page_title: New Jersey Turnpike
section_title: Pennsville to Springfield Township
hierarchical_section_title: New Jersey Turnpike / Route description / Pennsville to Springfield Township
caption_attribution_description: English: View east along U.S. Route 40 and north along New Jersey State Route 700 (New Jersey Turnpike) just northeast of the exit for Interstate 295 in Pennsville Township, Salem County, New Jersey
context_page_description: The New Jersey Turnpike is a system of controlled-access highways in the U.S. state of New Jersey, maintained by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority. The 117.20-mile mainline's southern terminus is at the interchange with U.S. Route 130 and Route 49, where the split of Interstate 295 and US 40 occurs, near the border of Pennsville and Carneys Point townships in Salem County, one mile east of the Delaware Memorial Bridge. Its northern terminus is at US 46 in Ridgefield Park, Bergen County. Construction of the mainline from concept to completion took 23 months, from 1950 to 1952. It was officially opened to traffic on November 5, 1951, between its southern terminus and exit 10.
  The turnpike is a major thoroughfare providing access to various localities in New Jersey, as well as Delaware, Pennsylvania, and New York. The toll road provides a direct bypass southeast of Philadelphia for long distance travelers between New York and Washington. According to the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association, the turnpike is the nation's sixth-busiest toll road and is one of the most heavily traveled highways in the United States.
context_section_description: The turnpike begins within the median of I-295 at exit 1 along the border of Carneys Point and Pennsville townships, where the northbound lanes of I-295 split to the southeast. Here, the turnpike is concurrent with US 40 and has three northbound lanes and two southbound lanes. A northbound entrance from Old Pennsville-Auburn Road is provided near an NJDOT fuel station to the south of the highway. Soon afterwards, the turnpike crosses the Salem Canal, and the northbound lanes of I-295 cross over the turnpike. Heading east, US 40 leaves the highway at an interchange with Route 140 and County Route 540 (CR 540). The turnpike heads northeast from this point into wooded areas as a four-lane controlled-access highway with a 65 mph (105 km/h) speed limit. After crossing over Game Creek, the turnpike reaches the Exit 1 Toll Plaza, where northbound drivers must obtain a ticket, and southbound drivers must surrender their ticket and pay the proper toll. Two Express E-ZPass lanes are provided in each direction. Paralleling I-295, the turnpike continues north/northeast through rural Salem County with two lanes in each direction. After passing under Route 48, the turnpike enters Oldmans Township, where it has the John Fenwick Service Area northbound and the Clara Barton Service Area southbound. The turnpike then briefly enters Pilesgrove Township before crossing the Oldmans Creek into Woolwich Township, Gloucester County.
  Continuing northeast, the turnpike crosses the Southern Railroad of New Jersey's Salem Branch before passing to the south of Swedesboro. After crossing the Raccoon Creek, the highway reaches an interchange for US 322. A maintenance yard is present on the northbound side of the turnpike immediately north of the interchange. The route then heads northeast into East Greenwich Township past farmland before crossing Edwards Creek. Here, the turnpike passes by residential developments and soon crosses the Mantua Creek into West Deptford Township, where it passes through parkland before development near the route increases substantially. After passing under Route 45, the turnpike enters Woodbury Heights, where it passes by homes before crossing Conrail Shared Assets Operations' (CSAO) Vineland Secondary and entering Deptford Township. Here, the turnpike passes under Route 47 before crossing the Big Timber Creek. Immediately northeast of this point, the turnpike passes under Route 42 and enters the Camden County borough of Bellmawr. After passing to the south of an industrial park, the turnpike enters Runnemede and comes to an exit for Route 168 (Black Horse Pike), serving the city of Camden to the north. Immediately after the interchange, the turnpike crosses back into Bellmawr before entering Barrington, where it passes under Route 41. The turnpike then passes near packaging plants before entering Lawnside and crossing US 30.
  Still two lanes in each direction, the turnpike continues northeast past a warehouse and eventually comes within yards of I-295. Upon entering Cherry Hill, the turnpike passes over tracks carrying the PATCO Speedline and NJ Transit's Atlantic City Line before the southbound lanes have the Walt Whitman Service Area. Continuing northeast, the turnpike passes under Route 70 before crossing the Pennsauken Creek into Mount Laurel, where it has an exit for Route 73. North of this point, the turnpike has three lanes in each direction. Still running within close proximity of I-295, the turnpike comes to a New Jersey State Police station and passes under Route 38 before crossing CSAO's Pemberton Industrial Track. After the northbound James Fenimore Cooper Service Area, the road crosses over Rancocas Creek and passes to the northwest of Rancocas State Park. Now in Westampton Township, Burlington County, the distance between I-295 and the turnpike increases, and the turnpike reaches an exit for CR 541 (Burlington-Mount Holly Road). Northeast of this point, the turnpike continues as a six-lane highway into Burlington Township, where it passes by houses and the Burlington Country Club before entering Springfield 
caption: Signage at the southern end of the turnpike on I-295/US 40 in Pennsville Township
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