Editing Colts Neck Township, New Jersey (section)

== Infrastructure ==

===Transportation===
====Roads and highways====
[[File:2021-07-30 11 18 14 View south along New Jersey State Route 18 from the overpass for Obre Road in Colts Neck Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|right|[[New Jersey Route 18|Route 18]] southbound in Colts Neck Township]]
{{As of|2010|5}}, the township had a total of {{convert|132.59|mi}} of roadways, of which {{convert|103.86|mi}} were maintained by the municipality, {{convert|15.52|mi}} by Monmouth County and {{convert|13.21|mi}} by the [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]].<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/mileage_Monmouth.pdf Monmouth County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], May 2010. Accessed July 24, 2014.</ref>

Two major state roads pass through the township: [[New Jersey Route 18|Route 18]] (the freeway portion) and [[New Jersey Route 34|Route 34]]. Major county roads that traverse the township are [[County Route 520 (New Jersey)|County Route 520]] (along the border) and [[County Route 537 (New Jersey)|County Route 537]].

The [[Garden State Parkway]] is accessible in neighboring [[Holmdel Township, New Jersey|Holmdel Township]], [[Middletown Township, New Jersey|Middletown Township]], [[Tinton Falls, New Jersey|Tinton Falls]] and [[Wall Township, New Jersey|Wall Township]]. [[Interstate 195 (New Jersey)|Interstate 195]] is also outside the township, in neighboring Wall and [[Howell Township, New Jersey|Howell Township]].

====Public transportation====
[[NJ Transit]] provides local bus service between [[Freehold Township, New Jersey|Freehold Township]] and [[Sea Bright, New Jersey|Sea Bright]] on the [[List of NJ Transit bus routes (800–880)|838]] route.<ref>[http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/T0838.pdf Route 838 Bus Schedule], [[NJ Transit]], issued April 8, 2017. Accessed December 26, 2017.</ref><ref>[https://www.visitmonmouth.com/Page.aspx?Id=2906 Bus Routes], [[Monmouth County, New Jersey]]. Accessed April 30, 2023.</ref>

Ferry service is available through the [[SeaStreak]] service in [[Highlands, New Jersey|Highlands]], a trip that involves about a 25-30 minute drive from Colts Neck Township (depending on the section of town) to reach the departing terminal. SeaStreak offers ferry service to [[New York City]] with trips to [[Pier 11/Wall Street|Pier 11]] (on the [[East River]] at [[Wall Street]]) and East [[35th Street (Manhattan)|35th Street]] in Manhattan.<ref>Caldwell, Dave. [https://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/24/realestate/24livi.html "A Clam Town, Coming Out of Its Shell - Living In Highlands, N.J."], ''[[The New York Times]]'', August 24, 2008. Accessed July 27, 2021. "Three SeaStreak (seastreak.com) ferries depart on weekday mornings from the Conner's Ferry Landing. The trip to Pier 11 in Manhattan, near Wall Street, takes 40 minutes."</ref> The ferry service also offers seasonal travel, such as to the public beaches on [[Sandy Hook, New Jersey|Sandy Hook]], baseball games at [[Yankee Stadium]] and [[Citi Field]], trips to [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] matinees, [[Martha's Vineyard]] in [[Massachusetts]], college football games at [[United States Military Academy|West Point]], [[Autumn leaf color|fall foliage]] in the [[Hudson Valley]], and to the [[Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade]], among other excursions.<ref>[https://seastreak.com/] SeaStreek Ferries. "The Most ''Civilized'' Way To Get There". NYC/NJ Commute. Accessed July 27, 2021.</ref><ref>[https://seastreak.com/] SeaStreek Ferries. "The Most ''Civilized'' Way To Get There". Day Trips and Getaways. Accessed July 27, 2021.</ref><ref>[https://seastreak.com/] SeaStreek Ferries. "The Most ''Civilized'' Way To Get There". Tours and Event Cruises. Accessed July 27, 2021.</ref>

[[Monmouth Executive Airport]] in [[Farmingdale, New Jersey|Farmingdale]] supplies short-distance flights to surrounding areas and is the closest air transportation service.<ref>[https://www.iata.org/en/publications/directories/code-search/?airport.search=blm Airline and Location Code Search for BLM], [[International Air Transport Association]]. Accessed March 19, 2023.</ref> The nearest major commercial airport is [[Newark Liberty International Airport]], which serves as a major hub for [[United Airlines]] and located {{convert|30|mi}} north (about 47 minutes drive) from the center of Colts Neck Township.<ref>[https://www.distance-cities.com/distance-colts-neck-nj-to-newark-nj Colts Neck NJ to Newark NJ], Distance between cities. Accessed March 19, 2023.</ref>

===Healthcare===
Colts Neck Township is served by [[CentraState Healthcare System]]. Located in neighboring [[Freehold Township, New Jersey|Freehold Township]], the 287-bed hospital is a partner of [[Atlantic Health System]] and is affiliated with [[Robert Wood Johnson Medical School|Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School]].<ref>[https://www.centrastate.com/who-we-are/ Who We Are], CentraState Medical Center. Accessed July 9, 2023.</ref> CentraState Healthcare system also provides healthcare through its various family practices in communities across the [[Central Jersey|central New Jersey]] region. One of those six family practices has an office located in the township.<ref>[https://www.centrastate.com/locations/family-practice-of-centrastate-colts-neck/ Family Practice: Colts Neck], [[CentraState Medical Center]]. Accessed July 9, 2023.</ref>

The next closest regional hospitals to the township are [[Bayshore Community Hospital]], located in nearby [[Holmdel Township, New Jersey|Holmdel Township]], and the Old Bridge Division of [[Raritan Bay Medical Center]], located in nearby [[Old Bridge Township, New Jersey|Old Bridge Township]]. The closest major university hospital to the township is [[Jersey Shore University Medical Center]] in [[Neptune Township, New Jersey|Neptune Township]], along with [[Saint Peter's University Hospital]] and [[Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital]] in [[New Brunswick, New Jersey|New Brunswick]].