Editing Leavenworth, Washington (section)

===Transportation===
[[File:Link Transit bus in Leavenworth, WA.jpg|thumb|right|[[Link Transit]] provides transit service within Leavenworth]]

Leavenworth is located on [[U.S. Route 2 in Washington|U.S. Route 2]], which continues west across [[Stevens Pass]] to [[Snohomish County, Washington|Snohomish County]] and east towards Wenatchee.<ref name="Times-Amtrak">{{cite news |last=Cantwell |first=Brian J. |date=October 29, 2009 |title=Amtrak to Leavenworth: nice ride to Oompahtown, with a few hiccups |page=D6 |url=http://old.seattletimes.com/html/outdoors/2010155461_nwwtrain29.html |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=September 6, 2019}}</ref> The highway has [[turn lane]]s through most of the city and ranges from two to four lanes wide;<ref>{{cite report |date=October 7, 2020 |title=Transportation Element |page=6 |url=https://cityofleavenworth.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Leavenworth-Transportation-Element_FINAL.pdf |publisher=City of Leavenworth |accessdate=December 20, 2024}}</ref><ref name="WSDOT-Corridor">{{cite web |date=April 5, 2018 |title=Corridor Sketch Summary – US 2: Gold Bar to US 2 & US 97 Interchange (Big Y) |url=https://wsdot.wa.gov/sites/default/files/2021-10/CSS229-US2-GoldBar-US97InterchangeBigY.pdf |publisher=Washington State Department of Transportation |accessdate=August 29, 2024}}</ref> it is highly congested during seasonal events,<ref name="WSDOT-Corridor"/> which has sometimes required law enforcement to direct traffic.<ref>{{cite news |last=Robbins |first=Jefferson |date=December 19, 2015 |title=Silent bright: Leavenworth's Christmas Lighting draws dazzling crowds |url=https://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/local/silent-bright-leavenworths-christmas-lighting-draws-dazzling-crowds/article_227c6e85-539c-5cad-b007-4a5677795b29.html |work=The Wenatchee World |url-access=subscription |accessdate=August 29, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Buhr |first=Tony |date=December 6, 2018 |title=Slow sleigh traffic expected in Leavenworth |url=https://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/local/slow-sleigh-traffic-expected-in-leavenworth/article_7231cc9c-3593-5abd-ac73-366c18adb96a.html |work=The Wenatchee World |url-access=subscription |accessdate=August 29, 2024}}</ref> The Chumstick Highway (former [[Washington State Route 209|State Route 209]]) travels north from Leavenworth to [[Plain, Washington|Plain]] and [[Lake Wenatchee State Park]].<ref>{{cite news |date=August 19, 2011 |title=US 2 still closed for 15 miles near Leavenworth due to wildfire |url=https://www.krem.com/article/news/local/northwest/us-2-still-closed-for-15-miles-near-leavenworth-due-to-wildfire/293-413464903 |publisher=[[KREM (TV)|KREM]] |accessdate=August 24, 2024}}</ref>

The city is served by [[Amtrak]]'s ''[[Empire Builder]]'' train, which stops daily at [[Icicle Station]] near downtown.<ref name="Times-Amtrak"/> [[Link Transit]] provides local and inter-city [[public transit]] services that connect Leavenworth to Wenatchee, as well as local [[paratransit]] and a downtown shuttle.<ref>{{cite news |date=June 20, 2019 |title=Link Transit adds new routes for Chelan and Leavenworth |url=https://www.ncwlife.com/link-transit-adds-new-routes-for-chelan-and-leavenworth/ |publisher=[[NCWLife]] |access-date=September 6, 2019}}</ref> A [[park-and-ride]] lot in downtown Leavenworth with 30 stalls is served by Link Transit,<ref>{{cite news |last=Dunn |first=Ian |date=February 15, 2017 |title=New Link Park and Ride could help alleviate River Bend traffic |url=https://www.leavenworthecho.com/stories/new-link-park-and-ride-could-help-alleviate-river-bend-traffic,66293 |work=The Leavenworth Echo |accessdate=August 24, 2024}}</ref> along with the Wilkommen Park and Ride opened in June 2019.<ref>{{cite news |last=Drago |first=Kalie |date=June 28, 2019 |title=Leavenworth celebrates new Park and Ride |url=https://www.leavenworthecho.com/stories/leavenworth-celebrates-new-park-and-ride,53725 |work=The Leavenworth Echo |accessdate=August 24, 2024}}</ref> The city also has several private [[taxi]] companies and inter-city bus operators, including stops for [[Northwestern Trailways]] and [[Amtrak Thruway]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Leavenworth |url=http://northwesterntrailways.com/CitiesonSpokaneTacoma/Leavenworth/tabid/280/Default.aspx |publisher=[[Northwestern Trailways]] |access-date=September 6, 2019}}</ref>