Editing Bradley County, Tennessee (section)

== Infrastructure ==
=== Transportation ===
====Air====
[[Hardwick Field]], also known as Cleveland Municipal Airport, was the county's principal airport from 1955 to 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clevelandbanner.com/view/full_story/24302665/article-Cleveland-s-Hardwick-Field-officially-closes-Tuesday-closes-Tuesday?instance=main_article |title=Cleveland's Hardwick Field officially closes Tuesday |last1=Love |first1=Joyanna |date=December 29, 2013 |website=Clevelandbanner.com |publisher=Cleveland Daily Banner |access-date=March 16, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140317004733/http://www.clevelandbanner.com/view/full_story/24302665/article-Cleveland-s-Hardwick-Field-officially-closes-Tuesday-closes-Tuesday?instance=main_article |archive-date=March 17, 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2013/dec/27/clevelands-hardwick-field-to-close-at-years-end/ |title=Cleveland's oldest airport, Hardwick Field, to close at year's end |last1=Leach |first1=Paul |date=December 27, 2013 |website=Timesfreepress.com |publisher=Chattanooga Times Free Press |access-date=March 16, 2014}}</ref> [[Cleveland Regional Jetport]], located approximately two miles east of Hardwick Field opened on January 25, 2013, replacing Hardwick Field.<ref name=airnav/> It consists of a {{convert|6200|by|100|ft|adj=on}} runway.<ref name=airnav>{{cite web |url=https://www.airnav.com/airport/KRZR |title=FAA Information, Cleveland Regional Jetport |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=airnav.com |access-date=December 8, 2013}}</ref>

====Rail====
The county is served by the [[Norfolk Southern Railway]], which forks in Cleveland and provides logistics for industries.<ref name=TDOT/>

====Highways====
[[Interstate 75 in Tennessee|Interstate 75]] traverses the county from the southwest to the north, passing through the western edge of Cleveland. There are four exits on I-75 in Bradley County: three in Cleveland and one in Charleston. [[U.S. Route 11 in Tennessee|U.S. Route 11]] and [[U.S. Route 64 in Tennessee|U.S. Route 64]] intersect in downtown Cleveland. U.S. 11 connects to Chattanooga to the southwest and Athens to the north. U.S. 64 connects to [[Murphy, North Carolina]] to the east. [[Tennessee State Route 60|S.R. 60]] connects Cleveland to [[Dayton, Tennessee|Dayton]] to the northwest and [[Dalton, Georgia]] to the south. [[APD-40]], made up of the U.S. 64 Bypass and a section of S.R. 60 forms a beltway and bypass route around the business district of Cleveland. The [[Special routes of U.S. Route 11#Cleveland bypass route|U.S. 11 Bypass]] bypasses downtown Cleveland to the west.<ref name=TDOT>{{cite map|publisher=[[Tennessee Department of Transportation|TDOT]]|title=Official Transportation Map (back)|url=http://www.tn.gov/assets/entities/tdot/attachments/2015-16_Official_SMap_(Back_Side)110915.pdf|year=2016|access-date=November 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160725163610/http://www.tn.gov/assets/entities/tdot/attachments/2015-16_Official_SMap_(Back_Side)110915.pdf|archive-date=July 25, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===== Principal highways =====
[[File:Cleveland to Charleston Concrete Highway Bradley County Tennessee.jpg|220px|thumb|right|Historic [[U.S. Route 11]] in Charleston.]]
[[File:APD-40cloverleaf.jpg|220px|thumb|right|Aerial view of the [[cloverleaf interchange]] of [[APD-40]] (U.S. 64 Byp./S.R. 60) and U.S. Route 64 (Inman Street/Waterlevel Highway).]]
*[[File:I-75.svg|25px|link=Interstate 75 in Tennessee]] [[Interstate 75 in Tennessee|Interstate 75]]
*[[File:US 11.svg|25px|link=U.S. Route 11 in Tennessee]] [[U.S. Route 11 in Tennessee|U.S. Route 11]]
*[[File:Bypass plate.png|25px|link=Special routes of U.S. Route 11#Cleveland bypass route]]<br/>[[File:US 11.svg|25px|link=Special routes of U.S. Route 11#Cleveland bypass route]] [[Special routes of U.S. Route 11#Cleveland bypass route|U.S. Route 11 Bypass]]
*[[File:US 64.svg|25px|link=U.S. Route 64 in Tennessee]] [[U.S. Route 64 in Tennessee|U.S. Route 64]]
*[[File:Bypass plate.png|25px|link=APD-40]]<br/>[[File:US 64.svg|25px|link=APD-40]] [[APD-40|U.S. Route 64 Bypass]]
*[[File:US 74.svg|25px|link=U.S. Route 74]] [[U.S. Route 74 in Tennessee|U.S. Route 74]]
*[[File:tennessee 60.svg|25px|link=Tennessee State Route 60]] [[Tennessee State Route 60|S.R. 60]]
*[[File:Tennessee 40.svg|25px|link=Tennessee State Route 40]] [[Tennessee State Route 40|S.R. 40]]
*[[File:Tennessee 2.svg|25px|alt=|link=Tennessee State Route 2]] [[Tennessee State Route 2|S.R. 2]]
*[[File:Tennessee 311.svg|25px|link=APD-40]] [[APD-40|S.R. 311]]
*[[Paul Huff Parkway]]

===== Secondary highways =====
*[[File:Secondary Tennessee 74.svg|25px|alt=|link=Tennessee State Route 74]] [[Tennessee State Route 74|S.R. 74]]
*[[File:Secondary Tennessee 306.svg|25px|alt=|link=Tennessee State Route 306]] [[Tennessee State Route 306|S.R. 306]]
*[[File:Secondary Tennessee 308.svg|25px|alt=|link=Tennessee State Route 308]] [[Tennessee State Route 308|S.R. 308]]
*[[File:Secondary Tennessee 312.svg|25px|alt=|link=Tennessee State Route 312]] [[Tennessee State Route 312|S.R. 312]]
*[[File:Secondary Tennessee 313.svg|25px|alt=|link=Tennessee State Route 313]] [[Tennessee State Route 313|S.R. 313]]
*[[File:Secondary Tennessee 317.svg|25px|alt=|link=Tennessee State Route 317]] [[Tennessee State Route 317|S.R. 317]]

===Utilities===
Cleveland Utilities is a city-owned corporation which provides electricity, water, and sewer service to the city of Cleveland and surrounding areas.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cms7.revize.com/revize/clevelandutilities/consumer_information/about_cu.php|title=About CU|author=<!--Not stated-->|website=clevelandutilities.com|publisher=Cleveland Utilities|access-date=February 15, 2019}}</ref> The Calhoun-Charleston Utilities District provides water to Charleston.<ref name=plan/> Volunteer Electric Cooperative (VEC) provides electricity to Charleston and the rest of Bradley County, except for a small portion in the southwestern part of the county along U.S. 11/64, including McDonald, which receives its electricity from Chattanooga-based [[EPB]].<ref name=plan>{{cite web|url=https://bradleycountytn.gov/uploads/planning_dept_11_1679795299.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://bradleycountytn.gov/uploads/planning_dept_11_1679795299.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=Bradley County Comprehensive Plan|author=<!--Not stated-->|date=2013|website=bradleycountytn.gov|access-date=February 26, 2019}}</ref> The rest of the county is provided water by the Hiwassee Utilities Commission, Ocoee Utility District, Eastside Utility District, and Savannah Valley Utility District.<ref name=plan/> Cleveland Utilities, VEC, and EPB all purchase their power from the [[Tennessee Valley Authority]] (TVA), which also provides power directly to [[heavy industry|heavy industries]] Olin, United Hydrogen, and Wacker. [[Southern Company Gas#Chattanooga Gas|Chattanooga Gas]], a subsidiary of [[Southern Company]], provides natural gas to Cleveland and surrounding areas.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aglresources.com/about/distribution_cha.aspx|title=Chattanooga Gas|author=<!--Not stated-->|website=aglresources.com|publisher=Southern Company|access-date=February 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190223131716/http://www.aglresources.com/about/distribution_cha.aspx|archive-date=February 23, 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Healthcare===
Prior to 2008, the county's two main hospitals were Bradley Memorial Hospital and Cleveland Community Hospital. They ran independently until 2008 when they were both purchased by SkyRidge Medical Center.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://easttn.medicalnewsinc.com/news.php?viewStory=713 |title=Community forms Sky Ridge Medical Center |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |year=2008 |website=Medical News |access-date=April 6, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407101908/http://easttn.medicalnewsinc.com/news.php?viewStory=713 |archive-date=April 7, 2014 }}</ref> In 2015, the two hospitals were purchased by [[Tennova Healthcare]].<ref>{{cite news |author=Staff Report |date=September 30, 2015 |title=SkyRidge hospital renamed Tennova Healthcare-Cleveland|url=http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/business/aroundregion/story/2015/sep/30/skyridge-hospital-renamed-tennova/327862/ |work=[[Chattanooga Times Free Press]] |access-date=November 11, 2017}}</ref> Bradley Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center is a [[nursing home]] that serves the county. Bradley County Emergency Medical Services is an [[emergency medical service]] (EMS) agency of the county government that was established in 1972 and consists of six stations, eight ambulances, and two ancillary vehicles, along with more than 60 full-time employees and more than 25 part-time employees.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bradleyco.net/ems_aboutus.aspx |title=Bradley County EMS |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |year=2014 |website=Bradleyco.net |publisher=Bradley County, TN }}</ref>