Interstate 95 North - New Jersey Turnpike East Spur

Previously omitted from guide signs, Exit 15 E connects the East Spur of the New Jersey Turnpike with U.S. 1/9 Truck (Raymond Boulevard) and Doremus Avenue in Newark.

08/29/05

U.S. 1/9 follow a freeway north from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) through east Newark to the Pulaski Skyway and Jersey City. U.S. 1/9 Truck branch east along Raymond Boulevard to south Kearny and Jersey City.

08/29/05

Ramps from Exit 15 E serve the 4.35 mile long loop of U.S. 1/9 Truck north to Jersey City, Doremus Avenue south to port facilities along the Passaic River, U.S. 1/9 south back to Newark Airport, and Raymond Boulevard west to Ironbound in Newark.

08/29/05

The Pulaski Skyway spans the New Jersey Turnpike north of the trumpet interchange at Exit 15 E. The skyway leads U.S. 1/9 east across the Hackensack River into Jersey City, where the historic bridge connects with Route 139 toward the Holland Tunnel.

08/29/05

A 3.5 mile long elevated roadway, the Pulaski Skyway opened to traffic on November 24, 1932 (NJCU, 2014).

08/29/05

Built as part of a 13.2 mile long extension project for U.S. 1 in the 1920s, the apex of the truss bridge is 135 feet above the Hackensack and Passaic Rivers (NJCU, 2014).

08/29/05

The high level bridge spanning the Passaic River lowers to the wye interchange (Exit 15 W) with Interstate 280 east.

08/29/05

Interstate 95 advances 1.5 miles north across the Hackensack River to the trumpet interchange at Exit 15X for the town of Secaucus.

05/31/22

Laurel Hill rises to 175 feet above sea level just east of the Hackensack River. The mass of volcanic bedrock along the north side of the NJ Turnpike is part of the hill.

05/31/22

The Midtown Manhattan skyline spreads along the northeastern horizon.

05/31/22

Exit 15 X serves the Secaucus Transfer Station between Union City and Secaucus. The facility provides connections to mass transit facilities for both Midtown Manhattan and the Meadowlands Sports Complex.

05/31/22

Exit 15X to Seaview Drive at Paul Amico Way (CR 655) opened for traffic in late November 2005.

05/31/22

A three-wye interchange (Exit 16 E) joins I-95 northbound next with Route 495 east at North Bergen Township. Exit 18 E follows to Route 3 in Secaucus.

05/31/22

Route 495 (former Interstate 495) stems 3.78 miles east from the NJ Turnpike through Union City and the Lincoln Tunnel onto Manhattan Island. A toll plaza precedes Exit 16 E on the I-95 mainline.

05/31/22

Exit 18 E departs from I-95 following the toll plaza to Patterson Plank Road (CR 681) at Harmon Meadow Boulevard. Route 3 begins at U.S. 1/9 nearby and travels northwest from there along a freeway to Secaucus, Rutherford and Passaic.

05/31/22

Secaucus Road (CR 678) spans I-95 northbound where Exit 16 E partitions for Route 495. Route 3 serves the Meadowlands Sports Complex (home of New York Giants and Jets NFL franchises) three miles to the northwest. Route 495 crosses the Hudson River from Weehawken into Midtown Manhattan three miles to the east.

05/31/22

The final New Jersey Turnpike toll plaza along Interstate 95 north. Travelers continue five miles to Ridgefield from here.

05/31/22

Once signed as I-495, the Lincoln Tunnel carries traffic onto 42nd and 30th Streets in New York. The unconstructed Mid-Manhattan Expressway was to link the Lincoln and Queens Midtown Tunnels, creating a seamless freeway between Hoboken, New Jersey and the Long Island Expressway. Route 3 extends nine miles north from Secaucus to U.S. 46 at Richfield.

05/31/22

With six overall lanes, the New Jersey Turnpike East Spur plies across wetlands along Cromakill Creek between Secaucus and the Vince Lombardi Service Area at Ridgefield.

05/31/22

The final New Jersey Turnpike service area precedes the merge of the East and West Spurs.

05/31/22

North from the merge of the West Spur (I-95W) and East Spur (I-95), separate roadways extend north to Interstate 80. The outer roadway connects with Exit 68 to U.S. 46 in Ridgefield Park Village.

05/31/22

Named for Vince Lombardi, New Jersey native and head coach of the Superbowl I and II champion Green Bay Packers, the facility services both sections of the Turnpike.

05/31/22

The inner roadway leads to Interstate 80 west for Hackensack and Patterson while the outer roadway is the continuation of Interstate 95 north. Exit 68 is only accessible from the outer roadway.

05/31/22

The East and West Spurs of the NJ Turnpike converge near the crossing of the Overpeck River at Ridgefield.

05/31/22