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==Transportation== [[File:2021-07-06 09 42 51 View north along Interstate 287 from the overpass for Morris County Route 510 westbound (Lafayette Avenue) in Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|right|[[Interstate 287]] northbound in Morristown]] [[File:Morristown, NJ, train station front entrance.jpg|thumb|right|Morristown station]] ===Roads and highways=== {{As of|2010|5}}, the town had a total of {{convert|39.98|mi}} of roadways, of which {{convert|29.73|mi}} were maintained by the municipality, {{convert|5.03|mi}} by Morris County and {{convert|5.22|mi}} by the [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]].<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/mileage_Morris.pdf Morris County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], May 2010. Accessed July 18, 2014.</ref> [[Interstate 287]] is the main highway providing access to Morristown. Two interchanges, Exit 35 and Exit 36, are located within the town.<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000287__-.pdf#page=13 Interstate 287 Straight Line Diagram], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], updated May 2017. Accessed July 14, 2022.</ref> Other significant roads serving Morristown include [[U.S. Route 202 in New Jersey|U.S. Route 202]], [[New Jersey Route 124]] and [[County Route 510 (New Jersey)|County Route 510]]. ===Public transportation=== Morristown has attempted to implement [[transit-oriented development]]. Morristown was designated in 1999 as of one of New Jersey's first five "[[transit village]]s".<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/community/village/faq.shtm Transit Village Initiative Frequently Asked Questions], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]. Accessed September 6, 2014.</ref> In 1999, Morristown changed its zoning code to designate the area around the train station as a "Transit Village Core" for mixed-use. The designation was at least partly responsible for development plans for several mixed-use condominium developments.<ref>Drobness, Tanya. [http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/07/transit_village_units_ready_fo.html "Transit village units ready for sale in Morristown"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', July 12, 2009. Accessed February 20, 2011.</ref> [[NJ Transit]] offers rail service at the [[Morristown station]]<ref>[https://www.njtransit.com/station/morristown-station Morristown station], [[NJ Transit]]. Accessed April 26, 2023.</ref> which offers service on the [[Morristown Line]] to [[Newark Broad Street]], [[Secaucus Junction]], [[Pennsylvania Station (New York)|New York Penn Station]] and [[Hoboken Terminal]].<ref>[https://content.njtransit.com/sites/default/files/pdfs/rail/2023/04/230004/mne.pdf Morris and Essex Line schedule], [[NJ Transit]], updated April 23, 2023. Accessed April 26, 2023.</ref> The town benefited from shortened commuting times to New York City due to the "[[Midtown Direct]]" service New Jersey Transit instituted in the 1990s. NJ Transit local bus service is offered from the Morristown rail station, Morristown Medical Center and Headquarters Plaza on the [[871 (New Jersey bus)|871]], [[872 (New Jersey bus)|872]], [[873 (New Jersey bus)|873]], [[874 (New Jersey bus)|874]], [[875 (New Jersey bus)|875]] and [[880 (New Jersey bus)|880]] bus routes,<ref>[https://www.morriscountynj.gov/Departments/Engineering-Transportation/Riding-the-Bus Riding the Bus], [[Morris County, New Jersey]]. Accessed April 26, 2023.</ref><ref>[http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/Morris_County_Map.pdf Morris County System Map] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150619135922/http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/Morris_County_Map.pdf |date=June 19, 2015 }}, [[NJ Transit]]. Accessed August 8, 2015.</ref> replacing service that had been offered on the [[MCM1 (New Jersey bus)|MCM1]], [[MCM2 (New Jersey bus)|MCM2]], [[MCM3 (New Jersey bus)|MCM3]], [[MCM4 (New Jersey bus)|MCM4]], [[MCM8 (New Jersey bus)|MCM8]] and [[MCM10 (New Jersey bus)|MCM10]] routes until 2010, when subsidies to the local provider were eliminated as part of budget cuts.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090522212333/http://www.njtransit.com/sf/sf_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=BusRoutesMorrisCountyTo Morris County Bus / Rail Connections], [[NJ Transit]], backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of May 22, 2009. Accessed August 8, 2015.</ref><ref>[http://www.njtransit.com/tm/tm_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=PressReleaseTo&PRESS_RELEASE_ID=2629 "NJ Transit Restructures Morris County Bus Service; Four current 'MCM' routes will be expanded to six new bus routes"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906073134/http://www.njtransit.com/tm/tm_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=PressReleaseTo&PRESS_RELEASE_ID=2629 |date=September 6, 2015 }}, [[NJ Transit]], September 13, 2010. Accessed August 8, 2015.</ref> [[Community Coach]] provides daily service between New York City and Morristown on bus route 77.<ref>[https://web.coachusa.com/community/ss.details.asp?resultId=22250 Schedule Details: Morristown, NJ to New York, NY], [[Community Coach]]. Accessed August 24, 2019.</ref> The town's Department of Public Works operates "Colonial Coach", which provides free transportation within Morristown.<ref>[http://www.townofmorristown.org/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC={AB17D0EC-6B2D-4F17-B933-FCCBF45C9B19} The Colonial Coach], Town of Morristown. Accessed September 6, 2014.</ref> The Whippany Line of the [[Morristown and Erie Railway]], a small freight line, traverses the township. Established in 1895, the line runs from Morristown and runs through [[East Hanover Township, New Jersey|East Hanover Township]] and [[Hanover Township, New Jersey|Hanover Township]] to [[Roseland, New Jersey|Roseland]].<ref>[http://www.merail.com/map System Map], [[Morristown & Erie Railway]]. Accessed August 7, 2015. "The Whippany Line is a 9-mile rail line, owned and operated continuously by the M&E since the railroad's inception in 1895. The line runs east from Morristown through Hanover Township and East Hanover to its end in Roseland."</ref> ===Aviation=== [[Morristown Municipal Airport]] is the closest public airport. While owned by the town, the airport is physically located in nearby [[Hanover Township, New Jersey|Hanover Township]], 3 miles east of Morristown proper.<ref name= "Morristown Airport New Jersey">{{cite web|url=http://www.mmuair.com|title=MMU - Morristown Airport New Jersey - General Aviation Airport|website=www.mmuair.com}}</ref> [[Newark Liberty International Airport]] in Newark / [[Elizabeth, New Jersey|Elizabeth]] is the closest airport with scheduled passenger service. It is approximately 20 minutes away via [[New Jersey Route 24|Route 24]] and [[Interstate 78 in New Jersey|Interstate 78]].
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