| Roadways The New Jersey Turnpike is one of | | | | private and corporate aircraft, due to its |
| the best-known and most-trafficked roadways | | | | proximity to New York City. |
| in the United States. This toll road carries | | | | |
| interstate traffic between Delaware and New | | | | Rail and bus The New Jersey Transit |
| York. Commonly referred to as simply "the | | | | Corporation (NJ Transit) operates extensive |
| Turnpike," it is known for its numerous | | | | rail and bus service throughout the state. NJ |
| rest-areas named after prominent New | | | | Transit is a state-run corporation that began |
| Jerseyans as diverse as inventor Thomas | | | | with the consolidation of several private bus |
| Edison; United States Secretary of the | | | | companies in North Jersey. In the early |
| Treasury Alexander Hamilton; United States | | | | 1980s, it acquired the commuter train |
| Presidents Grover Cleveland and Woodrow | | | | operations of Conrail that connect towns in |
| Wilson; writers James Fenimore Cooper, Joyce | | | | northern and central New Jersey to New York |
| Kilmer, and Walt Whitman; patriot Molly | | | | City. NJ Transit has eight lines that run |
| Pitcher; Red Cross advocate Clara Barton; and | | | | throughout different parts of the state. Most |
| football coach Vince Lombardi. | | | | of the trains start at various points in the |
| | | | state and most end at either Pennsylvania |
| The Garden State Parkway, or simply "the | | | | Station, in New York City, or Hoboken |
| Parkway", carries more in-state traffic and | | | | Terminal in Hoboken. NJ Transit began service |
| runs from the town of Montvale along New | | | | between Atlantic City and Lindenwold in 1989 |
| Jersey's northern border to its southernmost | | | | and extended it to Philadelphia, |
| tip at Cape May for 172.4 miles. It is the | | | | Pennsylvania, in the 1990s. This is the only |
| trunk that connects the New York metropolitan | | | | mass transit line that is based entirely in |
| area to Atlantic City. | | | | South Jersey, and the only one that connects |
| | | | Philadelphia and Atlantic City. |
| Other expressways in New Jersey include the | | | | |
| Atlantic City Expressway, the Palisades | | | | NJ Transit also operates three light rail |
| Interstate Parkway, Interstate 76, Interstate | | | | systems in the state. The Hudson-Bergen Light |
| 78, Interstate 80, Interstate 195, Interstate | | | | Rail which connects Bayonne to North Bergen, |
| 280, Interstate 287, and Interstate 295. | | | | with planned expansion into Bergen County |
| | | | communities. |
| New Jersey has interstate compacts with all | | | | |
| three neighboring states. The Port Authority | | | | The Newark City Subway is the only subway |
| of New York and New Jersey, the Delaware | | | | system in the state. Its Main Line connects |
| River Port Authority (with Pennsylvania), and | | | | Newark Penn Station with Grove St. station in |
| the Delaware River and Bay Authority (with | | | | Bloomfield. The Broad Street Line of the |
| Delaware) operate most of the major | | | | subway, the first component of the |
| transportation routes into and out of New | | | | Newark-Elizabeth Rail Link, is scheduled to |
| Jersey. Bridge tolls are collected in one | | | | open in the summer of 2006. The last of the |
| direction only — it is free to cross | | | | three light rail lines is the River LINE |
| into New Jersey, but motorists must pay when | | | | which connects Trenton and Camden. |
| exiting the state. The Washington Crossing | | | | |
| and Scudders Falls (on I-95) bridges near | | | | The PATH links North Jersey and New York |
| Trenton, as well as Trenton's Calhoun Street | | | | City. The PATH operates four lines that |
| and Bridge Street ("Trenton Makes") bridges, | | | | connect various points of North Jersey and |
| are toll-free. | | | | New York. The lines all start in either |
| | | | Hudson County or Essex County, New Jersey and |
| Airports Newark Liberty International Airport | | | | end either at the World Trade Center station |
| is one of the busiest airports in the United | | | | or at 33rd Street in Midtown Manhattan. |
| States. Operated by the Port Authority of New | | | | |
| York and New Jersey, which runs the other two | | | | Amtrak also operates numerous long-distance |
| major airports in the New York City region | | | | passenger trains in New Jersey to and from |
| (John F. Kennedy International Airport and | | | | neighboring states and around the country. In |
| LaGuardia Airport), it is one of the main | | | | addition to the Newark Airport connection, |
| airports serving the New York City area. | | | | other major Amtrak railway stations include |
| | | | Trenton Rail Station, Metropark, and the |
| Continental Airlines is the facility's | | | | grand historic Newark Penn Station. |
| largest tenant, operating an entire terminal | | | | |
| at Newark, which it uses as one of its | | | | SEPTA also has two lines that operate into |
| primary hubs. United Airlines and FedEx | | | | New Jersey. The R7 lines terminates at the |
| operate cargo hubs. The adjacent Newark | | | | Trenton Rail Station, and the R3 lines |
| Airport railroad station provides access to | | | | terminates at the West Trenton Rail Station |
| the trains of Amtrak and New Jersey Transit | | | | in Ewing. |
| along the Northeast Corridor Line. | | | | |
| | | | Some private bus carriers still remain in New |
| Two smaller commercial airports, Atlantic | | | | Jersey. Most of these carriers operate with |
| City International Airport and Trenton-Mercer | | | | state funding to offset losses and state |
| Airport, also operate in other parts of New | | | | owned buses are provided to these carriers of |
| Jersey. Teterboro Airport, in Bergen County, | | | | which Coach USA companies make up the bulk. |
| is a general aviation airport popular with | | | | |