Interstate 295 North - Florence to Trenton

The longest exit less stretch along I-295 leads northeast through Springfield and Florence Townships. Permanently closed in 2003 due to budget cuts and reports of illegal activities,¹ rest areas were located on both sides of I-295 adjacent to Assiscunk Creek.

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A distance sign for Bordentown (Exit 56), Ewing (the former end of I-295 at U.S. 206) and Yardley, Pennsylvania precedes the Oxmead Road overpass.

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Florence Columbus Road (CR 656) converges with Interstate 295 at a cloverleaf interchange (Exits 52 A/B) two miles west of Columbus.

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CR 543 (Burlington Columbus Road) passes over Interstate 295 ahead of Exit 52 A to Florence Columbus Road (CR 656) south. CR 543 travels six miles from U.S. 130 in the city of Burlington and overtakes CR 656 east to Columbus and U.S. 206.

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Interstate 295 northbound enters Mansfield Township just ahead of Exit 52 A for CR 656 (Florence Columbus Road) east to Columbus.

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CR 656 (Florence Columbus Road) heads two miles north from Exit 52 B to U.S. 130 at Florence Station (U.S. 130).

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8.60 miles in length, CR 656 loops north into Florence along Delaware Avenue and Front Street and southwest along the Delaware River to E Pearl Street in Burlington.

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Interstate 295 advances northward across Crafts Creek ahead of I-95 along the Pearl Harbor Memorial Turnpike Extension. There is no direct access to the toll road.

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A half diamond interchange (Exit 56) lies one mile ahead with Rising Sun Road in Bordentown Township.

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Rising Sun Road runs north from I-295 to U.S. 130 and the borough of Fieldsboro and south to U.S. 206 adjacent to the trumpet interchange for I-95/ New Jersey Turnpike at Exit 7.

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Interstate 295 diverges from the I-95/NJ Turnpike north beyond Exit 56 toward Trenton. Route 68, a 7.80 mile long highway north from Wrightstown near Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (MDL), ties into U.S. 206 just south of the Turnpike interchange.

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U.S. 130 returns to Interstate 295 at Exit 57. The two previously separated at Exit 23. The three quarter cloverleaf interchange between the two routes joins I-295 north with U.S. 130 north to the city of Bordentown.

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I-295 temporarily ended at Exit 57 until December 1994, when the freeway opened north to I-195/Route 29. U.S. 130 north to U.S. 206 at Bordentown, and U.S. 206 north to I-195 west at White Horse linked the separate sections of I-295.

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Interstate 295 parallels Blacks Creek and the Bordentown city line north to the Delaware River.

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Northbound reassurance shield posted at the Burlington Street (CR 662) underpass east of Fieldsboro.

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Traversing environmentally sensitive areas along the Delaware River, the 3.1 mile long section of I-295 between Exit 57 and I-195 at Exit 60 was the last to be completed.

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Spanning Crosswicks Creek, Interstate 295 north enters Hamilton Township.

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A scenic overlook along I-295 follows at Delaware Raritan Canal State Park along the Delaware River.

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A pedestrian bridge links the Delaware River scenic overlook areas along both sides of I-295. A directional cloverleaf interchange (Exit 60) follows in two miles with Interstate 195 east and Route 29 north.

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Beginning at I-295, Interstate 195 leads east 34.17 miles to the Garden State Parkway and Route 138 at Wall Township. Route 138 extends east from the freeway end to Route 35 by Belmar and the New Jersey coast.

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New Jersey Route 29 stems north as a freeway from I-195/295 toward Downtown Trenton. Vehicles carrying hazardous materials are prohibited from the tunnel opened in 2002 along Route 29 in South Trenton.

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Route 29 follows the Delaware River as a freeway/parkway through Trenton to I-295 again at Exit 76 in Ewing Township. The state route serves Downtown area of points of interest including the New Jersey State House and Thomas Edison State College.

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Before Interstate 295 was completed in 1994 as part of the Trenton Complex project, all Interstate 195 westbound traffic was diverted directly onto I-295 north. The $400 million Trenton Complex project included construction of Route 29 north into Trenton.

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Exit 60 departs Interstate 295 north from Duck Island above the Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park Trail and the adjacent River Line Light Rail.

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Traffic separates for Route 29 north to Route 129 and I-195 east to I-95 (New Jersey Turnpike) at Robbinsville. Route 129 spurs 2.41 miles north from Lamberton Road on the Delaware River to U.S. 1 (Trenton Freeway).

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Interstate 295 continues north as a six lane freeway to Exits 61 A/B to Arena Drive (CR 620) by the Trenton Gardens community.

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Confirming marker posted for I-295 north between the overpasses for Independence Avenue and U.S. 206 (Broad Street). There is no direct access between Interstate 295 and U.S. 206 here.

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Exit 61 A connects I-295 with White Horse Avenue (CR 533) and the Hamilton Township community of White Horse via Arena Drive (CR 620) east.

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Entering the three quarter cloverleaf interchange (Exit 61) with Arena Drive on I-295 north.

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Exit 61 B loops onto Arena Drive (CR 620) north to Olden Avenue (CR 622). Olden Avenue extends west from CR 533 (White Horse Avenue) to the Villa Park neighborhood in Trenton.

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Interstate 295 continues through a gradual S-curve north through a partial interchange (Exit 62) with Olden Avenue (CR 622).

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A loop ramp joins I-295 north from Olden Avenue east ahead of this shield assembly. CR 619 (Kuser Road) passes overhead in the distance.

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Another reassurance marker stands along Interstate 295 northbound between CR 619 (Kuser Road) and Pond Run.

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Route 33 (Nottingham Way) meets Interstate 295 at Mercerville. The 7.84 mile long route begins in Trenton and ends at U.S. 130 in Robbinsville Township.

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Exit 63 A joins CR 606 (Hamilton Avenue) east to Route 33 (Nottingham Way) east to Mercerville, Hamilton Square, Robbinsville and Allentown. CR 535 runs just northeast of Route 33 along State Street Extension and Edinburg Road.

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Exit 63 utilizes a collector distributor roadway for the ramps to CR 606 (Hamilton Avenue) east and Route 33 (Nottingham Way) west.

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Exit 63 A leaves I-295 for Hamilton Avenue and Route 33 east. CR 535 parallels Route 33 into Downtown Trenton via State Street. Eastward CR 535 follows Edinburg Road to Edinburg, West Windsor Township, East Windsor and South Brunswick.

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A loop ramp follows at Exit 63 B for Route 33 (Nottingham Way) west. Route 33 parts ways with Nottingham Way for Greenwood Avenue in one mile. Angling southwest from there, Route 33 continues 2.2 miles to Market Street Extension and U.S. 1 (Trenton Freeway).

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A partial interchange with a northbound entrance ramp and southbound exit follows Route 33 along I-295 at CR 535 (State Street).

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I-295 north between CR 535 (State Street) and Miry Run.

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The succeeding exit connects with Sloan Avenue east to CR 533 (Quakerbridge Road) north of Mercerville.

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Sloan Avenue constitutes a commercial arterial east from Exit 65 A to CR 533 (Quakerbridge Road) at Flock Road. CR 533 parallels I-295 north to Quarker Bridge Mall in Lawrence Township.

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CR 649 lines Sloan Avenue west 1.64 miles from I-295 at Exit 65 B to NJTransit Hamilton Station and Whitehead Road (CR 616) near the Trenton Freeway (U.S. 1).

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Interstate 295 advances north from Great Bear Swamp to a directional cloverleaf interchange (Exit 67) with U.S. 1 (Brunswick Pike).

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The truck route for U.S. 1 concludes at Exit 67 A while the truck route for Route 29 continues along I-295 northbound to Exit 76.

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A collector distributor roadway separates from the I-295 mainline for Exits 67 A/B to U.S. 1. U.S. 1 constitutes a six lane arterial with service roads and several interchanges between Trenton and New Brunswick.

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U.S. 1 follows a commercialized route along Brunswick Pike southwest from I-295 two miles to the Trenton Freeway through the capital city and north by nearby Quaker Bridge Mall and Mercer Mall in Lawrence Township.

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I-295 ended and at the exchange with U.S. 1 until 2018, when the route was extended over what was I-95 southwest to Ewing Township, the Scudder Falls Bridge and Yardley, Pennsylvania. North of Exit 67 A, U.S. 1 travels toward Princeton, Plainsboro and North Brunswick en route to North Jersey.

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The Trenton Freeway weaves below grade southwest to the Trenton central business district and a toll bridge across the Delaware River. U.S. 1 enters the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 6.5 miles at Morrisville.

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