New Jersey Turnpike

:This article is about the modern turnpike. For the 19th century turnpike, see Jersey Turnpike.

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Turnpike - 19th century - Jersey Turnpike

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The New Jersey Turnpike is a toll road in New Jersey and is one of the most heavily traveled highways in the United States. A segment of it is part of the interstate highway system. Construction of the Turnpike from conceptualization to opening took an astonishingly brief 23 months from 1950 to 1952. The Turnpike boasts 12-foot-wide lanes, 10-foot-wide shoulders, 13 rest areas named after notable New Jerseyans, and unusual exit signage that was considered the pinnacle of highway building in the 1950s. The interstate highway system took some of its design guidelines by copying the Turnpike's design guidelines.

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Toll road - New Jersey - Highway - United States - Interstate highway

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