Garden State Parkway (NJ 444) northbound

 

The start of the Garden State Parkway at NJ 109.

What kind of US 9 shield is that?!

Exit 30 used to be a full interchange until Exit 29 was converted from an at-grade intersection to a grade-separated interchange in the 1960s. There is still grading for the former northbound off-ramp.

Every 10 miles, the mileposts get a double trapezoid!

The New Gretna Toll Plaza had Express E-ZPass installed in the 2020s.

Where is the double trapezoid here?

This milepost keeps reappearing and disappearing for some reason (milepost 66.6).

Old button copy remains on these BGSs. These overheads haven't been replaced yet because there is a planned project to reconfigure Exits 81 and 82.

A older one-piece US 9 sign.

I wonder why there is no NORTH banner at the final Exit 91 BGS.

The Garden State Parkway has a large downhill grade before Exit 98.

Before and after sign replacement at Exit 100. The ramps for NJ 33 WB actually merge onto to NJ 66 WB, but that road merges onto NJ 33 shortly after the Parkway, so it makes more sense to sign NJ 33.

Grading for the former Exit 100A (current 100B), a left-hand ramp from the Parkway northbound to NJ 66 eastbound.

The Asbury Park Toll Plaza is one of the largest toll plazas along the Parkway, especially because it includes the local-express lane split.

After the toll booths, the express E-ZPass lanes get to pick between the express and local lanes, while all traffic on the full-service plaza is funneled onto the local lanes. 

Construction signage. Maybe that should be called a BOS (Big Orange Sign)!

What is with black borders behind shields in the old BGSs. 

The reason why Exit 127 on the Driscoll Bridge splits as a 4-4 configuration rather than 5-3 is to offer traffic one more chance to use the Garden State Parkway instead of being forced onto Exit 127 before the bridge.

The Driscoll Bridge dedication plaque.

Views from the Driscoll Bridge.

New Brunswick Avenue is an original Garden State Parkway interchange, the former Exit 127. This exit now provides access to and from US 9. Why the transfer? The Garden State Parkway used to use the outer roadways here, while US 9 used the inner roadways. This changed when Exit 11 on the New Jersey Turnpike was reconstructed to a full interchange, and the current configuration was created.

These arch overpasses date to when this section of the Garden State Parkway was built as the Route 4 Parkway. This is the original section of the Parkway that was built with the intention of building the whole road as a free road. Thus, there are no tolls between Exit 129 and 140.

This telephone tower tries to disguise itself as a tree, but it clearly isn't! This is at the former Madison Hill Picnic Area just before Exit 135.

The Union Watersphere is a recognizable landmark for travelers on the Garden State Parkway.

Large flyovers at Exit 142 with I-78.

The Parkway cuts through the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. This is the reason why the Garden State Parkway cannot be expanded in this portion of Essex County.

Over to the southbound side 

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