Basilone Memorial Bridge

Basilone Memorial Bridge
Basilone Memorial Bridge
Coordinates	40°29′18″N 74°23′47″W / 40.4884°N 74.3963°W
Carries	12 lanes of I-95 / N.J. Turnpike
Crosses	Raritan River
Locale	New Brunswick and Edison, Middlesex County, New Jersey
Other name(s)	Basilone Bridge
Maintained by	New Jersey Turnpike Authority
History
Opened	1951
Location

The Basilone Memorial Bridge is a bridge on the New Jersey Turnpike (I-95) in the U.S. state of New Jersey spanning the Raritan River. The bridge connects Edison on the north with New Brunswick on the south.

The bridge, which opened along with the Turnpike in 1951 is named for John Basilone, a World War II recipient of the Medal of Honor who grew up in nearby Raritan, New Jersey.

Memorials for the bridge can be found at both the northbound Joyce Kilmer Travel Plaza and southbound Thomas Edison Travel Plaza.

References

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v t e New Jersey Turnpike Authority
Highways	New Jersey Turnpike mainline unsigned Route 700 I-95 Eastern Spur Western Spur Newark Bay Extension I-78 Pearl Harbor Memorial Turnpike Extension I-95 Garden State Parkway unsigned Route 444 Driscoll Expressway (cancelled)
Major bridges	Basilone Memorial Bridge Delaware River–Turnpike Toll Bridge Driscoll Bridge Great Egg Harbor Bridge Newark Bay Bridge
Tolling	E-ZPass