Basilone Memorial Bridge
Bridge in Middlesex County, New Jersey
40°29′18″N 74°23′47″W / 40.4884°N 74.3963°W / 40.4884; -74.3963The Basilone Memorial Bridge is a bridge on the New Jersey Turnpike (I-95) in the U.S. state of New Jersey spanning the Raritan River. The bridge connects Edison on the north with New Brunswick on the south.
The bridge, which opened along with the Turnpike in 1951 is named for John Basilone, a World War II recipient of the Medal of Honor who grew up in nearby Raritan, New Jersey.
Memorials for the bridge can be found at both the northbound Joyce Kilmer Travel Plaza and southbound Thomas Edison Travel Plaza.
See also
References
- v
- t
- e
New Jersey Turnpike Authority
- New Jersey Turnpike mainline
- unsigned Route 700
- I-95
- Eastern Spur
- Western Spur
- Newark Bay Extension
- Pearl Harbor Memorial Turnpike Extension
- I-95
- Garden State Parkway
- unsigned Route 444
- Driscoll Expressway (cancelled)
- Basilone Memorial Bridge
- Delaware River–Turnpike Toll Bridge
- Driscoll Bridge
- Great Egg Harbor Bridge
- Newark Bay Bridge
This article about a bridge in New Jersey is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- v
- t
- e