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==Transportation== [[File:2021-07-15 11 34 32 View south along U.S. Route 130 (Crescent Boulevard) from the pedestrian overpass at Garfield Avenue in Pennsauken Township, Camden County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|right|Southbound [[U.S. Route 130|Route 130]] in Pennsauken]] [[File:Pennsauken Transit Center - commuter platform.jpg|right|thumbnail|[[Pennsauken Transit Center]]]] ===Roads and highways=== {{As of|2010|5}}, the township had a total of {{convert|144.85|mi}} of roadways, of which {{convert|105.82|mi}} were maintained by the municipality, {{convert|26.76|mi}} by Camden County, {{convert|10.27|mi}} by the [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]] and {{convert|2.00|mi}} by the [[Delaware River Port Authority]].<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/mileage_Camden.pdf Camden County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], May 2010. Accessed July 18, 2014.</ref> Major roads through the township include [[U.S. Route 130|Route 130]], the largest highway through the township, which intersects with [[New Jersey Route 73|Route 73]] in the northern part of the township, near the [[Cinnaminson Township, New Jersey|Cinnaminson Township]] border. [[New Jersey Route 90|Route 90]] is a short highway leading to the [[Betsy Ross Bridge]], which connects the township with Philadelphia. Owned and operated by the [[Delaware River Port Authority]], the bridge stretches {{convert|8500|ft}} between abutments and opened to traffic on April 30, 1976.<ref>[http://www.drpa.org/bridges/bridges_br.html Betsy Ross Bridge] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130929082746/http://www.drpa.org/bridges/bridges_br.html |date=September 29, 2013 }}, [[Delaware River Port Authority]]. Accessed October 15, 2013.</ref> [[New Jersey Route 38]] and [[New Jersey Route 70|Route 70]] merge westbound in the eastern part of the township near the [[Cherry Hill, New Jersey|Cherry Hill]] border and [[U.S. Route 30 in New Jersey|U.S. Route 30]] at the border with [[Camden, New Jersey|Camden]]. US 130 and 30 and NJ 38 and 70 converge at the Airport Circle in the southern section of Pennsauken Township. [[County Route 537 (New Jersey)|CR 537]] passes through in the south while [[County Route 543 (New Jersey)|CR 543]] travels through in the north. ===Public transportation=== The township hosts three [[NJ Transit]] rail stops. The [[Pennsauken–Route 73 (River Line station)|Pennsauken-Route 73]]<ref>[http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=TrainStationLookupFrom&selStation=38305 Pennsauken/Route 73], [[New Jersey Transit]]. Accessed August 14, 2017.</ref> and [[36th Street (River Line station)|36th Street]]<ref>[http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=TrainStationLookupFrom&selStation=38306 36th Street], [[New Jersey Transit]]. Accessed August 14, 2017.</ref> stations on the [[River Line (NJ Transit)|River Line]] offer service between [[Trenton, New Jersey|Trenton]] and [[Camden, New Jersey|Camden]]. The [[Pennsauken Transit Center]]<ref>[http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=TrainStationLookupFrom&selStation=43298 Pennsauken Transit Center], [[NJ Transit]]. Accessed October 15, 2013.</ref> on River Road features a transfer between the River Line and the [[Atlantic City Line]], which provides rail service between [[Atlantic City, New Jersey|Atlantic City]] and [[Philadelphia]].<ref>[http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=LineDetailsTo&selLine=ATLC Atlantic City Rail Line], [[NJ Transit]]. Accessed October 15, 2013.</ref> The station was constructed at a cost of $40 million and opened for commuters in October 2013.<ref>Boyer, Barbara. [http://www.philly.com/philly/news/new_jersey/20131015_New_station_links_2_S__Jersey_rail_lines.html "New station links two South Jersey rail lines"], ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', October 14, 2013. Accessed October 15, 2013. "The $40 million Pennsauken Transit Center that officially opened Monday morning, linking NJ Transit's River Line to its Atlantic City Rail Line, offers more than a quick trip to the Jersey Shore."</ref> Daily [[NJ Transit]] bus service between the township and Philadelphia is available on routes [[317 (New Jersey bus)|317]], [[404 (New Jersey bus)|404]], [[406 (New Jersey bus)|406]], and [[409 (New Jersey bus)|409]]. Additional service to Philadelphia is available through routes [[414 (New Jersey bus)|414]] and [[414 (New Jersey bus)|417]], which run on weekdays during morning and evening rush hours. The township is also serviced by intrastate or local routes [[405 (New Jersey bus)|405]], [[407 (New Jersey bus)|407]], [[413 (New Jersey bus)|413]], and [[419 (New Jersey bus)|419]], as well as express route [[409 (New Jersey bus)|418]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090522212311/http://www.njtransit.com/sf/sf_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=BusRoutesCamdenCountyTo Camden County Bus/Rail Connections], [[NJ Transit]], backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of May 22, 2009. Accessed July 24, 2012.</ref><ref>[http://www.driveless.com/pdfs/SJTG_PDF.pdf#page=3 South Jersey Transit Guide] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180929093448/http://www2.driveless.com/pdfs/SJTG_PDF.pdf#page=3 |date=September 29, 2018 }}, Cross County Connection, as of April 1, 2010. Accessed December 13, 2014.</ref>
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