Editing Monroe, Connecticut (section)

==Infrastructure==

===Roads===

* [[Connecticut Route 25]], Main Street, runs across Monroe from Upper Stepney to the [[Trumbull, Connecticut|Trumbull]] town line. The highway starts in [[Brookfield, Connecticut|Brookfield]]/[[Danbury, Connecticut|Danbury]] and runs to [[Bridgeport, Connecticut|Bridgeport]]. From Brookfield through Monroe, it is a 2-lane road, and just over the Monroe-Trumbull border within Trumbull, it becomes a 6-lane freeway which connects to [[Interstate 95]].
* [[Connecticut Route 34]] runs through the northern (Stevenson) section of Monroe. The route begins in [[Newtown, Connecticut|Newtown]] and ends in [[New Haven, Connecticut|New Haven]], where it connects with [[I-91]] and [[I-95]].
**[[Stevenson Dam]], which holds back [[Lake Zoar]], and is the bridge for [[Connecticut Route 34|CT Route 34]] across the [[Housatonic River]]
* [[Connecticut Route 59]] begins at its intersection with Route 25 in Monroe and travels south through [[Easton, Connecticut|Easton]] and [[Fairfield, Connecticut|Fairfield]], where it ends in [[Bridgeport, Connecticut|Bridgeport]].
* [[Connecticut Route 110]] begins in Monroe at its intersection with Route 111, then travels through [[Shelton, Connecticut|Shelton]] before ending in [[Stratford, Connecticut|Stratford]].
*[[Connecticut Route 111]], Monroe Turnpike, begins at its intersection with Route 34 in Monroe and runs south to Trumbull, where it terminates just north of Bridgeport at the [[Merritt Parkway]].

===Bus===

The [[Greater Bridgeport Transit Authority]] provides bus service for Monroe.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://gogbt.com/routes-schedules-maps|title=GBT - Schedules & Maps {{!}} Horarios y mapas|website=gogbt.com|access-date=May 8, 2017}}</ref>

===Train===

Two train stations are located near Monroe:
* [[Bridgeport station (Connecticut)|Bridgeport]], 10.7 miles away.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=am/am2Station/Station_Page&code=BRP|title=Bridgeport Metro North, CT Train Station (BRP) {{!}} Amtrak|website=www.amtrak.com|access-date=May 8, 2017}}</ref>
* [[Derby–Shelton station|Derby–Shelton]], 6.4 miles away.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://as0.mta.info/mnr/stations/station_detail.cfm?key=290|title=MNR Stations|website=as0.mta.info|access-date=May 8, 2017}}</ref>
Both stations are served by [[Metro-North Railroad]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://as0.mta.info/mnr/stations/station_detail.cfm?key=246|title=MNR Stations|website=as0.mta.info|access-date=May 8, 2017}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> Bridgeport station is served by the [[New Haven Line]], [[Amtrak|Amtrak's]] [[Northeast Corridor]] and the [[Vermonter (train)|Vermonter]].<ref name=":0" /> Derby–Shelton station is served only by the [[Waterbury Branch]]. Both stations are easily accessible by bus routes or driving. The [[New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad|New Haven Railroad]] used to serve the town.<ref>http://www.nashuacitystation.org/station/connecticut/fairfield/monroe/stepney/ Stepney Station - Monroe, CT</ref>

=== Parks and recreation ===

The Monroe Parks and Recreation Department manages Monroe's parks.

* [[Webb Mountain Park]], a municipal park with hiking trails and campsites
*[[William E. Wolfe Park]], a town park located on Cutlers Farm Road and on the northern end of Cross Hill Road. The park includes a public pool, four [[baseball]] fields, a [[American football|football]] field, a [[basketball]] court, a playground, and a hiking trail that leads to [[Great Hollow Lake]]. The park includes a barbecue set up on the grass, and a nearby pavilion. [[Great Hollow Lake]] is located in the south-western area of the park.
*The Housatonic Railway Trail is an approximately five-mile section of the scenic walking and biking [[Pequonnock River]] trail that runs from [[Great Hollow Lake]] in Wolfe Park through the [[Newtown, Connecticut|Newtown]] Town line.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Babina|first=John|date=November 28, 2006|title=Monroe Rails into Trails|url=http://monroerec.org/forms/5047_rails_trails_map.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919153029/https://monroerec.org/forms/5047_rails_trails_map.pdf|archive-date=September 19, 2020|access-date=June 3, 2021|website=Monroe Parks and Recreation Department}}</ref>

===Emergency services===

====Fire department====

Monroe is protected by three independent and all-volunteer fire departments operating out of six fire stations.

In 1916, 45 men and women formed the first volunteer fire company in Monroe, the Stepney Volunteer Fire Company. In 1923 the Stepney Company built its own firehouse, which housed their first fire truck. It is the only Ladder Company in the Town of Monroe.<ref>{{Cite web|title=History|url=http://stepneyfire.com/history/|access-date=July 3, 2021|website=stepneyfire.com}}</ref> Also in 1923, the Monroe Volunteer Fire Department was established.<ref>{{Cite web|title=About Us - Monroe Volunteer Fire Department No. 1 Inc|url=https://www.monroefire.com/AboutUs.aspx|access-date=July 3, 2021|website=www.monroefire.com}}</ref>

====Emergency medical services====

Monroe is served by the Monroe Volunteer Emergency Medical Service, founded 1977.<ref>[http://www.monroevems.org/ Monroe Volunteer Emergency Medical Service].</ref>

====Police department====

Officially organized in 1952, the Monroe Police Department operates out of Monroe Town Hall.<ref>[http://www.monroectpolice.com/ Monroe Police Department]</ref>