If You’ve Driven These 12 NJ Roads Without Crying, You Deserve a Medal

With 9.5 million people and nearly 39,000 miles of roads, traffic jams happen all the time here in New Jersey.

And that doesn't include the thousands and thousands of people who drive through the Garden State every year simply because we are right in the middle of an extremely busy part of the country (fact: during the first nine months of 2024, nearly 195 million vehicles drove on the New Jersey Turnpike).

So with all of that chaos, everyone here in the state has their own list of roads and highways that they absolutely hate.

NJ Commute Times and Congestion Stats

According to a Census report at the end of 2022 that was published by NJ.com, consider these facts:

• New Jersey has the most congested section of highway in the country: I-95 where it meets Route 4 in Fort Lee
• NJ residents have the third-worst commute times in the country, only behind New York and Maryland
• The average commute time in the Garden State was nearly 29 in 2021

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What NJ Drivers are Saying Online

I recently stumbled upon a conversation on a Jersey-oriented Facebook page where people were talking about the worst roads in the state and it was quite interesting.

The usual cast of characters was certainly mentioned, including the Turnpike and Parkway, but some surprises also made the discussion.

These are the roads that raise your blood pressure even just mentioning them, let alone trying to navigate them at rush hour.

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New Jersey Roads That Will Ruin Your Day

Worst roads in NJ, U.S. Route 322 across Gloucester County, U.S. Route 130 in Burlington, Route 55 where it ends at Route 47, Routes 47 and 347, Routes 1&9 / Truck 1&9, Garden State Parkway, Interstate 78, U.S. Route 22, New Jersey Turnpike, Route 9 through Lakewood, The junction of Route 42 / Interstate 76 and Interstate 295, Interstate 287