The Tonnele Circle is an intersection in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States. It is named after Tonnele ["TUN-uh-lee"] Avenue, the north–south road that runs through it.
View of the circle from the US 1/9 Truck bypass in July 2021
A pre-2010 picture of the Tonnele Circle from the air. Its original shape is still visible beneath the Pulaski Skyway and the modifications of 1938 and 1952.
A pre-2010 picture of the underside of the Pulaski Skyway at Tonnele Circle, with the Tonnele Circle Viaduct (added in 1938, now demolished) on the left.
New Tonnele Circle bypass, 2013
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