• • • • ← 700 → ← 100 → ← 300 → The New Jersey Turnpike ( NJTP), colloquially known to New Jerseyans as ' the Turnpike', is a in, maintained by the. Having a total length of 122.40 mi (196.98 km), the Turnpike's southern terminus begins at (I-295) near the border of and Townships in, one mile east of the. Its northern terminus is located at the in,. Construction of the mainline from conceptualization to completion took 23 months, from 1950 to 1952. It was officially opened to traffic in November 1951, between its southern terminus and exit 10. The Turnpike is a major thoroughfare providing access to various localities in New Jersey, as well as,, and.

According to the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association, the Turnpike is the nation's sixth-busiest toll road and is one of the most heavily traveled highways in the. The northern part of the mainline turnpike, along with the entirety of its extensions and spurs, is part of the, designated as between exit 6 and its northern end. South of exit 6, it has the unsigned Route 700 designation. There are two extensions and two spurs, including the Newark Bay Extension at exit 14, which carries; the Pennsylvania Turnpike Extension (officially the Pearl Harbor Memorial Turnpike Extension) at exit 6; and the Eastern Spur and the Western Spur at the turnpike's northernmost end. The route divides into four roadways between exit 6 and exit 14, with the inner lanes restricted to carrying only, and with the outer lanes for cars, and. The Turnpike has 12-foot-wide (3.7 m) lanes, 10-foot-wide (3.0 m) shoulders, 13 rest areas named after notable residents of New Jersey, and unusual exit signage that was considered the pinnacle of highway building in the 1950s.

The Interstate Highway System took some of its design guidelines by copying the Turnpike's design guidelines. To some degree, the Turnpike is considered iconic in, having been referenced in music, film and television. Detailed map of the Turnpike including interchange locations and other surface highways in New Jersey The main road of the New Jersey Turnpike splits from in and runs a north-northeast route to, where the road continues as.

Highway/road construction work zones to be protected from road and construction traffic by wearing high-visibility. In roadway work zones. Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) 2009, Section 6. The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) has high-visibility safety apparel requirements that are.

It is designated Route 700, an, from exit 1 () to exit 6, and as I-95 from exit 6 () to exit 18 (/). The number of lanes ranges from 4 lanes south of exit 4 (), 6 lanes between exit 4 and exit 6 (), 12 lanes between exit 6 and exit 11 (), and 14 lanes between exit 11 and exit 14 (). Before the advent of the Interstate Highways, the entire Turnpike was designated by the as Route 700, with the Extension being Route 700P and the Newark Bay Hudson County Extension being Route 700N. None of these state highway designations have ever been signed. View south along the turnpike from a plane landing at Newark Airport Beginning just south of exit 6, the Turnpike splits into a 'dual-dual' configuration similar to a configuration, with the outer lanes open to all vehicles and the inner lanes limited to cars only, unless signed otherwise because of unusual conditions. Specifically, starting in (going north), the Turnpike has a total of 12 lanes, 6 in each direction (3-3-3-3). From to, exist on the outer roadway (outer truck lanes), thereby making it 7 lanes in each direction (4-3-3-4).

The HOV lanes are in effect on weekdays, from 6:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Northbound, and 4 p.m.–7 p.m.

Southbound (at times, the Turnpike Authority might suspend the HOV restrictions entirely during peak hours in case of unusual conditions). North of exit 14, the Turnpike splits into two spurs: the Eastern Spur (the original roadway) and the Western Spur (opened in 1970). Both spurs are signed as I-95.

The Western Spur is posted for through traffic on I-95 seeking (I-280), the, and the George Washington Bridge. Traffic seeking (U.S. 46), (I-80), and the Lincoln Tunnel is routed via the Eastern Spur. The (NJDOT), which calls every class of highway Route, calls the Western Spur Route 95W.

The complex series of roadways and ramps linking the car/truck lanes, the two spurs, as well as traffic heading to and from both exit 14 and the Newark Bay Extension is referred to by the Turnpike Authority as the 'Southern Mixing Bowl'. The tolled section of the turnpike terminates at Exit 18, just to the south of the large Service Area. Turnpike Authority maintenance continues along I-95 through the interchange with though exit numbers now follow I-95 mile markers. The original terminus of the Turnpike was at the interchange (current exit 68), though the modern Turnpike continues along a long curved urban expressway that loops slightly southward to meet the approaches.

The Turnpike officially ends at (exit 72), with the final approaches to the George Washington Bridge along I-95 maintained by the. Extensions [ ]. View south along the Pearl Harbor Memorial Turnpike Extension The second extension, known as the Memorial Turnpike Extension (or Pennsylvania Turnpike ), connects the mainline of the New Jersey Turnpike at exit 6 with the and the. A 6-mile (10 km) long six-lane highway, it not only connects the Pennsylvania Turnpike with the mainline, but also has an exit, designated as 6A, to (U.S. It was formerly designated as Route 700P, but is currently designated I-95 in anticipation of the completion of the in 2018. A 4-mile (6 km) stretch of I-95 north of U.S. 46 came under Turnpike Authority jurisdiction in 1992, as NJDOT sold the road in order to balance the state budget.

This section of the road travels past the interchange for I-80 and through a in the. This portion of the Turnpike is also 'dual-dual', split into, as it approaches the. A section of the Turnpike and the surrounding land in and has been called 'the most dangerous two miles in America' by New Jersey Homeland Security officials due to the high volume of traffic in conjunction with the density of potential terrorist targets in the surrounding area. From the New Jersey Turnpike A number of bridges are included as part of the New Jersey Turnpike. The spans the, connecting on the north with on the south. Lovely Memorial Bridge carries the Turnpike over the immediately north of exit 12.

Luke Lovely was the first soldier from New Jersey to die in. He died on November 30, 1917 near Cambrai, France. The (officially the Vincent R. Casciano Memorial Bridge) is a steel spanning and connecting and. It was completed April 4, 1956, as part of the Turnpike's Newark Bay Extension.

The Chaplain Washington Bridge and the Harry Laderman Bridge are steel girder spans that carry the Turnpike's eastern and western spurs, respectively, over the at Newark. The Lewandowski Hackensack River Bridge carrying the Eastern Spur over the was named in honor of the three Lewandowski brothers, who were killed in action during World War II within 18 months of each other. A newer VMS sign displaying the driving times to via different crossings The New Jersey Turnpike is a closed-system, using a system of long-distance, obtained once by a motorist upon entering and surrendered upon exiting at toll gates.

The toll gates exist at all exits and entrances. The toll fee depends on the distance traveled between entrance and exit, and longer distances result in higher tolls. As of 2013, the automobile toll from exit 1 to exit 18 is $13.85. If the ticket is lost, one must pay the highest toll fee upon exiting. In September 2000, the Turnpike introduced. Discounts were available to all users of the E-ZPass system until 2002.

Since then, the costly implementation of the E-ZPass system forced the Turnpike Authority to eliminate the discounts during peak hours, and instead impose a $1 per month E-ZPass fee to their account holders. E-ZPass customers with NJ accounts still receive a discount during off-peak hours, when the automobile toll from exit 1 to exit 18 is $10.40. Cash customers do not receive this discount.

Express E-ZPass implementation is underway, allowing E-ZPass customers at some of the toll plazas to travel through toll areas at highway speeds, via the addition of E-ZPass sensors on an overhead gantry. One of these high-speed toll gates is located at the northern terminus of the road on the westerly alignment, in both directions. The newest one is located at the southern terminus in. There is also a high-speed E-ZPass entry point on the Pennsylvania Turnpike Extension. At each location, traditional E-ZPass and cash lanes are also available. As of 2011, every toll lane on the Turnpike accepts E-ZPass. When traveling from the north, users who exit from the southbound Western Spur onto the ramp for dedicated access to the pay no toll, but the Turnpike Authority counts cars electronically and is paid a fee for each vehicle by the.

The non-tolled, which parallels the Turnpike for much of its southern length, is often used as an alternate route for by locals and through travelers alike; prior to the expansion of the exit 1 toll plaza, this route was promoted through signage and radio announcements from the as a bypass of summer congestion at the plaza. On January 8, 2008, Governor proposed a 50 percent increase in tolls on New Jersey's three toll roads in 2010, with increases of a similar percentage every four years after that, in order to help pay state debt. Each times tolls increased, there would be an additional increase for inflation since the last toll increase (for the first, since 2006).

The roads would be maintained by a nonprofit corporation that would pay back bonds to the state. Under this plan, and without considering the inflation increases, tolls on the New Jersey Turnpike would have risen from $6.45 to $42.92 in 2022. It was considered possible that commuters would receive discounts from the higher toll rates. The plan, however, was not enacted due to mounting opposition from residents. On September 5, 2008, a proposal to increase Turnpike tolls substantially was reported. On December 1, 2008, the first phase of the toll hike went into effect. On January 1, 2012, the second phase of the toll hike went into effect.

Speed limits [ ] The default speed limit is 65 mph (105 km/h) between the southern terminus and milepost 97.2, and 55 mph (89 km/h) from there to the northern terminus. The Newark Bay Extension carries a 50 mph (80 km/h) limit.

The turnpike has variable speed limit signs allowing for the limit to be temporarily lowered during unusual road conditions. Services [ ] Rest areas [ ]. Molly Pitcher Service Area The New Jersey Turnpike is noted for naming its after people who have a connection to New Jersey. From south to north, the rest areas are: • Clara Barton Service Area, named for (southbound, milepost 5.4, in ) • John Fenwick Service Area, named for (northbound, 5.4, in Oldmans Township) • Walt Whitman Service Area, named for (southbound, 30.2, in ) • J. John Fenwick Service Area Turnpike rest areas consist of mostly fast food restaurants. Each rest area also includes a gas station with a small convenience store, with gas price signs posted about half a mile before reaching the rest area. Each rest stop has a separate parking area for cars and trucks and some have a dedicated bus parking area as well.

Prior to 1982, there was a service area on the northbound side named for. However, in 1982, exit 13A was created, which caused the obscuring of the rest area, as they both overlapped with each other. Anyone who wanted to get to the service area required exiting at exit 13A. The service area closed for good on June 4, 1994.

Today, it can be seen by motorists when exiting 13A from the northbound car lanes where there is a temporary concrete barrier that is obstructing an open asphalt lot. Also, two service plazas were located on the Newark Bay Extension (one eastbound and one westbound) located west of exit 14B.

These were closed in the early 1970s. The eastbound plaza was named for and the westbound plaza was named for. In late March 2010, it was revealed that the state Transportation Commissioner was considering selling the naming rights of the rest areas to help address a budget shortfall. The Grover Cleveland Service Area in was temporarily closed due to storm damage from, with only fuel available. It was rebuilt and fully reopened on November 23, 2015. In 2015, the Turnpike Authority installed Supercharging Stations in the Molly Pitcher and Joyce Kilmer services areas to allow Tesla car owners to charge their Tesla vehicles while stopping in these service areas. A proposal to also offer charging stations for non-Tesla vehicles is also under consideration.

Emergency assistance [ ] The New Jersey Turnpike Authority offers 12-foot-wide (3.7 m) shoulders wherever possible, and disabled vehicle service may be obtained by dialing #95 on a cellular phone. Headquarters and operations facilities [ ]. Route 100 and Route 300 were two proposed in the 1930s by the as precursors to the New Jersey Turnpike. The road that is now the New Jersey Turnpike was first planned by the (then known as the State Highway Department) as two untolled freeways in 1938. Route 100 was the route from to the, plus a spur to the (now the Newark Bay Extension of the Turnpike). Route 300 was the southern part of Turnpike from the to New Brunswick.

However, NJDOT did not have the funds to complete the two freeways, and very little of the road was built under its auspices. Instead, in 1948, the New Jersey Turnpike Authority was created to build the road, and the two freeways were built as a single toll road. Was a proposed spur of Route 100 in.

It was never built, although follows a similar alignment. Hackensack Run bridge under construction in 1951 According to a letter to the editor written by the daughter of, the first chairman of the NJ Turnpike Authority, Kathleen Troast Pitney: Governor Driscoll appointed three men to the Turnpike Authority in the late 1940s—Maxwell Lester, George Smith and Paul Troast, my father, as chairman. They had no enabling legislation and no funding. They were able to open more than two-thirds of the road in 11 months, completing the whole (project) in less than two years. When the commissioners broached the subject of landscaping the road.

The governor told them he wanted a road to take the interstate traffic. Off New Jersey's existing roads. Since 85 percent of the traffic at that time was estimated to be from out of state, why spend additional funds on landscaping?

A brochure 'Interesting Facts about the New Jersey Turnpike,' dating from soon after the road's opening, states that when the Turnpike's bonds are paid off, 'The law provides that the Turnpike be turned over to the State for inclusion in the public highway system.' Due to new construction, and the expectation that the Turnpike pays for policing and maintenance, this has never come to pass. Construction [ ] The task of building the Turnpike was not an easy one.

One major problem was the construction in the city of, where either 450 homes or 32 businesses would be destroyed, depending on the chosen route. The engineers decided to go through the residential area, since they considered it the grittiest and the closest route to both and the seaport. NJ Turnpike passes the swampy, near New York City When construction finally got to Newark, there was the new challenge of deciding to build either over or under the. If construction went above the Skyway, the costs would be much higher.

If they went under, the costs would be lower, but the roadway would be very close to the, making it harder for ships to pass through. The Turnpike was ultimately built to pass under. As part of a 2005 project, the Turnpike Authority lowered its roadway to increase vertical clearance and allow for full-width, which had been constrained by the location of the skyway supports. Engineers replaced the bearings and lowered the bridge by four feet (1.2 m), without shutting down traffic.

The work was carried out under a $35 million contract in 2004 by of. The engineers for the project were from a joint venture of Dewberry Goodking Inc. And HNTM Corp.

Temporary towers were used to support the bridge while bearings were removed from each of the 150 piers and the concrete replaced on the pier tops. The lowering process for an 800-foot (240 m) section of the bridge was done over 56 increments, during five weeks of work. While continuing up to the, the crossings were harder because of the fertile marsh land of silt and mud. Near the shallow mud, the mud was filled with crushed stone, and the roadway was built above the water table. In the deeper mud, were sunk down to a firm stratum and filled with sand, then both the caissons and the surrounding areas were covered with blankets of sand. Gradually, the water was brought up, and drained into adjacent meadows. Then, the construction of the two major bridges over the Passaic River and were completed.

The bridges were built to give motorists a clear view of the skyline, but with high retaining walls to create the illusion of not being on a river crossing. The 6,955 ft (2,120 m) Passaic River (Chaplain Washington) Bridge cost $13.7 million to construct and the 5,623 ft (1,714 m) Hackensack River Bridge cost $9.5 million. NJ Turnpike southbound just south of exit 13 in After the Turnpike was built in 1952, the New Jersey Turnpike Authority and the proposed a 13-mile (21 km) extension of the New Jersey Turnpike that would go from its end (at U.S.

46 in at the time) up to at (I-87), the. The portion through New Jersey was to be constructed and maintained by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority, while the portion in New York was to be built and maintained by the New York Thruway Authority.

The purpose of this extension was to give motorists a 'more direct bypass of the New York City area' to New England, by using the. The extension was to parallel and the present-day CSX, and have limited interchanges. It was to have an interchange with the and at I-87/ in West Nyack. This project did not survive; by 1970, it became too expensive to buy right-of-way access, and community opposition was fierce. Therefore, the New Jersey Turnpike Authority and the New York State Thruway Authority cancelled the project. 1950s–1980s [ ] With the Turnpike completed, traffic began to increase, which prompted the Turnpike Authority's first widening project. In 1955, the Authority proposed two widening projects: • From four lanes to six lanes (three in each direction) between exit 4 in and exit 10 in • From four lanes to an eight lane ‘dual-dual’ setup (2-2-2-2, two express carriageways and two local carriageways in each direction) between exit 10 and exit 14 in.

Approaching the exit 11 tollbooths at night in 1992, in the days before E-ZPass In 1966, the Turnpike was widened between exit 10 and exit 14 under a new expansion plan. This abolished the ‘express-local’ roadway plan and created the car and truck-buses lane configuration (3-3-3-3). This project also included closing the old exit 10 at Woodbridge and replacing it with a new exit 10 in Edison Township; exit 11 was also rebuilt to provide complete access to the. This dual-dual setup was widened south to exit 9 in in 1973, and extended again further south in 1990 to exit 8A in. The widening between exit 8A-9 created some problems in the East Brunswick area in the late 1980s during the proposed widening from six to twelve lanes. Analysis of noise (Shadely, 1973) and air quality impacts were made in a lawsuit decided in.

This case in the early 1970s was one of the early U.S. Examples of playing a role in the design of a major highway. The allowed the court to understand the effects of roadway geometry (width in this case), vehicle speeds, proposed, setback and pavement types. The outcome was a compromise that involved substantial mitigation of and impacts. A series of roadway accidents occurred on the New Jersey Turnpike in the town of, on October 23 and 24, 1973.

The first collision occurred at 11:20 PM EDT on the 23rd, and further accidents continued to occur until 2:45 AM the next day as cars plowed into the unseen accident ahead of them. Sixty-six vehicles were involved and nine people died as a result. Thirty-nine suffered non-fatal injuries. The primary cause of the accident was related to a fire consisting of burning garbage, aggravated by foggy conditions. This produced an area of extremely poor visibility. In 1971, the Turnpike Authority proposed to build the.

It was to start at the south of exit 80 in Dover Township (now ) and end at the Turnpike approximately 3 miles north of exit 8A in. As a proposed part of the Turnpike system, its seven interchanges would have included toll plazas except at the northern end at the Turnpike. By 1972, the proposed road met fierce opposition from, and counties with quality of life being the main concern. The Turnpike Authority proceeded anyway by selling bonds. But by December 1973, the proposal was hit hard when governor-elect decided to stop the project altogether. Despite this, the Authority continued with its plan. It wasn't until February 1977, that the Authority ended its plan to build the road.

The rights-of-way were sold in 1979, indefinitely shelving the project. Map of New Jersey Turnpike and Garden State Parkway In January 2004, the Authority opened up the refurbished 18W toll gate in.

The refurbishment includes two E-ZPass Express Lanes in both directions. In July 2004, the New Jersey Turnpike Authority opened the new exit 1 toll gate in. The new 23-lane toll gate is near milepost 2.4, featuring a glass-enclosed overhead walkway for toll collectors, including 'a concrete lighthouse to serve as a 'gateway' to the state as well as to the Turnpike'. The toll gate features 5 lanes heading north, 14 lanes heading south, and two 'E-ZPass Express' Lanes in both directions.

In 2005, the Authority opened exit 15X to allow access to the newly built train station. In February 2006, the Authority updated exit 8A in. The former exit ramp that allowed traffic onto westbound, has been closed off. Instead, a new ramp leads to a traffic light at the intersection of the ramp and in. Route 535 was expanded between the new ramp intersection and Route 32. The Authority planned to build, a west–east spur from (U.S.

1) & Ridge Road in the township of to the mainline of the Turnpike at exit 8A in. This proposition was cancelled on December 1, 2006. The Turnpike Authority reconfigured exit 12 in the to reduce truck traffic. A new grade separated interchange-ramp was constructed from Roosevelt Ave east and connects to the toll gate.

In addition, the 7-lane toll gate was demolished and replaced with a new 17-lane one. This project was completed in April 2010, five to six months behind schedule. The Authority lowered the Eastern Spur (between 107.3 and 107.5 in ). The lowered spur now consists of a minimum 15-foot (4.6 m) vertical clearance and a 12-foot (3.7 m) horizontal clearance on the shoulders underneath the Pulaski Skyway (). The Authority rebuilt exit 16W in the. Various new ramps were built and various old ones were destroyed.

One major modification was destroying the old ramp from the tollgate to Route 3 west, and having a new ramp swing around in the opposite direction and merge with Route 3 west, thereby completing the 'double trumpet-like' interchange. This project was completed by March 2010. Throughout the 2000s, the Turnpike made repairs to several bridge decks, including the bridge crossing the, which was resurfaced in 2007. 2010s [ ] On March 5, 2011, the Turnpike Authority began accepting E-ZPass on all toll lanes at all of the Turnpike interchanges.

On April 28, 2011, attempts to privatize toll collection on the New Jersey Turnpike were thwarted as a deal was made between the New Jersey Turnpike Authority and two unions to instead reduce toll collector salaries. The Authority reconstructed the westbound overpass across the Turnpike at exit 16E in Secaucus. This was finished in summer 2011. Safety improvements were made at exit 2 in. The Authority installed a traffic signal at the entrance to the Turnpike with.

In addition, the intersection was widened with turn lanes on all approaches. Construction was complete in late 2012. On March 31, 2014, the Turnpike Authority began the new lane control system on the eastbound lanes of the Newark Bay–Hudson County Extension. This system uses the shoulder as a travel lane between exit 14 to 14C. Widening between interchanges 6 and 9 [ ]. Three proposals for new exit 8 in East Windsor. Alternative 1 was chosen (with a few changes) In November 2004, New Jersey Governor advocated a plan to widen the Turnpike by extending the dual-dual configuration 20.1 miles (32.3 km) south from exit 8A in to exit 6 in by 2014, when the was supposed to complete an that will connect its road to the existing I-95 in.

Finances were to be supplied by rerouting money from the planned Turnpike extension. As part of this project, the Turnpike Authority expanded the Turnpike by changing the dual-dual configuration (from 2-3-3-2 to 3-3-3-3) between exit 9 in and exit 8A in Monroe Township. Minimal construction was needed since overpasses were already built with future expansion in mind and only final preparation and paving of an outer lane in the outer roadways was required to accommodate the extra lane. New signage and lighting were installed as part of the widening project.

It was thought that some that ran near the Turnpike would have to be reconfigured to make room for the newly constructed roadways. However, this idea was dismissed because it would have been cost prohibitive, and the towers did not need to be relocated anyway.

The widened Turnpike features six lanes in each direction (3-3-3-3), double the previous capacity. The following interchanges were upgraded with this widening project: exit 6 (), exit 7 (), exit 7A (), exit 8 (), and exit 8A ().

On July 2, 2009, a ceremonial groundbreaking took place near exit 8 to initiate the widening of the Turnpike. On January 28, 2014, the last two of the project's 31 construction contracts were awarded. On May 17–18, 2014, the Turnpike Authority switched traffic from the inner roadway for the new outer roadway in order to do repairs and resurfacing of the inner roadway. A total of six northbound lanes between exits 6 and 9 opened on October 26, 2014 while the southbound lanes opened a week later on November 3, 2014, with the final cost reported as $2.3 billion.

The project employed 1,000 workers a day, and was at one point the largest active road construction project in the Western Hemisphere. In late October 2015, the southbound inner roadway exit ramp at exit 7A was closed to make repairs to the overpass crossing over the truck lanes since steel plates beneath the deck of the exit ramp overpass 'were not built to specification' when it was originally built. The ramp was reopened in late November 2015. View north along the New Jersey Turnpike in Hamilton Township, Mercer County. This is one of the southernmost I-95 signs on the mainline New Jersey Turnpike Due to traffic congestion outside exit 8A, the Turnpike Authority plans to improve from its intersection at in to the exit 8A tollgate in. Named the Interchange 8A to Route 130 Connection, plans and dates have yet to be determined.

To reduce congestion, the Turnpike Authority is widening and reconstructing all the associated ramps at exit 9 (except the ramp to Route 18 north) in. Construction began in late 2012 and is expected to finish in 2015. The Authority is planning a 1. Hardstyle Essentials Day Spa. 1-mile (1.8 km) roadway and bridge, called the 'Tremley Point Road Connector,' from Industrial Highway in the to Tremley Point Road in the. The purpose of this project is to increase truck access to the Tremley Point industrial area in Linden while moving trucks off local streets through residential neighborhoods.

The Authority chose this access road rather than a full interchange with Tremley Point Road from the Turnpike mainline, due to its proximity to both Interchanges 12 and 13. The estimated completion date of the connector has yet to be determined, and as of August 2016, no construction contracts were yet in progress. With the Port Authority of NY and NJ replacing the with a new one, improvements are being studied at exit 13 in and. The Authority plans to improve exit 14A in and connecting roads in, since the current interchange is in 'poor condition' and suffers from chronic congestion.

This is part of a bigger project that addresses future congestion along. Official groundbreaking occurred on March 11, 2015, with an expanded toll plaza and connector bridge targeted for completion in late 2018 with a $310 million budget. All of the Turnpike's original were replaced from 2010 to 2015. In addition many new signs will be added as well. The replacement signs, which will feature full graphic color matrix technology, will be more up to date, easier to read, and will feature travel times to major routes when not otherwise in use. • terminus • Tolled Western Spur [ ] County Location mi km Exit Destinations Notes 105.60 169.95 – south / N.J. Turnpike south to / / Southern terminus of the Western Spur 106.90 172.04 15E –, Southbound exit and northbound entrance 108.50– 108.80 174.61– 175.10 15W west –,, Eastern terminus of I-280 112.70 181.37 16W –,,, 113.80 183.14 Exit 18W Toll Plaza () 117.20 188.62 69 west –, No exit number northbound 116.80 187.97 – north / N.J.

Turnpike north to –, Northern terminus of the Western Spur 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi. • • Tolled In popular culture [ ] • In the 1999 film, characters are transported into the mind of actor and after 15 minutes are suddenly dropped in a ditch beside the New Jersey Turnpike.

• In ', a 1999 episode of, Leo McGarry responds to a truckers union representative, after the latter uses inappropriate language, by saying 'This is the White House, it's not the Jersey Turnpike.' • Much of the opening credits of consists of shots of or from the New Jersey Turnpike in the areas of exits 12, 13, 14-14C, and 15W. • 's songs ' and ', describe someone driving the New Jersey Turnpike. • 's song ' contains the lyric, 'counting the cars on the New Jersey Turnpike.' • 's 1956 song ' features the lyrics 'New Jersey Turnpike in the / wee wee hours I was / rolling slowly 'cause of / drizzlin' showers.' • 's 1986 album contains the instrumental song 'Vince Lombardi Service Center' as a bonus track on the CD. • In, a racing event starts on the Newark Bay Extension on exit 14B just before going into Jersey City and Liberty State Park.

That ends in the Holland Tunnel as the driver (who is the player of that game) gets chased by the Police while getting into New York City. • -based makes the 'Exit Series' of beers, which are named in honor of the exits of the Turnpike, with each beer intended to be reminiscent of the communities in or near which the relevant exit sits. • The song by singer begins with the lyrics 'well i was rollin wheels and shiftin gears round that Jersey Turnpike.' See also [ ] • • Notes [ ]. New Jersey Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 25, 2016. New Jersey Department of Transportation.

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