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==Transportation== [[File:2021-06-05 11 37 41 View south along New Jersey State Route 444 (Garden State Parkway) from the overpass for Union County Route 604 (Madison Hill Road) in Clark Township, Union County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Garden State Parkway]] southbound in Clark]] ===Roads and highways=== {{As of|2010|5}}, the township had a total of {{convert|58.95|mi}} of roadways, of which {{convert|48.34|mi}} were maintained by the municipality, {{convert|8.03|mi}} by Union County, and {{convert|2.58|mi}} by the [[New Jersey Turnpike Authority]].<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/mileage_Union.pdf Union County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], May 2010. Accessed July 18, 2014.</ref> The Clark Circle connects Central Avenue, Brant Avenue, Valley Road, and at Exit 135 of the [[Garden State Parkway]], which passes through the township.<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000444__-.pdf#page=50 Garden State Parkway Straight Line Diagram], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], updated August 2014. Accessed December 3, 2022.</ref> The [[New Jersey Turnpike Authority]] redesigned the circle as part of a project that ran from 2007 to 2009 under which the movements at the circle are now controlled by traffic lights.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071015075600/http://www.ucnj.org/traffic/projects/clark/clark_circle.htm "Interchange 135 Improvements"], [[Union County, New Jersey]], Backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of October 15, 2007. Accessed April 11, 2013.</ref> Interchange 135 on the Parkway is signed for Clark / [[Westfield, New Jersey|Westfield]].<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/turnpike/our-roadways.html Travel Resources: Interchanges, Service Areas & Commuter Lots], [[New Jersey Turnpike Authority]]. Accessed August 18, 2014.</ref> ===Public transportation=== The [[Lehigh Valley Railroad]] served Clark with a passenger station in the Picton section.<ref>Berg, Walter Gilman. [https://books.google.com/books?id=gIs5AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA294&lpg=PA294 ''Buildings and structures of American railroads:A reference book for railroad managers, superintendents, master mechanics, engineers, architects, and students''], p. 294. [[John Wiley & Sons]], 1893. Accessed July 11, 2011.</ref> The rail line remains active under [[Conrail]]'s auspices, excluding the Bloodgood Branch spur which is now out of service. The closest [[NJ Transit]] rail station is in Rahway, located approximately {{convert|2|mi}} from the center of Clark. NJ Transit also provides bus service to [[New York City]] and points in-between. The [[112 (New Jersey bus)|112]] route provides service to the [[Port Authority Bus Terminal]] in [[Midtown Manhattan]],<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090522212305/http://www.njtransit.com/sf/sf_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=BusRoutesUnionCountyTo Union County Bus/Rail Connections], [[NJ Transit]], backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of May 22, 2009. Accessed July 11, 2011.</ref> as well as stops throughout downtown [[Elizabeth, New Jersey|Elizabeth]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://moovitapp.com//nycnj-121/lines/112/433001/3785546/en|title=Moovit: All the info for your bus, train, metro lines in 1 place|website=Moovit|access-date=2019-11-04}}</ref> [[Newark Liberty International Airport]] is approximately {{convert|11|miles}} from Clark.
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