Editing Atlantic County, New Jersey (section)

==Transportation==
[[File:1906AtlanticCityTrainWreck.jpg|right|thumb|[[1906 Atlantic City train wreck]] recovery]]
The indigenous people of New Jersey developed a series of [[Great Trail|trails]] across the state, including one from current-day Absecon to Camden.<ref name="Story"/> Early transportation relied on the region's waterways. An early coastal road was constructed in 1716 from Somers Point to Nacote Creek in Port Republic. Roads into the county's interior were slow, unreliable, and muddy, with one main roadway along the Mullica River that eventually connected to [[Burlington, New Jersey|Burlington]]. Roads later connected the region's industries in the 19th century,<ref name="survey"/> until the county's first railroad opened in 1854, which brought more people to the region.<ref name="hist"/> By 1870, the Camden and Atlantic Railroad Company carried 417,000&nbsp;people each year. Also in that year, the Pleasantville and Atlantic Turnpike opened, crossing Beach Thorofare into Atlantic City.<ref name="survey"/> A railroad competitor, the [[Atlantic City Railroad#Philadelphia and Atlantic City Railway|Philadelphia and Atlantic City Railway]], opened in 1877 after only 90&nbsp;days of construction.<ref name="beac"/> Other rail lines connected farms and cities throughout the county by the end of the 19th century.<ref name="survey"/> A notable railroad tragedy occurred on October&nbsp;28, 1906, when [[1906 Atlantic City train wreck|three train cars derailed]] on a draw bridge into {{convert|30|ft|m|abbr=on}} deep water in Beach Thorofare, killing 53&nbsp;people, with only two survivors.<ref>{{cite book|pages=68–70|title=Railroad Wrecks|author=Edgar A. Haine|publisher=Cornwall Books|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=S7t8DW4iYDMC&q=1906+train+wreck+53&pg=PA70|year=1993|isbn=9780845348444}}</ref> Improved roads reduced the reliance on railroads by the 1950s.<ref name="survey"/>

In the late 1800s, a bridge opened in Mays Landing, providing road access to the county's interior.<ref name="bee">{{cite web|title=The Garden State Parkway Crossing the Great Egg Harbor Bay|publisher=New Jersey Turnpike Authority|url=http://www.njta.com/media/3387/great-egg-harbor-history.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180307023250/http://www.njta.com/media/3387/great-egg-harbor-history.pdf |archive-date=March 7, 2018 |url-status=live|access-date=March 6, 2018}}</ref> The first car in Atlantic City was seen in 1899. By the 1890s, visitors began riding bicycles in the coastal resort towns, and thousands of people would ride from Camden to the coast on weekends.<ref name="survey">{{cite report|pages=85–92|title=New Jersey Historic Bridge Survey|date=September 1994|publisher=New Jersey Department of Transportation|work=A. G. Lichtenstein & Associates|url=https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/works/environment/pdf/Survey_Doc.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120623050427/http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/works/environment/pdf/Survey_Doc.pdf |archive-date=June 23, 2012 |url-status=live|access-date=July 16, 2018}}</ref> Amid pressure from motorists and cyclists, the county improved the conditions of the roads in the early 20th century. The first road bridge to Atlantic City opened in 1905, using Albany Avenue on what is now [[U.S. Route 40 in New Jersey|US 40]]/[[U.S. Route 322 in New Jersey|US 322]]. In 1916, the causeway that is now [[New Jersey Route 152]] opened between Somers Point and Longport. In 1919, the White Horse Pike ([[U.S. Route 30 in New Jersey|US 30]]) was completed from Atlantic City to Camden, and repaved through the county in 1925. Also in 1922, the Harding Highway (US 40) opened from [[Pennsville Township, New Jersey|Pennsville Township]] to Atlantic City, named after then-President [[Warren G. Harding]].<ref name="lemon"/> In 1928, the [[Beesley's Point Bridge]] opened, replacing the ferry between Somers Point and Cape May County.<ref name="bee"/> The [[Black Horse Pike]] (US 322) opened in 1935, connecting Atlantic City to Camden. Most of the county's older bridges were replaced over time; formerly the oldest still in existence was a [[swing bridge]] from 1904 that crosses Nacote Creek in Port Republic,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/breaking/atlantic-county-looks-to-reconstruct-old-bridges/article_eed417e4-2d77-11e5-af8c-e379e844b8c0.html |first=Donald |last=Wittkowski |date=July 18, 2015 |title=Atlantic County looks to reconstruct old bridges |website=[[Press of Atlantic City]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211103235025/https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/breaking/atlantic-county-looks-to-reconstruct-old-bridges/article_eed417e4-2d77-11e5-af8c-e379e844b8c0.html |archive-date=November 3, 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="survey"/><ref name="lemon"/>{{Failed verification|date=July 2021|reason=The Lemongello article doesn't talk about bridge replacement and only mentions the Black Horse Pike in passing without giving any details on it.}} but work on that bridge's replacement began in summer of 2021.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/atlantic-county-joins-atlantic-city-in-asking-governor-for-later-restaurant-closings-super-bowl-sunday/article_999e650f-0dc2-5fb8-959c-7b3fba0dc15f.html |website=[[Press of Atlantic City]] |date=February 2, 2021 |first=Michelle Brunetti |last=Post |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211103225431/https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/atlantic-county-joins-atlantic-city-in-asking-governor-for-later-restaurant-closings-super-bowl-sunday/article_999e650f-0dc2-5fb8-959c-7b3fba0dc15f.html |archive-date=November 3, 2021 |url-status=live |title=Atlantic County joins Atlantic City in asking governor for later restaurant closings Super Bowl Sunday }}</ref> The [[Great Egg Harbor Bridge]] opened in 1956, marking the completion of the [[Garden State Parkway]], which connected Cape May and Atlantic counties, continuing to [[North Jersey]].<ref name="bee"/> In 1964, the [[Atlantic City Expressway]] opened between the Parkway and Camden County, and a year later was extended into Atlantic City. In 2001, the [[Atlantic City–Brigantine Connector]] was built, connecting the Expressway with Atlantic City's marina district.<ref>{{cite web|year=2012|publisher=South Jersey Transportation Authority|title=History & Milestones|url=https://www.sjta.com/acexpressway/history.asp|access-date=July 16, 2018}}</ref>

As early as 1990, the [[South Jersey Transportation Authority]] had plans to construct an Atlantic County Beltway as a [[limited-access road]], beginning along Ocean Heights Avenue in southern Egg Harbor Township at a proposed Exit 32 with the Garden State Parkway. The proposed road would pass west of the Atlantic City Airport and reconnect with the Parkway at Exit 44 via [[County Route 575 (New Jersey)|County Route 575]] in Galloway Township. The routing was later truncated from U.S. 40 (the [[Black Horse Pike]]) to Exit 44 on the Parkway. The project was considered "desirable" but was not funded.<ref>{{cite report|title=Memorandum of Understanding between the New Jersey Expressway Authority and the New Jersey Pinelands Commission|date=December 19, 1990|url=http://www.state.nj.us/pinelands/infor/moa/State%20Agencies/SJTA/SJTA%20-%201990.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180321192634/http://www.state.nj.us/pinelands/infor/moa/State%20Agencies/SJTA/SJTA%20-%201990.pdf |archive-date=March 21, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite report|at=III-62, III-77, III-89, III-116, III-118, III-130, IV-II, I-13|url=http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/commuter/roads/route52/eis/Chap1C.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180303050521/http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/commuter/roads/route52/eis/Chap1C.pdf |archive-date=March 3, 2018 |url-status=live|date=August 2000|title=NJ Route 52 (1) Causeway Between City of Somers Point, Atlantic County, and Ocean City, Cape May County Draft Environmental Impact Statement|publisher=United States Department of Transportation|access-date=March 2, 2018}}</ref>

===Roads and highways===
{{As of|2017}}, the county had a total of {{convert|1984|mi}} of public roadways, of which {{convert|1395|mi|abbr=on}} were maintained by the local municipality, {{convert|373|mi|abbr=on}} by the county, {{convert|144|mi|abbr=on}} by the [[New Jersey Department of Transportation|NJ Department of Transportation]], and {{convert|58|mi|abbr=on}} by either the [[New Jersey Turnpike Authority]] or [[South Jersey Transportation Authority]]. State and local park services are responsible for {{Convert|7|mi}} of roadway, while {{Convert|8|mi|abbr=on}} fall under federal jurisdiction (either military, [[National Park Service]], or other federal agency).<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/transportation/refdata/roadway/pdf/hpms2017/njprmbj_17.pdf Atlantic County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], 2017. Accessed June 7, 2024.</ref>

====Major highways====
Major roadways include:<ref>[http://www.atlantic-county.org/cultural-affairs/fast-facts.asp Fast Facts About Atlantic County], Atlantic County, New Jersey. Accessed October 21, 2017.</ref><ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/atlantic.pdf Atlantic County Road Map], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]. Accessed December 1, 2019.</ref>

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* [[Garden State Parkway]] (with {{convert|21.5|mi}} in the county)
* [[Atlantic City Expressway]] ({{convert|29.6|mi}})
* [[U.S. Route 9 in New Jersey|U.S. Route 9]]
* [[U.S. Route 30 in New Jersey|U.S. Route 30]]
* [[U.S. Route 40 in New Jersey|U.S. Route 40]]
* [[U.S. Route 206 in New Jersey|U.S. Route 206]]
* [[U.S. Route 322 in New Jersey|U.S. Route 322]]
* [[New Jersey Route 49|Route 49]]
* [[New Jersey Route 50|Route 50]]
* [[New Jersey Route 52|Route 52]]
* [[New Jersey Route 54|Route 54]]
* [[New Jersey Route 87|Route 87]]
* [[New Jersey Route 152|Route 152]]
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===Public transportation===
[[NJ Transit]]'s [[Atlantic City Line]] connects the [[Atlantic City Rail Terminal]] in [[Atlantic City, New Jersey|Atlantic City]] with the [[30th Street Station]] in [[Philadelphia]], with service at intermediate stations at [[Hammonton station|Hammonton]], [[Egg Harbor City station|Egg Harbor City]] and [[Absecon station|Absecon]] in the county.<ref>[http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=LineDetailsTo&selLine=ATLC Atlantic City Rail Line], [[NJ Transit]]. Accessed December 24, 2013.</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 May 11, 2015.</ref>