The Perrine Road traffic light on Route 9 northbound is the beginning of the Jersey Freeway.
Going through the NJ 34 interchange.
North of the NJ 34 interchange.
On the right there is a bus station for a park-and-ride lot.
This overpass provides a crossover for people heading to shopping centers or Downing St.
This right-in-right-out leads to the overpass shown in the previous picture.
Close-up of the same right-in-right-out.
Approaching the Ernston Road interchange.
Ernston Road interchange.
This a designated "safe corridor," where speeding fines are doubled.
At the Bordentown Ave. interchange. This interchange is unmarked since the little green sign fell down.
Going under the Garden State Parkway.
The right lane exits onto the Parkway, and US 9 downgrades from a 6-lane jersey freeway to a 4-lane jersey freeway.
All traffic continuing north on the US 9 jersey freeway has to narrow down to one lane. This is a major congestion point, but there is no land available to upgrade the interchange.
As seen from the bridge, this interchange probably dates back to the 1930's. At this interchange the US 9 jersey freeway merges with the NJ 35 jersey freeway. Both highways are four lanes south of this point. However, they merge into a single 4-lane highway.
After going around a tight one-lane loop, US 9 continues.
This section of the jersey freeway is very old and narrow.
US 9 becomes 6 lanes again after the Raritan St. interchange.
NJ 35 splits off here and crosses the Victory Bridge into downtown Perth Amboy. Us 9 enters a flyover that crosses the Victory Plaza traffic circle.
Coming down after the flyover. The Garden State Parkway is on the left.
US 9 crosses the Raritan River on the Edison Bridge. There are three bridges here in close proximity. On the east, NJ 35 crosses the Victory Bridge as a 4-lane arterial. In the center, US 9 crosses the Edison Bridge as a 6-lane jersey freeway. On the west, the Garden State Parkway crosses the Driscoll Bridge as a 12-lane freeway.
Leaving the Edison Bridge.
US 9 enters a complicated interchange including ramps to NJ 440, I-287, the Garden State Parkway, and various local streets.
The Garden State Parkway runs in the median of US 9 for a short time.
The Parkway is still in the median as US 9 goes through the New Brunswick Ave. interchange.
The left two lanes join the Parkway. The right two lanes continue north on US 9 as the Parkway turns northwest.
A view of the split. US 9 continues north as a 6-lane jersey freeway.
At the NJ 184 interchange.
US 9 passes under the NJ Turnpike, but there is no interchange.
At the Main St. (CR 514) interchange, US 9 narrows from six lanes to four lanes.
Another old narrow section of the jersey freeway.
Approaching the interchange for East Green St.
At the interchange for East Green St.
Traffic from Green St. merges into the jersey freeway.
Underpass below a railroad.
This left exit leas to westbound Green St. (CR 604). It also leads to a traffic light used to access US 1 southbound. This is an important connector because the interchange between US 1 and US 9 is a y-interchange.
Entering the y-interchange at US 1. Throughout the interchange, there are right-in-right-outs for local streets.
Approaching the merge with US 1.
Approaching the merge with US 1.
US 9 merges with US 1 northbound. The jersey freeway continues northbound along the US 1 / US 9 multiplex.
The US 9 jersey freeway ends after the NJ 35 interchange. This interchange is the oldest cloverleaf in the nation. However, since US 1 is being widened from four lanes to six lanes, it is being reconstructed into a diamond interchange.
