George Washington Bridge Plaza
The George Washington Bridge Plaza, also known as GWB Plaza or Bridge Plaza, is the convergence of roads and highways around the George Washington Bridge toll plaza in Fort Lee, New Jersey, United States. The plaza is located north of and parallel to Fort Lee's Main Street. The surrounding busy area is characterized by a mix of commercial and residential uses and an architectural variety that includes parking lots, strip malls, houses, gas stations, mid-rise office buildings and high-rise condominiums. Just to the east is Fort Lee Historic Park, Palisades Interstate Park and the bridge's western tower.
View looking east to the bridge, south of which is Fort Lee Historic Park, contiguous with Palisades Interstate Park.
Looking northeast over highways to GWB
A view of the district looking west
"Bridgegate" entrance, customary three rush-hour toll lanes (20, 22, 24)
The George Washington Bridge is a double-decked suspension bridge spanning the Hudson River, connecting Fort Lee in Bergen County, New Jersey, with the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. It is named after Founding Father George Washington, the first president of the United States. The George Washington Bridge is the world's busiest motor vehicle bridge, carrying a traffic volume of over 104 million vehicles in 2019, and is the world's only suspension bridge with 14 vehicular lanes.
The bridge as seen from Fort Lee, New Jersey in October 2008
Typical heavy Manhattan-bound traffic on the upper deck of the George Washington Bridge
The George Washington Bridge's flag, the world's largest, is hung on special occasions
George Washington Bridge looking east from Fort Lee, New Jersey