Editing East Orange, New Jersey (section)

==Transportation==

===Roads and highways===
[[File:2021-06-05 15 55 37 View south along New Jersey State Route 444 (Garden State Parkway) from the overpass for Essex County Route 658 (Park Avenue) in East Orange, Essex County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Garden State Parkway]] in East Orange]]
{{As of|2010|5}}, the city had a total of {{convert|83.43|mi}} of roadways, of which {{convert|73.27|mi}} were maintained by the municipality, {{convert|6.30|mi}} by Essex County, {{convert|1.52|mi}} by the [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]] and {{convert|2.34|mi}} by the [[New Jersey Turnpike Authority]].<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/mileage_Essex.pdf Essex County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], May 2010. Accessed July 18, 2014.</ref>

The [[Garden State Parkway]] is the most prominent highway passing through the city, connecting [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]] in the south to [[Bloomfield, New Jersey|Bloomfield]] in the north.<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000444__-.pdf#page=53 Garden State Parkway Straight Line Diagram], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], updated August 2014. Accessed February 15, 2023.</ref> The Parkway is accessible at Interchange 145 for Interstate 280 and at Interchange 147 for Springdale Avenue.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/turnpike/our-roadways.html Travel Resources: Interchanges, Service Areas & Commuter Lots], [[New Jersey Turnpike Authority]]. Accessed November 4, 2014.</ref> [[Interstate 280 (New Jersey)|Interstate 280]] is the other major highway crossing the city, following a west-to-east route from [[Orange, New Jersey|Orange]] to Newark.<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000280__-.pdf#page=5 Interstate 280 Straight Line Diagram], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], updated March 2016. Accessed February 15, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/gis/maps/Essex.pdf Essex County Highway Map], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]. Accessed February 15, 2023.</ref>
Major county highways serving the city include [[County Route 508 (New Jersey)|County Route 508]] and [[County Route 510 (New Jersey)|County Route 510]]. These both traverse the city west-to-east, following Central Avenue and South Orange Avenue, respectively. [[County Route 509 (New Jersey)|County Route 509]] also crosses East Orange, following a south-to-north alignment through the city via Grove Street.

===Public transportation===
Local transportation around the city and into neighboring communities is provided by multiple [[NJ Transit]] public bus lines, which includes routes [[5 (New Jersey bus)|5]], [[21 (New Jersey bus)|21]], [[24 (New Jersey bus)|24]], [[34 (New Jersey bus)|34]], [[41 (New Jersey bus)|41]], [[44 (New Jersey bus)|44]], [[71 (New Jersey bus)|71]], [[73 (New Jersey bus)|73]], [[79 (New Jersey bus)|79]], [[90 (New Jersey bus)|90]], [[92 (New Jersey bus)|92]], [[94 (New Jersey bus)|94]], and [[97 (New Jersey bus)|97]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.njtransit.com/sf/sf_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=BusRoutesEssexCountyTo |title=Essex County Bus / Rail Connections |access-date=May 22, 2009 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090522212304/http://www.njtransit.com/sf/sf_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=BusRoutesEssexCountyTo |archive-date=May 22, 2009 }}, [[NJ Transit]], backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of May 25, 2009. Accessed September 11, 2011.</ref><ref>[https://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/Essex_County_Map.pdf Essex County System Map] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140728205318/https://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/Essex_County_Map.pdf |date=July 28, 2014 }}, [[NJ Transit]]. Accessed November 2, 2019.</ref>

New Jersey Transit operates two [[commuter rail]] train stations in East Orange, both located along the [[Morris & Essex Lines]].<ref>[http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=LineDetailsTo&selLine=MNE Morristown Line] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023060244/http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=LineDetailsTo&selLine=MNE |date=October 23, 2013 }}, [[NJ Transit]]. Accessed October 9, 2013.</ref> The [[East Orange station]] is located beside the westbound lanes of Interstate 280, directly across its parking lot from East Orange City Hall.<ref>[http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=TrainStationLookupFrom&selStation=37 East Orange station] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023115605/http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=TrainStationLookupFrom&selStation=37 |date=October 23, 2013 }}, [[NJ Transit]]. Accessed October 9, 2013.</ref> Just one mile west up Main Street is [[Brick Church station]], the city's second rail stop and the more heavily used of the two.<ref>[http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=TrainStationLookupFrom&selStation=23 Brick Church station] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023100819/http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=TrainStationLookupFrom&selStation=23 |date=October 23, 2013 }}, [[NJ Transit]]. Accessed October 9, 2013.</ref> Both have seven-day service to [[Pennsylvania Station (New York City)|New York Penn Station]] in [[Midtown Manhattan]] as well as weekday service to [[Hoboken Terminal]].

The [[Montclair-Boonton Line]] runs through the Ampere neighborhood of the city on the east, after splitting off from the [[Morris & Essex Lines]] just east of the city line in Newark. [[Ampere station]] was a former stop on the line near Ampere Parkway and Springdale Avenue which opened in 1890, but closed in 1991 due to low ridership. Residents can use nearby [[Watsessing Avenue station]] in neighboring [[Bloomfield, New Jersey|Bloomfield]]. Another former stop was [[Grove Street station (NJ Transit)|Grove Street station]], a mile east of Brick Church, which ended service in April 1991, together with the Ampere station.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-news-april-1991-timetable-ch/23420666/ "NJ Transit train times revised"], ''[[Courier News]]'', April 7, 1991. Accessed December 24, 2023, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Passengers traveling from the Ampere Station on the Montclair branch and the Grove Street Station on the Morristown Line are reminded that service to these stations will be discontinued effective today.."</ref>

The city is {{convert|7.8|mi}} from [[Newark Liberty International Airport]] in the nearby cities of [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]] and [[Elizabeth, New Jersey|Elizabeth]].