Editing Middletown Township, New Jersey (section)

===Transportation===
====Roads and highways====
[[File:2021-05-27 16 47 32 View south along the northbound lanes of New Jersey State Route 444 (Garden State Parkway) from the overpass for Monmouth County Route 52 (Red Hill Road) in Middletown Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The [[Garden State Parkway]] in Middletown]]

{{As of|2010|5}}, the township had a total of {{convert|350.16|mi}} of roadways, of which {{convert|302.18|mi}} were maintained by the municipality, {{convert|31.44|mi}} by Monmouth County and {{convert|11.95|mi}} by the [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]] and {{convert|4.59|mi}} by the [[New Jersey Turnpike Authority]].<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 18, 2014.</ref>

The [[Garden State Parkway]] is the largest and busiest highway which passes through the township, connecting [[Tinton Falls, New Jersey|Tinton Falls]] in the south to [[Holmdel Township, New Jersey|Holmdel Township]] in the north.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/00000444__-.pdf#page=38 Garden State Parkway Straight Line Diagram], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], January 1997. Accessed October 2, 2014.</ref> The township includes Parkway interchange 109 which is signed for [[County Route 520 (New Jersey)|County Route 520]] to [[Red Bank, New Jersey|Red Bank]] / [[Lincroft, New Jersey|Lincroft]] and interchange 114 for Holmdel / Middletown.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/turnpike/our-roadways.html Travel Resources: Interchanges, Service Areas & Commuter Lots], [[New Jersey Turnpike Authority]]. Accessed October 2, 2014.</ref> There are three toll gates on the Parkway located in Middletown, two of them are at Exit 109 (northbound entry, southbound exit), and two at Exit 114 (northbound entry, with the southbound toll exit in Holmdel). [[New Jersey Route 35|Routes 35]]<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000035__-.pdf#page=12 Route 35 Straight Line Diagram], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], updated March 2016. Accessed November 17, 2022.</ref> and [[New Jersey Route 36|36]]<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000036__-.pdf#page=5 Route 36 Straight Line Diagram], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], updated May 2018. Accessed November 17, 2022.</ref> pass through Middletown.

[[County Route 516 (New Jersey)|CR 516]] travels through the northern part of the township and its eastern end is at [[New Jersey Route 36|Route 36]] near [[Leonardo, New Jersey|Leonardo]], while its western end is at [[New Jersey Route 18|Route 18]] in [[Old Bridge Township, New Jersey|Old Bridge]].<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000516__-.pdf#page=6 County Route 516 Straight Line Diagram], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], updated November 2012. Accessed November 17, 2022.</ref> [[County Route 520 (New Jersey)|CR 520]] passes through the southern portion of Middletown, and leads to [[Sea Bright, New Jersey|Sea Bright]] to the east, and turns into [[County Route 612 (Middlesex County, New Jersey)|CR 612]] in [[Monroe Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey|Monroe Township]] to the west, making it a vital route for [[Central Jersey|central New Jersey]], by connecting sections of the state near the [[Jersey Shore|shore]] to inland sections of the state near the [[New Jersey Turnpike]] at Exit 8A.<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000520__-.pdf#page=5 County Route 520 Straight Line Diagram], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], updated November 2012. Accessed November 17, 2022.</ref><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 17, 2022.</ref>

====Public transportation====
[[File:New Jersey Transit ALP-46 4626 leads Train 3270 into Middletown Station.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Train approaching [[Middletown station (NJ Transit)|Middletown station]]]]

[[NJ Transit]] provides rail service at the [[Middletown station (NJT)|Middletown station]].<ref>[https://www.njtransit.com/station/middletown-station Middletown station], [[NJ Transit]]. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref> Commuter service runs between New York City's [[Pennsylvania Station (New York City)|Pennsylvania Station]] and [[Bay Head station|Bay Head]] on the [[North Jersey Coast Line]].<ref>[https://www.visitmonmouth.com/Page.aspx?Id=5128 Transportation Map - Rail Service], [[Monmouth County, New Jersey]]. Accessed May 1, 2022.</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 May 1, 2023.</ref>

NJ Transit offers local bus service on the [[817 (New Jersey bus)|817]], [[833 (New Jersey bus)|833]] and [[834 (New Jersey bus)|834]] routes.<ref>[https://www.visitmonmouth.com/Page.aspx?Id=2906 Bus Routes], [[Monmouth County, New Jersey]]. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref>

[[File:SeaStreak 34th Street.jpg|thumb|250px|right|''[[SeaStreak|SeaStreak Wall Street]]'' docked at the [[East 34th Street Ferry Landing]]]]

Ferry service to and from New York City is available through the [[NY Waterway]]. The ferry slip is located in the neighborhood of [[Belford, New Jersey|Belford]] and is utilized by many Middletown residents for commuting to New York City. The roughly 50 minute trip on the ferry to [[West Midtown Ferry Terminal]] travels across the [[Lower New York Bay]] to enter Lower New York Harbor at [[The Narrows]].<ref>[http://www.nywaterway.com/BelfordHarborWayTerminal.aspx Belford / Harbor Way], [[NY Waterway]]. Accessed July 21, 2016.</ref>

[[SeaStreak]] is another local ferry service, with its ferry slip in neighboring [[Highlands, New Jersey|Highlands]]. SeaStreak offers ferry service to and from New York City with trips to [[Pier 11/Wall Street|Pier 11]] (on the [[East River]] at [[Wall Street]]) and East [[35th Street (Manhattan)|35th Street]] in Manhattan.<ref>Caldwell, Dave. [https://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/24/realestate/24livi.html "A Clam Town, Coming Out of Its Shell – Living In Highlands, N.J."], ''[[The New York Times]]'', August 24, 2008. Accessed July 27, 2021. "Three SeaStreak (seastreak.com) ferries depart on weekday mornings from the Conner's Ferry Landing. The trip to Pier 11 in Manhattan, near Wall Street, takes 40 minutes."</ref> The ferry service also offers seasonal travel, such as to the public beaches on [[Sandy Hook, New Jersey|Sandy Hook]], baseball games at [[Yankee Stadium]] and [[Citi Field]], trips to [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] matinees, [[Martha's Vineyard]] in [[Massachusetts]], college football games at [[United States Military Academy|West Point]], [[Autumn leaf color|fall foliage]] in the [[Hudson Valley]], and to the [[Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade]], among other excursions.<ref>[https://seastreak.com/ferry-routes-and-schedules/ Routes, Schedules and Fares], [[SeaStreak]]. Accessed January 22, 2025.</ref>