Interstate 95W South - New Jersey Turnpike West Spur


Located between the New Jersey Turnpike West and East Spurs, the Vince Lombardi Service Area is the first of several service areas along the 122 mile long toll road southbound.
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Interstate 95W ascends south across the Hackensack River beyond the Vince Lombardi Service Area. Exit 19 W follows to the Meadowlands Complex in East Rutherford.
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Interstate 95W shifts westward through the borough of Carlstadt from the Hackensack River to Exit 19 W.
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Exit 19 W is a wye interchange joining the Turnpike West Spur southbound with Connection Road and Plaza K at the Meadowlands.
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The Meadowlands complex is home to MetLife Stadium, where the New York Jets and Giants NFL teams play, and the American Dream retail center.
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The service roads encircling the Meadowlands link with Paterson Plank Road along the Carlstadt and East Rutherford borough line and Route 120.
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Two high speed E-ZPass lanes bypass the toll booths.
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The American Dream retail center appears along the west side of the Turnpike West Spur at the Meadowlands Complex.
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Measuring 10.84 miles in length, Route 3 travels between U.S. 1/9 at North Bergen township and U.S. 46 in west Clifton. Route 3 is a freeway through Secaucus, East Rutherford and Rutherford.
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Route 3 crosses the town of Secaucus southeast to connect with Route 495 in North Bergen Township. Route 495 constitutes a freeway spur from the Turnpike East Spur to Union City and the Lincoln Tunnel into Midtown Manhattan, New York.
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The Turnpike West Spur passes over Route 3 ahead of the trumpet interchange (Exit 16W) and access road to Sheraton Plaza Drive, Route 3, and Stadium Club Road at the Meadowlands.
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Interstate 95W advances south paralleling the Hackensack River through wetlands areas and Saw Mill Creek Wildlife Management Area. A pair of NJ Transit lines pass under the Turnpike beyond these confirming markers.
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The last two exits from the Turnpike West Spur and the succeeding exit from the Turnpike mainline serve the city of Newark.
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Interstate 95W follows a causeway through Saw Mill Creek WMA south to Exit 15 W for Interstate 280 west in the town of Kearny. I-280 joins the Turnpike with Downtown Newark.
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Interstate 280 is an 17.85 mile long urban loop traveling northwest to the Oranges and I-80 in Parsippany-Troy Hills Township.
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Interstate 280 connects I-95 (New Jersey Turnpike) with CR 508 (Newark-Jersey City Turnpike) in Kearny nearby. CR 508 leads west into the town of Harrison and east to Route 7 in the South Kearny industrial area.
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A trumpet interchange joins the Turnpike West Spur with I-280 west at Exit 15 W. Ramps from an adjacent wye interchange with the East Spur tie into the exchange as well.
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Interstate 95W south enters the city of Newark ahead of Exit 15 E to U.S. 1/9 Truck just east of U.S. 1/9.
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The Turnpike West and East Spurs converge along high rise bridges crossing the Passaic River into Essex County.
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U.S. 1/9 Truck comprise a 4.35 mile long loop east from U.S. 1/9 in Newark to the Kearny Point industrial area and north to Journal Square in Jersey City.
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Appearing overhead is the historic Pulaski Skyway. Part of U.S. 1/9, the bridge system extends east from Newark into Jersey City.
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The access road from Exit 15 E connects the Turnpike with U.S. 1/9 Truck, Raymond Boulevard and Doremus Avenue in east Newark. The U.S. 1/9 truck route is for commercial trucks prohibited along the Pulaski Skyway. Raymond Boulevard leads west to the Ironbound neighborhood in Newark. Doremus Avenue stems south to the Newark port facilities.
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The trumpet interchange at Exit 15 E is 0.75 miles north of the extended ramps from Exit 14 leading south to Interstate 78 and the New Jersey Turnpike Newark Bay Extension (Exits 14 A-C).
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The East and West Spurs of the New Jersey Turnpike transition into separate roadways. The inner roadway is dedicated to cars only. The outer roadway is open to all vehicles, including trucks and buses.
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Interstate 78 meets the New Jersey Turnpike at a directional cloverleaf interchange (Exit 14) adjacent to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR).
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Interstate 78 follows the tolled the Newark Bay Extension east to Exits 14 A in Bayonne and Exits 14 B/C in Jersey City. I-78 crosses the Hudson River through the Holland Tunnel into Lower Manhattan.
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I-78 travels west from Newark to Irvington, Springfield, Pluckemin, and Easton, Pennsylvania. U.S. 1/9 follow a freeway south from the Pulaski Skyway to Newark Airport (EWR) and U.S. 22 west.
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Photo Credits:
- Alex Nitzman: 04/26/26
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Page Updated Saturday May 16, 2026.


