Super-wide shield at the beginning of NJ 129, from Lamberton Road. I was surprised to find that NJ 129 does not in fact end at NJ 29, but continues down a little farther to a glorified driveway. Starting out north:


The last 3 photos are left to right on the same gantry. Okay, I'll bite: What does "EXIT 1/2 MILE" mean, when every "exit" is in fact a signalized intersection? NJ 129 was constructed as a four-lane expressway intended to aid the flow of NJ 29 traffic during the decked tunnel construction to the west. That's why Cass Street is signed TO 29 NORTH - the tunnel wasn't completed until after the reign of button copy, so clearly these signs were for through NJ 29 traffic accessing the beginning of the John Fitch Parkway.


Some other NB closeups I got while traveling south, but not enough to replace my original photos. Notice that Cass St. WB has now been opened up to trucks.


For some reason, Hamilton Ave. doesn't have southbound button copy, and Broad St., the only non-freeway interchange along NJ 129, doesn't have a NB exit. Oh, and neither SOUTH 129 nor Lamberton Rd. are actually exits - if that said SOUTH 29, it would be accurate. These and the next set are SB, and are broken into pieces: first two photos are left-right on one gantry, next three on another gantry (Trenton special Arena Parking on the left post), and last two on a third.


The narrow I-195 shield is secondary here, just like the state name after it. The point I want to make is, I don't care if both lanes are heading left and only the right lane splits to Lamberton Road. The exit is to NJ 29; the through movement is NJ 129, and it should not be signed as an exit! Then again, being technical doesn't help drivers, very few of whom are continuing into the marshes. First two photos are again left-right on the same gantry.

Onto NJ 29
To I-195
To I-295
Onto US 1
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