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==Infrastructure== ===Emergency services=== [[File:Millstone_River_flooded_at_Rocky_Hill.jpg|thumb|right|alt=Cars submerged in the Millstone River near Rocky Hill|250px|During [[Hurricane Ida]], the [[Millstone River]], and much of the [[Raritan River|Raritan Basin]] at large, suffered from massive flooding. Pictured here, is the [[County Route 518 (New Jersey)|County Route 518]] bridge connecting Rocky Hill and [[Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey|Franklin Township]] overflowed by the floodwaters from the Millstone River, with abandoned cars submerged.]] Police coverage is provided by the [[New Jersey State Police]], from the Kingwood Station in [[Kingwood Township, New Jersey|Kingwood Township]] in [[Hunterdon County, New Jersey|Hunterdon County]].<ref>[https://www.rockyhill-nj.gov/services/public-safety-office-of-emergency-management Public Safety / Office of Emergency Management], Borough of Rocky Hill. Accessed July 15, 2023. "Rocky Hill is served by the New Jersey State Police, Troop C, Kingwood Station"</ref> Fire protection is offered by the Rocky Hill Hook & Ladder Co #1/Station 53 Fire.<ref>[http://www.rockyhill-nj.gov/content/5669/5675/default.aspx Rocky Hill Hook & Ladder Co. No. 1 ], Borough of Rocky Hill. Accessed February 14, 2013.</ref> Emergency Medical Services are provided by the Rocky Hill First Aid and Rescue Squad (53 Rescue), which had been temporarily decommissioned as of March 2011 by Resolution 2011β33.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rockyhill-nj.gov/filestorage/5639/5641/7139/20110406184718717.pdf |title=Rocky Hill Borough Council Minutes March 21, 2011 |access-date=June 1, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927033805/http://www.rockyhill-nj.gov/filestorage/5639/5641/7139/20110406184718717.pdf |archive-date=September 27, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> An aggressive recruitment and training program under new operational and executive leadership led to Rocky Hill First and Rescue Squad returning to full primary EMS coverage in October 2012, covering all shifts on a scramble basis and offering mutual aid to squads based in Franklin Township, Kingston, and Princeton.<ref>[http://www.53rescue.org/about-rhfars.html A Rich History of Service], Rocky Hill First Aid and Rescue Squad. Accessed February 3, 2015.</ref> ===Transportation=== [[File:2018-05-29 14 08 51 View east along Somerset County Route 518 (Washington Street) just west of Somerset County Route 605 (Crescent Avenue) in Rocky Hill, Somerset County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|right|250px|County Route 518 at the intersection with County Route 605 in Rocky Hill]] ====Roads and highways==== {{As of|2010|5}}, the borough had a total of {{convert|4.38|mi}} of roadways, of which {{convert|2.88|mi}} were maintained by the municipality and {{convert|1.50|mi}} by Somerset County.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/mileage_Somerset.pdf Somerset County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], May 2010. Accessed July 18, 2014.</ref> The major road that passes through is [[County Route 518 (New Jersey)|County Route 518]], which runs for {{convert|1|mi}} through the borough and provides access to [[U.S. Route 206]] to the west and [[New Jersey Route 27|Route 27]] to the east.<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000518__-.pdf#page=6 County Route 518 Straight Line Diagram], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], updated October 2012. Accessed July 14, 2012.</ref> The nearest limited access roads are at least 25 minutes away, such as [[Interstate 287]], [[Interstate 295 (Delaware - New Jersey)|Interstate 295]] and the [[New Jersey Turnpike]] ([[Interstate 95 in New Jersey|Interstate 95]]). ====Airport==== [[Princeton Airport (New Jersey)|Princeton Airport]], serving the neighboring borough of Princeton, is located in Montgomery Township, just west of Rocky Hill. ===Healthcare=== [[Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center]] is a 355-bed regional [[non-profit]], [[Tertiary care|tertiary]] and [[Teaching hospital|academic medical center]] located in nearby [[Plainsboro Township, New Jersey|Plainsboro Township]]. The hospital services the greater [[Princeton, New Jersey|Princeton]] region in [[Central Jersey|central New Jersey]]. It is owned by the [[Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania|Penn Medicine Health System]] and is the only such hospital in the state of New Jersey.<ref>[https://www.princetonhcs.org/our-locations/pmc], Penn Medicine: Princeton Medical Center, Our locations. Accessed July 4, 2023.</ref> Other nearby regional hospitals and healthcare networks that are accessible to Rocky Hill, include the [[Somerville, New Jersey|Somerville]] division and the [[New Brunswick, New Jersey|New Brunswick]] division of [[Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital|Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH)]], along with [[Saint Peter's University Hospital]], also in New Brunswick.
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