Interstate 195 New Jersey

Interstate 195 New Jersey
White Horse, NJ ↔ Wall Township, NJ•34.17 miles

Overview

Interstate 195 is a freeway traveling east from Trenton to the Jersey Shore. The western seven miles serve suburban areas and industrial parks in Hamilton Township while linking the capital city with the New Jersey Turnpike (I-95) at Robbinsville Township. Further east, the Center Jersey Expressway traverses rural areas of the Pine Barrens while serving traffic bound for Six Flags Great Adventure theme park at Jackson Township. The east end of I-195 transitions to Route 138 at the Garden State Parkway in Wall Township. Route 138 connects the route with Route 35 leading into the borough of Belmar on the coast.

I-195 east at US 206 - White Horse, NJ
Interstate 195 heads 5.5 miles east from U.S. 206 at Exit 1C to I-95 and the New Jersey Turnpike at Robbinsville Township. The exchange joining the two routes was redesigned as part of the 2009-14 Turnpike expansion project. 12/27/18

Sign changes underway in January 2018 renumbered I-95 in Mercer County, New Jersey and Bucks County, Pennsylvania as an extension of Interstate 295. Work included the renumbering of the western most two interchanges along I-195. Exits 60 A/B at Interstate 295, which was based on the mileage of I-295 south to Delaware, changed to Exits 1 A/B. Old Exits 1 A/B with U.S. 206 became new Exits 1 C/D.2

Mileage by State

New Jersey34.17 mi

Data Sources

December 31, 2021 Interstate Route Log and Finders List

History

The Central Jersey Expressway system plans in the late 1950s outlined a route for New Jersey Route 37, the Trenton-Asbury Park Expressway, running east from Trenton to the Garden State Parkway near Toms River. Interstate funding for the Central Jersey Expressway (Route 37), estimated at $60 million, was proposed in 1967 in exchange for dropping funds for a seven mile long portion of Interstate 278, which was estimated to cost nearly $100 million. This proposal did not move forward until 1968, when the Bureau of Public Roads approved an additional 1,500 miles to the national Interstate system, which allowed for the 34.2 mile expansion of I-195.1

I-195 New Jersey - 1969 Map
Central New Jersey - 1981

Construction began on Interstate 195 in October 1968 in western Upper Freehold Township. The majority of the route was completed by 1981. The western most 1.8 miles opened in two stages between 1987 and 1990.1 Work on the Trenton Complex project involving I-295 south from I-195 to Bordentown and Route 29 north from I-195 into Trenton, commenced in 1990. Prior to its completion in December 1994, I-195 acted as the default route for I-295 between Trenton Belt Line and U.S. 206 south to U.S. 130 at Bordentown.

Plans for the interchange between the Pennsylvania Turnpike and Interstate 95 at Bristol involved the relocation of I-95 from the Trenton Belt Line onto the toll road east to the New Jersey Turnpike. A petition to the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) in 2007 gave preliminary approval to renumber the former I-95 between Bristol and Lawrence Township, New Jersey and I-295 from White Horse and U.S. 1, as an extension of Interstate 195. This changed again in 2014, when a proposal emerged to instead renumber this as Interstate 395. By 2015, the original plan to extend I-295 west to Bucks County, Pennsylvania over the old route for I-95 was approved by AASHTO. Flyovers connecting I-95 with the Pennsylvania Turnpike at Levittown, Pennsylvania opened to traffic on September 23, 2018, finalizing the extension of I-295.

East End New Jersey Route 34 Garden State Parkway New Jersey Route 138 ‐ Wall Township, NJ

Interstate 195 East at New Jersey Route 34 New Jersey Route 138

I-195 east at Route 34 - Wall Twp, NJ

Milepost zero for Interstate 195 stands below the Route 34 overpasses at Exit 35. Route 138 begins here and continues the exit numbering for I-195 to the Garden State Parkway. Photo by Carter Buchanan (06/30/05).

I-195 east at Route 34 - Wall Twp, NJ I-195 east at Garden State Pkwy/Route 34 - Wall Twp, NJ I-195 east at Route 34 - Wall Twp, NJ I-195 east at Route 34 - Wall Twp, NJ

New Jersey Route 138 West at Garden State Parkway Interstate 195 New Jersey Route 34

Route 138 west at I-195/Route 38

A three quarter cloverleaf interchange (Exit 36) provides partial access between Route 138 and the Garden State Parkway. As was the case with I-195 east, motorists on Route 138 west bound for the Parkway south toward Atlantic City are directed onto Route 34 for its ramp. Photo by Chris Mason (11/01).

New Jersey Route 34 at Interstate 195

Route 34 north at I-195 - Wall Twp, NJ

Route 34 north at the loop ramp for the Interstate 195 west toward Trenton. Photo by Carter Buchanan (06/30/05).

Route 34 north at I-195 - Wall Twp, NJ Route 34 south at I-195 - Wall Twp, NJ

West End Interstate 295 New Jersey Route 29 ‐ White Horse, NJ

Interstate 195 West at Interstate 295 New Jersey Route 29

I-195 west at US 206 - White Horse, NJ

Interstate 195 curves southwest by Gropp Lake beyond the initial guide sign for I-295, Route 29 and Route 129. 12/17/17

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New Jersey Route 29 South at Interstate 195 Interstate 295

Route 29 south at I-195/295 - Hamilton Twp, NJ

Curving east from Route 129, Route 29 advances east to Exits 1 A/B for Interstate 295. 12/27/18

Route 29 south at I-195/295 - Hamilton Twp, NJ Route 29 south at I-195/295 - Hamilton Twp, NJ Route 29 south at I-195/295 - White Horse, NJ Route 29 south at I-195/295 - White Horse, NJ Route 29 south at I-195/295 - White Horse, NJ

Interstate 295 South at Interstate 195 New Jersey Route 29

I-295 south at I-195/Route 29 - Hamilton Twp, NJ

The first in a series of guide signs for I-195 east and Route 29 appears along Interstate 295 south at the Kuser Road overpass in Hamilton Township. 12/19/17

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Interstate 295 North at Interstate 195 New Jersey Route 29

I-295 north at I-195/Route 29 - Hamilton Twp, NJ

Interstate 295 straddles the east side of the Delaware River north from Bordentown. The freeway meets I-195 and Route 29 two miles north of the scenic overlook at Delaware Raritan Canal State Park. 12/27/18

I-295 north at I-195/Route 29 - Hamilton Twp, NJ I-295 north at I-195/Route 29 - Hamilton Twp, NJ I-295 north at I-195/Route 29 - Hamilton Twp, NJ I-295 north at I-195/Route 29 - Hamilton Twp, NJ I-295 north at I-195/Route 29 - White Horse, NJ I-295 north at I-195/Route 29 - White Horse, NJ

West End – Past Views

Past Views Gallery (Tap to Expand / Collapse Section)

Interstate 195 West at Interstate 295

I-195 west at US 206 - 2002

Button copy signs previously posted at Exit 2 for Arena Drive, Broad Street and U.S. 206. Until 1994, I-295 traffic was diverted onto U.S. 130 east, U.S. 206 north through Bordentown and I-195 west to circumvent the incomplete segment of the freeway. Photo by Douglas Kerr (06/16/02).

References

  1. Anderson, S. (n.d.). Interstate 195 (New Jersey). NYCRoads. Retrieved from http://www.nycroads.com/roads/I-195_NJ/
  2. Knapp, K. (2017, December 21). (2017, December 21). I-95 in Mercer County to be renamed I-295 in early 2018, several exit numbers to change. PlanetPrinceton. Retrieved from https://planetprinceton.com/2017/12/21/i-95-in-mercer-county-to-be-renamed-i-295-in-early-2018-several-exit-numbers-to-change/
Updated December 14, 2020