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U.S. 1 northbound at the three-quarter cloverleaf-interchange at Whitehead Road. Sweet Briar Avenue branches eastward from Whitehead Road 1.1 miles to Sloan Avenue near Interstate 295 (Exit 65) and Mercerville. Photo taken 10/03/04. |
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The northbound merge of U.S. 1 from the Trenton Freeway with U.S. 1 Business (Brunswick Avenue). U.S. 1 transitions into a six-lane arterial through Bakersville to junction Interstates 95 & 295. Photo taken 10/03/04. |
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U.S. 1 (Brunswick Pike) northbound on the approach to Mercer County 546 (Franklin Corner Road). A jughandled intersection with the county route lies just one half mile north of the Trenton Freeway end at Bakersville. Photo taken 10/03/04. |
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Northbound at the signalized intersection with Mercer County 546. Mercer County 546 follows Franklin Corner Road northwest two miles to junction U.S. 206 at Lawrenceville. Bakers Basin Road continues the roadway east from U.S. 1 to Lawrence Station Road and Youngs Road near Mercerville. Photo taken 10/03/04. |
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Brunswick Pike widens to six lanes from Mercer County 546 northward to North Jersey. U.S. 1 northbound traffic should use the left-hand two lanes as the highway nears its directional-cloverleaf interchange with Interstate 295. A collector/distributor roadway system segregates the movements between the two highways ahead. Photo taken 10/03/04. |
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The first guide sign for the upcoming junction with Interstates 95 & 295 southbound. Interstate 95 and 295 comprise the Trenton belt line between Yardley, Pennsylvania and White Horse. Interstate 95 presently ends at the interchange with U.S. 1 at Bakersville. Interstate 295 takes over for the Interstate along the freeway loop on the southward drive to White Horse and Bordentown. Photo taken 10/03/04. |
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O.25 miles south of the Interstate 295 southbound on-ramp from U.S. 1 (Brunswick Pike) northbound. Interstate 295 constitutes the eastern "Bypass" route of the Philadelphia metropolitan area between Trenton and New Castle, Delaware. The bypass route parallels both U.S. 130 and the New Jersey Turnpike from Bordentown southward to Deepwater at the Delaware Memorial Bridge. With all of that stated, the route provides for a busy commuting corridor rather than a useful through route. Photo taken 10/03/04. |
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Entering the cloverleaf interchange with Interstate 95 & 295 on U.S. 1 (Brunswick Pike) northbound. The southbound beginning of Interstate 295 departs to the right. Interstate 295 loops southward seven miles to White Horse and junction Interstate 195 & New Jersey 29. Use Interstate 195 east from Interstate 95 for the New Jersey Turnpike or the coastal towns of Asbury Park, Long Branch, or Point Pleasant. Photo taken 10/03/04. |
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Interstate 95 New Jersey trailblazer posted ahead of the loop ramp onto the southbound freeway. Interstate 95 resumes at U.S. 1 on its southward drive to Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The freeway crosses the Delaware River via the Scudders Falls Bridge in nine miles. The crossing is the only toll-free Interstate crossing of the Delaware River between New Jersey and the Keystone State. Traffic to Princeton Battlefield State Park should take Interstate 95 south to Mercer County 538 (Princeton Pike) north. Photo taken 10/03/04. |
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U.S. 1 northbound at the Interstate 95 southbound ramp departure. Interstate 95 follows the New Jersey Turnpike between Interstate 80 and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Extension at Bordentown. The designation than disappears only to reappear on the Trenton belt line at Bakersville. Interstate 95 was originally slated to continue north from Trenton on a freeway to New Brunswick and Interstate 287. When that plan was cancelled, Interstate 95 was left with a gap between Trenton and the New Jersey Turnpike. Plans now call for the construction of a connector between Interstate 95 at Bristol, Pennsylvania onto the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Upon completion of that project in 2010, Interstate 95 will relocate wholly onto the Turnpike between Bristol and the New Jersey Turnpike. Old Interstate 95 from Bristol north to Bakersville then becomes part of an extended Interstate 295. Photo taken 10/03/04. |
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Leaving the confluence of Interstates 95 & 295 on U.S. 1 northbound. Ahead is the turn-off for Grovers Mill Road at Bakers Basin State Park. Grovers Hill Road serves the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission motor vehicle facilities nearby before meeting Clarksville Road at the Quakerbridge Mall. Photo taken 10/03/04. |
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An interchange exists along U.S. 1 for traffic interests to the Quakerbridge Mall. A loop ramp joins Mall Access Road from the six-lane expressway just north of the Grovers Mill Road turn-off. Mercer County 533 (Quaker Bridge Road) also serves the mall complex to the north. Photo taken 10/03/04. |
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U.S. 1 (Brunswick Pike) northbound at the Quakerbridge Mall off-ramp north of the Mall Access Road overpass. Quakerbridge Mall lies between U.S. 1, Mercer County 533, and Clarksville Road (Mercer County 638). Mercer Mall exists along southbound U.S. 1 south of Quaker Bridge Road. Photo taken 10/03/04. |
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A full-cloverleaf interchange joins Mercer County 533 with U.S. 1 at the Quakerbridge and Mercer Malls in Clarksville. Mercer County 533 follows Quaker Bridge Road south from Clarksville to Mercerville and White Horse east of Interstate 295 and Trenton. Photo taken 10/03/04. |
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Mercer County 533 northbound continues Quaker Bridge Road to Mercer Mall and Providence Line Road. The county highway (Quaker Road) and Providence Line Road flow northwest from Clarksville to Port Mercer, Princeton Pike (Mercer County 583), and U.S. 206 in Lawrence Township. Photo taken 10/03/04. |
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U.S. 1 encounters signalized intersections north of the Quaker Bridge Road interchange. The first of these serves a shopping complex at Nassau Park Boulevard. Left-hand turns are generally prohibited at intersections along U.S. 1. Instead drivers must use jughandled intersections to make the westerly movements. Photo taken 10/03/04. |
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Approaching the first in a series of interchanges at Penns Neck on U.S. 1. A collector/distributor roadway system departs the federal route ahead for Meadow Road and Carnegie Center Drive. The ramp leaves U.S. 1 (Brunswick Pike) 2.5 miles north of Interstates 95 & 295. Photo taken 10/03/04. |
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Northbound at the ramp departure for Meadow Road and Carnegie Center Drive. Meadows Road joins the U.S. 1 expressway with Canal Points Boulevard to the west and Mercer County 638 (Clarksville Road) to the east. Photo taken 10/03/04. |
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The Meadow Road off-ramp leaves the U.S. 1 northbound c/d roadway at Penns Neck. Meadow Road in conjunction with Bear Brook Road serves Princeton Junction to the east. Photo taken 10/03/04. |
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A slip ramp joins U.S. 1 northbound with Carnegie Center Drive. Carnegie Center Drive composes a loop east of U.S. 1 through the Carnegie Center office park at Penns Neck. Photo taken 10/03/04. |
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Alexander Road interchanges with U.S. 1 midway between Princeton and Princeton Junction. The roadway sees a partial-cloverleaf interchange with the route one quarter mile ahead. Photo taken 10/03/04. |
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U.S. 1 northbound at the Alexander Road off-ramp. Alexander Road enters Princeton Junction 1.3 miles to the south. Northward the road enters Princeton as Alexander Street on the 1.9 mile drive to Mercer Street (Mercer County 583). Photo taken 10/03/04. |
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A signalized intersection lies north of the Alexander Road interchange at Mercer County 526 & 571 (Washington Road). The tandem overlap 4.2 miles between Princeton and Princeton Junction. Photo taken 10/03/04. |
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All drivers bound for Washington Road depart U.S. 1 ahead of the traffic lights with Mercer county 526 & 571. The county highways splits east of Princeton Junction for Dutch Neck via Mercer County 526 south and Hightstown via Mercer County 571 east. Both routes end at New Jersey 27 (Nassau Street) near downtown Princeton to the north. Photo taken 10/03/04. |
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U.S. 1 crosses the Millstone River into Middlesex County midway between the Washington Road intersection and Scudders Mill Road interchange. Scudders Mill Road stems east from the expressway around Plainsboro along a 2.5-mile long four-lane bypass. Photo taken 10/03/04. |
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A trumpet interchange facilitates the movements between U.S. 1 and Scudders Mill Road west of Plainsboro. An extra loop ramp carries northbound drivers onto the Scudders Mill Road southbound on-ramp for U.S. 1 south. The u-turn ramp provides access to U.S. 1 southbound for drivers emanating from Plainsboro Road. Middlesex County 614 (Plainsboro Road) ends at U.S. 1 just south of the junction. Photo taken 10/03/04. |
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The loop ramp onto the Scudders Mill Road southbound ramp to U.S. 1 also allows northbound drivers access to the Middlesex County 614 continuation west of the federal highway along Mapleton Road. Mapleton Road ventures northwest from U.S. 1 across from Plainsboro Road to Kingston. Photo taken 10/03/04. |
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College Road ties into U.S. 1 north of the Scudders Mill Road interchange. The divided highway sees a three-quarter cloverleaf-interchange with U.S. 1 at the Forrestal Village and Forrestal Center. Photo taken 10/03/04. |
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The right-hand two lanes become exit-only for the College Road off-ramps. College Road loops north from Scudders Mill Road to Research Way, U.S. 1, and Forrestal Village. Photo taken 10/03/04. |
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College Road east serves Forrestal Center east of U.S. 1 and Plainsboro. The divided highway ties into Middlesex County 683 (Schalks Crossing Road) via Research Way. Photo taken 10/03/04. |
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Drivers loop onto College Road west for Forrestal Center west and Forrestal Village. U.S. 1 northbound reduces to two lanes briefly at the off-ramp. The interchange between the two roadways saw completion in September of 1990 at a cost of $13.9 million as part of the Forrestal Village project. Photo taken 10/03/04. |
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U.S. 1 northbound at Middlesex County 522 near Monmouth Junction. Middlesex County 522 ventures east from U.S. 1 along a divided highway four miles to junction U.S. 130 near Dayton. The county highway follows Promeade Boulevard west 1.4 miles to New Jersey 27 (Lincoln Highway) north of Kingston. Photo taken 10/03/04. |
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U.S. 130 northbound merges and ends at U.S. 1 at North Brunswick. The federal highway and New Jersey 171 tie into U.S. 1 at a redesigned interchange just west of the Middlesex County 606 (Milltown Road) cloverleaf interchange. Depicted here is a northbound reassurance shield after U.S. 130. Photo taken 10/03/04. |
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A second full-cloverleaf interchange joins Ryders Lane (Middlesex County 617) with U.S. 1 at New Brunswick. The north-south roadway travels 1.3 miles north from Milltown to junction U.S. 1. Photo taken 10/03/04. |
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U.S. 1 northbound at the southbound on-ramp to Ryders Lane. Middlesex County 617 (Ryders Lane) continues south through Milltown to East Brunswick in 2.6 miles. Use Tices Lane east from Ryders Lane for the Washington Heights community of South River. Photo taken 10/03/04. |
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The northbound loop ramp onto Ryders Lane (Middlesex County 617) serves the city of New Brunswick from U.S. 1 north. Ryders Lane becomes Clifton Avenue on the one mile drive to its interchange with New Jersey 18 (Burnet Street) eastbound. New Jersey 172 spurs west from Clifton Avenue along George Street into downtown New Brunswick before the county highway ends. Photo taken 10/03/04. |
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Nearing the junction with New Jersey 18 (Burnet Street) on U.S. 1 northbound. The eastbound off-ramp departs ahead for the New Jersey 18 connection with Exit 9 of the New Jersey Turnpike, South River, East Brunswick, and Old Bridge. Photo taken 10/03/04. |
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U.S. 1 northbound at the New Jersey 18 southbound off-ramp. The New Jersey Turnpike trumpet interchange with New Jersey 18 lies 0.6 miles to the east. The state route acts as a freeway connection between the two north-south corridors. Otherwise New Jersey 18 continues south into South River and Old Bridge east of Spotswood and East Brunswick. Photo taken 10/03/04. |
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A three-quarter cloverleaf-interchange joins U.S. 1 with New Jersey 18 at New Brunswick. The northbound New Jersey 18 off-ramp loops onto the state highway for Burnett Street and Memorial Parkway along the Raritan River. The state highway ends 3.3 miles to the west at Johnson Park in Piscataway. See the west end at NJRoads.net. Photo taken 10/03/04. |
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Highland Park and Edison Township provide a heavily developed stretch of U.S. 1 north of the Raritan River. The entire area is buffeted by older residential development and commercial strip malls along the U.S. 1 corridor. Middlesex County 514 (Woodbridge Avenue) sees ramps to/from the federal highway east of Highland Park. Photo taken 10/03/04. |
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Middlesex County 514 (Woodbridge Avenue) passes over U.S. 1 between Player Avenue and Fayette Street in Edison. Travers Avenue composes the eastbound on-ramp to Woodbridge Avenue eastbound for Raritan Center and Woodbridge. Traffic to Middlesex County 514 west leaves U.S. 1 north via a loop ramp onto Woodbridge Avenue ahead. Photo taken 10/03/04. |
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Approaching junction Middlesex County 529 (Plainfield Avenue) on U.S. 1 northbound. Plainfield Avenue carries the county route northward from Woodbridge Avenue (Middlesex County 514) north 2.3 miles to Stelton Road at Stelton. Photo taken 10/03/04. |
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U.S. 1 northbound at Middlesex County 529 (Plainfield Avenue). Middlesex County 529 provides the main north-south route between Edison and South Plainfield. The county highway meets Interstate 287 (Exit 5) at South Plainfield 4.3 miles to the northwest. Photo taken 10/03/04. |
| Pictured here is a Garden State Parkway trailblazer five miles south of the U.S. 1 interchange with the highway at Edison. U.S. 1 constitutes a busy six-lane arterial between New Brunswick, Highland Park, Edison Township, and Metuchen. The divided highway features strip malls and older residential neighborhoods through the working towns between New Jersey 18 and Interstate 287. Photo taken 03/15/00.
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U.S. 1 sees interchanges with Middlesex County 531 (Main Street) and Interstate 287 in close proximity near the community of Bonhamtown. A six-ramp partial-cloverleaf intechange joins Middlesex County 531 with the federal route 0.7 miles north of Woodbridge Avenue (Middlesex County 514) at Bonhamtown. Photo taken 10/03/04. |
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Traffic to Middlesex County 531 (Main Street) northbound departs U.S. 1 northbound for Metuchen ahead of the cloverleaf interchange with Interstate 287. Main Street carries the county route 0.75 miles to Amboy Avenue (Middlesex County 501) and 1.3 miles to junction New Jersey 27 (Middlesex Avenue) in Metuchen. Photo taken 10/03/04. |
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The on-ramp from Middlesex County 531 northbound joins U.S. 1 ahead of its eastbound ramp to Interstate 287. Interstate 287 meets the New Jersey Turnpike at its final interchange one mile to the east. The Interstate designation transitions into New Jersey 440 east of Interstate 95 at Valentines. Use New Jersey 440 eastbound for Perth Amboy and the Outerbridge Crossing onto Staten Island, New York. Photo taken 10/03/04. |
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U.S. 1 northbound at the Interstate 287 southbound on-ramp. Interstate 287 forms an outer bypass of the North Jersey metropolitan area and New York City. The freeway however serves built up araes such as Metuchen, Piscataway, Somerville, Morrisville, and Parsippany to the west. New Jersey 440 continues the freeway east five miles through Perth Amboy to the West Shore Expressway on Staten Island. There New Jersey 440 becomes New York 440. Photo taken 10/03/04. |
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Interstate 287 northbound travels west from U.S. 1 11 miles to Bound Brook, 16 miles to Bridgewater, and 20 miles to junction Interstate 78. The freeway curves northeasterly from Pluckemin toward Morristown, Boonton, and Mahwah. Interstaet 287 crosses the New York state line 68 miles to the north at Suffern, New York where it joins Interstate 87 (New York Thruway) for an easterly journey back to Interstate 95 (New England Thruway) at Rye. Photo taken 10/03/04. |
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U.S. 1 leaves Interstate 287 and quickly encounters Middlesex County 501 (Amboy Avenue). Amboy Avenue comprises a main surface route between Metuchen to the west and Perth Amboy to the east. A partial-cloverleaf interchange joins the two highways just west of Valentines. Photo taken 10/03/04. |
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The eastbound off-ramp onto Middlesex County 501 (Amboy Avenue) departs U.S. 1 northbound. Middlesex County 501 leaves Amboy Avenue for King Georges Post Road 1.5 miles to the east at Fords. From there the county highway ventures 0.75 miles east to meet the Garden State Parkway at junction New Jersey 183 (Pond Road) in Perth Amboy. Photo taken 10/03/04. |
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U.S. 1 meets the Garden State Parkway itself two miles north of Amboy Avenue at Woodbridge. A loop ramp carries drivers onto the northbound carriageway of the freeway for Union, Newark, Orange, and Bloomfield. There is no access to the Garden State Parkway southbound from U.S. 1. Photo taken 10/03/04. |
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U.S. 1 continues north beyond the Garden State Parkway to the Woodbridge Center Mall in Woodbridge. From there the federal highway follows Jansen Avenue north from to its merge with U.S. 9. U.S. 9 enters the scene from Perth Amboy and Sayerville to the south and joins U.S. 1 just south of the full-cloverleaf interchange with New Jersey 35 (St. Georges Avenue). New Jersey 35 travels north-south between South Amboy, Perth Amboy, and Rahway within the vicinity of Woodbridge. Photo taken 10/03/04. |
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U.S. 1 & 9 northbound at the signalized intersection with Avenel Street in Woodbridge. Avenel Street (Middlesex County 650) migrates east from New Jersey 35 (St. Georges Avenue) & Chain O'Hlls Road near Colonia east to Avenel and Middlesex County 514 (Rahway Avenue). A set of U.S. 1 & 9 reassurance markers lie beyond the intersection to the right. Photo taken 10/03/04. |
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U.S. 1 & 9 ascend over the New Jersey Coast Railroad (NJ Transit) line between Woodbridge and the Union County line. Deteoriation is evident along the four-lane shoulderless span and bridge work is underway to repair the ailing span as of early 2005. Photo taken 10/03/04. |
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Nearing the western terminus of Interstate 278 on U.S. 1 & 9 northbound at the city of Linden. The tandem travel 3.7 miles north from the Union County line to the freeway at the Elizabeth city line. Interstate 278 spurs east from U.S. 1 & 9 two miles to junction Interstate 95 (New Jersey Turnpike) and 3.5 miles to the Goethels Bridge onto Staten Island, New York. Photo taken 10/03/04. |
| Depicted here is the original button copy overhead for Interstate 278 east 0.25 miles south of the freeway on-ramp. Empty brackets to the left were installed for the westbound sign of Interstate 278 had the freeway been completed as envisioned. Planned to continue to Interstate 78 at Newark, Interstate 278 was cut short due to community opposition. Therefore Interstate 278 never touches its parent, although it does interchange with both Interstate 478 (Brooklyn Battery Tunnel) and Interstate 678 (Van Wyck Expressway) in New York City. Photo taken 04/10/00.
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The split of traffic for Interstate 278 east to the New Jersey Turnpike and the Goethels Bridge from U.S. 1 & 9 northbound at Elizabeth. U.S. 1 & 9 continue northbound to Newark Liberty International Airport and junction New Jersey 21, U.S. 22, and Interstate 78 at Newark. Interstate 278 crosses the Verrazano Narrows Bridge between Staten Island and Brooklyn, New York 13 miles to the east. Photo taken 10/03/04. |
| A view of the Pulaski Skyway (U.S. 1 & 9) from the New Jersey Turnpike & Interstate 95 northbound. The skyway carries U.S. 1 & 9 over the pair and nearby Passaic and Hackensack Rivers into Jersey City. A parallel U.S. 1 & 9 Truck route serves Lincroft and Jersey City via surface streets nearby. Photo taken 03/15/00.
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| U.S. 1 & 9 (Pulaski Skyway) northbound over the Passaic River in Newark. The superstructure of the highway is painted black and blends into the surrounding industrial environment quite well. There are two overall crests of the bridge for each of the rivers it traverses. The skyway ends at New Jersey 7 (Newark and Jersey City) in the Croxton neighborhood of Jersey City. Photo taken 03/15/00.
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Page Updated March 3, 2005.
