Editing Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania (section)

==Transportation==
===Highways and roads===
Schuylkill Haven is served by two state highways, [[Pennsylvania Route 61]] and [[Pennsylvania Route 443]].

PA Route 61, a north–south highway, travels through the northern part of the borough. PA Route 61 operates as "Center Avenue" in Schuylkill Haven. The road continues north to [[Pottsville, Pennsylvania|Pottsville]] and ends in [[Sunbury, Pennsylvania|Sunbury]]; its southbound rout enters [[Berks County, Pennsylvania]], where it ends in [[Reading, Pennsylvania|Reading]].

PA Route 443 enters Schuylkill Haven at the western end of the borough, where it is known as Columbia Street. It continues on Parkway to Main Street until it enters Dock Street. PA Route 443 exits the town along with PA Route 61 on the northeastern side of the borough. PA Route 443 continues east toward [[Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania|Orwigsburg]], and west toward [[Pine Grove, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania|Pine Grove]].

[[Interstate 81 in Pennsylvania|Interstate 81]] is accessible from PA Route 443 near [[Pine Grove, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania|Pine Grove]]. [[Interstate 78 in Pennsylvania|Interstate 78]] is accessinble nearby at [[Hamburg, Pennsylvania|Hamburg]] in [[Berks County, Pennsylvania|Berks County]] from PA Route 61, which recently underwent a $65 million widening project.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wnep.com/2018/10/04/penndot-plans-revamp-of-route-61-in-schuylkill-county/|title=PennDOT Plans Revamp of Route 61 in Schuylkill County|date=2018-10-04|website=WNEP.com|language=en|access-date=2019-06-25}}</ref>

===Trains===
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[[Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad]]'s commercial train service traverses the borough on a single-track line with three grade crossings, at Williams Street, Union Street, and Main Street.

Passenger train service by [[SEPTA]] was available between Schuylkill Haven, [[Reading, Pennsylvania|Reading]], and [[Philadelphia]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://fp.users.fast.net/jprock/conrail_passenger_trains.htm |title=Conrail Passenger Trains |access-date=2014-08-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310234633/http://fp.users.fast.net/jprock/conrail_passenger_trains.htm |archive-date=2012-03-10 }}</ref> until July 1, 1981, when [[PennDOT]] withdrew its financial support for the project. [[Schuylkill Haven station]] is now owned and operated by [[Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad]].

===Schuylkill Canal===
The [[Schuylkill Canal]], created by the [[Schuylkill Navigation Company]], was incorporated into Schuylkill Haven's transportation system in 1825. The canal was built on the [[Schuylkill River]] as a means to transport [[anthracite|anthracite coal]] and traveled from [[Philadelphia]] to [[Port Carbon, Pennsylvania|Port Carbon]]. The canal turned [[Reading, Pennsylvania|Reading]], [[Norristown, Pennsylvania|Norristown]], and [[Pottsville, Pennsylvania|Pottsville]] into manufacturing centers.

In 1841, the [[Reading Company|Philadelphia and Reading Railroad]] was founded. By 1845, it was transporting nearly three times as much coal than the Schuylkill Canal. The Schuylkill Navigation Company expanded their canals to accommodate for larger boats. But in 1869, the canals were damaged from flooding, and their use began declining. The railroads ultimately surpassed canals as the primary transportation for coal. In 1979, the canals were filled by the [[Pennsylvania|Commonwealth of Pennsylvania]].