FreightWaves Classics/Infrastructure: New Jersey Turnpike dedicated 70 years ago (Part 2)

A car and truck on the New Jersey Turnpike. (Photo: njspotlightnews.org)

Part 1 of this article ran yesterday, which was the 70th anniversary of the New Jersey Turnpike’s (NJTP) dedication.

The New Jersey Turnpike logo. (Image: NJTA)

The Turnpike’s roadways

Before construction on the Interstate Highway System (IHS) began in 1956, the entire Turnpike was designated by the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) as Route 700 (although it never had signs to designate this). The Pearl Harbor Memorial Turnpike Extension was Route 700P, and the Newark Bay...

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FreightWaves Classics/Infrastructure: New Jersey Turnpike dedicated 70 years ago (Part 1)

Traffic on the New Jersey Turnpike. (Photo: WHYY.org)

Overview

Seventy years ago today, the New Jersey Turnpike (NJTP) was officially dedicated – despite not being completed yet. As the New York Times reported, “A major engineering feat, the new highway is an unimpeded route, without traffic lights, no cross roads, no left-hand turns and no grades over 3%.”

Today is the 70th anniversary of the New Jersey Turnpike's dedication. (Image: NJTA Facebook page)Today is the 70th anniversary of the New Jersey Turnpike’s dedication. (Image: NJTA Facebook page)

Today, the NJTP is a system of controlled-access highways that are maintained by the New...

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