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Transportation

Toms River is crisscrossed by several major roadways, including the Garden State Parkway and U.S. Route 9, as well as Route 35, Route 37, Route 70, Route 166, County Route 527, County Route 530, County Route 549, County Route 571.

Two of the most congested roads are Hooper Avenue and Route 37. Route 37 sees extra traffic from travelers to the Jersey shore during the summertime, due to it being a main artery to the shore from the Garden State Parkway at interchange 82.

The township is also home to one of the state's only at-grade cloverleafs, at the intersection of Hooper Avenue and County Route 571 (Bay Avenue).^[1]

The major bus station in Toms River is located downtown, off exit 81 of the Garden State Parkway. The township is served by New Jersey Transit bus routes 67 (to Newark and Journal Square), 137 (to the Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York City), 319 (to PABT in New York City and the Atlantic City Bus Terminal), and 559 (to the Atlantic City Bus Terminal).^[2]

The Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders operates the Ocean Ride bus line within Toms River, as well as to Brick Township, Whiting, Manchester Township, Lakewood Township, Lacey Township, Little Egg Harbor Township, Berkeley Township, Barnegat Township, Plumsted Township, Point Pleasant, and Long Beach Island.^[3]

There are several taxi services around and within Toms River: Ace Cab, Alpha Taxi, Checker Cab, and Yellow Taxi.

The Central Railroad of New Jersey and Pennsylvania Railroad ended service to the township in the late 1940s. The nearest rail station is the terminus of the North Jersey Coast Line in Bay Head. Service is currently being evaluated to nearby Lakehurst on the proposed Monmouth-Ocean-Middlesex Line.^[4]

The New Jersey Turnpike Authority proposed in 1971 to build the Driscoll Expressway which was to start from exit 80 of the parkway and end 3 miles (4.8 km) north of exit 8A of the New Jersey Turnpike in South Brunswick. This project was killed in the 1980s.

The Robert J. Miller Air Park, a public-use airport, is located 5 miles (8.0 km) southwest of the central business district.

^ Google Maps
^ Ocean County Bus/Rail Connections, New Jersey Transit, backed up by the Internet Archive as of May 22, 2009. Accessed July 20, 2011.
^ Ocean Ride Route Information, Ocean County, New Jersey Transportation Services. Accessed July 20, 2011.
^ Monmouth-Ocean-Middlesex Line, Ocean County, New Jersey Department of Planning. Accessed July 20, 2011.

[1] Google Maps

[2] Ocean County Bus/Rail Connections, New Jersey Transit, backed up by the Internet Archive as of May 22, 2009. Accessed July 20, 2011.

[3] Ocean Ride Route Information, Ocean County, New Jersey Transportation Services. Accessed July 20, 2011.

[4] Monmouth-Ocean-Middlesex Line, Ocean County, New Jersey Department of Planning. Accessed July 20, 2011.

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