Editing Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania (section)

==Transportation==
[[File:2022-08-08 10 47 24 View south along U.S. Route 209 (Lehigh Avenue) just south of Pennsylvania State Route 903 (North Street) in Jim Thorpe, Carbon County, Pennsylvania.jpg|right|thumb|US 209 southbound in Jim Thorpe]]
As of 2019, there were {{convert|30.08|mi}} of public roads in Jim Thorpe, of which {{convert|10.95|mi}} were maintained by the [[Pennsylvania Department of Transportation]] (PennDOT) and {{convert|19.13|mi}} were maintained by the borough.<ref name=PennDOTmap>{{cite web|url=https://gis.penndot.gov/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/Type5/13404.pdf|title=Jim Thorpe Borough map|publisher=PennDOT|access-date=March 17, 2023}}</ref>

[[U.S. Route 209 (Pennsylvania)|U.S. Route 209]], although signed as a north–south route, tends to follow an east–west route in Pennsylvania. In Jim Thorpe and Lehighton, U.S. 209 runs in directions opposite its signage—i.e., northbound U.S. 209 runs southwards and vice versa. It intersects the [[Pennsylvania Turnpike|Pennsylvania Turnpike Northeast Extension]] ([[Interstate 476]]) east of Lehighton, about {{convert|6|mi|0}} southeast of Jim Thorpe.

[[Pennsylvania Route 903]] has its southern terminus at U.S. 209 in Jim Thorpe. It is a north–south route that runs northeast of town, connecting to [[Pennsylvania Route 115|PA 115]] near the [[Pocono Raceway]], [[Interstate 476 (Pennsylvania)|Interstate 476]], and [[Pennsylvania Route 534|PA 534]] in [[Penn Forest Township, Pennsylvania|Penn Forest Township]].

[[Carbon Transit]] provides bus service to Jim Thorpe along Route 701, which runs between [[Coaldale, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania|Coaldale]] and [[Palmerton, Pennsylvania|Palmerton]] on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, and Route 702, which runs between [[Nesquehoning, Pennsylvania|Nesquehoning]] and Palmerton Monday-Friday.<ref name=ctbus>{{cite web|title=CT Bus|publisher=Carbon Transit|url=https://carbontransit.com/ct-bus/|accessdate=May 15, 2022}}</ref> Carbon Transit also operates CT Flex service in Jim Thorpe, Penn Forest Township, and [[Kidder Township, Pennsylvania|Kidder Township]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Jim Thorpe-Penn-Kidder Flex|publisher=Carbon Transit|url=https://carbontransit.com/jim-thorpe-penn-kidder-flex/|accessdate=May 15, 2022|archive-date=May 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220516013430/https://carbontransit.com/jim-thorpe-penn-kidder-flex/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The town is served by the [[Reading, Blue Mountain, and Northern Railroad]] with year-round freight service.<ref>{{cite web |title=History of the Reading Blue Mountain & Northern Railroad |url=https://www.rbmnrr.com/history |website=Reading Blue Mountain & Northern Railroad |access-date=October 28, 2024}}</ref> Seasonal passenger excursions to and from the town is provided by its subsidiary, the Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway {{!}} Train Rides in Jim Thorpe, PA |url=https://www.lgsry.com/ |website=Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway |publisher=Reading & Northern Railroad |access-date=October 28, 2024}}</ref>