Garden State Parkway North - Newark to Chestnut Ridge, New York

The Garden State Parkway remains below grade for the remainder of the path through the city of East Orange. A pedestrian bridge spans the six lane toll road at New Street in this scene.

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The Parkway veers away from parallel Oraton Parkway at the Park Avenue (CR 658) over crossing.

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Continuing north from East Orange, the toll road enters Bloomfield Township ahead of Exit 148. Exit 148 connects northbound travelers with adjacent John F. Kennedy Drive North to County Road 506 Spur (Bloomfield Avenue).

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An auxiliary lane leads north from the Parkway Drive on-ramp to Exit 148. Forthcoming Bloomfield Avenue ventures north from Bloomfield to Montclair Township and the south end of New Jersey 23 in Verona Township.

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County Road 506 Spur (Bloomfield Avenue) angles northwest 4.3 miles from New Jersey 21 north of Downtown Newark to CR 506 (Ridgewood Avenue) in Glen Ridge borough. CR 506 extends Bloomfield Avenue northwest from there to the Caldwells and Route 159 in Fairfield Township.

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Motorists departing the Garden State Parkway north at Exit 148 immediately encounter a four booth toll plaza. The off-ramp joins John F. Kennedy Drive, a frontage road running north along the parkway to Liberty Street in Bloomfield Township.

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Winding northeast, the Garden State Parkway passes under a Norfolk Southern Railroad and CR 506 (Belleville Avenue). A southbound loop ramp (Exit 149) connects the toll road with Belleville Avenue on this stretch.

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An on-ramp adds a fourth northbound lane to the Parkway from CR 506 (Belleville Avenue) to Exit 150 with Hoover Avenue in north Bloomfield.

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A main line plaza collects tolls along the Garden State Parkway southbound through Bloomfield.

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Hoover Avenue (CR 651) comprises an east-west connector between the Parkway and Kennedy Drive (CR 652) to the west and Joralemon Street in Belleville Township to the east.

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The Garden State Parkway nips the southwest corner of Nutley Township on the 1.5 mile approach to the Brookdale North Service Plaza.

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Northbound travelers on the Parkway next meet a diamond interchange (Exit 151) with Watchung Avenue (CR 655) in one mile.

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Service Areas provide fuel options in both directions of the Garden State Parkway beyond Exit 151 at the Brookdale community of north Bloomfield Township.

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Exit 151 departs the Parkway northbound for Watchung Avenue (CR 655) east to parallel Passaic Avenue (CR 652) and west to Montclair Township.

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The Brookdale North Service Plaza resides just north of the Passaic Avenue (CR 622) overpass adjacent to Upper Montclair Country Club.

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Route 3 runs northwest from New Jersey 21 through the city of Clifton along an expressway to cross paths with the Garden State Parkway at Exits 153A/B in one mile.

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Back to back ramps depart the Parkway northbound for the Brookdale North Service Plaza and a New Jersey State Police Troop.

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Northbound travelers cross both the Clifton city line and Passaic County line ahead of the directional interchange (Exits 153A/B) with Route 3.

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Exit 153B consists of a left side ramp onto Route 3 west to Grove Street (CR 623) in Bloomfield and U.S. 46 west to Little Falls and Woodland Park.

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The roadways of the Garden State Parkway separate around the Alwood Road Park and Ride lots while accommodating left side ramps in both directions for the Route 3 expressway.

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U.S. 46 angles northeast from the west end of Route 3 to meet the Garden State Parkway at a partial interchange (Exit 154) near Richfield in Clifton.

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Exit 154 leaves the Garden State Parkway northbound for U.S. 46 (Piaget Avenue) east to the New Jersey 21 freeway alongside Dundee Lake. Exit 155P follows as a wye interchange for Route 19 north to Patterson and Interstate 80 west to Woodland Park and Totowa.

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A high speed flyover links U.S. 46 east to the Garden State Parkway north.

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Route 19 comprises a 3.04 mile route from Exit 155P to CR 509 (Main Street) at Downtown Patterson. The route forms a full freeway from the Parkway north to Interstate 80.

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The Garden State Parkway veers east from Exit 155P and crosses over a railroad line and Kuller Road ahead of a half diamond interchange (Exit 155) with Hazel Street.

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Advancing east through Clifton, the Garden State Parkway and U.S. 46 cross paths again at Exit 156 by the Passaic River.

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A wye interchange provides access to U.S. 46 east to New Jersey 20 (McLean Boulevard) north into Paterson and Riverside Drive (CR 507) across the Passaic River.

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The Garden State Parkway enters Bergen County midway across the Passaic River.

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U.S. 46 branches east from the New Jersey 20 freeway to meet the Parkway for a third time at a parclo interchange (Exit 157) in Elmwood Park.

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East from Exit 157 and Elmwood Park, U.S. 46 curves southeast to the city of Garfield, Saddle Brook Township and Lodi. The route parallels the I-80 corridor east to Ridgefield and Fort Lee, where it ends at the New York state line on the George Washington Bridge.

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Turning back to the north, the Garden State Parkway and Interstate 80 converge by Exit 159 in Saddle Brook Township.

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The Bergen Toll Plaza lies to the immediate north of the wye interchange (Exit 159) for I-80 and New Pehle Avenue.

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Interstate 80 winds east from Saddle Brook Township to Hackensack, Teterboro and Ridgefield Park, where it ends at Interstate 95 and the New Jersey Turnpike. I-95 turns east there to the George Washington Bridge into New York City.

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A tolled access road links the Parkway north with New Pehle Avenue west and Interstate 80 east at Exit 159. There is no access to I-80 west.

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The Bergen Toll Plaza is the final northbound toll collection point on the Garden State Parkway. Ramps tie into the plaza from adjacent Pehle Avenue and the access road from I-80.

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Curving northward through Saddle River County Park, motorists next approach a half diamond interchange (Exit 160) with Paramus Road (CR 62).

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Paramus Road (CR 62) north from Exit 160 provides access from the Garden State Parkway to Route 4 west to New Jersey 208 in Fair Lawn. South through Rochelle Park, CR 62 lines Passaic Street en route to Hackensack.

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A partial interchange (Exit 161) provides direct access to the Route 4 east through Paramus. Interests to Route 4 west to Paterson must use Paramus Road (CR 62) via Exit 160.

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Exit 161 follows onto Route 4 east in south Paramus. Route 4 constitutes a commercial arterial east by Garden State Plaza mall and Bergen Town Center to north Hackensack.

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Route 17 runs north from Interstate 80 in Lodi through Rochelle Park Township to cross paths with the Garden State Parkway at Exit 163 in Paramus. A left side ramp previously joined the Parkway northbound with Route 17 north. This changes to a right side ramp during a $68 million project between 2014 and 2017 that realigns the Parkway roadways to run side by side through what was previously a wide median.

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Route 17 forms part of a multi-state route between Route 7 in North Arlington and Interstate 287 at Mahwah. The 27.20 mile route becomes NY 17 west, which parallels I-87 north to Harriman.

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Northbound at the ramp departure (Exit 163) for Route 17 north on the Garden State Parkway. Route 17 travels a commercialized route parallel to the GSP west to Ridgewood.

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Continuing north, the Garden State Parkway passes by Paramus Park Mall ahead of Exit 165 with Oradell Avenue (CR 80).

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Oradell Avenue (CR 80) leads west from Exit 165 to a cloverleaf interchange with Route 17 and the village of Ridgewood.

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A collector distributor roadway (Exit 165) splits from the Parkway mainline for the cloverleaf interchange with Oradell Avenue (CR 80). Oradell Avenue extends east from Exit 165 to CR 503 (Kinderkamack Road) in Oradell Township.

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Now within Washington Township, the Garden State Parkway passes under Glen Avenue (CR 82) on the one mile approach to Exit 168 with CR 502 (Washington Avenue).

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A forested median ensues along the Parkway north through Washington Township. The toll road sees one final service area in four miles at Montvale.

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A 23.79 mile route, County Road 502 runs west through Hohokus to CR 504 in Wayne and east through Westwood to U.S. 9W in Alpine.

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Exit 168 departs the Parkway northbound for CR 502 (Washington Avenue). Return access is only provided for the southbound direction.

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The Montvale Service Plaza provides an array of food options in addition to a fuel station between the north and southbound mainline of the Garden State Parkway in two miles.

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Exit 171 leaves the Parkway in one mile for Glen Road (CR 92) in the borough of Woodcliff Lake.

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Chestnut Ridge Road parallels the toll road to the west northward from Woodcliff Lake to the borough of Montvale and Chestnut Ridge Road. Glen Road links the two roadways via Exit 171.

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Entering the half diamond interchange (Exit 171) with Glen Road (CR 92) on the Parkway north. The Montvale Service Plaza lies one mile ahead.

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A partial interchange (Exit 172) joins the Garden State Parkway with Grand Avenue (CR 94) in one mile.

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Northbound drivers reach the Montvale Service Plaza just beyond the Montvale borough line.

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Exit 172 is the final departure point of the Garden State Parkway in New Jersey. The toll road defaults to the New York Thruway beyond the upcoming off-ramp to Grand Avenue.

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Grand Avenue meanders west from Exit 172 into Upper Saddle River borough and east along the Montvale and Park Ridge borough line toward County Road 503.

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The Garden State Parkway advances a short distance north from Grand Avenue to Rockland County, New York.

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The Garden State Parkway crosses the New York state line at milepost 172.40. The Garden State Parkway Connector extends the toll road another 2.40 miles to the New York Thruway mainline.

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Welcome to New York sign posted ahead of the half diamond interchange with School House Road. There is no local access to the village of Chestnut Ridge from the Garden State Parkway Connector.

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The Garden State Parkway Connector runs along a ridge above the parallel Pascack Brook to a trumpet interchange with I-87/287 (New York Thruway).

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The New York Thruway forms a 496 mile toll road north from the Bronx, New York to Albany and west to Syracuse, Rochester, Buffalo and northwestern Pennsylvania near Erie. Exits are limited along the route and numbered sequentially. Tolls collected northward through the Hudson Valley Region utilize E-ZPass or a ticketed system.

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The Thruway east is toll free to the Palisades Interstate Parkway at West Nyack and the Tappan Zee Bridge approach at South Nyack. The tolled Tappan Zee Bridge spans the Hudson River east to U.S. 9 at Tarrytown.

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A junction I-87 shield stands ahead of GS Milepost 1.

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I-87 south / I-287 east combine to East Irvington, where the Cross West Chester Expressway begins and takes I-287 east to White Plains and Port Chester. I-87 drops south from there along the Thruway mainline to Yonkers and the Major Deegan Expressway through the Bronx, New York.

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A sweeping loop ramp takes the travelers from the Garden State Parkway Connector onto I-87/287 west to Montbelleo and Suffern. There the two part ways with I-287 turning southwest to Mahwah, New Jersey and I-87 turning northward to Harriman, Kingston and Albany.

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