Garden State Parkway

The Garden State Parkway is a toll road in New Jersey, USA. It has a length of 277 miles and crosses New Jersey from north to south.

Route

The Parkway begins at the northern border of New Jersey and then runs west past the New York metropolitan area. When he crosses the Newark New Jersey Turnpike ( Interstate 95), the coming executes towards New York for Philadelphia. The other route follows the Atlantic coast to Atlantic City over to Cape May, a promontory of which consists of a ferry service to Delaware. In this section both lanes are often about 100-500 m apart.

History

The Parkway was built in 1946-1957 by the State of New Jersey, in order to relieve the old streets, such as the US-9, which led through the inner cities. Inspiration for this was the New York State Thruway in the neighboring state of New York.

Toll system

The Parkway has, unlike the New Jersey Turnpike, an "open toll system ". This means that the toll booths do not (partly also on the highway ) are at each exit, but at irregular intervals. Through this system, exits are easier and therefore also present in large numbers. The toll can be paid with normal coins and notes or the EZPass, which electronically settles the toll if the toll booth runs beneath it. Until 1 January 2009, the toll was additionally with special coins ( tokens) conceded that could be bought in different values ​​and quantities. This system was abandoned without replacement.