Site Navigation Connecticut Maine Massachusetts New Hampshire New Jersey New York Pennsylvania Rhode Island Vermont     Garden State Parkway South - Newark to Woodbridge Garden State Parkway South Continuing the urban feel, Garden State Parkway cuts through the Fairmount community en route to Exit 144 (junction Essex County 510 [South Orange Avenue]). Photo taken 08/04/07. An older sign at the half-mile approach to Exit 144 and Essex County 510. Essex County 510 (South Orange Avenue) crosses paths with the Parkway at Vailsburg Park in west Newark. Photo taken 08/04/07. Drivers bound for Essex County 510 (South Orange Avenue) depart the Parkway southbound at a pedestrian overpass to adjacent Oraton Parkway. Oraton Parkway leads northward to South Orange Avenue. Essex County 510 travels east through downtown Newark to New Jersey 21 and west to South Orange and Seton Hall University. Photo taken 08/04/07. A short distance southward, the Parkway meets Springfield Avenue in Irvington. Pictured here is the one-quarter mile approach at the 18th Avenue overpass. Photo taken 08/04/07. Exit 143 carries drivers to Springfield Avenue (Essex County 603) via Washington Avenue, the southbound side frontage street. Springfield Avenue leads northeast to West Side and Downtown Newark. Westward, the commercial arterial becomes New Jersey 124 at the Irvington/Maplewood line. Photo taken 08/04/07. Exits 143A/B join the Garden State Parkway with Lyons Avenue by way parallel Union Avenue. Lyons Avenue connects the Parkway with Springfield Avenue west of central Irvington for drivers bound to Maplewood. Photo taken 06/30/05. Springfield Avenue (Essex County 603) and Clinton Avenue cross paths near the Exit 143A ramp departure for Lyons Avenue west. Lyons Avenue east continues a short distance beyond the Parkway to junction Interstate 78 at the Weequahic neighborhood of south Newark. Photo taken 08/04/07. A cut and cover tunnel supports a parking area between Springfield and Clinton Avenues above the Garden State Parkway. Photo taken 08/04/07. Southbound Garden State Parkway at the Exit 143A off-ramp to Union Avenue. Union Avenue leads north to New Street and Springfield Avenue and south to Lyons Avenue. Photo taken 08/04/07. A folded-diamond interchange lies south of the Lyons Avenue underpass with parallel Union and Cleremont Avenues. Lyons Avenue east to Colt Street (Essex County 509) south provides a direct route to Hillside. Photo taken 08/04/07. Interstate 78 and the Garden State Parkway cross paths at the next interchange (Exit 142). Interstate 78 constitutes a busy freeway between the New Jersey Turnpike Extension and Holland Tunnel west to Newark, Springfield, and the western suburbs. Additionally the route provides a direct link to U.S. 1 & 9 south (Exit 58A) for Newark Liberty International Airport. Photo taken 06/30/05. Beyond the Interstate 78 off-ramp is the Exit 141 ramp to Vaux Hall Road and the city of Union. Photo taken 08/04/07. Garden State Southbound at the Mill Road overpass and Union County line. Exit 142 departs the Parkway for Interstate 78 west to Springfield, junction New Jersey 24 west to Morristown, and Allentown, Pennsylvania. Photo taken 08/04/07. There is no direct ramp from the Garden State Parkway south to Interstate 78 east. Instead drivers must travel the freeway to Exit 50A (Vaux Hall Road south) and use the eastbound on-ramp. A similar scenario exists for northbound drivers bound for Interstate 78 west. The remainder of the movements are direct. Photo taken 08/04/07. After passing by the northbound main line toll plaza, southbound drivers meet the Exit 141 off-ramp to Vaux Hall Road in Union. Vaux Hall Road meanders northwest to Interstate 78 and southeast to Union County 509 (Salem Road). The next exits join the Parkway with parallel U.S. 22 as it enters the area from Hillside en route to Scotch Plains and Somerville. Photo taken 06/30/05. U.S. 22 sees expressway standards as it parallels the Garden State Parkway at Exits 140A/B. New Jersey 82 follows Morris Avenue below both controlled-access routes. For interests to downtown Union, Exit 140B provides a direct ramp onto Morris Avenue west. All other movements utilize Exit 140A onto adjacent U.S. 22 west with a loop ramp joining Ingersoil Terrace north for New Jersey 82 (Morris Avenue) east to Elizabeth. Photo taken 06/30/05. Union County 509 (and Essex County 509), which has shadowed the Garden State Parkway southward from Clifton, finally sees a direct interchange with the Parkway at Exit 138. A partial-cloverleaf interchange directs drivers west to Kenilworth via Kenilworth Avenue and east to Elizabeth via Galloping Hill Road. Photo taken 06/30/05. New Jersey 28 (Westfield Avenue) begins and travels west from Elizabeth through Roselle Park to a folded-diamond interchange with the Garden State Parkway at Exit 137. Photo taken 06/30/05. New Jersey 28 continues west along North Avenue from Exit 137 to Cranford and Westfield. The state highway overall tallies 26.63 miles between Elizabeth and U.S. 22 west of Somerville. Photo taken 06/30/05. Next in line along the Garden State Parkway southbound is the Exit 136 diamond interchange at Winfield. Meeting the toll road here is Centennial Avenue and nearby Raritan Road. Raritan Road heads east to Winfield Park and Roselle while Stiles Street stems south from Exit 136 into the city of Linden. Photo taken 06/30/05. The free section of the Garden State Parkway includes several low clearance stone arch overpasses, such as this one at Centennial Avenue. Taller vehicles must use the middle lanes to avoid any impacts. Photo taken 06/30/05. A diamond roundabout interchange facilitates the movements between the Parkway and Central Avenue, Brant Avenue, and Valley Road at Clark Township. Central Avenue enters the junction from downtown Westfield to the northwest. Photo taken 06/30/05. Garden State Parkway southbound travelers enter Middlesex County and the city of Woodbridge on the three-mile approach to junction New Jersey 27 (Exit 131). New Jersey 27 (Lincoln Highway) and the Parkway interchange near Menlo Park and Iselin. Photo taken 06/30/05. Exit 131 leaves the Parkway southbound at the Oak Tree Road overpass. New Jersey 27 continues south from Woodbridge to Metuchen and north to Rahway. AMTRAK's Northeastern Corridor parallels much of the route and is accessible via Exit 131A (Metropark). Photo taken 06/30/05. A trumpet interchange provides access to the NJTransit Metropark via Wood Avenue South. MetroPark resides at the intersection of Wood Avenue and Thornall Street opposite New Jersey 27 (Lincoln Highway). U.S. 1 meets the Parkway at the following interchange (Exit 130). Photo taken 06/30/05. Exit 130 provides direct access to both U.S. 1 north to Rahway, Elizabeth, and Newark and U.S. 1 south to Edison, New Brunswick, and Trenton. The federal highway parallels a power line corridor from Woodbridge Center Mall south to Bonhamtown in Edison. Photo taken 06/30/05. Two lanes depart Garden State Parkway south for U.S. 1 in Woodbridge. There is no return southbound access as the Parkway prepares to split with a lengthy distributor roadway (Exit 129) for Interstate 95 (New Jersey Turnpike), Middlesex County 501, and U.S. 9 south to Interstate 287 north and New Jersey 440 north. Photo taken 06/30/05. Exit 129 partitions from the Garden State Parkway southbound ahead of the stack between Interstate 95 (New Jersey Turnpike) and Middlesex County 514 (Main Street). The multi-lane distributor roadway first enters a tri-level stack interchange with the New Jersey Turnpike connector road (to Exit 11) for Interstate 95 north to New York and south to the Delaware Memorial Bridge. Photo taken 06/30/05. Traveling the Exit 129 ramp, drivers pass over the Turnpike and under Main Street before the split with ramps to Interstate 95 and the U.S. 9 freeway. U.S. 9 parallels the GSP through south Woodbridge to the respective Raritan River crossings. The adjacent freeway provides the movements to New Brunswick Avenue to Fords and Perth Amboy and the ramps to Interstate 287 north to Somerville and New Jersey 440 north to Staten Island, New York via the Outerbridge Crossing. Photo taken 06/30/05. The New Jersey Turnpike on-ramp departs Exit 129 for Interstate 95. A massive toll plaza lies ahead before respective directional ramps onto either the Cars only or Cars and Trucks roadways of Interstate 95 north and south. Photo taken 06/30/05. Page Updated April 15, 2008.