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New Jersey Turnpike, George Washington Bridge Southbound Views The George Washington Bridge crosses the Hudson River from New York to New Jersey. Photos taken September 2010. Welcome to New Jersey! I-95 is known as the New Jersey Turnpike beginning here. The exit numbers at its northern end are a continuation of the exit numbering scheme for the Bergen-Passaic Expressway (I-80), which begins a short distance ahead. Exit 74 is for the Palisades Parkway (NJ 445). Exit 73 is for NJ 67 and US 9W. Photo taken September 2010. The turnpike splits into two separate sets of lanes, the express lanes and the local lanes. The express lanes provide access to only the most major exits, while the local lanes provide access to all exits. This lane configuration only exists on the turnpike from here to the beginning of I-80, which also has express and local lanes. Exit 72B is for US 1/US 9/US 46. It is located just before the split. Photos taken November 2011. Exit 72A is for NJ 4 west. Photo taken November 2011. Exit 70 is for Leonia and Teaneck. Photos taken November 2011. Exit 69 is for the Bergen-Passaic Expressway (I-80) west, which begins here. There is access to the Garden State Parkway (NJ 444) from I-80 several miles to the west. Photos taken November 2011 (first) and July 2012 (second). Exit 68 is for US 46. Photos taken July 2012. The turnpike splits into two separate roadways, known as the eastern spur and the western spur, which merge back together a few miles south of here. The signage here does not explain what is happening but simply instructs motorists which way to go for the upcoming exits. For the eastern spur, bear right from the express lanes or bear left from the local lanes. For the western spur, bear left from the express lanes or bear right from the local lanes. Motorists wishing to access exit 17, exit 15X, or the Vince Lombardi Service Area must use the eastern spur. Motorists wishing to access exit 16W must use the western spur. Motorists with a destination further south may use either spur. Photos taken July 2012. The Vince Lombardi Service Area is located along the eastern spur of the turnpike. Photo taken July 2012. Exit 17 is for the Lincoln Tunnel (NJ 495) and the Secaucus Bypass (NJ 3). All motorists without E-ZPass who do not exit here must stop at the tollbooth ahead and take a ticket indicating where they got onto the turnpike. Photos taken July 2012. The Alexander Hamilton Service Area is located between exit 16E and exit 15X. Photos taken March 2010. Exit 15X is for Secaucus. Photos taken March 2010. Exit 15W is for I-280. Exit 15E is for Newark and Jersey City. Photos taken March 2010. The eastern and western spurs of the turnpike come together here to form a large ten-lane highway. Of the five lanes in each direction, the left three lanes are for cars only and the right two lanes are for all types of vehicles. These are colloquially known as the "car lanes" and "truck lanes," respectively. Exit 14 and exits 14A-C are for I-78, US 1/US 9, and US 22. To access these exits, use the truck lanes. Photos taken March 2010. Exit 13A is for Elizabeth, Elizabeth Seaport, and Newark Airport. The exit leads to NJ 81, but there is no indication of this on the signs. Photos taken March 2010. Exit 13 is for the Union Freeway (I-278). Photos taken March 2010. Exit 12 is for Carteret and Rahway. Photos taken March 2010. The Thomas A. Edison Service Area is located between exit 12 and exit 11. Photos taken March 2010. Exit 11 is for US 9 and the Garden State Parkway (NJ 444). Photos taken March 2010. Exit 10 is for the Middlesex Freeway (I-287) and the Outerbridge Crossing (NJ 440). Photos taken March 2010. Exit 9 is for the Monmouth Freeway (NJ 18) and Brunswick Pike (US 1). Photos taken March 2010. Exit 8A is for Jamesburg and Cranbury. Photos taken March 2010. South of exit 8A, the car and truck lanes merge together. From this point on, the turnpike has three lanes in each direction. The Molly Pitcher Service Area is located just past the merge. Photos taken March 2010. Exit 8 is for NJ 33. Photos taken March 2010. Exit 7A is for I-195. Exit 7 is for US 206. Photo taken March 2010. Exit 6 is for the Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-276) and US 130. At this point, I-95 leaves the mainline of the turnpike and runs east as a turnpike extension to the New Jersey-Pennsylvania border. There are no signs to indicate this, although that will likely change in the future. Take exit 6 to stay on I-95. The mainline of the turnpike continues straight ahead with the unsigned designation of NJ 700. Photos taken March 2010.

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