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Interstate 76 west - Walt Whitman Bridge approach
Exit 27B of Interstate 295 in Bellmawr, New Jersey is where the eastern Interstate 76 begins. It amounts to being a left exit as I-295 goes off to the right after briefly shifting orientation to receive the north end of New Jersey Route 42. Photo taken 01-25-2025.
A flyover ramp from I-76 east to I-295 north then passes overhead. Photo taken 01-25-2025.
Four lanes wide, I-76 presses on toward the Walt Whitman Bridge, which carries it across the Delaware River into Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Photo taken 01-25-2025.
Traffic leaving southbound I-295 enters I-76 at right. Photo taken 01-25-2025.
The highway soon makes its way into Gloucester City, which is in Camden County and not its namesake Gloucester County. Photo taken 01-25-2025.
Exit 1C leads to southbound U.S. Route 130 just ahead. Photo taken 01-25-2025.
1,000 feet after exit 1C, exit 1D leads to US 130 north and Collingswood. Photo taken 01-25-2025.
At exit 1D, the three left lanes have painted-on I-76 shields indicating their status as westbound through lanes for bridge-bound traffic. Photo taken 01-25-2025.
Exit 1D threads the needle between two sound barriers. Photo taken 01-25-2025.
The last exit before the bridge is exit 2, which marks the split of one of I-76's children, Interstate 676, from its parent to Camden and the Ben Franklin Bridge. Whereas I-76 prefers a far-southern and western passage through Philadelphia, I-676 passes much closer to Center City and landmarks like Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell and Constitution Center. Photo taken 01-25-2025.
The Interstate passes over Newton Creek's south branch as a plane bound for Philadelphia International passes overhead. Photo taken 01-25-2025.
The Port of Camden's terminals can be reached from exits 3 or 4 of I-676. Photo taken 01-25-2025.
I-676 can also be used to the Adventure Aquarium, Battleship New Jersey, and Camden's Waterfront Entertainment Center on the Delaware. Photo taken 01-25-2025.
I-76 beyond I-676 is tolled. However, it cannot be shunpiked via I-676 because the Ben Franklin Bridge is also tolled. Photo taken 01-25-2025.
Behind the exit 2 gore sits a variable message sign welcoming drivers to the Walt Whitman Bridge, along with a long flyover ramp from I-76 east to an access road leading to US 130 north and New Jersey Route 168 south. Photo taken 01-25-2025.
The Walt Whitman's 45 MPH speed limit is claimed to be strictly enforced. Photo taken 01-25-2025.
As the bridge begins, all trucks and buses are directed into the right lane. Photo taken 01-25-2025.
One mile from the bridge's toll plaza, as I-76 prepares to exit New Jersey, advance signage appears overhead from the first exit in Pennsylvania: exit 351, intersecting Interstate 95 with control cities of New Jersey capital Trenton (via I-295) and Chester, a suburb to Philadelphia's immediate southwest. Photo taken 01-25-2025.