Interstate 95 South - George Washington Bridge to Ridgefield Park

Route 4 branches north from I-95 at Exit 72 A. Parelling I-95 and I-80 to the north, the controlled access arterial and expressway connects with Route 17 in Paramus.

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The west end of the George Washington Bridge falls within the borough of Fort Lee.

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The George Washington Upper Level opened to traffic on October 25, 1931. The Lower Level opened on August 29, 1962. The span is 4,760 feet in length. The towers are 604 feet in height above the Hudson River (Port Authority of NY & NJ, n.d.).

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The Palisades Interstate Parkway commences north from westbound Interstate 95 at Exit 74. A limited access route restricted to passenger cars, the parkway follows the Hudson River and U.S. 9W north from Fort Lee to Alpine before turning northwest into Rockland County, New York.

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Exit 73 follows from the George Washington Bridge Upper Level as a collector distributor roadway to Hudson Terrace and Route 67 (Center Avenue) to U.S. 9W in Fort Lee.

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Following Lemoine Avenue north to U.S. 9W (Fletcher Avenue) and Palisade Avenue south to Route 5 (Central Boulevard), Route 67 measures 1.86 miles in length, wholly within Fort Lee.

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A sharp 180 degree ramp leads back from Exit 73 to Hudson Terrace (CR 505). Hudson Terrace parallels Palisades International Parkway north into Englewood Cliffs. CR 505 continues south into the borough of Edgewater.

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U.S. 9W begins along Fletcher Avenue north from ramps with U.S. 1/9/46 (Bergen Boulevard) in Fort Lee. U.S. 9W overtakes Lemoine Avenue north from Route 67 to Englewood Cliffs, and parallels the Hudson River north to Albany, New York.

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U.S. 1/9/U.S. 46 separate from I-95 at Exit 72 B south to Palisades Park. Route 4 commences north from Exit 72 A to Englewood. Both exits are accessible from both the Lower and Upper Levels of the George Washington Bridge.

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The Lower Level of the George Washington Bridge emerges west of Center Avenue. Left exit ramps for both U.S. 1/9/46 and Route 4 combine with Exits 72 B/A from the Upper Level roadway.

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Exit 73-74 from the Lower Level roadway connects with Bridge Plaza at U.S. 9W (Fletcher Avenue). U.S. 9W arcs northeast to a parclo interchange with Route 67 (Lemoine Avenue) and ramps to the Palisades Interstate Parkway.

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Route 4 travels 10.60 miles west from U.S. 9W (Fletcher Avenue) and I-95 to Teaneck Township, Hackensack, Fair Lawn and Route 20 at Broadway in Paterson.

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I-95 continues west from Exit 72 B and U.S. 1/9 south as a dual freeway with separate Express and Local roadways to Interstate 80 in Teaneck Township.

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U.S. 1/9/46 follow Bergen Boulevard south along the Fort Lee and Leonia borough line to Route 63. The three routes then shift onto an urban expressway southwest to their separation at Broad Avenue in Palisades Park. U.S. 46 continues west from there to meet I-95 at Ridgefield Park Village.

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The I-95 Express lanes extend west with no exits to Interstate 80 at Left Exit 69. Exit 72 A for Route 4 west is the first of two exits from the I-95 Local lanes.

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The I-95 Local lanes connect with the I-80 Local lanes west to Hackensack.

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Exit 72 A from the Lower Level roadway combines with the departing ramp for Route 4 from the Upper Level roadway. Route 4 curves northward into the city of Englewood before traveling west across Teaneck Township into north Hackensack.

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The Local lanes of Interstate 95 advance 1.75 miles west from Route 4 in Fort Lee to Exit 70 to Glenwood Avenue and Degraw Avenue (CR 56) in Teaneck Township.

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Edgewood Avenue spans Interstate 95 across a high level arch bridge adjacent to the Fort Lee and Leonia borough line.

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The first service area along the New Jersey Turnpike is located five miles to the southwest in the borough of Ridgefield.

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I-95 meets the east end of Interstate 80 at Exit 69 in 1.25 miles.

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Degraw Avenue (CR 56) heads west from Glenwood Avenue and Exit 70 across Teaneck to the borough of Bogota. East from I-95, Degraw Avenue becomes Fort Lee Road across Overpeck Creek in the borough of Leonia.

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I-95 curves southwest across Overpeck Creek and adjacent to Overpeck Golf Course ahead of the three quarter cloverleaf interchange (Exit 70) with Glenwood Avenue and Degraw Avenue (CR 56).

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Exit 70 departs I-95 for parallel Glenwood Avenue at Frank W. Burr Boulevard, just north of Degraw Avenue.

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A three-wye interchange joins I-95 south with Interstate 80 west to Hackensack and Paterson. The I-95 Local and Express Lanes form the beginning of the respective I-80 Local and Express Lanes, which extend northwest to Route 17 in Lodi.

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Exit 69 departs from both southbound roadways of I-95 simultaneously. Interstate 80 is a transcontinental route between Teaneck Township and San Francisco, California.

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Within the Garden State, Interstate 80 travels 68.4 miles to the Pennsylvania state line at Delaware Water Gap.

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A Route 17 trailblazer at Teaneck Creek references Interstate 80 west along the I-95 southbound entrance ramp from Degraw Avenue in Teaneck Township.

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The entrance ramp from Degraw Avenue also partitions into respective ramps for I-95 south to the New Jersey Turnpike and I-80 west to Paterson.

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Interstate 95 turns south from I-80 and Teaneck Township into Ridgefield Park Village U.S. 46 returns to I-95 west along an expressway from Ridgefield and Palisades Park.

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The I-95 Local and Express lanes combine to form an inner roadway south toward the New Jersey Turnpike. The ramps from I-80 east to I-95 south form the outer roadway ahead of Exit 68 for U.S. 46.

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Ramps from the I-80 Local and Express Lanes combine along the I-95 outer roadway southbound a half mile from Exit 68 to U.S. 46 in Ridgefield Park Village.

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Exit 68 from the I-95 inner roadway south is a slip ramp onto the outer roadway ahead of the directional cloverleaf interchange with U.S. 46.

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U.S. 46 is an intrastate route stretching 75 miles west from the George Washington Bridge to Columbia along the Delaware River.

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The New Jersey Turnpike begins south of U.S. 46 and ahead of the Vince Lombardi Service Area. The service area is accessible from both roadways along southbound I-95.

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U.S. 46 continues west from Ridgefield Park Village across the Hackensack River into the borough of Little Ferry.

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Exit 68 partitions first with a ramp joining Emerson Street west to parallel Teaneck Road (CR 39).

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A loop ramp also joins Exit 68 with Emerson Street east to Challenger Road along Overpeck Creek. U.S. 46 follows Winant Avenue west beyond a grade separation with Teaneck Road (CR 39).

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Both roadways advance south from U.S. 46 to Ridgefield the separation of the New Jersey Turnpike into the East and West Spurs.

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The Turnpike West Spur is designated Interstate 95W. 11.26 miles in length, the West Spur runs through Carlstadt and East Rutherford to the Meadowlands sports complex. The East Spur is considered the mainline of I-95.

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Both roadways of Interstate 95 have access to the NJ Turnpike west branch to East Rutherford and the Meadowlands sports complex. Exit 16 W provides access to the Route 3 freeway west to Clifton.

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A renumbering plan approved by AASHTO assigns I-695 to the East Spur and I-95 to the West Spur. The East Spur connects with Route 495 east in Secaucus to Union City and the Lincoln Tunnel into Midtown Manhattan, New York.

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