The Pulaski Skyway is a four-lane bridge-causeway in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of New Jersey, carrying a freeway designated U.S. Route 1/9 (US 1/9) for most of its length. The structure has a total length of 3.502 miles (5.636 km). Its longest bridge spans 550 feet (168 m). Traveling between Newark and Jersey City, the roadway crosses the Passaic and Hackensack rivers, Kearny Point, the peninsula between them, and the New Jersey Meadowlands.
Looking east at Passaic River crossing, with Hackensack River bridge in background
Pulaski Skyway crossing the Hackensack River
US 1/9 is elevated on embankments in eastern Newark; the skyway (background) rises higher to clear the Passaic River.
A plaque with dedication details
A causeway is a track, road or railway on the upper point of an embankment across "a low, or wet place, or piece of water". It can be constructed of earth, masonry, wood, or concrete. One of the earliest known wooden causeways is the Sweet Track in the Somerset Levels, England, which dates from the Neolithic age. Timber causeways may also be described as both boardwalks and bridges.
The Hindenburgdamm Rail Causeway across the Wadden Sea to the island of Sylt in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Kaichu Doro in Uruma, Okinawa-Honto, the main island of the Ryukyu Islands in Japan.
Satellite photo of the Great Salt Lake from August 2018 showing a major color difference between the northern and southern portions of the lake as a result of a mineral imbalance caused by a railroad causeway.
The Julia Tuttle Causeway, one of the major arteries connecting Miami and Miami Beach in Florida
