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===Transportation=== [[File:2022-07-24 14 38 06 View east along Delaware State Route 2 (Robert Kirkwood Highway) at New Road and Linden Avenue in Elsmere, New Castle County, Delaware.jpg|thumb|right|DE 2 eastbound in Elsmere]] The main east–west road in Elsmere is [[Delaware Route 2]] (Kirkwood Highway), which heads east to [[Wilmington, Delaware|Wilmington]] and west to [[Newark, Delaware|Newark]]. [[Delaware Route 100]] (Dupont Road) runs north–south through the eastern part of Elsmere. [[Delaware Route 141]] passes to the west of Elsmere, with access to the town via an interchange with DE 2 in [[Prices Corner, Delaware|Prices Corner]]. DE 141 heads south through [[Newport, Delaware|Newport]] and provides access to [[Interstate 95 in Delaware|Interstate 95]], [[Interstate 295 (Delaware)|Interstate 295]], and [[Interstate 495 (Delaware)|Interstate 495]].<ref name=deldotmap>{{Delaware road map|year=2008}}</ref> [[DART First State]] provides bus service to Elsmere along Route 6, which follows Kirkwood Highway and heads east to [[Wilmington station (Delaware)|Wilmington station]], which is served by [[Amtrak]] and [[SEPTA Regional Rail]]'s [[Wilmington/Newark Line]], and west to the [[Newark Transit Hub]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dartfirststate.com/information/routes/index.shtml|title=Routes and Schedules|publisher=DART First State|access-date=August 16, 2013}}</ref> Freight trains pass through Elsmere along [[CSX Transportation]]'s [[Philadelphia Subdivision]] line and [[East Penn Railroad]]'s Wilmington & Northern line, both of which interchange at Elsmere Junction. CSX Transportation operates the Wilsmere Yard to the south of Elsmere near the former [[Wilmington Assembly]] plant used by [[General Motors]].<ref name=deldotmap/><ref>{{cite web|title=Delaware State Rail Plan|publisher=Delaware Department of Transportation|date=2011|url=https://deldot.gov/Publications/reports/srp/pdfs/srp_final.pdf|access-date=March 24, 2018}}</ref>
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