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The main trunk of the Turnpike runs from Deepwater, New Jersey in the south to Ridgefield, New Jersey in the north. It is designated as unsigned New Jersey State Highway 700 from exits 1 through 6 and Interstate 95 from exits 6 through 18. The number of lanes ranges from 4 lanes south of exit 4, the interchange with New Jersey State Highway 73, to 6 lanes between exits 4 and 8A, the interchange with New Jersey State Highway 32.
North of exit 8A, the Turnpike splits into a "dual-dual" configuration, with the outer lanes open to all vehicles and the inner lanes limited to cars only, unless signed otherwise because of unusual conditions. From here to exit 14, the interchange with Interstate 78, the road ranges from 10 to 14 lanes wide.
Between exits 14 and 18, the Turnpike splits into two spurs, an eastern spur and a western spur. Both spurs are posted as I-95, although technically the eastern spur is I-95 as that was built first. The New Jersey Department of Transportation calls the western spur I-95W.
The Turnpike also has two extensions. The first, the Newark Bay Extension, is part of Interstate 78; it opened in 1956. It connects Newark, New Jersey with Jersey City, New Jersey and intersects the main trunk near Newark Liberty International AirportNewark Liberty International Airport ( IATA airport code EWR) is an international airport within the city limits of both Newark and Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States. It is west of four New York City boroughs, and is northeast of Staten Island. Along w.
The second extension connects the main trunk of the New Jersey Turnpike with the Pennsylvania TurnpikeThe Pennsylvania Turnpike is considered by some to be America's first superhighway. The original 160-mile (257 km) section between Irwin, Pennsylvania and Middlesex, Pennsylvania was built as a toll road on the right-of-way of the South Penn Railroad, a p at exit 6. It is a 6-mile extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike into New Jersey, and it is part of Interstate 95.
A four-mile stretch of I-95 north of U.S. Highway 46US 46 is an east-west United States highway. Although it originally extended across the Delaware River into Portland, Pennsylvania, the route is now contained entirely within the state of New Jersey. Termini As of 2004, the highway's eastern terminus is i came under Turnpike Authority jurisdiction in 19921992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday. Events January January The Internet Society is formed. January 1 Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Perez de Cuellar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General January 1 George H. Bush becomes the fi, as the New Jersey Department of Transportation "sold" the road in order to balance the state budget. This section of the road is also "dual-dual", split into local and express lanes.
The New Jersey Turnpike is a toll road, using a system of long-distance tickets, obtained once by a motorist upon entering and surrendered upon exiting at toll gates. The toll gates exist at all exits and entrances and also at the highway extensions towards the Hudson River. The toll fee depends on the distance traveled between entrance and exit, and longer distances result in higher tolls. As of 2004, the automobile toll from exit 1 to exit 18 is $6.45. Discounts are available to users of the E-ZPassE-ZPass is an electronic toll collection system used on several toll bridges and toll roads in the the northeastern United States. Each state has its own billing and customer service. All of the states use the same technology, allowing travelers to use th electronic toll collection system.
The New Jersey Turnpike has even made it into popular culture. In the Chuck BerryCharles Edward Berry (born October 18, 1926), better known as Chuck Berry is an American guitarist, singer and composer. Berry was born in St. Louis, Missouri and was the first member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ( 1986). He received Kennedy Center H song "You Can't Catch Me", the singer outruns the cops in his Cadillac on the New Jersey Turnpike. In Simon and Garfunkel's song "America", they sing "Counting the cars on the New Jersey Turnpike/They've all gone to look for America". Bif Naked's song "Sophia" begins with the lyric "I picked you up on a grey day, the New Jersey Turnpike". The book "Looking For America On The New Jersey Turnpike" (Gillespie and Rockland) chronicles the history of "America's Main Road". Part of the movie Being John Malkovich was set next to the Turnpike. Also, part of the opening of the TV series The Sopranos is filmed on the Turnpike.
On July 9, 2003 New Jersey Governor James E. McGreevey's plan to merge the New Jersey Turnpike Authority and the Garden State Parkway into one agency was completed.