Editing Benton, Pennsylvania (section)

==Transportation==
'''State highways'''. Two highways [[Concurrency (road)|concurrently]] serve as Benton's Main Street:
*[[Pennsylvania Route 239]] leads east {{convert|14|mi}} to [[U.S. Route 11|US 11]] at [[Shickshinny, Pennsylvania|Shickshinny]] on the Susquehanna River and northwest {{convert|13|mi}} to [[Pennsylvania Route 42|PA 42]] at [[Franklin Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania|North Mountain]].
*[[Pennsylvania Route 487]] leads north {{Convert|13|mi}} to [[Ricketts Glen State Park]] and south {{convert|17|mi}} to [[Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania|Bloomsburg]], the Columbia County seat.
[[File:Main Street in Benton, Columbia County, Pennsylvania.JPG|thumb|left|Main Street (Pennsylvania Routes 239/487) in Benton, looking north]]

'''Interstate highway''':
Benton is 14 miles north of [[Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania|Interstate 80]].

'''Air''': Although [[Williamsport Regional Airport]] ([[International Air Transport Association airport code|IATA]]: IPT) is the closest airport with scheduled airline service, travelers often seek out the lower fares at [[Trenton–Mercer Airport]] (IATA: TTN) or [[Philadelphia International Airport]] (IATA: PHL).

'''Rail''': From 1888 to 1972, Benton was served by the [[Bloomsburg and Sullivan Railroad]], which was later the [[Reading Company|Reading Railroad]]'s Bloomsburg branch.