<Tr> <Th> Toll </Th> <Td> eastbound only: cars ($15.00 for cash, $12.50 peak with E-ZPass, $10.50 off - peak with E-ZPass; $6.50 when carpooling with 3 people or more with NY and NJ E-ZPass only) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Show map of New York City Show map of New York Show map of the US Show all </Th> </Tr> <P> The George Washington Bridge--known informally as the GW Bridge, the GWB, the GW, or the George--is a double - decked suspension bridge spanning the Hudson River between the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City and Fort Lee, New Jersey . As of 2016, the George Washington Bridge carried over 103 million vehicles per year, making it the world's busiest motor vehicle bridge . It is owned by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, a bi-state government agency that operates several bridges, tunnels and airports, as well as marine seaports, and the PATH rapid transit system . </P> <P> The bridge, an integral conduit within the New York metropolitan area, has an upper level that carries four lanes in each direction and a lower level with three lanes in each direction, for a total of 14 lanes of travel . The speed limit on the bridge is 45 mph (72 km / h), though congestion frequently slows traffic on both weekdays and weekends . The bridge's upper level also carries pedestrian and bicycle traffic . Interstate 95 (I - 95) and U.S. Route 1 / 9 (US 1 / 9) cross the river via the bridge . US 46, which lies entirely within New Jersey, terminates halfway across the bridge at the state border with New York . At its eastern terminus in New York City, the bridge connects with the Trans - Manhattan Expressway (part of I - 95, connecting to the Cross Bronx Expressway). </P>

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