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==Transportation== [[File:2020-07-12 08 24 52 View south along Interstate 95 (New Jersey Turnpike Eastern Spur) at Exit 15W (Interstate 280, Newark, Kearny) in Kearny, Hudson County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|right|The southbound [[New Jersey Turnpike]] ([[Interstate 95 in New Jersey|Interstate 95]]) in Kearny]] [[File:West Arlington Station site.JPG|thumb|right|Former West Arlington Station]] ===Roads and highways=== {{As of|2010|5}}, the town had a total of {{convert|70.89|mi}} of roadways, of which {{convert|50.75|mi}} were maintained by the municipality, {{convert|7.30|mi}} by Hudson County, {{convert|7.73|mi}} by the [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]] and {{convert|5.11|mi}} by the [[New Jersey Turnpike Authority]].<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/mileage_Hudson.pdf Hudson County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], May 2010. Accessed December 1, 2013.</ref> Several roadways pass through and intersect in the town.<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/gis/maps/Hudson.pdf Hudson County Highway Map], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]. Accessed February 28, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/enlarged_view_46.pdf Enlarged View 46 (Kearny Town, Hudson County)], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], updated March 2019. Accessed March 1, 2023.</ref> The Belleville Turnpike ([[New Jersey Route 7|Route 7]]) forms the northern border of the town with [[North Arlington, New Jersey|North Arlington]] and crosses the [[Rutgers Street Bridge]] over the [[Passaic River]] into [[Belleville, New Jersey|Belleville]].<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000007__-.pdf Route 7 Straight Line Diagram], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], updated May 2015. Accessed February 28, 2023.</ref> Kearny Avenue passes through the town and continues north as Ridge Road, the beginning of [[New Jersey Route 17|Route 17]]. [[U.S. Route 1/9]] ([[Pulaski Skyway]]) and [[U.S. Route 1/9 Truck|US 1/9 Truck]] pass through.<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000001__-.pdf#page=19 U.S. Route 1 Straight Line Diagram], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], updated May 2018. Accessed February 28, 2023.</ref> The [[Interstate 280 (New Jersey)|Essex Freeway (Interstate 280)]] passes through the town and ends at [[Interstate 95 in New Jersey|Interstate 95]] (the [[New Jersey Turnpike]] eastern and western spurs) at the tollgate for Exit 15W.<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000280__-.pdf#page=6 Interstate 280 Straight Line Diagram], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], updated March 2016. Accessed February 28, 2023.</ref> ===Public transportation=== [[NJ Transit]] offers bus service to the [[Port Authority Bus Terminal]] in [[Midtown Manhattan]] and to other New Jersey communities. Bus service to [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]] is available on the [[1 (New Jersey bus)|1]], [[30 (New Jersey bus)|30]], [[40 (New Jersey bus)|40]], and [[76 (New Jersey bus)|76]] routes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.njtransit.com/sf/sf_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=BusRoutesHudsonCountyTo |title=Hudson County Bus/Rail Connections |access-date=May 22, 2009 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090522212337/http://www.njtransit.com/sf/sf_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=BusRoutesHudsonCountyTo |archive-date=May 22, 2009 }}, [[NJ Transit]]. Accessed July 7, 2011.</ref><ref>[https://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/Hudson_County_Map.pdf Hudson County System Map] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191112221513/https://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/Hudson_County_Map.pdf |date=November 12, 2019 }}, [[NJ Transit]]. Accessed November 12, 2019.</ref><ref>[https://hudsontma.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/HTMA_Map2018_R2_Revised.pdf 2018 Hudson County Transit Map], Hudson Transportation Management Association. Accessed November 12, 2019.</ref> [[File:2021-09-19 10 55 25 View east towards New Jersey Transit's Meadows Maintenance Complex, as seen from Interstate 95 (New Jersey Turnpike Eastern Spur) in Kearny, Hudson County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|left|The NJ Transit Meadows Maintenance Complex in Kearny]] Kearny was formerly served by trains of both the Erie Railroad's Newark Branch (later Erie-Lackawanna and then Conrail's Newark Industrial Branch) and its Greenwood Lake Division (later the Erie-Lackawanna's Greenwood Lake-Boonton Line; and Conrail and New Jersey Transit's Boonton Line) which stopped at the now-abandoned [[Arlington station (NJT)|Arlington station]]. Newark Branch passenger service was terminated in October 1966. But freight service continued until 2005, when the last remaining shipper, Spar-Tech PolyCom, shut down. However, freight service on the Newark side is still active. New Jersey Transit discontinued Boonton Line service in 2002 when the [[Montclair Connection]] was opened.<ref>Galant, Debra. [https://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/29/nyregion/jersey-montclair-s-connection-has-its-price.html "Jersey; Montclair's Connection Has Its Price"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', September 29, 2002. Accessed July 7, 2011. "On Sept. 20, New Jersey Transit officially terminated service at Mr. Wilson's beloved Benson Street stop, as well as at the Rowe Street stop in Bloomfield and the Arlington stop in Kearny. Those closings were part of the price of progress."</ref><ref>[http://www.njtransit.com/tm/tm_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=PressReleaseTo&PRESS_RELEASE_ID=527 "Rail Shuttle Buses To Transport Commuters Affected By Station Closures: NJ Transit Buses and Trains Will Cross-Honor September Monthly Passes For Arlington Station Customers"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090522212709/http://www.njtransit.com/tm/tm_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=PressReleaseTo&PRESS_RELEASE_ID=527 |date=May 22, 2009 }}, [[NJ Transit]] press release dated August 27, 2002. Accessed July 7, 2011. "On Monday, September 30, NJ Transit will launch its MidTOWN DIRECT β Montclair rail service, resulting in the closure of Benson Street, Rowe Street and Arlington stations on the Boonton Line following the last scheduled trip on Friday, September 20."</ref> Through the early 1970s trains also stopped at a second station along this route known as [[West Arlington station|West Arlington]]. This station was just to the east of the now abandoned [[WR Draw]] movable bridge. Prior to April 30, 1967, a station in South Kearny, was served by the [[Central Railroad of New Jersey]]'s [[Newark and New York Branch]] via the [[PD Draw]] over the Passaic River. This station was popular with employees of the giant [[Western Electric]] plant, and other industries in the area. In the final years of this service a pair of rush hour trains ran in each direction between South Kearny, and the CNJ's Broad Street Station in downtown Newark, as well as a single rush hour round trip between South Kearny, and Plainfield. This train operated via Elizabethport, and the CNJ main line. Kearny is also the location of the Meadows Maintenance Complex, the primary maintenance facility for NJ Transit rail operations. The closest airport with scheduled passenger service is [[Newark Liberty International Airport]], located {{convert|6.5|mi|km}} away in [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]] and [[Elizabeth, New Jersey|Elizabeth]].
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