New Jersey Route 495
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Route 495 is a 3.45-mile-long freeway in Hudson County, New Jersey, in the United States that connects the New Jersey Turnpike at exits 16E-17 in Secaucus to New York State Route 495 inside the Lincol
The beginning of eastbound Route 495 at the New Jersey Turnpike
The Helix, from east
View east along Route 495 at Hudson Avenue in Union City
Lincoln Tunnel Helix and toll plaza (circa 1955), with the south tube under construction
Lincoln Tunnel Helix
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The Lincoln Tunnel Helix, known commonly as The Helix or the Route 495 Helix, is an elevated spiral bridge freeway that carries New Jersey Route 495 to and from the Lincoln Tunnel in Weehawken, New Je
New Jersey Route 495
…and Park Avenue near the Union City–Weehawken border, and by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) east of Park Avenue, including the helix viaduct used to descend the New Jersey Palisades to reach the entrance of the Lincoln Tunnel. Route 495 is mostly a six-lane freeway with a reversible bus lane…
Birdseye view of the Helix, circa 1991.