Editing Woodbridge Township, New Jersey (section)

==Transportation==
===Roads and highways===
[[File:Driscoll-Viesser-Edison Bridges - August 30, 2020.jpg |thumb|upright=1.35|right|The [[Driscoll Bridge|Governor Alfred E. Driscoll Bridge]] on the [[Garden State Parkway]], crosses the [[Raritan River]] connecting Woodbridge to [[Sayreville, New Jersey|Sayreville]]; with a total of 15 travel lanes and six shoulder lanes, is one of the world's widest and busiest motor vehicle bridges]]
{{As of|2010|5}}, the township had a total of {{convert|303.32|mi}} of roadways, of which {{convert|244.16|mi}} were maintained by the municipality, {{convert|28.79|mi}} by Middlesex County, {{convert|17.69|mi}} by the [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]] and {{convert|12.68|mi}} by the [[New Jersey Turnpike Authority]].<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/mileage_Middlesex.pdf Middlesex County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150210143955/http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/mileage_Middlesex.pdf |date=February 10, 2015 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], May 2010. Accessed July 24, 2014.</ref>

The [[Garden State Parkway]] extends {{convert|7+1/2|mi}} through the Township, including exits 127 to 132. The Parkway connects [[Sayreville, New Jersey|Sayreville]] in the south to [[Clark, New Jersey|Clark]] in the north.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/00000444__-.pdf#page=47 Garden State Parkway Straight Line Diagram] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718095238/http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/00000444__-.pdf#page=47 |date=July 18, 2014 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], January 1997. Accessed August 7, 2014.</ref> In addition, the [[New Jersey Turnpike]] ([[Interstate 95 in New Jersey|Interstate 95]]) passes through Woodbridge Township for about {{convert|5+1/4|mi}}, and is accessible at Exit 11 (which features a 24-lane toll gate).<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/00000095__-.pdf#page=19 Interstate 95 / New Jersey Turnpike Straight Line Diagram] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304210126/http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/00000095__-.pdf#page=19 |date=March 4, 2016 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], October 2001. Accessed August 7, 2014.</ref> The Turnpike's Grover Cleveland Service Area is located between Interchanges 11 and 12 northbound at milepost 92.9 and the Thomas Edison Service Area is between Interchanges 11 and 12 southbound at milepost 92.9.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/turnpike/our-roadways.html Travel Resources: Interchanges, Service Areas & Commuter Lots] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071213221232/http://www.state.nj.us/turnpike/nj-vcenter-serv.htm |date=December 13, 2007 }}, [[New Jersey Turnpike Authority]]. Accessed November 8, 2014.</ref>

[[U.S. Route 1 in New Jersey|U.S. Route 1]] and [[U.S. Route 9 in New Jersey|U.S. Route 9]] serve the township and merge heading north of the township as the [[U.S. Route 1/9]] [[concurrency (road)|concurrency]]. Other roadways passing through the township are [[New Jersey Route 27|Route 27]], [[New Jersey Route 35|Route 35]], [[New Jersey Route 184|Route 184]], and [[New Jersey Route 440|Route 440]].

The 15-lane [[Driscoll Bridge]] on the Garden State Parkway and the adjacent 6-lane [[Edison Bridge (New Jersey)|Edison Bridge]] on U.S. Route 9 both span the [[Raritan River]], connecting Woodbridge Township on the north with [[Sayreville, New Jersey|Sayreville]] on the south.

The first [[cloverleaf interchange]] in the world, the [[Woodbridge Cloverleaf]], opened in 1929 at the intersection of Route 25 (since renamed as [[U.S. Route 1/9]]) and Route 4 (now [[New Jersey Route 35|Route 35]]).<ref>[[Joseph Nathan Kane|Kane, Joseph Nathan]]. ''[[Famous First Facts]]'', [[H.W. Wilson Company]], 2006 ({{ISBN|0-8242-1065-4}}), p. 222.</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=The Woodbridge Cloverleaf: Onramps to Innovation | date=September 21, 2012 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25ujQBf3ads |language=en |access-date=2022-07-20 |archive-date=July 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220720180145/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25ujQBf3ads |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Public transportation===
[[File:Woodbridge station02.jpg|thumb|[[Woodbridge station (NJT)|Woodbridge station (New Jersey Transit)]]]]
There are three train stations in the township: [[Metropark station|Metropark]],<ref>[http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=TrainStationLookupFrom&selStation=83 Metropark station] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140712220219/http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=TrainStationLookupFrom&selStation=83 |date=July 12, 2014 }}, [[NJ Transit]]. Accessed August 7, 2014.</ref> [[Avenel station|Avenel]],<ref>[http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=TrainStationLookupFrom&selStation=11 Avenel station] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140802034953/http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=TrainStationLookupFrom&selStation=11 |date=August 2, 2014 }}, [[NJ Transit]]. Accessed August 7, 2014.</ref> and [[Woodbridge station (NJT)|Woodbridge]].<ref>[http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=TrainStationLookupFrom&selStation=158 Woodbridge station] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140809222959/http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=TrainStationLookupFrom&selStation=158 |date=August 9, 2014 }}, [[NJ Transit]]. Accessed August 7, 2014.</ref> Service is provided at Metropark by [[NJ Transit]]'s [[Northeast Corridor Line]]<ref>[http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=LineDetailsTo&selLine=NEC Northeast Corridor Line] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140712073924/http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=LineDetailsTo&selLine=NEC |date=July 12, 2014 }}, [[NJ Transit]]. Accessed August 7, 2014.</ref> and at Avenel and Woodbridge on the [[North Jersey Coast Line]].<ref>[http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=LineDetailsTo&selLine=NJCL North Jersey Coast Line] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130723025516/http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=LineDetailsTo&selLine=NJCL |date=July 23, 2013 }}, [[NJ Transit]]. Accessed August 7, 2014.</ref> The Metropark station also offers [[Amtrak]] [[Northeast Corridor]] services to [[Pennsylvania Station (Newark)|Newark (Penn Station)]], [[Pennsylvania Station (New York)|New York (Penn Station)]], [[30th Street Station|Philadelphia]], [[Washington Union Station|Washington, D.C.]], and [[South Station|Boston]].<ref>[http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=am/am2Station/Station_Page&code=MET Iselin, NJ (MET) Metropark] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930091321/https://www.amtrak.com/stations/met |date=September 30, 2023 }}, [[Amtrak]]. Accessed August 7, 2014.</ref> In September 2019, NJ Transit initiated increased daily service at the Avenel station and announced the resumption of weekend service after more than 20 years.<ref>Baldwin, Carly. [https://patch.com/new-jersey/woodbridge/woodbridge-weekend-service-more-trains-coming-avenel-station "Woodbridge: Weekend Service, More Trains Coming To Avenel Station Great news: More weekday trains will be added and the Avenel train station will get weekend service for the first time since April 1985."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214051752/https://patch.com/new-jersey/woodbridge/woodbridge-weekend-service-more-trains-coming-avenel-station |date=December 14, 2019 }}, Woodbridge, NJ Patch, September 5, 2019. Accessed September 9, 2019. "Great news for the Woodbridge community: NJ Transit just announced they are expanding weekday service at the Avenel train station by more than 40 percent. More weekday trains will be added and the Avenel train station will get weekend service for the first time since April 1985. The service enhancements will begin this Sunday, September 8. The new weekend service will include 21 stops each day on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. Weekday service will be increased from 27 to 38 stops, primarily during midday and late evening hours."</ref>

NJ Transit provides bus service on the [[115 (New Jersey bus)|115]] and [[116 (New Jersey bus)|116]] routes to the [[Port Authority Bus Terminal]] in [[Midtown Manhattan]], on the [[48 (New Jersey bus)|48]] to [[Elizabeth, New Jersey|Elizabeth]] and local service on the [[801 (New Jersey bus)|801]], [[802 (New Jersey bus)|802]], [[803 (New Jersey bus)|803]], [[804 (New Jersey bus)|804]], [[805 (New Jersey bus)|805]], [[810 (New Jersey bus)|810]], [[813 (New Jersey bus)|813]] and [[815 (New Jersey bus)|815]].<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20090522212321/http://www.njtransit.com/sf/sf_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=BusRoutesMiddlesexCountyTo Middlesex County Bus / Rail Connections]}}, [[NJ Transit]], backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of May 22, 2009. Accessed September 4, 2011.</ref>