George Washington Bridge Approach
# George Washington Bridge Approach

The George Washington Bridge is a vital bridge connecting the upper Manhattan borough of New York City to Fort Lee, New Jersey over the Hudson River. It is the only bridge connecting New Jersey with New York City, and one of three Hudson River crossings connecting them; the others being the Lincoln Tunnel and Holland Tunnel, both further south of the bridge.

Because the bridge carries 14 lanes across both the upper and lower decks, is one of the few ways trucks can get into the city, has possibly 300,000 vehicles use it daily, and carries Interstate 95 and U.S. Route 1-9, two vital highways that span the entire eastern coast, across the Hudson River, the bridge has a complex system of numerous roads and highways that connect to the bridge or pass by it, all giving access to the bridge. Commuters living in suburban New Jersey will likely use the bridge or Lincoln Tunnel to get to work in the city. Due to the bridge’s high popularity and importance, there is often high traffic congestion on it, and there are many ways, direct and indirect, to get to it from both sides.

## New Jersey Side

* ↑ "NYC Bridges volume statistics" (PDF). 2016.
