Editing Raritan Township, New Jersey (section)

==Transportation==
[[File:2018-06-14 09 41 40 View north along U.S. Route 202 and New Jersey State Route 31 at Everitts Road in Raritan Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|right|[[U.S. Route 202 in New Jersey|U.S. Route 202]] and [[New Jersey Route 31|Route 31]] northbound in Raritan Township]]
{{As of|2010|5}}, the township had a total of {{convert|181.46|mi}} of roadways, of which {{convert|146.40|mi}} were maintained by the municipality, {{convert|22.36|mi}} by Hunterdon County and {{convert|12.70|mi}} by the [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]].<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/mileage_Hunterdon.pdf Hunterdon County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], May 2010. Accessed July 18, 2014.</ref>

Several major roads in Raritan Township.<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/gis/maps/Hunterdon.pdf Hunterdon County Highway Map], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]. Accessed March 4, 2023.</ref> These include [[New Jersey Route 12|Route 12]],<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000012__-.pdf#page=3 Route 12 Straight Line Diagram], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], updated March 2016. Accessed March 4, 2023.</ref> [[New Jersey Route 31|Route 31]]<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000031__-.pdf#page=7 Route 31 Straight Line Diagram], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], updated May 2017. Accessed March 4, 2023.</ref> and [[U.S. Route 202 in New Jersey|U.S. Route 202]]<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000202__-.pdf#page=3 U.S. Route 202 Straight Line Diagram], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], updated May 2017. Accessed March 4, 2023.</ref> (the latter two run [[concurrency (road)|concurrent]] for about {{convert|4|mi|km|spell=in}} in the southern part of the township).

Major county roads that go through the township include [[County Route 514 (New Jersey)|CR 514]] (which runs along the southeastern border),<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000514__-.pdf County Route 514 Straight Line Diagram], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], updated October 2012. Accessed March 4, 2023.</ref> [[County Route 523 (New Jersey)|CR 523]]<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000523__-.pdf#page=3 County Route 523 Straight Line Diagram], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], updated November 2012. Accessed March 4, 2023.</ref> and [[County Route 579 (New Jersey)|CR 579]] (which runs along the southwestern border).<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000579__-.pdf#page=7 County Route 579 Straight Line Diagram], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], updated October 2012. Accessed March 4, 2023.</ref>

The closest [[Interstate highway]] is [[Interstate 78 in New Jersey|Interstate 78]] in neighboring Clinton and Franklin Townships.

===Public transportation===
The Hunterdon County LINK provide local bus service on Route 14 between [[Lambertville, New Jersey|Lambertville]] and [[Flemington, New Jersey|Flemington]]; Route 15 between Flemington and [[Hampton, New Jersey|Hampton]]; Routes 16 / 19 / 21 which operate to / from Flemington; Route 17 / 18 between [[Milford, New Jersey|Milford]] and [[Clinton, New Jersey|Clinton]]; and Route 23 between Flemington and [[Bridgewater Commons Mall]] / [[Somerville, New Jersey|Somerville]].<ref>[http://www.ridethelink.com/Routes.html Bus Routes], Ride the LINK. Accessed November 18, 2019.</ref>

===Rail service===
[[File:Black River and Western 50th Anniversary 138.JPG|thumb|A Black River and Western Railroad excursion train over Dayton Road in Raritan Township]]
The [[Black River and Western Railroad]] is a historic [[short-line railroad]] that passes through the township. It operates today as a [[heritage railway]].<ref>[https://www.blackriverrailroad.com/history About Us], [[Black River and Western Railroad]]. Accessed November 20, 2019.</ref>

The [[Norfolk Southern Railway]]'s [[Lehigh Line (Norfolk Southern)|Lehigh Line]] (formerly the mainline of the [[Lehigh Valley Railroad]]), runs through most of the northeast part of Raritan Township close to its northeast boundary.<ref>[https://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/pdf/hcpb/publications/HC%20SLRail%20Study%201998.pdf#page=9 ''Hunterdon County Short Line Rail Study''], p. 9. [[Hunterdon County, New Jersey]] Planning Board, September 1998. Accessed November 15, 2019. "The Lehigh Line is a major regional line that connects the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton (PA) metropolitan hub with the Newark (NJ) metropolitan area. The Lehigh Line enters the County at the Borough of Bloomsbury and passes through the Townships of Bethlehem, Union, Franklin, Clinton, and Raritan before exiting the County at the southern tip of Readington Township."</ref>