Editing Long Branch, New Jersey (section)

==Transportation==
[[File:2018-05-25 14 05 35 View north along New Jersey State Route 36 (Ocean Boulevard) at Joline Avenue in Long Branch, Monmouth County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|[[New Jersey Route 36|Route 36]] in Long Branch]]
[[File:CometV6067 atLongBranch.JPG|thumb|upright=1.1|Long Branch station, which is served by [[NJ Transit]]'s [[North Jersey Coast Line]]]]

===Roads and highways===
As of 2010, the city had a total of {{convert|89.49|mi}} of roadways, of which {{convert|80.10|mi}} were maintained by the municipality, {{convert|6.26|mi}} by Monmouth County and {{convert|3.13|mi}} by the [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]].<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/mileage_Monmouth.pdf Monmouth County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], May 2010. Accessed July 24, 2014.</ref>

[[New Jersey Route 36|Route 36]]<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000036__-.pdf#page=2 Route 36 Straight Line Diagram], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], updated May 2018. Accessed November 21, 2022.</ref> and [[New Jersey Route 71|Route 71]]<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000071__-.pdf#page=6 Route 71 Straight Line Diagram], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], updated April 2016. Accessed November 21, 2022.</ref> are the most significant highways that pass through the city.<ref>[https://www.co.monmouth.nj.us/Documents/24/MC%20Road%20Plan%20Map%20Oct%2015%202012.pdf Monmouth County Road Plan], [[Monmouth County, New Jersey]], adopted October 15, 2012. Accessed November 21, 2022.</ref>

===Public transportation===
Long Branch is connected to [[New York City]] and [[North Jersey|Northern New Jersey]] via [[NJ Transit]] commuter train service running on the [[North Jersey Coast Line]].<ref>[https://www.visitmonmouth.com/Page.aspx?Id=5128 Transportation Map - Rail Service], [[Monmouth County, New Jersey]]. Accessed April 29, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://content.njtransit.com/sites/default/files/pdfs/rail/2023/04/230004/njcl.pdf North Jersey Coast Line schedule], [[NJ Transit]], updated April 23, 2023. Accessed April 29, 2023.</ref> The [[Long Branch station (NJ Transit)|Long Branch station]] located three blocks away from the beach, marks the end of electrified trackage, where passengers continuing south must change to diesel-powered trains.<ref>[https://www.njtransit.com/station/long-branch-station Long Branch station], [[NJ Transit]]. Accessed April 29, 2023.</ref> A second station is located at [[Elberon station|Elberon]], just north of the borough of [[Deal, New Jersey|Deal]].<ref>[https://www.njtransit.com/station/elberon-station Elberon station], [[NJ Transit]]. Accessed April 29, 2023.</ref> In the past there were stops in the West End neighborhood and on Broadway, but they were closed to reduce travel time to New York City.

Local bus transportation is provided by [[NJ Transit]] on the [[List of NJ Transit bus routes (800-880)#Monmouth County local service|831]] and [[List of NJ Transit bus routes (800-880)#Monmouth County local service|837]] routes.<ref>[https://www.visitmonmouth.com/Page.aspx?Id=2906 Bus Routes], [[Monmouth County, New Jersey]]. Accessed April 30, 2023.</ref> Transportation to New York City is provided by [[Academy Bus]] on its Route 36 and Shore Points routes.<ref>[https://www.academybus.com/commuters/timetables.aspx Commuter Bus Schedules], [[Academy Bus]]. Accessed April 30, 2023.</ref>