photo taken 08/11/04. |
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A directional "X" interchange facilitates the movements between Interstate 95 and the eastern terminus of Interstate 80. Interstate 80 begins and heads west eight miles to Paterson, 25 miles to Parsippany, and 68 miles to the Delaware Water Gap. Photo taken 08/29/05. |
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The inner carriageway of Interstate 95 divides into ramps for Interstate 80 local and express westbound at the Teaneck Road over crossing. Interstate 80 provides a major commuter route from New York City west through the North Jersey suburbs. The freeway continues west from Teaneck 456 miles to Cleveland, 780 miles to Chicago, 1,237 miles to Omaha, and 2,171 miles to Salt Lake City, Utah. Photo taken 08/29/05. |
| Interstate 95 north (Express Lanes) |
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A high-level concrete arch bridge carries Edgewood Road over all four carriageways of Interstate 95 between Broad Avenue and New Jersey 4 in Fort Lee. The inner carriageway (express lanes) includes just one off-ramp between Interstate 80's western terminus and the George Washington Bridge. Photo taken 06/26/05. |
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The lone off-ramp from the express lanes of Interstate 95 serves New Jersey 67 (Lemoine Avenue) and Fort Lee at Exit 73. Pictured here is the first overhead for the off-ramp at the New Jersey 4 eastbound over crossing. New Jersey 4 merges onto Interstate 95 as a freeway from Englewood. Photo taken 06/26/05. |
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The right-hand shoulder provides an optional carpool and bus lane for the George Washington Bridge toll plaza. Photo taken 06/26/05. |
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One half mile west of the George Washington Bridge upper level toll plaza on Interstate 95 northbound. In the background is the Exit 72 off-ramp to U.S. 9W (Fletcher Avenue) from the local lanes. Photo taken 06/26/05. |
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U.S. 1-9-46 westbound pass over the express lanes of Interstate 95 northbound at their merge with a slip ramp from the local lanes. Exit 73 ahead serves the Palisades Interstate Parkway and U.S. 9W via the Lemoine Avenue interchange with Fletcher Avenue to the north. Photo taken 06/26/05. |
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Traffic crawls underneath the Fletcher Avenue (U.S. 9W) over crossing near the George Washington Bridge toll plaza. Delays incurred from the toll barrier can vary between 15 minutes and 2.5 hours depending upon time of day, accidents, construction, or travel season. Photo taken 06/26/05. |
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An older style overhead directs motorists joining the Interstate 95 northbound from the U.S. 1-9-46 on-ramp at the Fletcher Avenue overpass. Photo taken 06/26/05. |
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Northbound at the Linwood Avenue over crossing, just west of the George Washington Bridge toll plaza. Photo taken 08/29/05. |
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A left-hand off-ramp departs the express lanes of Interstate 95 northbound for New Jersey 67 (Lemoine Avenue). New Jersey 67 constitutes a two-mile lone route between New Jersey 5 (Central Avenue) and U.S. 9W (Fletcher Avenue) through Fort Lee. Photo taken 06/26/05. |
| Interstate 95 north (Local Lanes) |
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Traffic from the local lanes of Interstate 80 eastbound merge onto the local lanes of Interstate 95 ahead of the Exit 70A/B three-quarter cloverleaf interchange. A collector/distributor roadway system facilitates the movements from Interstate 95 to Bergen County 12 (Degraw Avenue / Fort Lee Road) at Exit 70. Pictured here is the Exit 70A ramp departure onto Fort Lee Road east to Leonia and Fort Lee itself. Photo taken 08/29/05. |
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Exit 70B loops onto Degraw Avenue westbound to Overpeck County Park and Teaneck. Degraw Avenue intersects Glenwood Avenue and Frank W. Burr Boulevard within the park grounds before meeting Teaneck Road (Bergen County 39) in Teaneck itself. Photo taken 08/29/05. |
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Next in line for northbound motorists is the Exit 71 loop ramp to Broad and Lakeview Avenues in Leonia. Photo taken 08/29/05. |
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Nearing the Exit 71 ramp departure for Broad Avenue north to Englewood and Lakeview Avenue west to Grand Avenue in Leonia. Englewood lies north of interstate 95 and west of the Palisades Interstate Parkway. Photo taken 08/29/05. |
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The local lanes of Interstate 95 prepare to split with a slip ramp to the express lanes for the upper level of the George Washington Bridge. The signs include movable panels that redirect motorists onto the upper or lower levels depending upon traffic conditions. All commercial truck traffic must merge onto the express lanes for the upper level of the bridge due to their prohibition on the lower deck. Photo taken 08/29/05. |
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The local lanes serve U.S. 46 and New Jersey 4 and the city of Fort Lee via Exit 72. U.S. 46 enters Fort Lee with U.S. 1 & 9 from Palisades Park. New Jersey 4 constitutes a freeway east from Hackensack, Teaneck, and Englewood to Fort Lee. Photo taken 08/29/05. |
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A second sign bridge prepares motorists for George Washington Bridge partition to the upper and lower levels. All interests to Exits 72 and 73 are advised to take the outer carriageway of Interstate 95 northbound for Fort Lee. However Exit 73 departs the inner carriageway for New Jersey 67 ahead of the George Washington Bridge toll plaza as well. Drivers destined for Interstate 87 (Major Deegan Expressway) should take the lower level of the George Washington Bridge. Photo taken 08/29/05. |
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One half mile west of the Exit 72 ramp departure to U.S. 9W (Fletcher Avenue) on the local lanes of Interstate 95 northbound. U.S. 9W begins in Fort Lee at U.S. 1-9-46 and travels northward to Coytesville, Alpine, and Palisades, New York alongside the Palisades Interstate Parkway. The Palisades Interstate Parkway comprises a limited-access facility between Fletcher Avenue and Interstates 87 & 287 (New York Thruway) and points north. The parkway is open to only passenger vehicles. Photo taken 08/29/05. |
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A look at the replaced button copy overheads placed on the sign bridge pictured above. This sign represented the last time U.S. 46 was mentioned on Interstate 95 guide signs. Technically this should be the eastern terminus for U.S. 46, but New Jersey DOT straight line stats indicate that the highway overlaps (secretly) with Interstate 95, U.S. 1 and 9 across the George Washington Bridge to the New York state line. U.S. 1-9-46 merge onto Interstate 95 east of Fletcher Avenue (U.S. 9W). Photo taken 03/15/00. |
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Exit 73 represents the last exit before the George Washington Bridge from both carriageways of Interstate 95. The off-ramp from the inner carriageway to New Jersey 67 departs after the slip ramp from the outer carriageway. Photo taken 08/29/05. |
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New Jersey 4 eastbound crosses over Interstate 95 ahead of the outer carriageway split into lanes for both the upper and lower levels of the George Washington Bridge. The state highway ends with ramps onto the both carriageways of Interstate 95 and Fletcher Avenue (U.S. 1-9-9W-46). Photo taken 08/29/05. |
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The local lanes of Interstate 95 partition into roadways for the upper and lower decks of the George Washington Bridge ahead of the Exit 72 off-ramp to U.S. 9W (Fletcher Avenue). Photo taken 08/29/05. |
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A left-hand off-ramp carries motorists onto Fletcher Avenue in Fort Lee. U.S. 9W follows Fletcher Avenue north from U.S. 1-9-46 to Lemoine Avenue and Coytesville. Fletcher Avenue doubles as a direct connection to the Palisades Interstate Parkway northbound for West Nyack, New York. U.S. 1-9-46 meanwhile merge onto Interstate 95 northbound beyond the Fletcher Avenue over crossing. Photo taken 08/29/05. |
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U.S. 1-9-46 westbound pass over the local lanes of Interstate 95 one half mile west of the Exit 73 off-ramp to New Jersey 67. The New Jersey 4 eastbound ramp to Fletcher Avenue (U.S. 9W) is visible to the right. New Jersey 67 follows Lemoine Avenue southward from U.S. 9W and the Palisades Interstate Parkway to New Jersey 5 (Central Avenue) in Fort Lee. Photo taken 08/29/05. |
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Northbound at the Fletcher Avenue over crossing on the local lanes of Interstate 95. U.S. 1-9-46 merge onto the local lanes from the left. Exit 73 to New Jersey 67 (Lemoine Avenue) departs in one quarter mile to the right. Photo taken 08/29/05. |
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With U.S. 1-9-46 now on board, the local lanes of Interstate 95 prepare to split with ramps to New Jersey 67 (Exit 73) and the upper level (for trucks entering the freeway from U.S. 1-9-46). Linwood Avenue passes over the freeway here. Photo taken 08/29/05. |
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Exit 73 ascends onto the adjacent northbound side frontage road (Bridge Plaza South) ahead of its intersection with Center Avenue. New Jersey 67 (Lemoine Avenue) crosses paths with the frontage street in two blocks between Fletcher Avenue and Main Street. The final slip ramp to the upper level of the George Washington Bridge departs from the left. Photo taken 08/29/05. |
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A left-hand off-ramp departs the lower level of the George Washington Bridge for New York 9A (Henry Hudson Parkway) at the east end of the span. The Henry Hudson Parkway comprises a limited-access highway from West 57th Street in Midtown Manhattan to the transition into the Saw Mill River Parkway in the Bronx. Photo taken 08/29/05. |
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U.S. 9 departs Interstate 95 & U.S. 1 via Exit 1 onto 178th Street east to Broadway north. U.S. 9 follows Broadway north from the Cross-Bronx Expressway through Washington Heights and Inwood on Manhattan Island to Kings Bridge in the Bronx. Photo taken 08/29/05. |
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Interests to the Major Deegan Expressway (Interstate 87) should keep to the right for the eventual Exit 1C ramp departure from the Interstate 95 Alexander Hamilton Bridge. The Alexander Hamilton Bridge spans the Harlem River. Photo taken 08/29/05. |
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New York state welcome sign posted between the north and southbound travel lanes of the George Washington Bridge lower deck. The state line officially marks the eastern terminus of U.S. 46. Photo taken 08/29/05. |
| George Washington Bridge (Upper Level) |
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Approaching the George Washington Bridge toll plaza on the inner carriageway of Interstate 95 northbound. An on-ramp joins the freeway from Center Avenue above. Attached to the Center Avenue overpass is a sign listing laws pertaining to vehicles carrying hazardous cargo. Photo taken 06/26/05. |
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The western tower of the George Washington Bridge comes into view beyond the New Jersey 67 (Lemoine Avenue) overpass. Photo taken 06/26/05. |
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Trudging through the toll plaza delays on Interstate 95 northbound at the New Jersey 67 overpass. Ramps enter the scene from Lemoine Avenue and Center Avenue to the right. An oversize truck escort area resides to the right as well. Photo taken 06/26/05. |
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An older motif remains in use for the upper level toll plaza of the George Washington Bridge as compared to that of the lower level toll plaza. All passenger vehicles must pay a $6.00 fee to use the eastbound side of the bridge. Westbound travelers are not required to pay a toll. Photo taken 06/26/05. |
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Bergen County 505 (Hudson Terrace) passes underneath and the Palisades Interstate Parkway southbound loop ramp to Interstate 95 northbound passes overhead in this scene of the upper level carriageway of the George Washington Bridge. Photo taken 06/26/05. |
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A generous rock cut carries Interstate 95 from Fort Lee and the Palisades to the George Washington Bridge over the Hudson River. Photo taken 06/26/05. |
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A diagrammatical overhead advises motorists of the Exit 1 interchange with New York 9A (Henry Hudson Parkway) and 178 Street (U.S. 9 north). Interstate 95 interchanges with Interstate 87 at Exit 1C. Photo taken 06/26/05. |
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The upper level of the George Washington Bridge carries eight overall lanes. Pictured here is the western tower of the suspension bridge and a small guide sign indicating the U.S. 9 split from Interstate 95 & U.S. 1 via Exit 1. U.S. 9 follows 178th Street east to Broadway north on Manhattan Island. Photo taken 06/26/05. |
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U.S. 1 remains overlapped with Interstate 95 northbound along the Cross Bronx Expressway through to Exit 2B. The federal highway leaves the freeway for Webster Avenue northbound at the Tremont community of the Bronx. Photo taken 06/26/05. |
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A left-hand off-ramp departs the Alexander Hamilton Bridge of Interstate 95 northbound for Interstate 87 (Major Deegan Expressway) at Exit 1C. Motorists should move to the left sooner rather than later. Photo taken 06/26/05. |
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New York 9A serves the West Side of Manhattan Island via the Henry Hudson Parkway and West Street between Lower Manhattan and the Henry Hudson Bridge over the Harlem River. The north-south parkway is available to passenger vehicles only. Photo taken 06/26/05. |
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Interstate 95 crosses into the Empire State about mid-span of the George Washington Bridge over the Hudson River. The eastern tower was covered with a tarp during a repainting project at the time of these photographs. Photo taken 06/26/05. |
Page Updated December 19, 2005.
