Map 7: Exit Number Changes, 1984

Maps by NJDOT.

The existing I-95 designations in Mercer County were changed in 1993. In the top map from 1984, the exit numbers along the Scudders Falls Expressway (I-95) and Camden Freeway (I-295) are shown. On the Scudders Falls Expressway (I-95) the numbers increase northwards (2, 3, 4) until the 'ghost interchange' with the Somerset Freeway (I-95). From there east the road becomes the Camden Freeway (I-295) and exit numbers decrease southwards (71, 69, 68, 67).

In 1993, the I-95 designation was extended along the northernmost 4 miles of the Camden Freeway (I-295) between I-295 mileposts 72 and 68, replacing I-295. The reason for this extension was to encourage usage of the Camden Freeway (I-95 and I-295) and the Central Jersey Expressway (I-195) as a means of returning to I-95 via the New Jersey Turnpike, as opposed to using the Trenton-New Brunswick Turnpike (US 1). Due to the extension of I-95, exit numbers along the Camden Freeway (I-95 and I-295) changed.

-Exit 71(Federal City Road) became Exit 5
-Exit 69(US 206, Lawrenceville, Princeton, Trenton) became Exit 7
-Exit 68(CR 583, East CR 546, Princeton Pike) became Exit 8

The bottom map from 1996 shows these new changes.

The existing I-95 designations in Middlesex County were changed in 1985. In the top map from 1984, the exit numbers along the Middlesex Freeway (I-287 and I-95) are shown. On the I-287 section of the Middlesex Freeway, exit numbers decrease southwards (7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1) until reaching the 1968 proposed Somerset Freeway (I-95) junction near current Exit 4. From there, exit numbers on the I-95 section of the Middlesex Freeway increase northwards (33, 35, 36, 38).

In 1985, in response to the legislation of 1982 mandating an I-95 completion via the Pennsylvania and New Jersey Turnpikes, the I-95 designation was removed from the Middlesex Freeway and it was returned to its original designation of I-287. This change was not signed until 1993 when the final 20 miles of the Middlesex Freeway (I-287) in Passaic and Bergen Counties were completed. At that time, all existing exits numbers on the Middlesex Freeway (I-287) were changed to reflect the I-287 designation's new terminus at the New Jersey Turnpike (I-95).

-Exit 7(Weston Canal Road, Manville, South Bound Brook) became Exit 12
-Exit 6(CR 527, Easton Avenue, New Brunswick, South Bound Brook) became Exit 10
-Exit 5(River Road, Bound Brook, Highland Park) became Exit 9
-Exit 4(Centennial Avenue, Possumtown Road, Highland Park, Middlesex) became Exit 8
-Exit 3(South Randolphville Road, Piscataway, Middlesex) became Exit 7
-Exit 2(Washington Avenue, Piscataway) became Exit 6
-Exit 1(CR 529, Stelton Road, Dunellen, Edison) became Exit 5
-Exit 33(Durham Avenue, South Plainfield) became Exit 4
-Exit 35(CR 501, New Durham Road, New Durham, Metuchen) became Exit 3
-Exit 36(NJ 27, Metuchen, New Brunswick) became Exit 2
-Exit 37(US 1, South CR 531, Newark, Trenton) became Exit 1

The bottom map from 1996 shows these new changes. Most of the old numbers were never actually signed in this southern section of the Middlesex Freeway (I-287), so confusion here was less than could have been. However, further north black-on-yellow "Old Exit xx" signs persisted for several years after the change..

Maps
Map 1: I-95 Corridor Shifts, 1954 - 1982
Map 2: Adopted Route, 1964
Map 3: Re-extended Route, 1968
Map 4: Connectors Added, 1976
Map 5: All Considered Alignments, 1979
Map 6: Preferred Alternative Schematics and Exit List, 1979
Map 7: Exit Number Changes, 1984 - 1996
Map 8: I-95 Gap Corridor Today
Map 9: The Future I-95/I-276 Interchange

Photos
The I-95 Gap Eastern Bypass
The I-95 Eastern Route
The I-95 Western Route
The I-95 Gap Western Bypass

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