page_title: Long Branch, New Jersey
section_title: Roads and highways
hierarchical_section_title: Long Branch, New Jersey / Transportation / Roads and highways
caption_attribution_description: the train of Comet V cars is preparing to leave Long Branch, NJ from Bay Head, NJ
context_page_description: Long Branch is a beachside city in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population was 30,719, reflecting a decline of 621 from the 31,340 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 2,682 from the 28,658 counted in the 1990 Census.
  Long Branch was formed on April 11, 1867, as the Long Branch Commission, from portions of Ocean Township. Long Branch was incorporated as a city by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 8, 1903, based on the results of a referendum, replacing the Long Branch Commission.
context_section_description: As of 2010, the city had a total of 89.49 miles (144.02 km) of roadways, of which 80.10 miles (128.91 km) were maintained by the municipality, 6.26 miles (10.07 km) by Monmouth County and 3.13 miles (5.04 km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.
  Route 36 and Route 71 are the most significant highways that pass through the city.
caption: Long Branch station, which is served by NJ Transit's North Jersey Coast Line
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