Editing Rutherford, New Jersey (section)

==Transportation==
===Roads and highways===
[[Image:17 and 3 interchange Rutherford.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Intersection of [[New Jersey Route 3|Route 3]] and [[New Jersey Route 17|Route 17]] in Rutherford]]
{{As of|2010|5}}, the borough had a total of {{convert|46.84|mi}} of roadways, of which {{convert|36.52|mi}} were maintained by the municipality, {{convert|6.48|mi}} by Bergen County, {{convert|3.36|mi}} by the [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]] and {{convert|0.48|mi}} by the [[New Jersey Turnpike Authority]].<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/mileage_Bergen.pdf Bergen County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], May 2010. Accessed December 16, 2013.</ref>

[[File:2018-07-20 18 30 59 View north along Interstate 95W (New Jersey Turnpike Western Spur) south of Exit 16W in Rutherford, Bergen County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|left|The [[New Jersey Turnpike|New Jersey Turnpike Western Spur]] ([[Interstate 95 in New Jersey|Interstate 95]]) northbound in Rutherford]]
In the 1920s, the original Route 17 came through downtown Rutherford. Following the [[1927 New Jersey State Highway renumbering]], the new New Jersey Route 2 (later [[New Jersey Route 17|Route 17]]) was built in 1928, skirting the southeast edge of the borough, between the residential area and the [[New Jersey Meadowlands]].

In 1948, a new bypass road along the southwest edge of the borough was built to bring traffic from [[Clifton, New Jersey|Clifton]] and points west to the Lincoln Tunnel. The construction of the highway spur Route S3 (now [[New Jersey Route 3|Route 3]]) caused the demolition or relocation of numerous borough homes. In 2013, the Route 3 bridge over the Passaic River was replaced, and further improvements were made to the Rutherford section of the highway. The swing span of the [[Union Avenue Bridge (Passaic River)|Union Avenue Bridge]] over the Passaic was replaced in June 2002 as part of a $9.5 million project.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/about/press/2002/062802.shtm Union Avenue bridge over Passaic River to open to traffic tonight], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], June 28, 2002. Accessed June 25, 2017. "The $9.5 million federally funded project replaces the old swing span moveable bridge linking Passaic and Rutherford with a new fixed span structure."</ref>

A short portion of the [[New Jersey Turnpike|New Jersey Turnpike Western Spur]] ([[Interstate 95 in New Jersey|Interstate 95]]) passes through the southern section of Rutherford, but the closest interchange is located in neighboring [[East Rutherford, New Jersey|East Rutherford]] at exit 16W.<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000095W_-.pdf#page=3 Interstate 95 /  New Jersey Turnpike-West Alignment Straight Line Diagram], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], updated August 2014. Accessed February 2, 2023.</ref>

===Public transportation===
[[File:Rutherford NJT train station 2.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Rutherford station|Rutherford Train Station]]]]
Thanks to its easy access to [[New York City]] by rail, Rutherford became an early [[bedroom community]]. Following the initial wave of settlement in the late 19th century, an additional building boom occurred in the 1920s, when the majority of the borough's current housing stock was constructed.

[[Public Service Railway]] brought [[tram|trolley]] lines into Rutherford around the start of the 20th century. The lines extended east to Jersey City, south to [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]], north to [[Hackensack, New Jersey|Hackensack]], and west to [[Passaic, New Jersey|Passaic]]. By the late 1940s, the trolleys were replaced by bus service.

After the opening of the [[Lincoln Tunnel]] in 1937, the Inter-City Bus Company began bus service direct from [[Paterson, New Jersey|Paterson]] to New York City. The line was taken over by [[NJ Transit]] in the early 1980s.

Today, NJ Transit offers service to and from New York City's [[Port Authority Bus Terminal]] in [[Midtown Manhattan]] on several routes. The [[163 (New Jersey bus)|163]] offers rush hour service only, as Rutherford is not typically along its route. The [[190 (New Jersey bus)|190]] offers local service along Union Avenue and Orient Way. The [[191 (New Jersey bus)|191]], [[192 (New Jersey bus)|192]] and [[195 (New Jersey bus)|195]] routes all serve the portion of Rutherford that is adjacent to [[New Jersey Route 3|Route&nbsp;3]], as well as the portion of [[New Jersey Route 17|Route&nbsp;17]] that goes through Rutherford. The [[76 (New Jersey bus)|76]] bus provides service between [[Hackensack, New Jersey|Hackensack]] and [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090522212317/http://www.njtransit.com/sf/sf_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=BusRoutesBergenCountyTo Bergen County Bus/Rail Connection(s)], [[NJ Transit]], backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of May 22, 2009. Accessed August 25, 2011.</ref><ref>[http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/Bergen_County_Map.pdf Bergen County System Map] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190806135221/https://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/Bergen_County_Map.pdf |date=August 6, 2019 }}, [[NJ Transit]]. Accessed September 14, 2016.</ref>

[[Rutherford station|Rutherford's train station]], which was built by the [[Erie Railroad]] in 1898, serves passengers on NJ Transit's [[Bergen County Line]].<ref>[http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=TrainStationLookupFrom&selStation=134 Rutherford station] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217054934/http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=TrainStationLookupFrom&selStation=134 |date=December 17, 2013 }}, [[NJ Transit]]. Accessed December 16, 2013.</ref> Service is available to [[Suffern station|Suffern]] and various stations along [[Metro-North Railroad]]'s [[Port Jervis Line]], as well as all other Bergen County Line stations as Rutherford is the last stop before [[Secaucus Junction]]. Service is also provided to [[Hoboken Terminal]] with connections to [[Hudson–Bergen Light Rail]], [[Port Authority Trans-Hudson|PATH]], and [[NY Waterway]] service, and customers can connect at Secaucus for trains to [[Pennsylvania Station (New York)|New York Penn Station]], [[Newark Liberty International Airport]], and points west and south along the [[Morris & Essex Lines]], [[North Jersey Coast Line]], [[Northeast Corridor Line]], and [[Montclair-Boonton Line]]. Access to the [[Raritan Valley Line]] is available at either Hoboken or at [[Pennsylvania Station (Newark)|Newark Penn Station]] via Secaucus.<ref>[http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=LineDetailsTo&selLine=MNBN Main/Bergen-Port Jervis Line] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140220025133/http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=LineDetailsTo&selLine=MNBN |date=February 20, 2014 }}, [[NJ Transit]]. Accessed December 16, 2013.</ref>