New Jersey State Highway 139 is a state highway in Jersey City, New Jersey, extending the Pulaski Skyway (US 1/US 9) east to the Holland Tunnel. It was originally the business route for US 1 and US 9; the number 139 was chosen because it was felt that the ampersand on "1&9" shields looked like a three. Officially, NJ 139 multiplexes with Interstate 78 to the Holland Tunnel; signage stops at the merge with I-78 (after which I-78 has traffic lights. A state highway in the United States is a numbered highway primarily administered by a state government. ... The skyline of Jersey City, as seen from Lower New York Bay. ... The General Casimir Pulaski Skyway also referred to Bostons Central Artery before it was rebuilt under the Big Dig, and may still refer to the elevated part south of downtown. ... United States Highway 1 is a United States highway which parallels the east coast of the United States. ... The Holland Tunnel, originally known as the Hudson River Vehicular Tunnel or the Canal Street Tunnel, is one of two highway tunnels under the Hudson River connecting the island of Manhattan with New Jersey. ... A Business Route can be a branch from an Interstate, U.S. or State Highway route. ... United States Highway 1 is a United States highway which parallels the east coast of the United States. ... Interstate 78 is an interstate highway in the eastern United States. ... Traffic lights can have several additional lights for filter turns or bus lanes. ...

Residents of Jersey City call this road the Divided Highway because of its two levels - a lower level that provides a direct connection between the tunnel and the Skyway and an upper level that provides surface arterial service. The upper level replaced a surface road known as Hoboken Avenue along its eastern half. Several old maps show the upper level as Tunnel Avenue. Signage along the upper level of the highway identifies it simply as State Highway.