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===Roads and highways=== [[File:2021-05-23 12 20 20 View north along Interstate 95 (New Jersey Turnpike Pennsylvania Extension) from the overpass for Burlington County Route 660 (Old York Road) in Florence Township, Burlington County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|right|Northbound [[Interstate 95 in New Jersey|Interstate 95]] ([[New Jersey Turnpike]] Pennsylvania Extension) in Florence]] {{As of|2010|5}}, the township had a total of {{convert|67.24|mi}} of roadways, of which {{convert|45.31|mi}} were maintained by the municipality, {{convert|14.11|mi}} by Burlington County, {{convert|4.52|mi}} by the [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]] and {{convert|3.30|mi}} by the [[New Jersey Turnpike Authority]].<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/mileage_Burlington.pdf Burlington County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], May 2010. Accessed November 25, 2013.</ref> Florence hosts a {{convert|3.3|mi}} section of [[Interstate 95 in New Jersey|Interstate 95]] ([[New Jersey Turnpike]] Pennsylvania Extension), which extends from the border with [[Burlington Township, New Jersey|Burlington Township]] on the west side of the township to the border with [[Mansfield Township, Burlington County, New Jersey|Mansfield Township]] on the east.<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000095__-.pdf Interstate 95 / New Jersey Turnpike Straight Line Diagram], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], updated August 2014. Accessed February 5, 2023.</ref> One interchange, known as "6A" but not actually signed with a number, connects I-95 with [[U.S. Route 130]], which follows a southwest–northeast alignment through Florence.<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000130__-.pdf#page=16 U.S. Route 120 Straight Line Diagram], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], updated March 2018. Accessed February 5, 2023.</ref> This interchange previously connected with Cedar Lane in an unusual roadway setup (where Cedar Lane overpasses itself) the locals termed the "whirlybird" until 1999, when the Authority constructed a double-trumpet interchange directly with US 130.<ref>Wilson, David E. [https://archive.today/20131126033312/http://articles.philly.com/1997-08-11/news/25565825_1_turnpike-access-new-jersey-turnpike-turnpike-officials "Turnpike Access Roadwork Set To Begin In Fall The Project Consists Of Building Ramps Between Route 130 And The N.J. Turnpike's Pa. Extension."], ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', August 11, 1997. Accessed November 25, 2013. "The dairy's garage sits on Cedar Lane, part of the 'whirlybird' of local roads that drivers heading north on Route 130 wend through to get onto the New Jersey Turnpike's Pennsylvania Extension, the connection between the New Jersey and Pennsylvania Turnpikes ... Contractors are set to break ground this fall on a series of ramps between Route 130 and the extension, part of a new Exit 6 that will sit east of Route 130."</ref> The 6 toll gate is just east of Exit 6A on the Pennsylvania Extension. Interchange 6 (itself) is located in Mansfield Township.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/turnpike/our-roadways.html Travel Resources: Interchanges, Service Areas & Commuter Lots], [[New Jersey Turnpike Authority]]. Accessed November 25, 2013.</ref><ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/gis/maps/Burlington.pdf Burlington County Highway Maps], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]. Accessed February 5, 2023.</ref> [[Interstate 295 (Delaware–Pennsylvania)|Interstate 295]] also passes through Florence Township, but the nearest interchanges are in Mansfield Township and Burlington Township.<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000295__-.pdf#page=18 Interstate 295 Straight Line Diagram], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], updated May 2017. Accessed February 5, 2023.</ref> [[County Route 543 (New Jersey)|County Route 543]] also traverses Florence, passing over Interstate 295 without an interchange.<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000543__-.pdf#page=8 County Route 543 Straight Line Diagram], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], updated August 2006. Accessed February 5, 2023.</ref>
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