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===Mercer County=== [[File:2021-09-22 13 41 11 View north along New Jersey State Route 29 (John Fitch Parkway) from the overpass for the ramp to U.S. Route 1 (Trenton Freeway) in Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|left|Route 29 northbound through downtown Trenton, with the Delaware River on the left]] Route 29 begins at a modified cloverleaf interchange with [[Interstate 195 (New Jersey)|I-195]] and [[Interstate 295 (Delaware–Pennsylvania)|I-295]] in [[Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey|Hamilton Township]], and it serves as the western continuation of I-195, heading to the northwest as a six-lane [[controlled-access highway|freeway]]. The route has an interchange with [[New Jersey Route 129|Route 129]], a spur of Route 29 which connects to [[U.S. Route 1 in New Jersey|US 1]]. At this interchange, the route passes over [[NJ Transit]]'s [[River Line (NJ Transit)|River Line]].<ref name=SLD /> Route 29 narrows to four lanes past this interchange and crosses into [[Trenton, New Jersey|Trenton]]. The route comes to a southbound exit and entrance for Lamberton Road. At this point, Route 29 becomes the Delaware River Scenic Byway, a [[New Jersey Scenic Byways|state scenic byway]] that was also designated a [[National Scenic Byway]] in 2009.<ref name=nsbp>{{cite web|url=http://www.byways.org/explore/byways/2463/index.html|title=Delaware River Scenic Byway|publisher=[[National Scenic Byways Program]]|access-date=October 27, 2008}}</ref><ref name=nsbp2>{{cite web|url=http://www.byways.org/explore/byways/2463/designation.html|title=Delaware River Scenic Byway - Official Designations|publisher=[[National Scenic Byways Program]]|access-date=November 6, 2010}}</ref> Route 29 runs along the bank of the [[Delaware River]] and enters a truck-restricted [[tunnel]] that passes by historic houses and [[Riverview Cemetery, Trenton|Riverview Cemetery]].<ref name=SLD /><ref name=njdot>{{cite web|url=http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/traffic_orders/weightlimits/rt29.shtm|title=NJDOT Traffic Regulations - Weight Limit - Route 29|publisher=[[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]|access-date=October 27, 2008}}</ref><ref name=csd>{{cite web|url=http://128.163.152.205/csd/PDF/CSD9Route29NJ.pdf|title=CSD Case Study No. 9 - Route 29 through Trenton, New Jersey|publisher=Context Sensitive Design|access-date=October 27, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060831134742/http://128.163.152.205/csd/PDF/CSD9Route29NJ.pdf|archive-date=August 31, 2006}}</ref> Within this tunnel, Route 29 features a southbound exit and northbound entrance for Lalor Street.<ref name=SLD /> The route emerges from the tunnel and passes east of [[Trenton Thunder Ballpark]], the home ballpark of the [[Trenton Thunder]] baseball team. The road becomes a six-lane [[limited-access road|expressway]] known as John Fitch Way at a traffic light at Thunder Road/Cass Street.<ref name=SLD /><ref name=gm>{{google maps |url=https://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=I-295+%26+I-195&daddr=route+29+and+route+12+frenchtown,+nj&geocode=CRKsrKUu0kryFSonZQIdVtWL-yGPcKn4YLmAsA%3B&hl=en&mra=pe&mrcr=0&sll=40.355337,-74.848791&sspn=0.491861,0.878906&ie=UTF8&ll=40.354917,-74.885559&spn=0.491861,0.878906&t=h&z=10 |title=overview of New Jersey Route 29 |access-date=April 1, 2009}}</ref> Route 29 meets South Warren Street at another traffic light. The median widens and it becomes a six-lane freeway, passing under the [[Morrisville–Trenton Railroad Bridge]], which carries [[Amtrak]]'s [[Northeast Corridor]] over the Delaware River.<ref name=SLD /> [[File:NJ 29 NB past NJ 175 northern terminus.jpeg|thumb|right|Route 29 northbound past northern terminus of Route 175 in Ewing Township]] Route 29 passes under the [[Trenton–Morrisville Toll Bridge]], which carries US 1 over the Delaware River. Access to US 1 south is provided by ramps from Route 29 while access to Route 29 from US 1 north is provided by South Warren Street.<ref name=SLD /> Route 29 passes under the [[Lower Trenton Bridge]] and the median narrows again. It interchanges with Market Street, which provides access to [[New Jersey Route 33|Route 33]], and then features an interchange with Memorial Drive which provides access to the [[New Jersey State House]] with a northbound exit and southbound entrance. Route 29 crosses the [[Assunpink Creek]] and features an interchange which provides access to South Warren Street with exits in both directions but only a northbound entrance.<ref name=SLD /> Route 29 continues to a cloverleaf interchange with [[Calhoun Street (Trenton)|Calhoun Street]] (County Route 653, CR 653), which provides access to the [[Calhoun Street Bridge]] over the Delaware River, where it narrows to four lanes. Riverside Avenue exits as a [[frontage road]] paralleling the northbound lanes of Route 29 before the road features a northbound exit for Hermitage Avenue. Route 29 comes to a partial interchange with Parkside Avenue, with a northbound exit and southbound entrance, and then features a northbound exit for South Eastfield Avenue.<ref name=SLD /> Route 29 becomes a four-lane [[boulevard]] at the intersection with Lee Avenue, where it continues northwest along the Delaware River. The route meets the southern terminus of [[County Route 579 (New Jersey)|CR 579]] (Sullivan Way). The median widens again and then narrows as the route meets the southern terminus of [[New Jersey Route 175|Route 175]], a former alignment of Route 29 that currently serves as a frontage road. Route 29 becomes a four-lane expressway known as [[Daniel Bray]] Highway before crossing into [[Ewing Township, New Jersey|Ewing Township]]. It passes under the [[West Trenton Railroad Bridge]], which carries [[CSX]]'s [[Trenton Subdivision (CSX Transportation)|Trenton Subdivision]] and [[SEPTA]]'s [[West Trenton Line]] over the Delaware River.<ref name=SLD /> Route 29 intersects Route 175 again and then comes to a complex interchange with I-295, with the ramps within the median of Route 29, just to the east of the [[Scudder Falls Bridge]].<ref name=SLD /> Upon crossing the [[Delaware and Raritan Canal]], Route 29 becomes a two-lane surface road known as River Road. It continues along the Delaware River, next to the Delaware and Raritan Canal, which runs between Route 29 and the river. The route intersects the northern terminus of Route 175. Farther north, Route 29 enters [[Hopewell Township, Mercer County, New Jersey|Hopewell Township]] and continues into a more rural setting shaded with trees.<ref name=gm /> Route 29 heads to [[Washington Crossing State Park]], where it intersects [[County Route 546 (New Jersey)|CR 546]], which heads east on Washington Crossing-Pennington Road, and the approach to the [[Washington Crossing Bridge]], which continues into Pennsylvania and connects to [[Pennsylvania Route 532]] (PA 532).<ref name=SLD /><ref name=gm /> Route 29 continues north along the Delaware River through [[Titusville, New Jersey|Titusville]], passing by Washington Crossing State Park.<ref name=gm/>
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