4K Garden State Parkway Exit 150 - 123 (Bloomfield to Sayreville) - NJ Highways

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- The Garden State Parkway (GSP) is a controlled-access toll road that stretches the north–south length of eastern New Jersey from the state's southernmost tip near Cape May to the New York state line at Montvale. Its name refers to New Jersey's nickname, the "Garden State". The parkway is designated by the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) as Route 444, although this designation is unsigned. At its north end, the road becomes the Garden State Parkway Connector, a component of the New York State Thruway system that connects to the Thruway mainline in Ramapo. The parkway is the longest highway in the state at approximately 172 miles (277 km), and, according to the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association, was the busiest toll road in the United States in 2006.[2] The highway has a posted speed limit of 65 miles per hour (105 km/h) for most of its length, and is primarily for passenger vehicle use; trucks weighing over 10,000 pounds (4,500 kg) are prohibited north of exit 105.

The parkway was constructed between 1946 and 1957 to connect suburban northern New Jersey with the Jersey Shore resort areas along the Atlantic coast and to alleviate traffic on traditional north–south routes running through each town center, such as U.S. Route 1 (US 1), US 9, and Route 35. During planning, the road was to be a toll-free highway designated as the Route 4 Parkway. Most of the highway north of the Raritan River is like any other expressway built in the 1950s through heavily populated areas. Between the Raritan River and the township of Toms River, the highway passes through lighter suburban development, while south of Toms River, the road mostly runs through unspoiled wilderness in the Pine Barrens and swampland. The highway has seen many improvements over the years, including the addition and reconstruction of interchanges, bridge replacements, widening of the roadway, and removal of at-grade intersections. Previously, the road had been maintained by an agency known as the New Jersey Highway Authority (NJHA), however in 2003, the agency merged with the New Jersey Turnpike Authority (NJTA), which now maintains the parkway along with the New Jersey Turnpike.

The parkway uses an open system of toll collection with flat-fee tolls collected at 11 toll plazas along the roadway, as well as at several entrances and exits. Tolls can be paid using cash or via the E-ZPass electronic toll collection system. Along the route are 11 service areas, providing food and fuel to travelers. Historically, the road had ten picnic areas along its length, but only one remains open today.

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00:00:00 Map/Route
00:00:15 Exit 150/Entrance: Hoover Avenue
00:00:37 Toll: Essex Toll Plaza (southbound)
00:01:14 Exit 149: CR 506 – Glen Ridge,Belleville
00:01:35 Exit 148: CR 506 Spur / CR 509 – Bloomfield,Glen Ridge
00:03:03 Exit 147: East Orange
00:04:31 Exit 145: I-280 / CR 508 – Newark,The Oranges
00:05:52 Exit 144: CR 510 (South Orange Avenue)
00:06:30 Exit 143C: To Route 124 – Irvington
00:07:13 Exit 143B: Maplewood
00:07:28 Exit 143A: Hillside
00:08:15 Exit 142B: I-78 west – Springfield
00:08:27 Exit 142A: I-78 east to N.J. Turnpike – Newark Airport,Newark
00:08:49 Toll: Union Toll Plaza (northbound)
00:09:19 Exit 141: Vauxhall Road
00:09:36 Exit 140B: US 22 / Route 82 east – Elizabeth,Somerville,Hillside
00:09:46 Exit 140A: Route 82 west – Union
00:10:03 Exit 139A/Entrance: Roselle Park
00:11:25 Exit 138: CR 509 – Kenilworth
00:12:39 Exit 137: Route 28 – Roselle Park,Elizabeth,Cranford
00:13:46 Exit 136: Linden, Roselle
00:15:06 Exit 135: Clark, Westfield
00:18:42 Service Area: Colonia South Service Area
00:19:48 Exit 132: Route 27 – Iselin,Metuchen
00:20:07 Exit 131B/Entrance: Metropark
00:20:27 Exit 131: Wood Avenue South
00:21:02 Exit 130: US 1 – Trenton,Newark
00:21:52 Exit 129: US 9 / Route 440 to I-287 – Woodbridge,Perth Amboy, I-95 / N.J. Turnpike – New York City,Trenton,Philadelphia
00:23:34 Exit 127: US 9 north / Route 440 to I-287 – Woodbridge,Staten Island
00:24:04 Driscoll Bridge:
00:24:54 Exit 125: US 9 south / Route 35 – Sayreville,South Amboy(northbound), Chevalier Avenue(southbound)
00:25:57 Toll: Raritan Toll Plaza (southbound)
00:27:04 Exit 123: US 9 south – Sayreville, Old Bridge
00:28:50 Service Area: Cheesequake Travel Plaza