New Jersey Turnpike | ||||||||||
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Map of the New Jersey Turnpike mainline and spurs in red in relation to other Interstates (blue) and toll roads (green) in the state
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Maintained by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority | ||||||||||
Length: | 122.40 mi (196.98 km)
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Existed: | 1951 – present | |||||||||
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South end: | I-295 / US 40 in Pennsville Township | |||||||||
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North end: | I-95 / US 1-9 / US 46 in Fort Lee | |||||||||
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Counties: | Salem, Gloucester, Camden, Burlington, Mercer, Middlesex, Union, Essex, Hudson, Bergen | |||||||||
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New Jersey State Highway Routes
The New Jersey Turnpike (NJTP), colloquially known to New Jerseyans as "the Turnpike", is a toll road in New Jersey, maintained by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority. 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 United States. Having a total length of 122.40 mi (196.98 km), the Turnpike's southern terminus begins at Interstate 295 (I-295) near the border of Pennsville and Carneys Point Townships in Salem County, one mile east of the Delaware Memorial Bridge. Its northern terminus is located at the George Washington Bridge in Fort Lee, Bergen County. The Turnpike is a major thoroughfare providing access to various localities in New Jersey, as well as Delaware, Pennsylvania, and New York. The route divides into four roadways between exit 6 and exit 14, with the inner lanes restricted to carrying only cars, and with the outer lanes for cars, trucks and buses.