| Traffic to Rising Sun Road, U.S. 206 (Bordentown Road), New Jersey 68, and the New Jersey Turnpike (Interstate 95) departs Interstate 295 at Exit 56. There is no return access for northbound. Three quarters of a mile separate the interchange from the Old York Road intersection with U.S. 206. Photo taken 04/25/04.
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| Dunns Mill Road parallels Rising Sun Road between U.S. 130 and Fieldsboro to U.S. 206 (Bordentown Road). Attached to the Dunns Mill Road overpass is the 0.25-mile overhead for Exit 57 (U.S. 130 & 206 north). U.S. 130 merges with U.S. 206 0.6 miles east of Exit 57 at Bordentown. Photo taken 04/25/04.
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| Until 1994 all Interstate 295 traffic was forced to exit onto U.S. 130 northbound at Bordentown. The section between Exit 57 and Interstate 195 (Exit 60) was the last to be completed of the 67-mile freeway. Interstate 295 straddles the Delaware River and environmentally sensitive areas within the vicinity of Bordentown. Photo taken 04/25/04.
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| Northbound reassurance shield posted at the Burlington Street underpass at Bordentown. Interstate 295 maintains six overall lanes northward to junction Interstate 195 and New Jersey 29-129 (Exit 60). Photo taken 04/25/04.
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| A scenic overlook offers motorists a chance to stop and take in the Delaware River wetlands scenery at Delaware Raritan Canal State Park on Interstate 295 between Bordentown and White Horse. Photo taken 04/25/04.
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| The Delaware River draws into view on Interstate 295 at the Scenic Overlook and Delaware Raritan Canal State Park. A sign bridge posted at the rest area includes the two-mile guide sign for the directional cloverleaf interchange with Interstate 195 east and New Jersey 29 & 129 north (Exit 60). Photo taken 08/09/04.
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| Interstate 295 northbound one mile south of the western terminus of Interstate 195 and southern termini of New Jersey 29 & 129. Interstate 195 provides for an east-west freeway between Trenton and the New Jersey coastline at Belmar. The Garden State Parkway provides access to the Atlantic seaboard north and south of the east end of Interstate 195 at Wall Township. Photo taken 04/25/04.
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| Signs for Exit 60 were replaced with new panels including the New Jersey Turnpike in place of New Jersey 129 and Belmar in place of Shore Points along Interstate 295 northbound. The sign changes coincide with new panels put in place along Interstate 195 eastbound touting the New Jersey Turnpike as part of Interstate 95. These processes are part of the overall project to relocate Interstate 95 onto the Pennsylvania Turnpike from Bristol, Pennsylvania eastward to the New Jersey state line. That project is still a long ways off from fruition however with completion slated for 2012. Photo taken 08/11/04. |
| New Jersey 29 continues as a freeway northward from Interstate 195 & 295 into downtown Trenton. A 2001 completed tunnel section of the highway near downtown includes a ban on all vehicles carrying hazardous materials. Photo taken 04/25/04.
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| Before Interstate 295 opened here in 1994, all Interstate 195 westbound traffic was diverted directly onto Interstate 295 and the Trenton Belt Line northbound. New Jersey 29 was constructed around the same time period and was not fully completed as a freeway into downtown until 2001. Photo taken 04/25/04.
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| Interstate 295 northbound expands to four overall lanes in anticipation of the Interstate 195 & New Jersey 29-129 off-ramp (Exit 60). A directional ramp carries northbound drivers onto New Jersey 29 & 129 into Trenton. New Jersey 129 splits from the New Jersey 29 freeway along Canal Boulevard at the first downtown exit. Canal Boulevard carries the state route northward to junction U.S. 206 (Broad Street). Photo taken 04/25/04.
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| Exit 60 departs Interstate 295 northbound at the Delaware Raritan Canal and adjacent railroad line under crossing. Interstate 195 eastbound provides the preferred route to Interstate 95 (New Jersey Turnpike) from the Trenton Belt Line. Numerous guide signs and trailblazers guide motorists six miles east to the Exit 6 interchange of the New Jersey Turnpike on Interstate 195. Photo taken 04/25/04.
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| The Exit 60 ramp partition for Interstate 195 east and New Jersey 29 & 129 north. New Jersey 29 straddles the Delaware River as a freeway/parkway through downtown Trenton to Interstate 95 (Exit 1). Interstate 195 sees two interchange for the suburb of White Horse and two additional exits for Hamilton Township before intersecting Interstate 95 & New Jersey Turnpike. The Interstate draws to a close 35 miles to the east at the Garden State Parkway and New Jersey 138. Photo taken 04/25/04.
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| Six lanes of Interstate 295 continue north from Interstate 195 to Exit 61A/B (Arena Drive) at the Independence Avenue overpass. A three-quarter cloverleaf interchange facilitates the access between Interstate 295 and Arena Drive (Mercer County 620). Photo taken 04/25/04.
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| Interstate 295 northbound reassurance shield posted between the Independence Avenue and U.S. 206 (Broad Street) overpasses. There is no direct access between Interstate 295 and U.S. 206 here. However Arena Drive may be taken to one half mile east to White Horse Avenue to reach the federal highway. Photo taken 04/25/04.
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| Exit 61A serves the Trenton suburb of White Horse via Arena Drive (Mercer County 620) east. Mercer County 620 intersects Mercer County 533 (White Horse Avenue) in one half mile and Mercer County 524 (Broad Street) & Interstate 195 (Exit 2) in one mile. Photo taken 04/25/04.
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| A fourth lane of Interstate 295 northbound is added for Exit 61B (Arena Drive west) as Exit 61A departs for Arena Drive east. Olden Avenue intersects Arena Drive one half mile to the northwest and appears on the Exit 61B overhead here. Photo taken 04/25/04.
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| Northbound at the loop ramp to Arena Drive west and Olden Avenue on Interstate 295. The freeway crosses over Olden Avenue ahead but only sees partial access with a northbound on-ramp and a southbound off-ramp. Olden Avenue comprises one of the main east-west streets into Trenton. Photo taken 04/25/04.
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| State named Interstate 295 shield posted on northbound near the Olden Avenue underpass. Photo taken 04/25/04.
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| New Jersey 33 (Nottingham Way) intersects Interstate 295 at Mercerville. The east-west route begins in Trenton and ends at Robbinsville (junction U.S. 130). The one-mile guide sign for Exit 63 and New Jersey 33 resides ahead of the Cypress Lane over crossing. Photo taken 04/25/04.
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| "Your Highway Taxes At Work" proclamation sign for the Interstate 295 resurfacing project at Mercerville. Photo taken 04/25/04.
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| Mercer County 535 (State Street & Edinburg Road) ties into Mercer County 533 (Whitehorse Mercerville Road) just north of New Jersey 33 and east of Interstate 295. Exit 63A provides the movements to New Jersey 33 east for Mercerville, Hamilton Square, Robbinsville, and Allentown. Photo taken 04/25/04.
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| Exit 63 features a collector/distributor roadway for the ramps to New Jersey 33 and adjacent Mercer County 606 (Hamilton Avenue). Exit 63A actually utilizes Hamilton Avenue east to access New Jersey 33 (Nottingham Way) nearby. Photo taken 04/25/04.
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| Interstate 295 northbound at the Exit 63A off-ramp to Hamilton Avenue and New Jersey 33 east. Mercer County 535 parallels New Jersey 33 into downtown Trenton via State Street and the State Street Extension. Eastward the county route follows Edinburg Road to Edinburg, West Windsor Township, East Windsor, and South Brunswick. Photo taken 04/25/04.
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| Westbound New Jersey 33 (Nottingham Way) traffic departs Interstate 295 at Exit 63B. New Jersey 33 parts ways with Nottingham Way for Greenwood Avenue one mile to the west. From there the state route utilizes Greenwood Avenue 2.2 miles south to Market Street and U.S. 1 near downtown Trenton. Photo taken 04/25/04.
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| A second Mercerville interchange exists in the form of a full cloverleaf with Sloan Avenue at Exits 65A/B. Sloan Avenue carries Mercer County 649 1.4 miles between Sweet Briar Avenue and the intersection of Quaker Bridge Road (Mercer County 533) and Flock Road (Mercer County 649 east of County 533). Photo taken 04/25/04.
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| Interstate 295 northbound at the Exit 65A off-ramp to Sloan Avenue (Mercer County 649) eastbound to Mercerville. Mercer County 649 ends 1.5 miles to the east at Mercer County 535 (Edinburg Road). Photo taken 04/25/04.
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| Exit 65B loops onto Mercer County 649 (Sloan Avenue) westbound. Sloan Avenue intersects the north end of Klockner road at a jug handled intersect one half mile to the west. Otherwise the county route ends 1.75 miles westward at Mercer County 606 (Whitehead Road) near the Trenton Freeway of U.S. 1. Photo taken 04/25/04.
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| Faded Interstate 295 ends & Interstate 95 Begins sign posted 1.50 miles ahead of the Trenton Belt Line interchange with U.S. 1 (Exit 67). These types of transition signs are commonly used throughout the Garden State when one freeway ends at another. Photo taken 04/25/04.
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| The final interchange at present of Interstate 295 northbound is the Exit 67A/B directional cloverleaf with U.S. 1 (Brunswick Pike). U.S. 1 comprises a six-lane surface arterial between Trenton and New Brunswick. The 18-mile drive however features several interchanges including one at the north end of U.S. 130 at North Brunswick Township. Photo taken 04/25/04.
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| A collector/distributor roadway system is in place for the Exit 67A/B ramps to U.S. 1 from Interstate 295 northbound. Pictured here is the c/d roadway beginning as Interstate 295 curves westward toward Lawrenceville. U.S. 1 serves the Quaker Bridge Mall and Mercer Malls nearby. Photo taken 04/25/04.
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| In case you missed the ground level sign, an overhead also ushers in the beginning of the Exit 67 c/d roadway. U.S. 1 departs the Trenton Freeway two miles south of Interstate 295 for the Brunswick Pike. An interchange resides at the junction with Mercer County 533 at Clarksville just north of here. Otherwise the six-lane highway travels northward to Penns Neck, Princeton, Plainsboro, and North Brunswick en route to North Jersey. Photo taken 04/25/04.
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| The current northern terminus of Interstate 295 as signed at Exit 67A. Until 1993 Interstate 295 used to continue another two miles to U.S. 206 (former Exit 69 new Exit 8). The final two miles became part of an extended Interstate 95 once it was realized that the missing link between Trenton and New Brunswick would not come to fruition. Things will change again in 2012 when Interstate 95 relocates to the Pennsylvania Turnpike allowing for Interstate 295 to receive a substantial extension westward to Ewing and southward to Bristol, Pennsylvania. Photo taken 04/25/04.
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| U.S. 1 (Brunswick Pike) southbound upgrades to the Trenton Freeway en route to downtown. The suppressed urban freeway cuts through the central business district to a toll bridge across the Delaware River. U.S. 1 (Trenton Freeway) crosses into the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 6.5 miles to the south. A 50 cent car toll is levied on all passenger vehicles utilizing the four-lane span. Photo taken 04/25/04.
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Page Updated December 6, 2004.
