Editing Secaucus, New Jersey (section)

==Transportation==
[[File:2021-05-26 16 06 24 View north along Interstate 95 (New Jersey Turnpike Eastern Spur) from the overpass for the ramp to New Jersey State Route 495 (Lincoln Tunnel Approach) in Secaucus, Hudson County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|right|The northbound [[New Jersey Turnpike]] ([[Interstate 95 in New Jersey|Interstate 95]]) in Secaucus]]
[[File:Trolley Park jeh.jpg|thumb|right|Former trolley station, now a park]]
Secaucus contains a wide variety of road and rail transportation. Because of its central location, many shipping warehouses and truck freight transfer stations are located in Secaucus, both for shipping companies such as [[United Parcel Service|UPS]] and for numerous retailers. The town also has a large rail yard and multimode terminal run by CSX and [[Norfolk Southern]] where loads are switched between trains or transferred to or from trucks.{{citation needed|date=November 2023}}

===Roads and highways===
{{As of|2010|5}}, the town had a total of {{convert|47.16|mi}} of roadways, of which {{convert|38.08|mi}} were maintained by the municipality, {{convert|2.56|mi}} by Hudson County and {{convert|1.75|mi}} by the [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]] and {{convert|4.77|mi}} by the [[New Jersey Turnpike Authority]].<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/mileage_Hudson.pdf Hudson County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], May 2010. Accessed November 13, 2013.</ref>

Secaucus is crossed by several major roadways.<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/gis/maps/Hudson.pdf Hudson County Highway Map], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]. Accessed March 1, 2023.</ref> The town is roughly divided into four parts by the intersecting roads of [[New Jersey Route 3|Route 3]], which runs east and west,<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000003__-.pdf#page=4 Route 3 Straight Line Diagram], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], updated March 2017. Accessed March 1, 2023.</ref> and the Eastern Spur of the [[New Jersey Turnpike]] ([[Interstate 95 in New Jersey|Interstate 95]]), which runs north–south.<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000095__-.pdf#page=32 Interstate 95 Straight Line Diagram], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], updated August 2014. Accessed March 1, 2023.</ref> The [[Route 3 Bridge (Hackensack River)|Route 3 bridges]] cross the [[Hackensack River]], connecting to [[East Rutherford, New Jersey|East Rutherford]]; the eastbound bridge, constructed in 1934, was described by state transportation commissioner [[Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti]] in 2022 as being "in the worst condition of any in the state", and is part of $143 million replacement project.<ref>Wilson, Colleen. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/transportation/2022/01/25/route-3-bridge-nj-replaced-meadowlands-light-rail/9203472002/ "Route 3 Bridge, one of the most dilapidated in NJ, will get $143M replacement"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', January 25, 2022. Accessed April 5, 2022. "Pascrell turned 85 on Tuesday, making him just three years younger than the Route 3 Bridge fanned out behind him, which is due to be replaced thanks to an infusion of federal cash.... That eastbound crossing from East Rutherford to Secaucus, according to state Transportation Commissioner Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti, is 'in the worst condition of any in the state.'"</ref> Two turnpike interchanges are located within the town: Exit 16E/17<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/enlarged_view_47.pdf Enlarged View 47 (Secaucus Town, North Bergen Township and Union City, Hudson County)], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], March 2019. Accessed March 1, 2023.</ref> for Route 3 and [[New Jersey Route 495|Route 495]]<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000495__-.pdf Route 495 Straight Line Diagram], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], updated June 2014. Accessed March 1, 2023.</ref> (which leads to the [[Lincoln Tunnel]]), and Exit 15X for the Secaucus Junction station (which opened in late 2005).<ref>Harrington, Shannon D. [http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-139276274/enter-exit-15.html "Enter Exit 15X"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', November 30, 2005. Accessed August 29, 2013. "Exit 15X, the new $250 million Secaucus interchange on the New Jersey Turnpike, will open to motorists Thursday night."</ref>

===Public transportation===
Secaucus is the site of [[NJ Transit]]'s [[Frank R. Lautenberg]] [[Secaucus Junction]] rail station, which connects NJ Transit's two commuter rail networks in northern New Jersey.<ref>[http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=TrainStationLookupFrom&selStation=38174&x=41&y=11 Secaucus Junction], [[NJ Transit]]. Accessed November 20, 2013.</ref> As the station is in the south end of the town, access from the rest of Secaucus is limited via County Avenue, Meadowlands Parkway or NJ Turnpike Interchange 15X. The station opened in December 2003, with a 1,100-spot parking lot that allows commuters to park and ride.<ref>Staff. [http://hudsonreporter.com/pages/full_story/push?article--Secaucus+rail+station+finally+gets+parking-%20&id=2655462 "Secaucus rail station finally gets parking"], ''[[The Hudson Reporter]]'', June 1, 2009. Accessed November 20, 2013. "State officials, including New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on June 1 to celebrate the opening of the long-anticipated 1,100-space parking lot at the Frank R. Lautenberg Rail Station in Secaucus."</ref> Discount curbside [[intercity bus service]] is also provided outside the station by [[Megabus (North America)|Megabus]], with direct service to [[Boston]] and [[Philadelphia]], among other locations.<ref>[http://www.routefriend.com/stations/megabus/secaucus-nj-frank-j-lautenberg-station-at-secaucus-junction "Secaucus, NJ, Frank. J Lautenberg Station at Secaucus Junction"], Routefriend. Accessed March 15, 2014.</ref>

Numerous [[NJ Transit Bus Operations|NJ Transit buses]] serve Secaucus, including the [[124 (New Jersey bus)|124]], [[129 (New Jersey bus)|129]], [[190 (New Jersey bus)|190]] and [[320 (New Jersey bus)|320]] buses to the [[Port Authority Bus Terminal]] in [[Midtown Manhattan]], the [[78 (New Jersey bus)|78]] bus to [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]], the [[2 (New Jersey bus)|2]] route to [[Jersey City, New Jersey|Jersey City]], the [[85 (New Jersey bus)|85]] route to [[Hoboken, New Jersey|Hoboken]] and local service provided on the [[772 (New Jersey bus)|772]] route.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090522212337/http://www.njtransit.com/sf/sf_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=BusRoutesHudsonCountyTo Hudson County Bus/Rail Connection], [[NJ Transit]], backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of May 22, 2009. Accessed July 20, 2011.</ref><ref>[https://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/Hudson_County_Map.pdf Hudson County System Map] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191112221513/https://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/Hudson_County_Map.pdf |date=November 12, 2019 }}, [[NJ Transit]]. Accessed November 12, 2019.</ref><ref>[https://hudsontma.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/HTMA_Map2018_R2_Revised.pdf 2018 Hudson County Transit Map], Hudson Transportation Management Association. Accessed November 12, 2019.</ref> There is a bus [[Park and ride|park-and-ride]] at the northeast corner of Secaucus.<ref>[http://www.hudsontma.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=53&cat_id=18&Itemid=54 Park & Ride Lots in Hudson County], Hudson Transportation Management Association. Accessed September 1, 2014.</ref>

In the first half of the 20th century the [[Jersey City, Hoboken and Rutherford Electric Railway]] operated a trolley line through the then main business district of Secaucus, on [[Paterson Plank Road]] from Jersey City and across the [[Hackensack River]] to [[East Rutherford, New Jersey|East Rutherford]].{{citation needed|date=November 2019}}

The closest airport with scheduled passenger service is [[Newark Liberty International Airport]], which straddles Newark and [[Elizabeth, New Jersey|Elizabeth]]. The nearest intercity rail station is [[Pennsylvania Station (Newark)|Newark Penn Station]], a one-seat ride from Secaucus Junction.