This is one of those little things that bugs me about living in Southern New Jersey. If anything requiring an evacuation were to happen, NJ is a peninsula.<br><br>The only ways out that don't involve getting wet are (south to north):<br><br>1. Delaware Memorial Bridge<br>2. Commodore Barry Bridge<br>3. Benjamin Franklin Bridge<br>4. Betsy Ross Bridge<br>5. Tacony Palmyra Bridge<br>6. Burlington-Bristol Bridge<br>7. NJ-PA Turnpike Bridge<br>8. US Route 1 Bridge (Trenton-Morrisville)<br>9. Business US Route 1 Bridge (Trenton-Morrisville)<br>10. I-95 Bridge (north of Trenton)<br>11. Washington Crossing Bridge (north of Trenton)<br>12. Various smaller bridges over the Delaware River between Trenton, NJ and Easton, PA<br>13. I-80 Bridge (Delaware Water Gap)<br><br>All of these routes, with the exception of the smaller bridges, will either take you through a heavily populated area to reach them, or are themselves located in heavily populated areas. The only land crossings to be found are between NJ and NY, way up in the north of the state.<br><br>Of course "sparsely populated" is a term of relative meaning when you live in NJ, the most densely populated state in the US. NJ is one giant morass of military, political, and industrial targets thats just crammed full of people. The only relatively safe area is the far northwest region, where you at least have a possible land escape to Western NY.<br><br>Even on a normal day, traffic is extremely heavy here. I'd hate to find out what it would look like if an evacuation was called for, or if, God forbid, the Delaware River crossings were closed for some reason (like, say, because the National Guard was blocking them).<br><br>Just last week, I found it to be a real PITA when the Philadelphia Police closed the Ben Franklin Bridge for no apparent reason.<br><br>Someday, I hope to convince my fiancee to move to the other side of the river. At least there there's some room to maneuver...