The New Jersey Turnpike continues south from the Pennsylvania Turnpike Extension (Exit 6) devoid of any Interstate highway designation to Deepwater and Interstate 295 & U.S. 40 at the Delaware Memorial Bridge. Interstate 295 closely parallels the toll road to the west through the Camden and east Philadelphia suburbs.
New Jersey Turnpike Southbound
Burlington County 541 (Burlington-Mt. Holly Road) intersects the New Jersey Turnpike at the Exit 5 interchange near the Burlington County seat of Mount Holly. The county highway travels north five miles from New Jersey 38 through Mount Holly to the turnpike at Deacons. Photo taken by Carter Buchanan (06/30/05).
The New Jersey Turnpike travels south seven miles from the Pennsylvania Turnpike Extension to Burlington County 541 (Exit 5). Burlington County 541 travels north from Exit 5 two miles to junction Interstate 295, and five miles to Burlington and U.S. 130. The Burlington-Bristol Bridge (Pennsylvania 413) ties into U.S. 130 just west of Burlington. Photo taken by Carter Buchanan (06/30/05).
Button copy sign bridge posted at the Exit 5 ramp departure for Burlington County 541 (Burlington-Mt. Holly Road). Burlington County 634 (Sunset Road) ties into Burlington-Mt. Holly Road near Springside from Willingboro. Westhaven Township center lies south of Exit 5 via Burlington County 637 (Irick Road). The New Jersey Turnpike passes underneath Burlington County 541 (Burlington-Mt. Holly Road) ahead of the Exit 5 trumpet interchange. Interstate 295 parallels the toll road closely from Rancocas southward to Bellmawr. Photos taken by Carter Buchanan (06/30/05).
Interstate 95 trailblazer posted within the median of the New Jersey Turnpike south of Exit 5. Photo taken by Carter Buchanan (06/30/05).
New Jersey 73 meets the New Jersey Turnpike at Exit 4 near Ramblewood. The state highway constitutes a major surface-arterial from Vorhees northward to the Tacony-Palmyra Bridge across the Delaware River. Connections with nearby New Jersey 38 (Kaighn Avenue) provide a direct route into downtown Camden, home of the New Jersey State Aquarium. Photo taken by Carter Buchanan (06/30/05).
One mile north of the Exit 4 trumpet interchange with New Jersey 73 on the New Jersey Turnpike southbound. New Jersey 73 travels a divided highway northward from the Atlantic City Expressway near Hammonton to the Tacony-Palmyra Bridge. The state highway transitions into Pennsylvania 73 across the Delaware River at the Tacony section of Philadelphia. Photo taken by Carter Buchanan (06/30/05).
The New Jersey Turnpike prepares to reduce from six to four lanes at the Exit 4 interchange with New Jersey 73. New Jersey 73 meanwhile interchanges with Interstate 295, New Jersey 38 (Kaighn Avenue), and New Jersey 41 (Kings Highway) near the Moorestown Mall. New Jersey 73 splits with the New Jersey 90 freeway ahead of its junction with U.S. 130 near Palmyra. New Jersey 90 ventures west to U.S. 130 and the Betsy Ross Bridge into Philadelphia. South of the turnpike, New Jersey 73 intersects New Jersey 70, a major east-west arterial, in three miles at Marlton. Cherry Hill lies west of Exit 5 via New Jersey 38 and 70. Photos taken by Carter Buchanan (06/30/05).
The second to last service plaza along the New Jersey Turnpike resides between the Kresson Road and the Berlin Road over crossings on southbound. The four-lane toll road takes on a rural feel despite its path through the built-up suburbs of Cherry Hill between Exits 4 and 3. Interstate 295 parallels the highway within a stone's throw to the west. Photo taken by Carter Buchanan (06/30/05).
Pictures of the New Jersey Turnpike southbound approach to the Walt Whitman Service Plaza near Cherry Hill. Kresson Road (Camden County 671) passes overhead between Haddonfield and Kresson. Photos taken by Carter Buchanan (06/30/05).
The New Jersey Turnpike turns westward through the Lawnside community on the approach to Exit 3. Intersecting the toll road ahead is New Jersey 168 (Black Horse Pike), a heavily traveled north-south route between U.S. 130 and New Jersey 42 (North-South Freeway). The Black Horse Pike serves the Camden-Philadelphia suburbs of Mt. Ephraim, Bellmawr, Runnemede and Glendora within three miles of the turnpike. Photo taken by Carter Buchanan (06/30/05).
Shreve Avenue passes over the New Jersey Turnpike at Barrington one mile east of the Exit 3 trumpet interchange with New Jersey 168 (Black Horse Pike). New Jersey 168 in conjunction with Interstate 295 provides the connection between the toll road and Interstate 76 west & New Jersey 42 south (North-South Freeway). The North-South Freeway passes over the New Jersey Turnpike with no direct connection one mile west of Exit 3. Photo taken by Carter Buchanan (06/30/05).
Exit 3 departs the New Jersey Turnpike southbound for New Jersey 168 (Blackhorse Pike) to Interstate 295. Blackhorse Pike leads north to Audubon Park and junction U.S. 130 & Interstate 76C at the city of Camden. U.S. 130 and Interstate 295 southbound both venture west of Interstate 76 to the Gloucester County seat of Woodbury. Interstate 76 meanwhile travels the North-South Freeway to the Walt Whitman Bridge into Philadelphia. New Jersey 42 carries the North-South Freeway from Interstate 76 & 295 southward to Turnersville, the Blackhorse Pike, and the Atlantic City Expressway. Photo taken by Carter Buchanan (06/30/05).
Southbound at the Wolfert Station Road overpass and two-mile guide sign for Exit 2 (U.S. 322). U.S. 322 crosses the Delaware River via the Commodore Barry Bridge from Chester, Pennsylvania to Bridgeport, New Jersey. The federal highway proceeds from there one mile to junction Interstate 295 and five miles to the New Jersey Turnpike near Swedesboro. Photo taken by Carter Buchanan (06/30/05).
Continuing southward toward the Tomlin Station Road over crossing on the New Jersey Turnpike. U.S. 322 follows Swedesboro Road east from Tomlin Station Road to Mulica Hill and junction New Jersey 45 (Main Street). From there U.S. 322 continues east five miles to the New Jersey 55 freeway at Richwood, and seven miles to Glassboro. Photo taken by Carter Buchanan (06/30/05).
An New Jersey State Police barracks resides along the Turnpike ahead of the Exit 2 trumpet interchange with U.S. 322. An access road and overpass serve the facility from southbound in the background of the "Last Service Plaza" sign pictured here. Photo taken by Carter Buchanan (06/30/05).
Exit 2 departs the New Jersey Turnpike southbound for U.S. 322 near Swedesboro. Gloucester County 551 (Kings Highway) heads north from downtown Swedesboro to meet the federal route 0.75 miles to the west. U.S. 322 curves northward ahead of the cloverleaf interchange with Interstate 295 on the approach to the Commodore Barry Bridge. The cantilever span replaced a ferry crossing between Bridgeport and Chester in 1976. $3.00 passenger tolls are levied on westbound drivers crossing into Pennsylvania. Once in Pennsylvania, U.S. 322 merges onto Interstate 95 southbound briefly before turning west again toward Churchville. Photos taken by Carter Buchanan (06/30/05).
The Clara Barton Service Plaza is the last such facility on the New Jersey Turnpike southbound. However with that stated, drivers headed west into Delaware via Interstate 295 & U.S. 40 across the Delaware Memorial Bridge are provided with additional on-site facilities in the form of the Delaware Turnpike Service Plaza on Interstate 95 at Newark. Photo taken by Carter Buchanan (06/30/05).
A large toll plaza lies at the end of the New Jersey Turnpike near Deepwater. The turnpike gateway represents Exit 1 of the 122-mile long toll road. Travelers carrying the EZ-Pass toll tag are provided high speed lanes toward the left while cash paying drivers must move to the right for the toll booths. Beyond the plaza is the partial-cloverleaf interchange with New Jersey 140 (Hawks Bridge Road) & U.S. 40 east (Wiley Road). U.S. 40 overtakes the freeway ahead of its merge with Interstate 295. Photo taken by Carter Buchanan (06/30/05).
