page_title: Garden State Parkway
section_title: Burlington and Ocean counties
hierarchical_section_title: Garden State Parkway / Route description / Burlington and Ocean counties
caption_attribution_description: English: View north along New Jersey State Route 444 (Garden State Parkway) between Exit 58 and Exit 63 in Eagleswood Township, Ocean County, New Jersey
context_page_description: The Garden State Parkway is a limited-access highway that stretches the length of New Jersey from the state's southernmost tip near Cape May to the New York state line at Montvale. A toll road, its name refers to New Jersey's nickname, the "Garden State". The parkway's official, but unsigned, designation is Route 444. At its north end, the road becomes the Garden State Parkway Connector, a component of the New York State Thruway system that connects to the Thruway mainline in Ramapo. The parkway is the longest highway in the state at approximately 172 miles, and, according to the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association, was the busiest toll road in the United States in 2006. The highway has a posted speed limit of 65 miles per hour for most of its length, and is primarily for passenger vehicle use; trucks weighing over 10,000 pounds are prohibited north of exit 105.
  The parkway was constructed between 1946 and 1957 to connect suburban northern New Jersey with resort areas along the Atlantic coast and to alleviate traffic on traditional north–south routes running through each town center, such as U.S. Route 1, US 9, and Route 35.
context_section_description: Now in Burlington County, US 9 and the Pine Barrens Byway depart in Bass River Township. Continuing northeast, the parkway passes over US 9 with no access before crossing the Bass River and reaching a maintenance yard in the median, followed by the northbound New Gretna Toll Plaza. Crossing northward through Bass River State Forest, the six-lane highway becomes desolate as it enters Little Egg Harbor Township, Ocean County. Here, the GSP interchanges with CR 539 before entering Eagleswood Township, where it crosses over Westecunk Creek and passes to the west of Eagles Nest Airport. Afterwards, the parkway enters Stafford Township where it has an interchange with Route 72, providing access to Manahawkin and Long Beach Island. Crossing northeast through the Pine Barrens, the highway heads into Barnegat Township where it has a junction with CR 554 before the southbound roadway has the Barnegat Toll Plaza.
  Now in Ocean Township, the parkway meets CR 532 and crosses over Oyster Creek before entering Lacey Township, where it crosses the south, middle, and north branches of the Forked River and has the Forked River Service Area in the median. Farther north, the road crosses over Cedar Creek and enters Berkeley Township, where it passes through Double Trouble State Park. Upon entering the borough of South Toms River, the parkway becomes concurrent with US 9 once again at CR 530 before crossing the Toms River and entering the township of the same name. After passing over the abandoned Conrail Barnegat Branch, the road meets CR 527 followed by Route 37, which provides access to Lakehurst, Seaside Heights and Island Beach State Park. The GSP then passes a maintenance yard in the median, and US 9 leaves the highway at a junction with Route 166. North of the Toms River Toll Plaza, the parkway enters Lakewood Township and has an interchange with Route 70, serving Brick Township and Point Pleasant Beach to the east; this interchange also serves CR 528. Crossing through Brick Township, the route interchanges with CR 549 before crossing the South Branch Metedeconk River and passing over Route 88 with no access. It then crosses the North Branch Metedeconk River and widens to eight lanes just north of a second exit for CR 549.
caption: Garden State Parkway northbound at milepost 60 in Eagleswood Township
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