Site Navigation Connecticut Maine Massachusetts New Hampshire New Jersey New York Pennsylvania Rhode Island Vermont     Interstate 95 - Trenton Belt Line Interstate 95 (Trenton Belt Line) south Shifting to the Trenton Belt Line and original Interstate 95 southbound between U.S. 1 and Princeton Pike near Bakersville, the first southbound reassurance shield resides just west of the Exit 67 collector/distributor roadway end of Interstate 295 at U.S. 1. Photo taken 04/25/04. An almost full cloverleaf interchange handles the movements between Interstate 95 and Mercer County 583 (Princeton Pike). Princeton Pike stems northward from U.S. 1 Alternate and Olden Avenue to the city of Princeton four miles to the north. Photo taken 04/25/04. Exit 8B departs for Mercer County 583 (Princeton Pike) northbound from Interstate 95 south. Princeton Pike becomes Mercer Road en route to Princeton itself. The north-south roadway ends at junction New Jersey 27 (Nassau Street) one block north of U.S. 206 (Bayard Lane). Photo taken 04/25/04. Six lanes of Interstate 95 pass underneath Princeton Pike at Exit 8A. Mercer County 583 ends as Princeton Avenue two miles south at junction U.S. 206 (Lawrenceville Road) north of the capital city of Trenton. Photo taken 04/25/04. New Interstate 95 state named shield posted on the mainline between Mercer County 583 and junction U.S. 206 (Exits 7B/A). Photo taken 04/25/04. Interstate 95 crosses over Franklin Corner Road (Mercer County 546) between Exit 8 and U.S. 206 (Lawrenceville Road). No access is provided from Interstate 95 southbound to Mercer County 546 but an off-ramp (Exit 8A) does from northbound to comprise the missing movement onto Mercer County 583 southbound at the nearby cloverleaf. Photo taken 04/25/04. Exit 7B departs Interstate 95 southbound for U.S. 206 (Lawrenceville Road) northbound into Lawrenceville and Princeton. The federal highway represents a growing and congested corridor between Trenton and Interstate 287 & U.S. 202 at Raritan. The 17-mile drive between the two freeways is a slow one with increased development and numerous traffic lights. Photo taken 04/25/04. Southbound at the Exit 7A cloverleaf ramp onto U.S. 206 (Lawrenceville Road) southbound. U.S. 206 joins U.S. 1 Alternate via Princeton Avenue three miles south of Interstate 95. From there the tandem splits between the one-way street couplet of Princeton Avenue (southbound) and Brunswick Avenue (northbound) into downtown Trenton. Photo taken 04/25/04. Neutered shield for Interstate 95 southbound as the six-lane freeway continues west toward Ewingville. Photo taken 04/25/04. Federal City Road consists of a north-south road between Ewingville Road (Mercer County 636) and Pennington Lawrenceville Road (Mercer County 546). The street serves both Lawrenceville and Ewingville from Interstate 95 via a partial cloverleaf interchange at Exit 5. Photo taken 04/25/04. Interstate 95 southbound at the Exit 5B off-ramp to Federal City Road north. The freeway expands to four southbound lanes although Exit 5A becomes an exit-only affair for the Exit 5A loop ramp onto Federal City Road southbound. Federal City Road northbound ends at Mercer County 546 in 1.1 miles. Note the pull through panel for Interstate 95 and its control state of Penna. Photo taken 04/25/04. The right-hand lane leaves Interstate 95 south for Federal City Road southbound to Ewingville. Federal City Road intersects Bull Run Road one quarter mile to the south and Mercer County 636 at its end in one mile. Photo taken 04/25/04. One-mile guide sign for New Jersey 31 (Exit 4) posted on Interstate 95 south. New Jersey 31 (Pennington Road) begins in downtown Trenton at U.S. 206 (Warren & Broad Streets) five miles south of the partial-cloverleaf interchange of Exit 4. The state route serves the eastern reaches of Ewing, a northern suburb of Trenton within the belt line. Photo taken 04/25/04. New Jersey 31 continues north of Interstate 95 ten miles to junction U.S. 202 at Ringoes. From there U.S. 202 & New Jersey 31 join for a six mile overlap to Flemington. The north end of the state highway exists at junction U.S. 46 in Buttzville 43 miles out from Exit 4. Photo taken 04/25/04. Interstate 95 remains in an east-west orientation at the Exit 4 interchange with New Jersey 31 (Pennington Road). Pennington Road is named after the nearby community of Pennington four miles to the north. Photo taken 04/25/04. Another recently installed state name Interstate 95 southbound reassurance shield resides along the six-lane freeway between New Jersey 31 (Exit 4) and Scotch Road (Exit 3B/A). Photo taken 04/25/04. Reed & Lower Ferry Road and the CSX Railroad line travel above Interstate 95 one quarter mile out from the Exit 3B/A collector/distributor roadway for Scotch Road and the township of Ewing. Scotch Road southbound (Exit 3B) serves the General Aviation aspect of Trenton-Mercer County Airport. Northbound Scotch Road (Mercer County 611) continues to Mercer County 546 (Washington Crossing Pennington Road). Photo taken 04/25/04. Interstate 95 begins its southwesterly turn toward the Delaware River at the Exit 3B/A collector/distributor roadway departure. Exit 2 (Mercer County 579) serves the Passenger Terminal aspect of Trenton-Mercer County Airport in 1.75 miles. Photo taken 04/25/04. Exit 3B leaves the c/d roadway for Scotch Road northbound and Nursery Road. Nursery Road intersects Scotch Road at the end of the Interstate 95 southbound on-ramp. From there the east-west road parallels Interstate 95 to Mercer County 579 (Bear Tavern Road). Photo taken 04/25/04. Expansion of the Exit 3 interchange resulted in the c/d roadway and new cloverleaf ramp for Scotch Road south and Trenton-Mercer County Airport (Exit 3A). Scotch Road (Mercer County 611) loops around the backside of the airport on the two mile drive southward to Parkway Avenue (Mercer County 634) in Ewing. Photo taken 04/25/04. Southbound on Interstate 95 after the Scotch Road exit. An older guide sign remains in use for Exit 2 (Trenton-Mercer County Airport) behind a neutered reassurance shield. Photo taken 04/25/04. Mercer County 579 (Bear Tavern Road) intersects Interstate 95 at a five-ramp partial cloverleaf interchange (Exit 2). The north-south route begins as Sullivan Way from New Jersey 29 in Trenton before entering the town of Ewing near Trenton-Mercer County Airport. Photo taken 04/25/04. Interstate 95 southbound at the Exit 2 ramp departure for Mercer County 579 (Bear Tavern Road) for the Passenger Terminal of Trenton-Mercer County Airport and Ewing. Bear Tavern Road carries Mercer County 579 north from here to Titusville and Washington Crossing Pennington Road (Mercer County 546). Mercer County 546 links Bear Tavern Road and Washington Crossing, New Jersey with Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania via an antiquated truss bridge. Photo taken 04/25/04. Continuing to curve southwest on Interstate 95 toward the Exit 1 interchange with New Jersey 29 (River Road) northwest of Trenton. The freeway reduces from six to four lanes before crossing the Scudder Falls Bridge into the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The River Road interchange with New Jersey 29 and Exit 51 in Pennsylvania are slated for improvements and redesign to improve the traffic flow of Interstate 95 and safety of the ramp configurations. Photo taken 04/25/04. An interesting partial cloverleaf interchange composes the junction between Interstate 95 and New Jersey 29 (River Road) at Exit 2. Here River Road partitions into two one-way components with the associated ramps to Interstate 95 situated between. New Jersey 29 straddles the Delaware River northward from Exit 1 to Washington Crossing, Titusville, and Lambertville among other communities. Southward the highway becomes a limited access parkway into downtown Trenton. Photo taken 04/25/04. Traffic from New Jersey 29 (River Road) merges onto Interstate 95 one half mile north of the first Pennsylvania interchange at Exit 51B/A. Taylorsville Road intersects the freeway there just north of the town of Yardley and west of Pennsylvania 32 (North River Road). The north-south road reaches Washington Crossing (junction Pennsylvania 532) 2.75 miles north and ends at Pennsylvania 32 (River Road) in five miles. River Road continues from there to New Hope, a Delaware Riverside town across from Lambertville. Photo taken 04/25/04. Crossing the Delaware River on the four-lane shoulderless Scudder Falls Bridge. Pictured here is milepost 0 at the Pennsylvania state line of Interstate 95 south. A plan to replace the aging and congested span is underway with construction expected between 2008 and 2010. Currently the span sees 55,000 vehicles per day and a level of service rating of F, the worse score a bridge can receive. See ScudderFallsBridge.com for additional details and newsletters. Photo taken 04/25/04. Page Updated July 8, 2004.