Highways of Bergen County, New Jersey


Interstate 95 is the major east-coast freeway in the United States, running from Miami, Fla., to the New Brunswick border at Houlton, Me. However, several metropolitan sections were never built, including stretches through Washington and Boston, where the designation is applied to local beltways instead. And in central New Jersey, a 20-mile stretch between Ewing and Piscataway was taken off the drawing board around 1980. The road comes north from Philadelphia, but the designation ends at US 1 in Lawrence. A separate designation of I-95 begins at I-276, the connector to the Pennsylvania Turnpike. PennDOT and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission plan to open an interchange between the two roads; construction was finally underway in 2016. When that happens, I-195 will be extended over a stretch of existing I-295 and I-95, and I-95 will be “complete” at last.

Most of the New Jersey Turnpike was built from 1949 to 1951, with the entire road open by January 1952. However, a “western spur” in Hudson and Bergen counties opened in 1971, to divert George Washington Bridge traffic away from Lincoln Tunnel traffic and also to serve the proposed Meadowlands Sports Complex, which opened in 1976. Also in 1971, the one-mile “missing link” of I-95 opened between US 46 in Ridgefield Park and I-80 in Teaneck; the connector between I-80 and the George Washington Bridge had opened in 1966.

The portion of I-95 south of US 46 has been part of the New Jersey Turnpike since its opening. The four-mile stretch between US 46 and US 9W was taken over by the Turnpike Authority in 1992, with the Authority “paying” the state for the privilege in order to help Gov. James Florio balance the state budget. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey controls the George Washington Bridge section, from US 9W in Fort Lee to the Harlem River Drive in New York.

Only the 8.10-mile portion of the freeway in Bergen County is included here. Dual mile markers are included in this log, with the NJDOT markers originating at the Delaware River (the Pennsylvania Turnpike connector) and the NJTP markers originating at the southern end of Turnpike Authority control in Carneys Point, Salem Co.

Turnpike interchange numbers 1-18 are serial, starting from the southern end of the Turnpike in Deepwater. (The Turnpike has since added exits 7A in Robbinsville, 8A in Cranbury, 13A in Elizabeth, and 15X in Secaucus. The western spur has exits marked 15W, 16W, and 18W.) I-95 exit numbers 68-73 are mileage-based, but they correspond to the original planned alignment through Somerset County that was never built.

Mile  
NJDOT NJTP Street Name Feature
69.86 115.11 Entering Ridgefield Boro
69.86 115.11 New Jersey Turnpike Bellmans Creek {bridge}

Northbound, crossing Bellmans Creek into Bergen County.
70.98 116.23 New Jersey Turnpike U-turn, official use only
71.00 116.25 New Jersey Turnpike Susquehanna Railroad {overpass}
71.09 116.34 New Jersey Turnpike West Shore Railroad {overpass}
71.18 116.43 New Jersey Turnpike U-turn, official use only
71.32 116.57 New Jersey Turnpike NJ Turnpike western spur NJTPI-95 northbound
71.41 116.66 New Jersey Turnpike NJ Turnpike western spur NJTPI-95 southbound
71.42 116.67 Roadway splits into local and express alignments
71.43 116.68 New Jersey Turnpike Unnamed stream {bridge}
71.81 117.06 New Jersey Turnpike Overpeck Creek {bridge}
71.81 117.06 Entering Ridgefield Park Village
71.93 117.18 New Jersey Turnpike Bergen Tpk CR 50 {underpass}
72.03 117.28 New Jersey Turnpike [Maintenance yard entrance, official use only]

Old-fashioned rotating signs at the northbound exit for Route 46.
72.31 117.56 New Jersey Turnpike US 46, Interchange 18/68 {overpass}
72.48 117.73 I-95 Emerson Rd {underpass}
73.47 118.72 Entering Teaneck Twp
73.59 118.84 I-95 Bergen-Passaic Expwy I-80, Interchange 69 {merge}

Southbound signage for I-80 exit, redone to NJ Turnpike standards.
73.97 119.22 Bergen-Passaic Expwy Teaneck Creek {culvert}
74.10 119.35 Bergen-Passaic Expwy DeGraw Ave Extension, CR 12, Interchange 70 {underpass}
74.76 120.01 Bergen-Passaic Expwy Overpeck Creek {bridge}
74.76 120.01 Entering Leonia Boro
75.05 120.30 Bergen-Passaic Expwy Flat Rock Brook {culvert}
75.10 120.35 Entering [Englewood City] (Leonia Boro)
75.12 120.37 Bergen-Passaic Expwy Railroad {overpass}
75.26 120.51 Bergen-Passaic Expwy Grand Ave NJ 93CR 501 {overpass}
75.47 120.72 Entering Englewood City
75.58 120.83 Bergen-Passaic Expwy Broad Ave, Interchange 71 NB off/SB on {overpass}
75.71 120.96 Entering Leonia Boro
75.89 121.14 Bergen-Passaic Expwy Edgewood Rd {underpass}

The famous Edgewood Road underpass, as seen looking southbound on I-95. The Great
Seal of the State of New Jersey once adorned the empty circles at each end.


Looking southbound (westward) from atop the Edgewood Road bridge.


Looking northbound (eastward) from atop the Edgewood Road bridge.
75.99 121.24 Entering Fort Lee Boro
76.20 121.45 Bergen-Passaic Expwy NJ 4 eastbound {underpass}
76.53 121.78 Bergen-Passaic Expwy NJ 4 westbound {ramp}
76.62 121.87 Bergen-Passaic Expwy US 1US 9 southbound / US 46 westbound {underpass/merge}
76.66 121.91 Bergen-Passaic Expwy US 1US 9 northbound / US 46 eastbound {underpass/merge}
76.78 122.03 Bergen-Passaic Expwy Fletcher Ave US 9W, Interchange 72 {underpass}
76.78 End New Jersey Turnpike Authority jurisdiction; begin Port Authority of NY & NJ jurisdiction
76.78   Next 1.18 miles co-signed with US 1US 9US 46
76.89   George Washington Br Linwood Ave CR 29 {underpass}
77.02   George Washington Br Center Ave [CR 29A] {underpass}
77.11   George Washington Br [Toll plaza, lower level]
77.18   George Washington Br Lemoine Ave NJ 67, Interchange 73 {underpass}
77.23   George Washington Br Hudson St {upper level merge}
77.28   George Washington Br [Toll plaza, upper level]
77.40   George Washington Br Hudson Terr CR 505 {between levels}
77.53   George Washington Br Palisades Interstate Pkwy PIPNJ 445 {merge, upper level only}

At last, the great gray bridge.
77.59   George Washington Br Henry Hudson Dr {bridge}
77.96   George Washington Br Hudson River {bridge}
77.96   US 46 ENDS, Fort Lee Boro
0.00   Entering New York City, New York Co.

I-95W

The following log refers to the western alignment of the New Jersey Turnpike between Newark, Essex Co., and Ridgefield, Bergen Co., which opened in 1971. Like the original eastern alignment, the road is signed I-95; however, the New Jersey Department of Transportation gives it the internal designation 95W.

Only the 6.32-mile segment of the road in Bergen County is included here. Dual mile markers are included in this log, with the NJDOT markers originating at the split between eastern and western spurs in Newark and the NJTP markers originating at the southern end of Turnpike Authority control in Carneys Point, Salem Co.

Mile  
NJDOT NJTP Street Name Feature
4.70 110.41W Entering Lyndhurst Twp
4.70 110.41W New Jersey Turnpike Sawmill Creek {bridge}
5.04 110.75W New Jersey Turnpike Kingsland Ditch {culvert}
5.31 111.02W New Jersey Turnpike Kingsland Creek {bridge}
5.34 111.05W New Jersey Turnpike Lackawanna Railroad {bridge}
5.48 111.19W New Jersey Turnpike Unnamed stream {bridge}
5.76 111.47W New Jersey Turnpike Berrys Creek {bridge}
5.76 111.47W Entering Rutherford Boro
6.21 111.92W New Jersey Turnpike U-turn, official vehicles only {overpass}
6.24 111.95W New Jersey Turnpike Erie Railroad {overpass}
6.24 111.95W Entering East Rutherford Boro
6.59 112.30W New Jersey Turnpike Unnamed stream {culvert}

The reason for the western spur: the exit for the Meadowlands Sports Complex.
6.91 112.62W New Jersey Turnpike Berrys Creek Canal {bridge}
7.02 112.73W New Jersey Turnpike Interchange 16W ramp {bridge}
7.12 112.83W New Jersey Turnpike NJ 3 eastbound, Interchange 16W {overpass}
7.24 112.95W New Jersey Turnpike NJ 3 westbound, Interchange 16W {overpass}
7.27 112.98W New Jersey Turnpike U-turn, official use only {overpass}
7.39 113.10W New Jersey Turnpike Unnamed stream {culvert}
7.72 113.43W New Jersey Turnpike Unnamed stream {culvert}
7.92 113.63W Entering Carlstadt Boro
7.97 113.68W New Jersey Turnpike Paterson Plank Rd {underpass}

The Interchange 18W toll plaza, now configured for Express E-ZPass.
8.08 113.79W New Jersey Turnpike Interchange 18W toll plaza
8.33 114.04W New Jersey Turnpike Sports Complex access road {underpass}
8.35 114.06W New Jersey Turnpike Unnamed stream {culvert}
8.73 114.44W New Jersey Turnpike Unnamed stream {culvert}
9.10 114.81W New Jersey Turnpike Unnamed stream {culvert}

The western spur is about to cross the Hackensack River.
9.34 115.05W New Jersey Turnpike U-turn, official use only {bridge}
9.63 115.34W New Jersey Turnpike Hackensack River {bridge}
9.63 115.34W Entering Ridgefield Boro
9.80 115.51W New Jersey Turnpike U-turn, official use only {bridge}
9.90 115.61W New Jersey Turnpike Service area access road {bridge}
10.07 115.78W New Jersey Turnpike Vince Lombardi service area {ramps}
10.30 116.01W New Jersey Turnpike Susquehanna Railroad {overpass}
10.40 116.11W New Jersey Turnpike West Shore Railroad {overpass}
10.60 116.31W New Jersey Turnpike Ramp to eastern spur {overpass}
10.69 116.40W New Jersey Turnpike Unnamed stream {pipe}
10.78 116.49W New Jersey Turnpike Ramp to eastern spur {overpass}
11.03 116.74W New Jersey Turnpike NJ Turnpike NJTPI-95 {merge}

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