Editing New Jersey Route 495

{{Short description|State highway in Hudson County, New Jersey}}
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{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2018}}
{{Infobox road
| state = NJ
| type = NJ
| route = 495
| alternate_name = Lincoln Tunnel Approach
| maint = [[New Jersey Turnpike Authority|NJTA]], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation|NJDOT]], [[Port Authority of New York and New Jersey|PANYNJ]]
| length_mi = 3.45
| length_ref = <ref name="njsld">{{cite web |author=New Jersey Department of Transportation |author-link=New Jersey Department of Transportation |url=http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000495__-.pdf |title=Route 495 Straight Line Diagram |location=Trenton |publisher=New Jersey Department of Transportation |access-date = March 17, 2020}}</ref>
| map = {{maplink-road}}
|map_custom=yes
| direction_a = West
| terminus_a = {{plainlist|*{{jct|state=NJ|I|95|NJTP}} in [[Secaucus, New Jersey|Secaucus]]}}
| direction_b = East
| junction = {{plainlist|*{{jct|state=NJ|US|1-9|NJ|3}} in [[North Bergen, New Jersey|North Bergen]]
*{{jct|state=NJ|CR|501}} in [[Union City, New Jersey|Union City]]}}
| terminus_b = {{jct|state=NY|NY|495}} at the [[New York (state)|New York]] state line
| established = 1959 (1937 as Route 3)
| counties = [[Hudson County, New Jersey|Hudson]]
| previous_type = NJ
| previous_route = 446X
| next_type = I
| next_route = 676
| restrictions = No [[Dangerous goods|hazardous goods]] in [[Lincoln Tunnel]]
}}
'''Route 495''' is a {{convert|3.45|mi|km|2|adj=mid|-long}} [[state highway]] in [[Hudson County, New Jersey]], in the United States that connects the [[New Jersey Turnpike]] ([[Interstate 95 in New Jersey|Interstate 95]]) at exits 16E-17 in [[Secaucus, New Jersey|Secaucus]] to [[New York State Route 495]] (NY&nbsp;495) inside the [[Lincoln Tunnel]] in [[Weehawken, New Jersey|Weehawken]], providing access to [[Midtown Manhattan]] in [[New York City]]. The road is owned and operated by the [[New Jersey Turnpike Authority]] (NJTA) between the New Jersey Turnpike and [[New Jersey Route 3|Route 3]], the [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]] (NJDOT) between Route 3 and Park Avenue near the [[Union City, New Jersey|Union City]]–Weehawken border, and by the [[Port Authority of New York and New Jersey]] (PANYNJ) east of Park Avenue, including the [[Lincoln Tunnel Helix|helix viaduct]] used to descend the [[New Jersey Palisades]] to reach the entrance of the Lincoln Tunnel. Route 495 is mostly a six-lane [[controlled-access highway|freeway]] with a [[Reversible lane|reversible]] bus lane used during the morning rush hour. The bus lane, which runs the entire length of the freeway, continues into the Lincoln Tunnel's center tube.

The first portion of the present-day Route 495, at the entrance to the Lincoln Tunnel, was constructed in 1937 when the Lincoln Tunnel opened. In 1939, the section known as [[Lincoln Tunnel Helix|The Helix]] was finished, which is an oval-shaped loop that descends Route 495 down to the entrance of the tunnel. In that same year, the route’s path was extended west to Route 3 and it became an eastern extension of that route. In 1952, the portion of the route west of Route 3 was opened when the New Jersey Turnpike was completed. In 1959, the road was incorporated into the [[Interstate Highway System]] and was designated as part of '''Interstate 495''' ('''I-495'''). Since the [[Mid-Manhattan Expressway]] that would have connected the route to New York's [[Interstate 495 (New York)|I-495]] (Long Island Expressway) was canceled, I-495 officially became New Jersey Route 495 in 1979, and the signs were changed in 1989.

==Route description==
[[File:2020-08-15 17 39 39 View east along New Jersey State Route 495 (Lincoln Tunnel Approach) at the exit for New Jersey State Route 3 (Secaucus) in Secaucus, Hudson County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|left|The beginning of eastbound Route 495 at the [[New Jersey Turnpike]]]]
Route 495 officially begins at the exit 16E off-ramp from the northbound lanes of the [[New Jersey Turnpike]] near the boundary of [[Secaucus, New Jersey|Secaucus]] and [[North Bergen, New Jersey|North Bergen]]. The main roadway heads east through North Bergen as a six-lane [[controlled-access highway|freeway]] maintained by the [[New Jersey Turnpike Authority|NJTA]].<ref name="njsld" /><ref name="gm">{{google maps |url = https://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=new+jersey+turnpike+north+bergen+nj&daddr=lincoln+tunnel+new+york+ny&hl=en&geocode=&mra=ls&sll=40.798997,-74.023819&sspn=0.057827,0.109863&ie=UTF8&ll=40.772742,-74.030428&spn=0.028925,0.054932&t=h&z=14 |title = Overview of New Jersey Route 495 |access-date = February 11, 2009}}</ref> The route has an interchange with [[New Jersey Route 3|Route 3]], with access to eastbound Route 3 and [[U.S. Route 1/9]] (US&nbsp;1/9) for traffic in the eastbound direction and to westbound Route 3 in the westbound direction, a major intersection for Route 495 and Route 3, as many people use Route 3 to get to Route 495 for the Lincoln Tunnel. Route 3 ends almost immediately after its interchange with Route 495, at US 1/9. The three routes form a triangular-like junction, however, Route 495 doesn’t have direct access to US 1/9; instead drivers must take the Route 3 exit to get there. Past this interchange, Route 495 becomes a six-lane freeway maintained by [[New Jersey Department of Transportation|NJDOT]] that passes over [[New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway]]'s New Jersey Subdivision line and [[Conrail Shared Assets Operations]]' [[Northern Branch]] line before intersects US&nbsp;1/9 at a partial interchange, with a westbound exit and eastbound entrance. Past US&nbsp;1/9, the freeway has an interchange with [[County Route 501 (New Jersey)|County Route 501]] (CR&nbsp;501, John F. Kennedy Boulevard), which uses 30th Street and 31st Street as [[collector–distributor roads]].<ref name="njsld" /> East of this junction, Route 495 enters [[Union City, New Jersey|Union City]] and heads through developed residential areas, passing under numerous streets.<ref name="njsld" /><ref name=gm/> It enters Weehawken and comes to a westbound exit and eastbound entrance for Park Avenue, which provides access to [[Weehawken, New Jersey|Weehawken]] and [[Hoboken, New Jersey|Hoboken]], where Route 495 becomes maintained by the [[Port Authority of New York and New Jersey|PANYNJ]].<ref name="njsld" />

[[File:Lincoln Helix Harbor Blvd jeh.jpg|thumb|The Helix, from east]]
At this point, the highway loops around itself at a section of the highway locally known as ''[[Lincoln Tunnel Helix|The Helix]]'', descending the [[New Jersey Palisades]] on a 360 degree looped [[spiral bridge]] to reach the entrance to the [[Lincoln Tunnel]] under the [[Hudson River]]. At the start of the Helix, Route 495 passes Weehawken stadium to the north and east, and would later go under it at the start of the Lincoln Tunnel.<ref>{{Cite web |last=LivingOof |date=2020-04-05 |title=Supposed I haven't seen this one yet, but here's Weehawken Stadium in Weehawken, NJ. 299ft to left, about 405 to the Left-Center wall, only 286 to the right pole, and it's built on top of the Lincoln Tunnel |url=http://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/comments/fvnh9h/supposed_i_havent_seen_this_one_yet_but_heres/ |access-date=2023-07-30 |website=r/baseball}}</ref> The route has a westbound exit and eastbound entrance for and from [[Boulevard East|CR&nbsp;677]] (John F. Kennedy/Hudson Boulevard East). After interchanging with Boulevard East, the road enters the Lincoln Tunnel. At the [[New York (state)|New York]] state line, which is located at the midpoint of the Hudson River, the road continues as [[New York State Route 495|NY 495]], which is separate from [[Interstate 495 (New York)|I-495]], and heads into [[Midtown Manhattan]] in [[New York City]].<ref name="njsld" /><ref name=gm/>

[[File:2020-08-15 18 02 33 View east along New Jersey State Route 495 (Lincoln Tunnel Approach) at the exit for Weehawken-Hoboken in Union City, Hudson County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|left|View east along Route 495 at Hudson Avenue in Union City]]
Since 1970, the left lane of the three westbound lanes is converted during the morning rush hour to a [[Reversible lane|reversible]] bus lane, known as the "Exclusive Bus Lane" (XBL). The Port Authority is responsible for daily operation of the XBL, including its opening and closing, removal of disabled vehicles, and response to emergencies.<ref name="PANYNJ1">{{cite web |title=The Lincoln Tunnel Exclusive Bus Lane |department=Lincoln Tunnel |publisher=[[Port Authority of New York and New Jersey]] |date=December 28, 2012 |url=http://www.panynj.gov/bridges-tunnels/lincoln-tunnel-xbl.html |access-date=May 14, 2013}}</ref> It is used by buses headed east from the [[New Jersey Turnpike]] and Route&nbsp;3, mainly to the [[Port Authority Bus Terminal]] just past the Lincoln Tunnel in Manhattan, serving over 1,800 buses and 65,000 bus commuters on regular weekday mornings, (6-10&nbsp;a.m.).<ref>{{cite book |author=Port Authority of New York and New Jersey |author-link=Port Authority of New York and New Jersey |title=Lincoln Tunnel HOT Lane Feasibility Study |publisher=Port Authority of New York and New Jersey |year=2009 |page=2 |url=http://www.panynj.gov/about/pdf/Lincoln-Tunnel-HOT-Lane-Feasibility-Study.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130115221129/http://www.panynj.gov/about/pdf/Lincoln-Tunnel-HOT-Lane-Feasibility-Study.pdf |archive-date=2013-01-15 |url-status=live |access-date=April 4, 2012}}</ref> This [[bus lane]] is the busiest in the United States.<ref name="panynj">{{cite book |author=Port Authority of New York and New Jersey |url=http://www.panynj.gov/CommutingTravel/tunnels/pdfs/01_09_XBL-II_nwslttr_285fri.pdf |title=Lincoln Tunnel Exclusive Bus Lane Enhancement Study |publisher=Port Authority of New York and New Jersey |access-date=February 13, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080627153521/http://www.panynj.gov/CommutingTravel/tunnels/pdfs/01_09_XBL-II_nwslttr_285fri.pdf |archive-date=June 27, 2008}}</ref>

Each of the travel lanes in the Lincoln Tunnel's center tube is reversible. In general, both of the lanes, including the exclusive bus lane, serve Manhattan-bound traffic during the weekday morning rush hour, both of the lanes serve New Jersey-bound traffic during the weekday evening rush hour, and one lane is provided in each direction during other time periods. New Jersey-bound traffic normally uses both lanes of the north tube and Manhattan-bound traffic normally uses both lanes of the south tube.<ref>{{cite book |last = Berlow |first = L. |title = Reference Guide to Famous Engineering Landmarks of the World: Bridges, Tunnels, Dams, Roads and Other Structures |publisher = Taylor & Francis |year = 2015 |isbn = 978-1-135-93261-9 |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=Jox4CAAAQBAJ&pg=PT168 |access-date = April 12, 2018 |page = 168 |via = [[Google Books]] }}</ref>

Route 495 is a busy route that carries approximately 74,571 vehicles at its western terminus and approximately 119,432 vehicles by the time it reaches the Lincoln Tunnel.<ref name="njsld" /> According to the American Highway Users Alliance, Route 495 is considered one of the most congested corridors on the East Coast of the United States; {{As of|2018|lc=yes}}, drivers spent a cumulative 3.4 million hours per year sitting in congestion on Route 495.<ref name=NYTimes-SequelSummerHell-2018>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/05/nyregion/nj-turnpike-repairs-lincoln-tunnel.html|title=For New Jersey Commuters, a Sequel to the 'Summer of Hell'|date=June 5, 2018|work=The New York Times|access-date=June 5, 2018|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

==History==
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The road was built as an approach to the [[Lincoln Tunnel]], with the first section opening December 22, 1937, when the first (now the center) tube of the tunnel was completed. This section ran only from the tunnel portal south through the [[Toll road|toll booths]] to a plaza with Park Avenue and Hudson County [[Boulevard East]]. Marginal Street, providing access from Hudson County Boulevard East west over Park Avenue to 32nd Street and the [[Bergen Turnpike]], was also opened at that time.<ref name="nyt">{{cite news |title=Governors to Open New Tunnel Today |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=December 21, 1937 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1937/12/21/archives/governors-to-open-new-tunnel-today-lehman-and-hoffman-to-lead.html |page=3}}</ref> In 1939, the Port Authority opened the rest of the approach, up the helix and west to [[New Jersey Route 3|Route 3]], and it was designated as an eastern extension of Route 3.<ref name="nyt2">{{cite news |title=Approach to Open for Lincoln Tube |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1939/06/30/archives/approach-to-open-for-lincoln-tube-new-jerseys-latest-highway-which.html |work=The New York Times |date=June 30, 1939 |page=6}}</ref> The final section of today's Route 495 opened on January 15, 1952, with the completion of the [[New Jersey Turnpike]]. The turnpike interchange (exit 16) only served Route 3 traffic to and from the south; exit 17 served Route 3 traffic to and from the north.<ref name="nyt3">{{cite news |last=Seigel |first=Kalman|author-link=Kalman Seigel |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1952/01/16/archives/jersey-pike-opens-final-9mile-link-section-between-newark-and.html |title=Jersey Pike Opens Final 9-Mile Link |work=The New York Times |date=January 16, 1952 |page=27}}</ref><ref name="nyt4">{{cite news |last=Schwab Jr. |first=Armand |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1952/01/20/archives/city-linked-to-superhighway-new-york-motorists-have-choice-of-five.html |title=City Linked to Super-Highway |work=The New York Times |date=January 20, 1952 |page=X17}}</ref>

[[File:Lincolntunnel-1955.jpg|thumb|left|Lincoln Tunnel Helix and [[toll plaza]] (circa 1955), with the south tube under construction]]With the creation of the [[Interstate Highway System]] in 1956, the approach to the Lincoln Tunnel was planned to become an Interstate Highway along with present-day Route 3, which itself was not included in the Interstate Highway System because New Jersey thought it would be too expensive to bring it up to [[Interstate Highway standards]].<ref name="yellowbook">{{cite map |author=Bureau of Public Roads |author-link=Bureau of Public Roads |date=September 1955 |map=New York and Environs |map-url = https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:New_York,_New_York_1955_Yellow_Book.jpg |title=General Location of National System of Interstate Highways Including All Additional Routes at Urban Areas Designated in September 1955 |scale=Scale not given |location=Washington, DC |publisher=[[Government Printing Office]] |page=59 |oclc=4165975 |access-date=December 22, 2009 |via=[[Wikimedia Commons]]}}</ref><ref name=njshd>{{cite book |author=New Jersey State Highway Department |title=FAI 105 Interstate Highway Corridor: Recommendation Report |location=Trenton |publisher=[[New Jersey State Highway Department]] |year=1957}}</ref> However, the Lincoln Tunnel approach was included in the Interstate Highway System and in 1959, it was renumbered from Route 3 to I-495 despite the fact it does not meet Interstate Highway standards.<ref name="sld 2006"/><ref name="nyt1958">{{cite news |last=Wright |first=George Cable |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1958/09/19/archives/new-roads-with-new-numbers-will-parallel-old-us-routes.html |title=New Roads with New Numbers Will Parallel Old U.S. Routes |work=The New York Times |date=September 19, 1958 |page=29}}</ref> Shortly after the road became I-495, the western portion of the road was brought up to Interstate Highway standards with the improvements of the interchanges with the New Jersey Turnpike and Route 3.<ref name=tstc>{{cite book |author=Tri-State Transportation Commission |title=Regional Highways: Status Report |publisher=Tri-State Transportation Commission |year=1962}}</ref> I-495 was intended to connect with New York's [[Interstate 495 (New York)|I-495]] by way of the [[Mid-Manhattan Expressway]]; however, this proposed [[controlled-access highway|freeway]] through Manhattan was canceled in 1971 due to strong opposition to the road running through the heart of [[Midtown Manhattan]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Clines |first=Francis X. |title=Lower Manhattan Road Killed Under State Plan |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1971/03/25/archives/lower-manhattan-road-killed-under-state-plan.html|work=The New York Times |date=March 25, 1971 |page=78}}</ref> Because New Jersey's I-495 would not be connected to New York's, NJDOT started referring to the route as Route 495 in 1979.<ref name="sld 2006">{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/00000495__-.pdf |title=Route 495 Straight Line Diagram |location=Trenton |publisher=New Jersey Department of Transportation |year=2006 |access-date=April 16, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060321122259/http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/00000495__-.pdf |archive-date=March 21, 2006}}</ref> The [[American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials]] (AASHTO) approved the decommissioning of I-495 between I-95 and Pleasant Avenue/Park Avenue in Union City in 1980.<ref>{{AASHTO minutes |year=1980S |page=517 |access-date=October 16, 2014 }}</ref> In 1986, AASHTO approved the decommissioning of the rest of the I-495 designation in New Jersey.<ref>{{AASHTO minutes |year=1986S |page=561 |access-date=October 16, 2014 }}</ref>

[[File:2021-06-06 11 19 03 View east along New Jersey State Route 495 (Lincoln Tunnel Approach) from the overpass for Bergenline Avenue in Union City, Hudson County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|right|Route 495 eastbound in Union City, with the Manhattan skyline visible in the distance]]
Starting with the [[viaduct]], which passes over the [[Conrail]] rail lines just west of US 1/9, the roadway going east is listed as being eligible for state registry in the [[New Jersey Register of Historic Places]] for its engineering, architecture and history. The designations for eligibility were given in segments between 1991 and 2003 and include the Lincoln Tunnel Approach and Helix, as well as the tunnels, toll booths, and ventilation towers.<ref name="register">{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/dep/hpo/1identify/lists/hudson.pdf |title=New Jersey Register of Historic Places in Hudson County |year=2010 |publisher=New Jersey Register of Historic Places |pages=12 and 15 |access-date=February 8, 2010 |location=Trenton |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100705114811/http://www.state.nj.us/dep/hpo/1identify/lists/hudson.pdf |archive-date=July 5, 2010 |df=mdy-all}}</ref>

The Helix has traditionally been known for offering a panoramic view of the [[Skyline of New York City|Manhattan skyline]]. While local zoning laws prohibit the construction of high-rise buildings that would obstruct sight-lines from higher points in town,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/12/30/nyregion/weehawken-journal-group-fights-to-keep-magical-skyline-view.html&pagewanted=2 |work=The New York Times |title=Weehawken Journal: Group Fights to Keep 'Magical' Skyline View |date=December 30, 1990}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/03/20/nyregion/weehawken-s-panoramic-skyline-view-wins-protection.html |work=The New York Times |first=Robert D. |last=McFadden |title=Weehawken's Panoramic Skyline View Wins Protection |date=March 20, 1999}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/08/13/nyregion/the-cities-the-blurred-view-from-weehawken.html&pagewanted=2 |work=The New York Times |first=Steve |last=Strunsky |title=THE CITIES; The Blurred View From Weehawken |date=August 13, 2000}}</ref> {{as of|June 2013|lc=yes}} construction of a new residential building partially blocked the view from the lower portion of the roadway.<ref name="view">{{cite web |last=Frassinelli |first=Mike |title=Construction Alters View of Manhattan Skyline for 'Helix' Commuters |work=[[The Star-Ledger]] |location=Newark, NJ |date=June 24, 2013 |url=http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2013/06/view_of_manhattan_skyline_altered_for_some_commuters.html#incart_river_default |access-date=July 14, 2013}}</ref> {{As of|2015}}, the Helix is considered by the PANYNJ to have a working life-span of ten years. Alternatives to its replacement include tunnels under the Palisades directly to the Lincoln Tunnel portals.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2015/09/tunnels_through_the_palisades_could_replace_lincoln_tunnel_helix.html |title=Tunnels through the Palisades Could Replace Lincoln Tunnel Helix |work=NJ.com |date=September 26, 2015 |access-date=September 27, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Port Authority of New York and New Jersey |title=Lincoln Tunnel Helix Replacement Program Phase II Planning |publisher=Port Authority of New York and New Jersey |date=September 24, 2015 |url=http://www.panynj.gov/corporate-information/pdf/9-24-15-cpeam-lt-helix-public.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150928124205/http://www.panynj.gov/corporate-information/pdf/9-24-15-cpeam-lt-helix-public.pdf |archive-date=2015-09-28 |url-status=live |access-date=September 27, 2015}}</ref>

In June 2018, the New Jersey Department of Transportation announced that it would renovate the North Bergen Viaduct (the section passing over US 1/9 and Conrail) over the course of more than two years. During that time, one travel lane in each direction would be closed, reducing the number of travel lanes in each direction from 4 to 3.<ref name=NYTimes-SequelSummerHell-2018/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/commuter/roads/rt495/ |title=Route 495, Route 1&9/Paterson Plank Road Bridge Overview |author=New Jersey Department of Transportation |author-link=New Jersey Department of Transportation |date=August 25, 2017}}</ref>

==Exit list==

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==See also==
{{portal|New Jersey|U.S. Roads}}
* [[List of bridges, tunnels, and cuts in Hudson County, New Jersey]]
* [[Interstate 495 (New York)]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|New Jersey Route 495}}
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*[http://www.kurumi.com/roads/3di/i495.html#495ny Kurumi&nbsp;– I-495 New York]
*[http://www.nycroads.com/roads/NJ-495/ nycroads.com&nbsp;– NJ 495 Freeway]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120318022434/http://www.njfreeways.com/NJNJ-495LTAPictures.html Photos of NJ 495]
*[http://www.greaternyroads.info/roads/njstate/nj495 NJ 495 (Greater New York Roads)]

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