The Pulaski Skyway, dedicated on October 11, 1933, is a vital link
(pdf 2.6m) in the northern New Jersey transportation network,
linking Jersey City, South Kearny and Newark. At over seventy-five years old, the elevated structure is composed of a
series of different types of bridges that carry Route 1&9 over the Hackensack and Passaic Rivers, the New Jersey Turnpike, several
railroads, and industrial facilities. It serves as an express link for car and bus traffic to and from the Holland Tunnel and destinations
farther north on Route 1&9, carrying 67,000 or more vehicles a day.
The structure is in need of major repairs/rehabilitation due to deterioration that has occurred over its lifetime. The Skyway is also
functionally obsolete due to several substandard geometric features (lane width, shoulder width etc.) that no longer conform to modern day
design standards.
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This is view is of the Kearny
ramp
over Central Avenue.
Overhead view of the Pulaski Skyway looking east towards Jersey City and New York.
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