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==Transportation== ===Roads and highways=== [[File:2014-05-12 11 31 16 View north along U.S. Route 1 (Trenton Freeway) from the overpass for East State Street in Trenton City, Mercer County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|[[U.S. Route 1]] through downtown Trenton, looking north from the East State Street overpass]] {{As of|2010|5}}, the city had a total of {{convert|168.80|mi}} of roadways, of which {{convert|145.57|mi}} were maintained by the municipality, {{convert|11.33|mi}} by Mercer County, {{convert|10.92|mi}} by the [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]] and {{convert|0.99|mi}} by the [[Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission]].<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/mileage_Mercer.pdf Mercer County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210202144057/https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/mileage_Mercer.pdf |date=February 2, 2021 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], March 2019. Accessed January 26, 2021.</ref> Several highways pass through the city.<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/gis/maps/Mercer.pdf Mercer County Highway Map] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230224045307/https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/gis/maps/Mercer.pdf |date=February 24, 2023 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]. Accessed March 9, 2023.</ref> These include the Trenton Freeway (part of [[U.S. Route 1 in New Jersey|U.S. Route 1]])<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000001__-.pdf U.S. Route 1 Straight Line Diagram] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230301040915/https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000001__-.pdf |date=March 1, 2023 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], updated May 2018. Accessed March 10, 2023.</ref> and the John Fitch Parkway, which is part of [[New Jersey Route 29|Route 29]].<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000029__-.pdf Route 29 Straight Line Diagram] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606073841/https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000029__-.pdf |date=June 6, 2023 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], updated July 2014. Accessed March 10, 2023.</ref> Canal Boulevard, more commonly known as [[New Jersey Route 129|Route 129]], connects U.S. Route 1 and Route 29 in South Trenton.<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000129__-.pdf Route 129 Straight Line Diagram] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320131317/https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000129__-.pdf |date=March 20, 2023 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], updated March 2018. Accessed March 10, 2023.</ref> [[U.S. Route 206]],<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000206__-.pdf#page=15 U.S. Route 206 Straight Line Diagram] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416234945/https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000206__-.pdf#page=15 |date=April 16, 2023 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], updated June 2017. Accessed March 10, 2023.</ref> [[New Jersey Route 31|Route 31]]<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000031__-.pdf Route 31 Straight Line Diagram] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206101310/https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000031__-.pdf |date=December 6, 2022 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], updated May 2017. Accessed March 10, 2023.</ref> and [[New Jersey Route 33|Route 33]]<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000033__-.pdf Route 33 Straight Line Diagram] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307222507/https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000033__-.pdf |date=March 7, 2023 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], updated March 2017. Accessed March 10, 2023.</ref> also pass through the city via regular city streets (Broad Street/Brunswick Avenue/Princeton Avenue, Pennington Avenue, and Greenwood Avenue, respectively). Route 29 connects the city to [[Interstate 295 (Delaware–Pennsylvania)|Interstate 295]] and [[Interstate 195 (New Jersey)|Interstate 195]], the latter providing a connection to the [[New Jersey Turnpike]] ([[Interstate 95 in New Jersey|Interstate 95]]) at Exit 7A in [[Robbinsville Township, New Jersey|Robbinsville Township]], although the section near downtown is planned to be converted to an urban boulevard.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Reconnecting to the River (NJ Route 29) {{!}} Trenton, NJ |url=https://www.trentonnj.org/707/Reconnecting-to-the-River-NJ-Route-29 |access-date=2023-11-16 |website=www.trentonnj.org |archive-date=November 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231116030349/https://www.trentonnj.org/707/Reconnecting-to-the-River-NJ-Route-29 |url-status=live }}</ref> ===Public transportation=== [[File:Trenton Transit Center NEC NJT Overview.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|The Trenton Transit Center, which serves Amtrak, NJ Transit, and SEPTA]] Public transportation within the city and its nearby suburbs is provided in the form of local bus routes run by [[NJ Transit]]. [[SEPTA]] provides bus service to adjacent [[Bucks County, Pennsylvania]]. The [[Trenton Transit Center]], located on the heavily traveled [[Northeast Corridor]], serves as the northbound terminus for [[SEPTA]]'s [[Trenton Line]] (local train service to Philadelphia) and southbound terminus for [[NJ Transit Rail Operations|NJ Transit Rail]]'s [[Northeast Corridor Line]] (local train service to [[Pennsylvania Station (New York City)|New York Penn Station]]). The train station also serves as the northbound terminus for the [[River Line (NJ Transit)|River Line]], a diesel [[light rail]] line that runs to [[Camden, New Jersey|Camden]].<ref>[http://www.njtransit.com/tm/tm_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=Project046To Trenton Station Renovation] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120717060218/http://www.njtransit.com/tm/tm_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=Project046To |date=July 17, 2012 }}, [[NJ Transit]]. Accessed March 16, 2012.</ref> Two additional River Line stops, [[Cass Street (River Line station)|Cass Street]] and [[Hamilton Avenue (River Line station)|Hamilton Avenue]], are located within the city.<ref>[https://content.njtransit.com/sites/default/files/pdfs/light-rail/sf_lr_rvl_map.pdf River Line System Map] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221124135352/https://content.njtransit.com/sites/default/files/pdfs/light-rail/sf_lr_rvl_map.pdf |date=November 24, 2022 }}, [[NJ Transit]]. Accessed November 24, 2022.</ref> Long-distance transportation is provided by [[Amtrak]] train service along the Northeast Corridor.<ref>[https://www.amtrak.com/stations/tre Trenton, New Jersey] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809121027/https://www.amtrak.com/stations/tre |date=August 9, 2020 }}, [[Amtrak]]. Accessed December 1, 2019.</ref> The closest commercial airport is [[Trenton–Mercer Airport]] in [[Ewing Township, New Jersey|Ewing Township]], about {{convert|8|mi}} from the center of Trenton, which is served by [[Frontier Airlines]].<ref>McEvoy, James. [http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2015/01/frontier_airlines_cancels_flights_from_trenton_to_three_destinations_due_to_lack_of_demand.html "Frontier Airlines cancels service from Trenton-Mercer to 5 destinations because of lack of demand"] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150106003755/http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2015/01/frontier_airlines_cancels_flights_from_trenton_to_three_destinations_due_to_lack_of_demand.html |date=January 6, 2015 }}, ''[[The Times (Trenton)|Times of Trenton]]'', January 5, 2015. Accessed January 5, 2015. "As of Tuesday, Frontier Airlines will discontinue service to Nashville, Tenn., St. Louis, Indianapolis, Milwaukee and Cleveland because of lack of demand, Frontier spokesman Todd Lehmacher said in an email. Service to Cleveland ended last month."</ref> Nearby major airports are [[Newark Liberty International Airport]] and [[Philadelphia International Airport]], located {{convert|55.2|mi}} and {{convert|43.4|mi}} away, respectively, and reachable by direct New Jersey Transit or Amtrak rail (to Newark) and by [[SEPTA Regional Rail]] (to Philadelphia). [[NJ Transit Bus Operations]] provides bus service between Trenton and [[Philadelphia]] on the [[409 (New Jersey bus)|409]] route, with service to surrounding communities on the [[600 (New Jersey bus)|600]], [[601 (New Jersey bus)|601]], [[603 (New Jersey bus)|603]], [[606 (New Jersey bus)|606]], [[607 (New Jersey bus)|607]], [[608 (New Jersey bus)|608]], [[609 (New Jersey bus)|609]], [[611 (New Jersey bus)|611]] and [[624 (New Jersey bus)|624]] routes.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.njtransit.com/sf/sf_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=BusRoutesMercerCountyTo |title=Mercer County Bus / Rail Connections |access-date=May 22, 2009 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090522212335/http://www.njtransit.com/sf/sf_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=BusRoutesMercerCountyTo |archive-date=May 22, 2009}}, [[NJ Transit]], backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of May 22, 2009. Accessed November 20, 2012.</ref><ref>[https://www.njtransit.com/pdf/maps/sam/148samap.pdf Mercer County Rider Guide] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191126071745/https://www.njtransit.com/pdf/maps/sam/148samap.pdf |date=November 26, 2019 }}, [[NJ Transit]]. Accessed November 27, 2019.</ref> The Greater Mercer Transportation Management Association offers service on the Route 130 Connection between the Trenton Transit Center and the [[South Brunswick, New Jersey|South Brunswick]] warehouse district with stops along the route including [[Hamilton station (NJ Transit)|Hamilton train station]], Hamilton Marketplace, [[Hightstown, New Jersey|Hightstown]] and East Windsor Town Center Plaza.<ref>[https://gmtma.org/mercer-county-bus-service/ Mercer County Bus Service] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809163653/https://gmtma.org/mercer-county-bus-service/ |date=August 9, 2020 }}, Greater Mercer Transportation Management Association. Accessed December 1, 2019.</ref>
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