Editing Ellington, Connecticut (section)

==Infrastructure==

===Roads===

Though no [[Interstate Highway System|Interstate Highways]] pass through Ellington it is approximately equidistant from both [[Interstate 84 (east)|Interstate 84]] and [[Interstate 91]], each being approximately a ten- to fifteen-minute drive from most parts of town.

Several Connecticut State Roads run through town:
* [[Connecticut Route 30]] – (Stafford Rd.) The north–south arterial in the [[Crystal Lake, Connecticut|Crystal Lake]] section of town.
* [[Connecticut Route 32]] - (River Rd.) Passes north-south through the very eastern edge of town, connects Willington to Stafford. No direct connections to the rest of town (Though CT 140 in [[Stafford Springs, Connecticut|Stafford Springs]] intersects with it)
* [[Connecticut Route 83]] – (West Rd. & Somers Rd.) The main north–south arterial running through the middle of the town.
* [[Connecticut Route 74]] – (Wapping Wood Rd. & Windsorville Rd.) On the Southern edge of town, a major road in Ellington's Five corners.
* [[Connecticut Route 140]] – (Sadds Mill Rd., Maple St., Crystal Lake Rd., & Sandy Beach Rd.) The town's main East/West arterial, running the complete width of town.
* [[Connecticut Route 286]] – (Pinney St. & Main St.) An arterial running North from Five Corners to the center of town where it turns East and becomes Ellington's Main St.

===Rail===
Ellington was formerly served by a seven-mile-long [[Rail transport|rail line]] built in 1876 running from [[Vernon, Connecticut|Vernon]] to [[Melrose, Connecticut|Melrose]], that roughly paralleled Pinney St. and Sadds Mill Rd. The rail line became defunct in the middle part of the 20th century.<ref>[http://www.vernondepot.com/ ''Vernon Depot/The Hartford, Providence & Fishkill Railroad/Vernon, Connecticut'']</ref> The [[New England Central Railroad]] (following the Willimantic River) also briefly clips through the very eastern edge of Ellington, though has no stops.
[[File:Sandy Beach, Crystal Lake, Ellington Connecticut USA.JPG|thumb|Ellington's town beach, Sandy Beach, located on [[Crystal Lake (Ellington)|Crystal Lake]]]]

===Airports===

* [[Ellington Airport (Connecticut)|Ellington Airport]] – A [[General aviation]] airport located adjacent to the town's [[Industrial park]] on [[Connecticut Route 83|Route 83]]. In addition to private aviation, a [[Flight training]] school and a [[helicopter]] school operate there. [[Parachuting]] is a common weekend activity from the airport.<ref>[http://www.airnav.com/airport/7B9 Airnav.com summary for Ellington Airport (7B9)]</ref>
* [[Skylark Airpark]] – A General aviation airport located in the neighboring town of [[East Windsor, Connecticut|East Windsor]].
* [[Bradley International Airport]] – Connecticut's main [[Airport|commercial airport]], is located approximately ten miles West of town in [[Windsor Locks, Connecticut|Windsor Locks]].

===Water===
Crystal Lake, in the eastern section of town, is used by many for [[Recreational boating|boating]].