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Best route to NJMP

Post by Grippy » Tue Nov 02, 2010 10:56 am

Can anyone who has been there suggest the best route to get there?
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Re: Best route to NJMP

Post by jeffw » Tue Nov 02, 2010 12:36 pm

This is more or less what I do, other than getting from the NJTP onto Route 55. My GPS usually takes me via 295/42.

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8& ... f91647&z=7
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Re: Best route to NJMP

Post by zip4zat » Tue Nov 02, 2010 5:18 pm

are trailers not allowed on the Garden State pkwy? just wondering why youve found it best to take 287 around...

Im not familiar with this part of the world at all, might as well be a different country...
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Re: Best route to NJMP

Post by subsonic » Tue Nov 02, 2010 5:51 pm

Somebody should go over to Cape May and ferryjack the cape may ferry to Boston
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Re: Best route to NJMP

Post by Mark Swinehart » Tue Nov 02, 2010 6:56 pm

Commercial trucks with a registered weight of over 7,000 pounds (3.18 tons) are not allowed to use the northern parts of the Parkway. All trucks must exit at exit 105, just past the Asbury Park Toll Plaza. From Tinton Falls to the southern end of the Parkway at Cape May, trucks are allowed, but must pay additional tolls. Buses are allowed for the entire length of the Parkway. The "truck" ban includes all vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating (the vehicle's maximum fully-loaded weight including fuel, passengers and cargo) over 7000 pounds, which encompasses dozens of large passenger vehicles, such as the Chevy Suburban, which can weigh in at 8,500 pounds, though in practice police do not ticket such vehicles.

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Re: Best route to NJMP

Post by Grippy » Tue Nov 02, 2010 8:57 pm

Thanks for the info guys, see you down south for the FINALE!
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Re: Best route to NJMP

Post by jeffw » Tue Nov 02, 2010 9:06 pm

zip4zat wrote:are trailers not allowed on the Garden State pkwy? just wondering why youve found it best to take 287 around...

Im not familiar with this part of the world at all, might as well be a different country...
With my big truck and commercial plates, I have to steer clear of the parkways.

I've found the 287 loop to be almost always free of stop and go traffic. It's also toll-free, which helps.

I think it adds about 50 miles, but the trip ends up being about the same.
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