New Jersey Traffic { 20 images } Created 12 May 2009
As suburban and rural populations grew New Jersey's traffic problems mushroomed. Increased number of vehicles and faster traffic speeds made New Jersey become notorious for having frequent accidents resulting in delays during peak travel periods and beyond. Here are a series of images ranging from drivers traveling the busy Garden State Parkway headed to the Jersey Shore for the weekend to traffic snarls as a result of motor vehicle accidents.
![The Driscoll Bridge photographed at night with a trail of vehicle lights is a toll bridge on the Garden State Parkway in the U.S. state of New Jersey spanning the Raritan River near its mouth in Raritan Bay. The bridge connects the Middlesex County communities of Woodbridge Township on the north with Sayreville on the south. With a total of 15 lanes, it is the widest bridge in the worldThe northbound lanes of the bridge were opened to the public without fanfare on July 30, 1954.[1] The bridge was formally renamed in 1974 for former Governor of New Jersey Alfred E. Driscoll, who advocated for and oversaw the construction of the Garden State Parkway, as well as for the New Jersey Turnpik](https://archive.michaeltreola.com/img-get2/I0000VVXDcnSqrvc/fit=/fill=200x200/g=G00004q2_fsTvsgA/I0000VVXDcnSqrvc.jpg)
![The Driscoll Bridge photographed at night with a trail of vehicle lights is a toll bridge on the Garden State Parkway in the U.S. state of New Jersey spanning the Raritan River near its mouth in Raritan Bay. The bridge connects the Middlesex County communities of Woodbridge Township on the north with Sayreville on the south. With a total of 15 lanes, it is the widest bridge in the worldThe northbound lanes of the bridge were opened to the public without fanfare on July 30, 1954.[1] The bridge was formally renamed in 1974 for former Governor of New Jersey Alfred E. Driscoll, who advocated for and oversaw the construction of the Garden State Parkway, as well as for the New Jersey Turnpik](https://archive.michaeltreola.com/img-get2/I0000zXgg1rWlNHs/fit=/fill=200x200/g=G00004q2_fsTvsgA/I0000zXgg1rWlNHs.jpg)
![The Driscoll Bridge photographed at night with a trail of vehicle lights is a toll bridge on the Garden State Parkway in the U.S. state of New Jersey spanning the Raritan River near its mouth in Raritan Bay. The bridge connects the Middlesex County communities of Woodbridge Township on the north with Sayreville on the south. With a total of 15 lanes, it is the widest bridge in the worldThe northbound lanes of the bridge were opened to the public without fanfare on July 30, 1954.[1] The bridge was formally renamed in 1974 for former Governor of New Jersey Alfred E. Driscoll, who advocated for and oversaw the construction of the Garden State Parkway, as well as for the New Jersey Turnpik](https://archive.michaeltreola.com/img-get2/I0000SbdMQ7qS2nk/fit=/fill=200x200/g=G00004q2_fsTvsgA/I0000SbdMQ7qS2nk.jpg)
![The Driscoll Bridge photographed at night with a trail of vehicle lights is a toll bridge on the Garden State Parkway in the U.S. state of New Jersey spanning the Raritan River near its mouth in Raritan Bay. The bridge connects the Middlesex County communities of Woodbridge Township on the north with Sayreville on the south. With a total of 15 lanes, it is the widest bridge in the worldThe northbound lanes of the bridge were opened to the public without fanfare on July 30, 1954.[1] The bridge was formally renamed in 1974 for former Governor of New Jersey Alfred E. Driscoll, who advocated for and oversaw the construction of the Garden State Parkway, as well as for the New Jersey Turnpik](https://archive.michaeltreola.com/img-get2/I0000XEuiIO24TOE/fit=/fill=200x200/g=G00004q2_fsTvsgA/I0000XEuiIO24TOE.jpg)