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==Transportation== {{Multiple image |align=right |direction=horizontal |image1=Portjeffersonferry.JPG |width1=225 |caption1=''P. T. Barnum'', one of the four ferries operated by the [[Bridgeport & Port Jefferson Ferry]], named after the renowned circus master |image2=PJSta2.jpg |width2=225 |caption2=[[Port Jefferson station (LIRR)|Port Jefferson]] train station on the [[Long Island Rail Road]]'s [[Port Jefferson Branch]] opened in 1873. }} Port Jefferson features a major ferry route, a [[Long Island Rail Road]] terminus, multiple bus lines, and an extensive network of roads. The [[Bridgeport & Port Jefferson Ferry]] is one of two routes connecting [[Long Island]] to [[New England]]. The other route is the [[Cross Sound Ferry]] at [[Orient Point, New York|Orient Point]] and no bridges or tunnels exist despite past proposals. Port Jefferson's ferry company was established in 1883 and was championed by influential circus owner [[P. T. Barnum]]. Barnum, who owned lands in both Port Jefferson and [[Bridgeport, Connecticut]], became the new company's first president.<ref name="bp pj ferry">{{cite web| url=http://www.88844ferry.com/aboutus/history.aspx| title= The Bridgeport & Port Jefferson ferry: History| access-date=April 2, 2014}}</ref> The village additionally serves as the eastern terminus for the Long Island Rail Road's [[Port Jefferson Branch]]. The branch consists of a diesel train that connects to the electrified [[Main Line (Long Island Rail Road)|Main Line]] at [[Huntington station (LIRR)|Huntington station]]. During the full run it continues toward the western terminus of [[Pennsylvania Station (New York City)|Pennsylvania Station]] in [[Manhattan]] or to [[Atlantic Terminal]] in [[Brooklyn]]. The average commute from Port Jefferson to Manhattan via the Long Island Rail Road takes approximately 2 hours. Train service to New York City first reached Port Jefferson in 1873. The ferry terminal and train station are approximately {{convert|1|mile|adj=on}} apart. In March 2014, mayor Margot Garant announced interest in establishing a future shuttle to link the two transportation networks as well as their respective sections of town, lower and upper Port Jefferson.<ref name="pj shuttle">{{cite web| url=http://www.thelirrtoday.com/2014/03/port-jefferson-officials-mull-village.html|title=Port Jefferson Officials Mull Village Shuttle|website=thelirrtoday.com|date=March 22, 2014|access-date=May 13, 2019}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=January 2016}} [[Suffolk County Transit]] operates a bus route, the 51, which runs from [[Patchogue station]] to [[Port Jefferson station (LIRR)|Port Jefferson station]] via [[Ronkonkoma station]], [[Smith Haven Mall]], [[Stony Brook University]], and Port Jefferson. It operates every 30 minutes on weekdays and hourly on weekends.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://sctbus.org/portals/32/Schedules/Route%2051.pdf | title=Route 51 | last=Suffolk County Transit | accessdate=August 25, 2024 | date=December 3, 2023}}</ref> Routes 53 and 55 operate between Port Jefferson station and Patchogue station via [[Farmingville, New York]], and [[New York State Route 112]], respectively.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://sctbus.org/portals/32/Schedules/Route%2053.pdf | title=Route 53 | last=Suffolk County Transit | accessdate=August 25, 2024 | date=December 3, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://sctbus.org/portals/32/Schedules/Route%2055.pdf | title=Route 55 | last=Suffolk County Transit | accessdate=August 25, 2024 | date=December 3, 2023}}</ref> Port Jefferson's main street forms a section of [[New York State Route 25A]], a scenic and historic route through Long Island's [[North Shore (Long Island)|North Shore]] from the New York City [[Boroughs of New York City|borough]] of [[Queens]] eastward to [[Calverton, New York|Calverton]]. Just southeast of the village is the eastern terminus of [[New York State Route 347]], a multilane divided highway that connects to the [[Northern State Parkway]] in [[Hauppauge, New York|Hauppauge]]. New York State Route 112, an important north–south route, begins just south of the village and runs to [[Patchogue, New York|Patchogue]], with a dedicated bicycle lane along much of the route.
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