Editing Lewes, Delaware (section)

==Infrastructure==

===Law Enforcement and Emergency Services===
Lewes is primarily policed by the Lewes Police Department and [[Delaware State Police]]. For EMS Lewes is serviced by the Lewes Volunteer Fire Department. The town also see the occasional Delaware Natural Resource Police officer patrolling the waterways, and the state park. Lewes also has a [[United States Coast Guard]] Marine safety detachment

===Transportation===
[[File:Lewes Ferry port.JPG|thumb|left|The Lewes terminal of the Cape May–Lewes Ferry]]

[[Delaware Route 1]] (DE 1) passes just outside city limits at Five Points where DE 1, [[U.S. Route 9 in Delaware|U.S. Route 9]] (US 9), [[Delaware Route 404|DE 404]], [[Delaware Route 23|DE 23]] and [[Delaware Route 1D|DE 1D]] (Plantation Road) intersect. There are three main arterial roads that connect Lewes to DE 1:  New Road, Savannah Road ([[U.S. Route 9 Business (Lewes, Delaware)|US 9 Business]]) and  King's Highway (US 9). US 9 passes to the southeast of downtown on the Theodore C. Freeman Memorial Highway.<ref name="DE 2008 map">{{Delaware road map|year=2008|access-date=May 26, 2016}}</ref> [[Parking meter]]s are in effect for on-street parking and parking lots in the downtown area between May 1 and October 14 and at parking lots at Lewes Beach between May 1 and September 30.<ref>{{cite web|title=City of Lewes General Questions|publisher=City of Lewes Delaware|url=http://www.ci.lewes.de.us/index.cfm?ref=17100|access-date=May 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170102195133/http://www.ci.lewes.de.us/index.cfm?ref=17100|archive-date=January 2, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[File:2022-07-07 18 34 35 View west along U.S. Route 9 (Cape Henlopen Drive) just east of U.S. Route 9 Business and Theodore C. Freeman Highway in Lewes, Sussex County, Delaware.jpg|thumb|right|US 9 westbound approaching US 9 Bus. in Lewes]]
The southern terminus of the [[Cape May–Lewes Ferry]] is located in Lewes. The ferry provides passenger and automobile ferry service between southern Delaware and [[South Jersey|southern New Jersey]], crossing the Delaware Bay to [[North Cape May, New Jersey]], and serves as part of US 9. The ferry crossing is {{convert|17|mi|km}} long and takes 85 minutes.<ref name="DE 2008 map"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://cmlf.com/AboutUs/tabid/101/Default.aspx|title=Welcome Aboard|publisher=Cape May-Lewes Ferry|access-date=September 29, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140530161428/http://cmlf.com/AboutUs/tabid/101/Default.aspx|archive-date=May 30, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> Cape Water Tours & Taxi operates a round-trip [[water taxi]] service between Lewes and [[Dewey Beach, Delaware|Dewey Beach]] via the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal on Friday evenings in the summer months, offering access to dining and nightlife in Dewey Beach.<ref>{{cite web|title=Water Taxi Service Is Available On Friday Nights|publisher=Cape Water Tours & Taxi|url=https://www.capewatertaxi.com/services/water-taxi-service-friday-night-only.html|access-date=December 30, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171231103445/https://www.capewatertaxi.com/services/water-taxi-service-friday-night-only.html|archive-date=December 31, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[DART First State]] operates the [[Lewes Transit Center]] park and ride just outside Lewes along DE 1. The transit center serves local bus routes providing service across Sussex County, with expanded Beach Bus service to the Delaware Beaches in the summer months, and inter-county bus service to other part of Delaware. This park and ride serves the Route 201 bus to the Rehoboth Beach Boardwalk, the Route 204 bus which heads along Savannah Road into Lewes to Cape Henlopen Drive and the Cape May–Lewes Ferry terminal and south to Rehoboth Beach, the Route 206 bus to Georgetown, and the Route 208 bus to [[Ocean City, Maryland]]. The Route 305 "Beach Connection" bus provides service on weekends and holidays in the summer to the Lewes Transit Center Park and Ride from [[Wilmington, Delaware|Wilmington]], the [[Christiana Mall]], [[Middletown, Delaware|Middletown]], and [[Dover, Delaware|Dover]]. The Route 307 bus provides year-round service to [[Milford, Delaware|Milford]], [[Frederica, Delaware|Frederica]], and Dover.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dartfirststate.com/information/routes/index.shtml|title=Routes and Schedules|publisher=DART First State|access-date=2013-08-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130815034410/http://www.dartfirststate.com/information/routes/index.shtml|archive-date=2013-08-15|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=beachbus>{{cite web|url=https://www.dartfirststate.com/information/routes/pdfs/summer/rt997.pdf?date=1526829609838|title=DART Beach Bus - DART To The Beach|publisher=DART First State|access-date=May 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180521021636/https://www.dartfirststate.com/information/routes/pdfs/summer/rt997.pdf?date=1526829609838|archive-date=May 21, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Delaware Department of Transportation]] built the Lewes Transit Center Park and Ride, with groundbreaking taking place on March 9, 2016 and the park and ride opening in May 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://publicmeetings.delaware.gov/meeting/18137 |title=State of Delaware Workshop - Lewes Park & Ride and Transit Maintenance Facility |publisher=State of Delaware |access-date=May 15, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180516103313/https://publicmeetings.delaware.gov/meeting/18137 |archive-date=May 16, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|title=Groundbreaking for Lewes Transit Center Celebrated Today|publisher=DART First State|date=March 9, 2016|url=http://www.dartfirststate.com/dtc.ejs?command=PublicDTCPressReleaseDisplay&id=5941|access-date=December 21, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222131348/http://dartfirststate.com/dtc.ejs?command=PublicDTCPressReleaseDisplay&id=5941|archive-date=December 22, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Delaware River and Bay Authority]] operates a shuttle bus route in the summer months that connects the Cape May–Lewes Ferry to the [[Tanger Outlets]] and Rehoboth Beach.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cmlf.com/getting-here-getting-around|title=Getting Here & Getting Around|date=20 April 2017|publisher=Cape May-Lewes Ferry|access-date=June 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170816154333/https://www.cmlf.com/getting-here-getting-around|archive-date=August 16, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> The city of Lewes formerly operated the Lewes Line bus service serving points of interest in the city daily from May to September.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lewes Line|publisher=City of Lewes|url= https://www.ci.lewes.de.us/363/Lewes-Line|access-date=May 23, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Clark|first=Kirstyn|title=Lewes Line Ends One Year Early Following Council Vote|publisher=WBOC-TV|location=Salisbury, MD|date=February 14, 2024|url=https://www.wboc.com/news/lewes-line-ends-one-year-early-following-council-vote/article_33970124-cb90-11ee-bd9c-8f6d79e4c911.html|access-date=February 14, 2024}}</ref>

Lewes was served by a branch of the [[Delaware Coast Line Railroad]] that originated in Georgetown, whereupon transfers could be made to trains north to Dover and Wilmington.<ref name="DE 2008 map"/> Passenger trains operated on this branch by its predecessor company, the [[Pennsylvania Railroad]], but ended between 1936 and 1938.<ref>''Official Guide of the Railways,'' August 1936, Pennsylvania Railroad section</ref><ref>''Official Guide of the Railways,'' August 1938, Pennsylvania Railroad section</ref> The [[Maryland, Delaware & Virginia Railway]] operated a passenger train route from Lewes that followed a path to the north of the DCL route. It followed a path through Milton, Ellendale, Greenwood, crossing the state border into Maryland, then continuing further west to [[Love Point]], whereupon travelers would connect with a ferry to Baltimore.<ref>''Official Guide of the Railways,'' [unknown month] 1921, Maryland, Delaware & Virginia Railway section</ref> This service was replaced by bus service by early 1932.<ref>''Official Guide of the Railways,'' February 1932, Maryland, Delaware & Virginia Railway section</ref>

A [[rail with trail]] known as the Georgetown-Lewes Trail opened along the railroad line on October 19, 2016, with future plans to extend the trail to Georgetown.<ref>{{cite news|last=Murray|first=Molly|title=New connector trail opens in Lewes|work=The News Journal|location=Wilmington, DE|date=October 19, 2016|url=http://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/2016/10/19/new-connector-trail-opens-lewes/92412072/|access-date=November 27, 2017}}</ref> In 2017, it was announced the Delaware Coast Line Railroad would be abandoned between [[Cool Spring, Delaware|Cool Spring]] and Lewes after the swing bridge over the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal was closed due to being structurally unsound and repairs were determined to be too costly.<ref name=cg71117>{{cite news|url=http://www.capegazette.com/article/cool-spring-lewes-railroad-be-decommissioned/137466|title=Cool Spring to Lewes railroad to be decommissioned|last=Roth|first=Nick|date=July 11, 2017|newspaper=Cape Gazette|access-date=August 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170825020841/http://www.capegazette.com/article/cool-spring-lewes-railroad-be-decommissioned/137466|archive-date=August 25, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Junction and Breakwater Trail]] is a [[rail trail]] for bicyclists and hikers that connects Lewes and Rehoboth Beach, running {{convert|6|mi|km}} mostly along a former [[Penn Central Railroad]] right-of-way.<ref>{{cite web|title=Junction & Breakwater: Biking and Hiking Trail|publisher=Lewes Chamber of Commerce|url=https://www.leweschamber.com/trails/junction-breakwater-biking-and-hiking-trail|access-date=February 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180207123405/https://www.leweschamber.com/trails/junction-breakwater-biking-and-hiking-trail|archive-date=February 7, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Junction Breakwater Trail|publisher=Visit Delaware|url=https://www.visitdelaware.com/listings/junction-breakwater-trail/2494/|access-date=February 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180207182803/https://www.visitdelaware.com/listings/junction-breakwater-trail/2494/|archive-date=February 7, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Utilities===
[[File:Lewes Town Clock.jpg|thumb|Lewes Town Clock]]
The Lewes Board of Public Works (BPW) provides electricity, water, and sewer service to the city. The BPW was established by an act of the [[Delaware General Assembly]] on March 15, 1901.<ref>{{cite web|title=Home|publisher=Lewes Board of Public Works|url=http://lewesbpw.delaware.gov|access-date=June 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170619052113/http://lewesbpw.delaware.gov/|archive-date=June 19, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Lewes formerly had a power plant that generated electricity for the city, but the plant's usage was reduced as the city brought in power from outside and the plant was shut down in the 1970s due to rising fuel costs. Lewes currently purchases power from [[Constellation (An Exelon Company)|Constellation]] which is transmitted to the city over [[Delmarva Power]] lines.<ref>{{cite web|title=About BPW|publisher=Lewes Board of Public Works|url=http://lewesbpw.delaware.gov/2014/10/30/about-lewes-bpw/|access-date=June 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170626160425/http://lewesbpw.delaware.gov/2014/10/30/about-lewes-bpw/|archive-date=June 26, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> The BPW is a member of the [[Delaware Municipal Electric Corporation]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Members|publisher=Delaware Municipal Electric Corporation|url=http://www.demecinc.net/Members/|access-date=August 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170815063425/http://www.demecinc.net/Members/|archive-date=August 15, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Trash collection is provided by the city while recycling collection is provided under contract by [[Republic Services]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Trash Collection|publisher=City of Lewes Delaware|url=http://www.ci.lewes.de.us/index.cfm?ref=40200&ref6=18|access-date=September 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170906091442/http://www.ci.lewes.de.us/index.cfm?ref=40200&ref6=18|archive-date=September 6, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Recycling|publisher=City of Lewes Delaware|url=http://www.ci.lewes.de.us/index.cfm?ref=40200&ref6=19|access-date=September 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170906091005/http://www.ci.lewes.de.us/index.cfm?ref=40200&ref6=19|archive-date=September 6, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> Natural gas service in Lewes is provided by [[Chesapeake Utilities]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Delmarva Service Territory|publisher=Chesapeake Utilities|url=http://www.chpk.com/delmarva-service-territory/|access-date=August 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170815063806/http://www.chpk.com/delmarva-service-territory/|archive-date=August 15, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Health care===
[[Beebe Healthcare Medical Center]] is located in Lewes, founded in 1916 by the brothers, Drs. James Beebe and Richard C. Beebe.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.beebemed.org/html/about.cfm|title= About Beebe Healthcare Medical Center|publisher= Beebe Medical Center|access-date= October 14, 2012|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121013081220/http://beebemed.org/html/about.cfm|archive-date= October 13, 2012|url-status= live}}</ref> The hospital's name was changed to Beebe Healthcare in 2013 and 2016 marked its 100th anniversary.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.beebehealthcare.org/about-beebe-healthcare|title=About Beebe Healthcare - Beebe Healthcare|website=beebehealthcare.org|access-date=2015-09-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905114850/http://www.beebehealthcare.org/about-beebe-healthcare|archive-date=2015-09-05|url-status=live}}</ref>