New Jersey Roads - US 1-9 Truck - NB

US 1-9 Truck northbound



As soon as you drop down from the local lanes of US 1-9 NB, you're immediately bombarded by a bunch of signage. This is because while Exit 13A on the NJ Turnpike is at the south end of Newark Airport (NJ 81), and Exit 14 is at the north end of the airport and just two miles south of here at I-78, that's not enough, we need yet another exit, so let's call this one 15E. And for good measure, until I-280 was built in 1970, Exit 15W, another couple of miles up the road, took motorists to CR 508, which runs straight into NJ 7, which as you'll see below ends at US 1-9 Truck. The 2nd/3rd and 4th/5th photos are left-right pairs on the same respective gantries.


Across the Passaic River drawbridge, with views north of the Pulaski Skyway. The next to last photo shows the heavy-duty chain for the draw span.


Under the bowed 1938 Central Ave. overpass and a straight rail one behind it. Traffic must have been growing dramatically in this area for the old road to get upgraded less than 10 years after a new freeway was built.


US 1-9T gets a second drawbridge over the Hackensack River. There's a reason cars use the Skyway. The "TRUCK" with ampersand combo sign is a classic way to present this route that's being ditched for "1-9T" shields.


US 1-9T has views of the easternmost (railroad) truss on the Skyway as it briefly runs along Broadway in Jersey City, which then becomes No-Truck as it heads east from US 1-9 Yes Truck.

At NJ 7, or maybe US 7 if I'm already upgrading NJ 139.


Hey look, a picture from the Skyway snuck in here! The LGS on the right corresponds to the Tonnelle Avenue exit from the Skyway, where US 1 and 9 drop off the Skyway and spawn NJ 139 toward the Holland Tunnel. The LGS's on the left were on US 1-9 Truck, hence their inclusion. Just as on US 46, there are two arrows pointing to one lane, although of course it refers to the fact that two lanes will go toward the Holland. Interestingly, there's no mention that the road one takes to the Lincoln Tunnel is US 1-9.


Same photo, taken more recently, and the Lincoln Tunnel overhead is gone.


Right before the end, you can see on the left that there are a lot of directions to turn. Actually, the middle lane's straight and the right lane's bent right are the same direction - due to the construction of the Skyway overhead, the two lanes separate around a support column, then rejoin and merge with the Skyway ramps to become NJ 139 Lower.


This was on the ramp to Tonnele Circle in 2014 as NJ 139 was being reconstructed through its viaduct/"tunnel" through the heights of Jersey City. Font over 10'-6" wide use alternate sign. And fix the inches sign.


Best for last! I'll just let you savor these ancient signs at the Tonnele Circle, with NJ 139 EB straight or to the right (two roadways are needed due to the pillars holding up the Skyway approach). This is it, the northern end of US 1-9 Truck. See a closeup of the 1930's-original gantry or the 1960's overhead signs by clicking on either side of the photo.

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Construction photos at US 1-9/NJ 7
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