Driscoll Bridge

Very historic bridge!!!

It’s the Driscoll Bridge!
You go up and then you go down.
Why? I’ll tell you why. Big ships have to go under it and I’m pretty sure a draw bridge on one of the busiest highways in New Jersey would be a bad idea… a very, very bad idea.
When I drive up the bridge, I like to pretend I’m an airplane taking off and then immediately landing on the way down. Don’t judge me. I know you’re going to do the same, now that you read this. How else are you supose to keep yourself entertained while driving on the GSP.
Weeeeeeeeeee!

Ahh, the Driscoll Bridge. This bridge has been around for a very long time, long before I was born! This is part of the Garden State Parkway, and it’s parallel with the Thomas Edison Bridge that’s positioned right next to it (US-​9). There are multiple lanes on both sides of the bridge.
This bridge has no architecture on the top or sides. What I mean is that there aren’t any arches or tower-​like structures that you would drive under while crossing major bridges. Everything is completely open as you cross over. But then again, you don’t cross a bridge solely for the purpose of looking at the visible architectures, if any.
The bridge allows commuters and travelers to cross so they can travel South towards the Jersey Shore, and North towards Paramus and the NY Line. This is one of those bridges in which for one-​half you have to drive up a «hill», and then for the other half, you have to drive down. Once I crossed the bridge going North, I got to see the exits for US-​9 and the NJ Turnpike. Going South, well, I got to see the toll booth that you had to pay through to move on. Yay?
I always enjoyed driving in the night whenever I drove home Northbound on this bridge. This was when I got to see the city lights in the night while driving up to the top of the bridge. Who doesn’t like that? Of course I was also able to see the lights from the Outerbridge Crossing. Nice! If you see the city lights in the night, play EuroDance and remixed party music (or whatever your favorite genre is) in your car, and have no major traffic or weather issues, then you’ve got a pretty good ride. Yeah, my two recent rides were good.
Be careful when you’re going down the «hill» of this bridge during rainy and icy weather. It can or could be slippery. It sucks when there are traffic jams that stretch throughout and possibly beyond the bridge. Overall, this bridge serves the purpose of letting us crossover to areas where we need to be at.