Editing Burlington County, New Jersey (section)

==Transportation==
===Roads and highways===
[[File:2018-05-22 07 03 06 View south along New Jersey State Route 444 (Garden State Parkway) entering Bass River Township, Burlington County from Little Egg Harbor Township, Ocean County in New Jersey.jpg|thumb|[[Garden State Parkway]] entering Burlington County from the south]]
{{As of|2010|5}}, the county had a total of {{convert|2609.74|mi}} of roadways, of which {{convert|1913.83|mi}} were maintained by the local municipality, {{convert|504.18|mi}} by Burlington County, {{convert|154.01|mi}} by the [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], {{convert|0.93|mi}} by the [[Burlington County Bridge Commission]] and {{convert|36.61|mi}} by the [[New Jersey Turnpike Authority]].<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/mileage_Burlington.pdf Burlington County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], March 2019. Accessed December 26, 2020.</ref>

A variety of major routes were constructed through Burlington County. Major county roads include [[County Route 528 (New Jersey)|County Route 528]], [[County Route 530 (New Jersey)|County Route 530]], [[County Route 532 (New Jersey)|County Route 532]], [[County Route 534 (New Jersey)|County Route 534]] (only in [[Shamong Township, New Jersey|Shamong Township]]), [[County Route 537 (New Jersey)|County Route 537]], [[County Route 541 (New Jersey)|County Route 541]], [[County Route 542 (New Jersey)|County Route 542]], [[County Route 543 (New Jersey)|County Route 543]], [[County Route 544 (New Jersey)|County Route 544]], [[County Route 545 (New Jersey)|County Route 545]] and [[County Route 563 (New Jersey)|County Route 563]]. State Routes that pass through are [[New Jersey Route 38|Route 38]], [[New Jersey Route 68|Route 68]], [[New Jersey Route 70|Route 70]], [[New Jersey Route 72|Route 72]], [[New Jersey Route 73|Route 73]], [[New Jersey Route 90|Route 90]] (only in [[Cinnaminson Township, New Jersey|Cinnaminson Township]]), and [[New Jersey Route 413|Route 413]] (only in [[Burlington, New Jersey|Burlington]]). U.S. Routes that traverse are [[U.S. Route 9 in New Jersey|U.S. Route 9]] (only in [[Bass River Township, New Jersey|Bass River Township]]), [[U.S. Route 130]] and [[U.S. Route 206]]. Limited access roads include the [[Garden State Parkway]] (a {{convert|7.4|mi}} stretch in Bass River Township<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/00000444__-.pdf#page=17 Garden State Parkway], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], January 1997. Accessed November 21, 2013.</ref>), [[Interstate 295 (Delaware-New Jersey)|Interstate 295]] and the [[New Jersey Turnpike]] (a portion of [[Interstate 95 in New Jersey|Interstate 95]]).

The turnpike extends through the county for approximately {{convert|30.1|mi}} from [[Cherry Hill, New Jersey|Cherry Hill]] in [[Camden County, New Jersey|Camden County]] to [[Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey|Hamilton Township]] in [[Mercer County, New Jersey|Mercer County]] (including the {{convert|6.5|mi|km}} Turnpike Extension from the [[Delaware River–Turnpike Toll Bridge|turnpike bridge]] over the Delaware River to the mainline at Exit 6).<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/00000095__-.pdf Interstate 95 / New Jersey Turnpike Straight Line Diagram], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], October 2001. Accessed November 21, 2013.</ref><ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/00000700__-.pdf New Jersey Turnpike Straight Line Diagram], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], January 1997. Accessed June 16, 2014.</ref>

The county has five Turnpike interchanges: Exit 4 in [[Mount Laurel, New Jersey|Mount Laurel]], Exit 5 in [[Westampton, New Jersey|Westampton]], Exit 6A in [[Florence Township, New Jersey|Florence Township]], Exit 6 in [[Mansfield Township, Burlington County, New Jersey|Mansfield Township]], and Exit 7 in [[Bordentown Township, New Jersey|Bordentown Township]].<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/turnpike/our-roadways.html Travel Resources: Interchanges, Service Areas & Commuter Lots], [[New Jersey Turnpike Authority]]. Accessed October 3, 2013.</ref>

The New Jersey Turnpike Authority has widened the Parkway to three lanes in each direction from exit 80 in [[South Toms River, New Jersey|South Toms River]], [[Ocean County, New Jersey|Ocean County]] to exit 30 in [[Somers Point, New Jersey|Somers Point]], [[Atlantic County, New Jersey|Atlantic County]], which included widening of bridges at several river crossings.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/turnpike/our-projects-widening.html Garden State Parkway Milepost 30 to 80 Widening Project], [[New Jersey Turnpike Authority]]. Accessed October 3, 2013.</ref> The Authority extended the 'dual-dual' configuration (inner car lanes and outer car / truck / bus lanes) on the turnpike south to Exit 6 from its former end at Exit 8A in [[Monroe Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey|Monroe Township]], [[Middlesex County, New Jersey|Middlesex County]]. This was finished in early November 2014.<ref>[http://www.njturnpikewidening.com/overview.php Widening Program Overview], [[New Jersey Turnpike Authority]]. Accessed October 3, 2013. "The NJ Turnpike Interchange 6 to 9 Widening Program (Widening Program) consists of approximately 35 miles of road widening and associated interchange improvements from the vicinity of Interchange 6, in Mansfield Township, Burlington County (Milepost 48) to just south of Interchange 9 in East Brunswick Township, Middlesex County (Milepost 83). The proposed improvements to the Turnpike include: Widening the mainline from 6-lanes to 12-lanes from a point approximately 2 miles south of Interchange 6 to the existing 10-lane dual-dual roadway south of Interchange 8A."</ref><ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/turnpike/documents/NEWS_RELEASE_Gov_Christie_Commissioner_Fox_cut_ribbon_Turnpike_Widening.pdf Gov. Christie, NJDOT Commissioner Fox Praise $2.3 Billion NJ Turnpike Infrastructure Investment Project] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141103174930/http://www.state.nj.us/turnpike/documents/NEWS_RELEASE_Gov_Christie_Commissioner_Fox_cut_ribbon_Turnpike_Widening.pdf |date=November 3, 2014 }}, [[New Jersey Turnpike Authority]]. Accessed November 3, 2014. "The Widening Program created a three-lane Outer Roadway in each direction over the 25 miles between Interchange 6 in Mansfield Township, Burlington County, and Interchange 8A in Monroe Township, Middlesex County."</ref>

===Bridges===
[[File:Driving across the Tacony-Palmyra Bridge, 2011.jpg|thumb|The [[Tacony-Palmyra Bridge]], a [[drawbridge]] that crosses the upper [[Delaware River]] from [[Palmyra, New Jersey]] to the [[Tacony, Philadelphia|Tacony]] section of [[Philadelphia]]]]
The [[Burlington County Bridge Commission]] maintains the [[Tacony–Palmyra Bridge]] and the [[Burlington–Bristol Bridge]], both of which cross the [[Delaware River]]. The agency also maintains several bridges along CR 543, including the [[Riverside–Delanco Bridge]] over the [[Rancocas Creek]].<ref name=bcbc>[http://www.bcbridges.org/AboutUs/AboutOurBridges.aspx About Our Bridges] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715093225/http://www.bcbridges.org/AboutUs/AboutOurBridges.aspx |date=July 15, 2014 }}, [[Burlington County Bridge Commission]]. Accessed November 1, 2017.</ref>

The Tacony–Palmyra Bridge is a combination steel [[tied-arch bridge|tied arch]] and double-leaf [[bascule bridge]] across the Delaware River that connects [[New Jersey Route 73]] in [[Palmyra, New Jersey|Palmyra]] with [[Pennsylvania Route 73]] in the [[Tacony, Philadelphia|Tacony]] section of [[Philadelphia]]. Designed by architect [[Ralph Modjeski]], the bridge is {{convert|3659|ft}} long and spans {{convert|2324|ft}}. After 18 months of construction, the bridge opened in 1929, replacing [[ferry]] service that had operated between the two places since 1922.<ref>[http://www.bcbridges.org/AboutUs/AboutOurBridges/TaconyPalmyraBridge.aspx Tacony–Palmyra Bridge] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130414130003/http://www.bcbridges.org/AboutUs/AboutOurBridges/TaconyPalmyraBridge.aspx |date=April 14, 2013 }}, [[Burlington County Bridge Commission]]. Accessed November 1, 2017.</ref>

The Burlington–Bristol Bridge is a [[truss bridge]] with a [[lift bridge|lift span]] crossing the Delaware River from [[Burlington, New Jersey|Burlington]] to [[Bristol Township, Pennsylvania|Bristol Township]], [[Pennsylvania]]. Construction of the bridge started on April 1, 1930, and the bridge opened to traffic on May 2, 1931. The two-lane bridge is {{convert|2301|ft}} long; The lift span is {{convert|164.6|m|ft|order=flip}} long.<ref>[http://www.bcbridges.org/AboutUs/AboutOurBridges/BurlingtonBristolBridge.aspx Burlington-Bristol Bridge] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110505204537/http://www.bcbridges.org/AboutUs/AboutOurBridges/BurlingtonBristolBridge.aspx |date=May 5, 2011 }}, [[Burlington County Bridge Commission]]. Accessed November 1, 2017.</ref>

The 13.5 million toll-paying trips on the Burlington–Bristol and Tacony–Palmyra bridges and the per-car toll of $4 (reduced to $3 with [[E-ZPass]]) for cars heading into Pennsylvania generated $51 million in revenue in 2016.<ref>Hoover, Amanda. [http://www.nj.com/burlington/index.ssf/2017/10/how_much_tolls_get_paid_on_each_bridge_ranked.html "Here's how much Delaware River bridges collected in tolls last year"], ''[[NJ.com]]'', October 23, 2017. Accessed November 1, 2017. "The two smallest, and cheapest bridges, connect Burlington County to Northeast Philadelphia and Bristol, Pennsylvania. Operated by the Burlington County Bridge Commission, the Palmyra-Tacony and Burlington-Bristol bridges charge $3 for EZ-Pass users and $4 in cash, bringing in a combined revenue of $51,195,356.70 in 2016. Together, the two bridges brought nearly 13.5 million vehicles from New Jersey into Pennsylvania."</ref>

The Riverside–Delanco Bridge is a truss bridge with a central [[swing bridge|swing span]] that carries [[County Route 543 (New Jersey)|County Route 543]] across the [[Rancocas Creek]], between [[Riverside Township, New Jersey|Riverside Township]] and [[Delanco Township, New Jersey|Delanco Township]]. The current bridge was built in 1934–1935 to replace the 1901 bridge, which itself replaced an 1870 structure.<ref>[http://www.bcbridges.org/AboutUs/AboutOurBridges/RiversideDelancoBridge.aspx Riverside-Delanco Bridge] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107023607/http://www.bcbridges.org/AboutUs/AboutOurBridges/RiversideDelancoBridge.aspx |date=November 7, 2017 }}, [[Burlington County Bridge Commission]]. Accessed November 1, 2017.</ref>

===Public transportation===
The [[River Line (NJ Transit)|River Line]] is a diesel light-rail system operated for [[NJ Transit]] by the [[Southern New Jersey Rail Group]] on a former [[Pennsylvania Railroad]] line between the [[Trenton Transit Center]] in [[Trenton, New Jersey|Trenton]] and the [[Walter Rand Transportation Center]] and other stations in [[Camden, New Jersey|Camden]], with 11 stations in the county.<ref>[https://content.njtransit.com/sites/default/files/pdfs/light-rail/sf_lr_rvl_map.pdf River LINE System Map], [[NJ Transit]]. Accessed July 30, 2023.</ref>

[[NJ Transit]] operates bus service into [[Philadelphia]] on the following routes; [[List of NJ Transit bus routes (300–399)#317|317]], [[List of NJ Transit bus routes (400–449)|406, 409 414, and 417]] routes, and into [[Camden, New Jersey|Camden]] only on the following routes; 407, 413, 418, 419 and [[List of NJ Transit bus routes (450–499)|457]]; and to [[Atlantic City, New Jersey|Atlantic City]] on the [[559 (New Jersey bus)|559]] route.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090522212340/http://www.njtransit.com/sf/sf_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=BusRoutesBurlingtonCountyTo Burlington County Bus / Rail Connections], [[NJ Transit]], backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of May 22, 2009. Accessed September 22, 2014.</ref><ref>[http://www.driveless.com/pdfs/SJTG_PDF.pdf#page=3 South Jersey Transit Guide] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180929093448/http://www2.driveless.com/pdfs/SJTG_PDF.pdf#page=3 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100613180635/http://www.driveless.com/pdfs/SJTG_PDF.pdf |archive-date=June 13, 2010 |url-status=live |date=September 29, 2018 }}, Cross County Connection, as of April 1, 2010. Accessed September 22, 2014.</ref>

[[Academy Bus]] Lines operates buses from [[Mount Holly, New Jersey|Mount Holly]], [[Mount Laurel, New Jersey|Mount Laurel]], [[Westampton, New Jersey|Westampton]] and [[Willingboro Township, New Jersey|Willingboro Township]] to [[New York City]]'s [[Port Authority Bus Terminal]] in [[Midtown Manhattan]] as well as the [[Wall Street]] area of [[Lower Manhattan]].<ref>[http://www.academybus.com/Commuters/Overview.aspx General Information], [[Academy Bus]]. Accessed September 22, 2014.</ref>

The BurLink bus service provides three routes, under service funded by the county and operated by Stout's Transportation, providing connections to NJ Transit's bus and rail service.<ref>[http://www.driveless.com/gettingaround_shuttle_burlington_01_10062008.htm BurLink Bus Service] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004222420/http://www.driveless.com/gettingaround_shuttle_burlington_01_10062008.htm |date=October 4, 2013 }}, Burlington County, New Jersey. Accessed October 3, 2013.</ref>