Interstate 95 / New Jersey Turnpike North - Edison to Newark

Exit 11 for the Garden State Parkway is next along I-95 northbound. The Garden State Parkway converges with the New Jersey Turnpike at Woodbridge between Perth Amboy and Menlo Park.
Serving such cities as Union, Irvington, Orange, Bloomfield and Clifton among other, the Parkway travels 172 miles north from Cape May to the New York state line.

10/05/14

Variable message sign posted by the Grandview Avenue overpass along the New Jersey Turnpike between Interstate 287 and the Garden State Parkway.

10/05/14

One mile southwest of the Garden State Parkway interchange at Woodbridge. The Garden State Parkway is tolled from Route 440 southward and U.S. 22 northward. The segment between Perth Amboy and Union is free to all travelers.

10/05/14

The Grover Cleveland Service Area lies beyond the ramps at Exit 11 for the Garden State Parkway.

10/05/14

The left lane of the Outer Roadway transitions into an HOV restricted lane beyond the Garden State Parkway.

07/27/07

Interstate 95 northbound at the stacked crossover of the Garden State Parkway (upper level) and Middlesex County Route 514 (Main Street).

10/05/14

The access roadway from the NJ Turnpike at Exit 11 ties into the Garden State Parkway at a directional T interchange adjacent to CR 501 (King Georges Road) and Route 184 at Fords.

10/05/14

Exit 11 leaves the Outer Roadway of Interstate 95 (New Jersey Turnpike) north to the Garden State Parkway access road.

10/05/14

Two lanes leave the New Jersey Turnpike Inner Roadway for the Garden State Parkway at Exit 11.

10/05/14

One lane departs the Outer Roadway of Interstate 95 (New Jersey Turnpike) north for the Garden State Parkway. Commercial truck traffic is prohibited from using the Parkway north of Exit 105 in Tinton Falls due to low bridge clearances.

06/26/05

One of the largest toll plazas on the Turnpike system is on the connection between Interstate 95 and the Garden State Parkway.

10/05/14

Leaving the 16-lane toll plaza at Exit 11.

10/05/14

Three lanes diverge for the Garden State Parkway south. The southbound ramp onto the parkway joins a collector distributor roadway system for interchanges with CR 501 (King Georges Road), Route 184 east and New Brunswick Avenue at Woodbridge Township. Route 184, a 1.37 mile route, links the Parkway with adjacent U.S. 9 and Route 440 at Perth Amboy

10/05/14

Two lanes continue onto the Garden State Parkway north to Newark, East Orange and Bloomfield.

10/05/14

Woodbridge Avenue (CR 652) passes over the New Jersey Turnpike ahead of the Grover Cleveland Service Plaza on Interstate 95 northbound. Pictured here is the service area off-ramp from the inner roadway.

06/26/05

08/09/04

Motorists leave the Outer Roadway for the Grover Cleveland Service Area. Born in Caldwell, New Jersey, Grover Cleveland served as the 22nd and 24th President of the United States.

08/29/05

Two miles south of the trumpet interchange (Exit 12) with Roosevelt Avenue (CR 602) and Peter J. Sica Industrial Highway at West Carteret. I-95 enters Carteret, a borough bound by the Rahway River and Arthur Kill between Port Reading and Linden.

06/26/05

After the outer roadway expansion to four lanes, the left lane becomes HOV-3 restricted. Carpool lanes in New Jersey were deemed an overall failure after implementation during the 1990s. Then-governor Christie Whitman signed legislation for the removal of all freeway HOV lanes by 1999. However the New Jersey Turnpike was exempt and thus retains this HOV-3 lane.

08/29/05

Button copy guide sign one mile south of Exit 12. Roosevelt Avenue (CR 602) travels west from Interstate 95 into Woodbridge township as Randolph Avenue to the Rahway city line.

06/26/05

Roosevelt Avenue (CR 602) passes over Interstate 95 ahead of the Exit 12 off-ramps for Rahway and Carteret. Pictured here is the ramp departure from the inner roadway of the northbound turnpike. Roosevelt Avenue links Carteret and I-95 with Middlesex County 514 (Woodbridge Road) and U.S. 1/9 at Rahway.

06/26/05

Now looking at the outer roadway departure of Exit 12 from Interstate 95 north. Roosevelt Avenue (CR 602) loops east from Washington Avenue (CR 604) through Carteret while Peter J. Sica Industrial Highway stems east from the Turnpike by a number of refineries and the industrial waterfront of the Arthur Kill.

08/29/05

Interstate 95 crosses the Rahway River into Union County and the city of Linden on the two mile approach to Interstate 278 at Elizabeth. Interstate 278 travels just two miles in the Garden State from U.S. 1/9 (Edgar Road) in Linden east to the Goethals Bridge. A canceled proposal extended the route northwest from Linden to Interstate 78 in Union.

06/26/05

Now one mile south of the Interstate 278 interchange at Exit 13. Interstate 278 travels the four lane tolled Goethals Bridge into Staten Island east of the New Jersey Turnpike. I-278 joins the Staten Island Expressway east from there to the Verrazano Narrows Bridge into Brooklyn, New York.

06/26/05

Another reminder of the Interstate 278 connections to Elizabeth, the Goethals Bridge, and the Verrazano Narrows Bridge posted on the outer roadway of Interstate 95 north. The Verrazano Narrows Bridge lies 9.5 miles to the east between Staten Island and Brooklyn. The suspension bridge is tolled in the westbound direction.

08/29/05

The outer roadway loses a northbound lane beyond the Exit 13 trumpet interchange with Interstate 278.

08/29/05

Exit 13 leaves the cars and trucks roadway of the New Jersey Turnpike for Interstate 278 and the Goethals Bridge. Interstate 278 ends at U.S. 1/9 south into Linden. Brooklyn and the Gowanus Expressway portion of Interstate 278 are 11.5 miles to the east.

08/29/05

A look at the Exit 13 off-ramp from the cars only roadway of the New Jersey Turnpike north. Interstate 278 loops through Brooklyn, Queens, and Bronx before returning to Interstate 95 at its eastern terminus at the Bruckner Interchange. Exit 13 for I-278 west includes access to adjacent Route 439 (Bayway Avenue), a 3.95 mile loop through Elizabeth.

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Peering eastward through the guard rail at the Goethals Bridge (Interstate 278).

08/29/05

The ramps to and from Interstate 278 depart Interstate 95 amid a large cluster of transmission towers at Bayway.

06/26/05

Interstate 278 passes over the New Jersey Turnpike two miles south of the Elizabeth Seaport interchange with Route 81 (North Avenue). Route 81 spurs 1.81 miles northwest from Interstate 95 to the U.S. 1/9 freeway at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR).

06/26/05

The Interstate 278 on-ramp partitions into ramps for the inner and outer roadways of Interstate 95 northbound above the New Jersey Turnpike mainline.

08/29/05

Continuing through the city of Elizabeth to the Exit 13A two-wye interchange with Route 81. Exit 13A not only serves the northbound beginning of Route 81, but also Jersey Gardens Boulevard and North Avenue for the Elizabeth Seaport and Jersey Gardens.

06/26/05

Interstate 95 northbound at the Exit 13A off-ramp for Elizabeth, Newark Airport , and Elizabeth Seaport. The passenger terminal for Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) lies 2.5 miles to the north via Route 81 north and U.S. 1/9. U.S. 1/9 continue from there to meet the east end of U.S. 22, Interstate 78 and the Pulaski Skyway. Trumbull Street passes under the Turnpike out of view here.

08/09/04

06/26/05

Exit 13A leaves the outer roadway of Interstate 95 & New Jersey Turnpike northbound for Route 81 north, North Avenue, and Jersey Gardens Boulevard south. North Avenue travels west from the Elizabeth Seaport area to U.S. 1/9, New Jersey 27 (Newark Avenue), Route 82 (Morris Avenue) and Elmora Avenue. Use Jersey Gardens Boulevard south to 3rd Street and Trumbull Street for Elizabeth.

08/29/05

Auxiliary guide sign for the Interstate 78 (New Jersey Turnpike Extension) connections to Liberty State Park, Ellis Island, and the Liberty Science Center.

08/29/05

Continuing northward on Interstate 95 alongside Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) into Newark and Essex County. Crossing paths with the Turnpike in two miles is Interstate 78 (New Jersey Turnpike Extension). I-78 enters the turnpike system from its junction with U.S. 1/9 (Pulaski Skyway) and U.S. 22 west in Newark.

08/29/05

Guide sign for the Interstate 78 / New Jersey Turnpike Extension interchanges with Bayonne (Exit 14A), Jersey City (Exit 14B), and the Holland Tunnel (Exit 14C). I-78 is part of the ticketed system of the turnpike from I-95 east to 12th & 14th Streets through Jersey City. Exit 14 is assigned to the westbound off-ramp for Interstate 78 to Clinton.

08/09/04

One mile south of the Interstate 78 / New Jersey Turnpike Extension junction on Interstate 95 north. I-78 travels west from the Turnpike to Newark and Union while U.S. 1/9 tie into the freeway from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) nearby. U.S. 22 westbound begins at the U.S. 1/9 interchange with New Jersey 21 to parallel I-78 from the airport to Hillside, Union, and Mountainside.

08/29/05

Interstate 95 northbound at the directional cloverleaf interchange with Interstate 78. Interstate 78 travels east across the Newark Bay into Bayonne and than north from there into Jersey City. The turnpike dumps Interstate 78 traffic onto the one way street couplet of 12th & 14th Streets in Jersey City itself. The Holland Tunnel departs the street grid for lower Manhattan in New York from there.

06/26/05

Exit 14 departs the New Jersey Turnpike outer roadway for Interstate 78 and the New Jersey Turnpike Extension. The extension includes the following interchanges: Exit 14A with Route 440 for Bayonne, Exit 14B for Jersey City and Liberty State Park, Exit 14C Holland Tunnel / Liberty State Park.

08/29/05

Additional guide signs for the Interstate 78 and U.S. 1-9-22 ramps from Interstate 95 north at Exit 14. Interstate 78 travels west from the North Jersey metropolitan area to Easton, Bethlehem and Allentown, Pennsylvania. I-78 east to Route 440 south leads motorists to the Bayonne Bridge and Staten Island as well.

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08/29/05

The New Jersey Turnpike partitions into separate sections between Newark and Ridgefield. The dual freeway provides separate connections to Interstate 280 west and Route 3 at the Meadowlands and Route 495 east to the Lincoln Tunnel at Secaucus. Changeable signs are used to route through traffic interests to Interstate 80 west and U.S. 46 onto the eastern branch (mainline I-95) and the George Washington Bridge onto the western branch (unsigned Interstate 95W). Pictured here is the inner roadway split into the Turnpike east and west roadways.

06/26/05

Nearing the New Jersey Turnpike split at Kearny on the outer roadway of Interstate 95 north. The Turnpike splits even into two separate freeways running north from the eastern terminus of Interstate 280 (Exit 15W) at Kearny to Ridgefield and U.S. 46 (Exit 68). The partition separates traffic bound for Interstate 280 west to Newark, the Meadowlands (via Route 3 west), and the George Washington Bridge with those destined for Route 3 & 495 east to Hoboken, and the Lincoln Tunnel to Midtown Manhattan. The signs are adjustable to redirect traffic based upon traffic conditions

08/29/05

Traffic interests to Interstate 280 west through Harrison, Newark and the Oranges must take Interstate 95W for the 17.85 mile freeway to Parsippany-Troy Hills township.

08/29/05