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Lincoln Tunnel |
Direction: East/West
Western Terminus: New Jersey Turnpike (I-95) in Secaucus
Eastern Terminus: Lincoln Tunnel at the New York-New Jersey border
NJ 495 is an short east/west expressway in northern New Jersey. It begins at the
New Jersey Turnpike (I-95) in Secaucus and runs east to the Lincoln Tunnel, which
runs under the Hudson River to Manhattan. The portion of the tunnel on the New
York side of the border is officially designated NY 495, although there are no
NY 495 shields in Manhattan. Although NJ 495 is a state route, it is numbered as
if it were an interstate because it was originally planned as one. It has the
same number as the Long Island Expressway (I-495) because the two highways were
supposed to be connected by a Mid-Manhattan Expressway that would have crossed
Manhattan, connecting the Lincoln Tunnel to the Midtown Tunnel and providing a
continuous I-495 from Secaucus to Riverhead.
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