Editing Elkridge, Maryland (section)

==Transportation==
[[File:Engines on the Thomas Viaduct (Elkridge, MD).jpg|thumb|left|Engines on the Thomas Viaduct]]
Elkridge's main corridor is defined by [[U.S. Route 1|Washington Boulevard]], a historical road traveled by [[George Washington]] and known for "Dead Man's Curve" during early automotive travel.<ref>{{cite news| newspaper=The Washington Times| date=19 November 1917}}</ref> [[Interstate 95]] forms the northwestern edge of the Elkridge census-designated place, and [[Interstate 895 (Maryland)|Interstate 895]] crosses the northern corner of the community. [[Interstate 195 (Maryland)|Interstate 195]] passes just east of Elkridge, with access from its Exit 3 with Washington Boulevard. [[Maryland Route 100]] runs through the southern part of Elkridge, providing access to [[Ellicott City, Maryland|Ellicott City]] and [[Glen Burnie, Maryland|Glen Burnie]]. The [[Maryland Route 295|Baltimore-Washington Parkway]] travels just to the east of Elkridge, and will eventually include an interchange with Hanover Road, providing another method of travel to Elkridge from the south.

The historic B&O rail line owned by CSX provides the eastern border for most of Elkridge. The combination freight and passenger corridor overrides the water supply for Elkridge and Howard County, which is electronically monitored to detect precursors of explosive failures in the aging system.<ref>{{cite web|title=Howard County PCCP monitoring|url=http://csawwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/2014-01-10-HOWARD-COUNTY-PCCP-PROGRAM-W-8206.pdf|access-date=5 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140905235934/http://csawwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/2014-01-10-HOWARD-COUNTY-PCCP-PROGRAM-W-8206.pdf|archive-date=September 5, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Howard County Times|title=Under Pressure Officials have their fingers crossed that a crucial water main won't explode before they can replace|date=24 May 2007|author=Nate Sandstrom}}</ref> Water transportation has ceased since decreasing water levels on the Patapsco have made it unnavigable.<ref>{{cite web|title=Patapsco Heritage Greenway|url=http://www.patapscoheritagegreenway.org/history.html|access-date=5 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140905235415/http://www.patapscoheritagegreenway.org/history.html|archive-date=September 5, 2014|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

===Public transit===
[[File:Dorsey MARC Station.JPG|thumb|[[Dorsey station|Dorsey Station]] provides [[Camden Line]] service to the Elkridge area.]]
The [[Regional Transportation Agency of Central Maryland]] Line 409 (Purple) travels from [[Laurel, Maryland|Laurel Town Center]] to Elkridge. The line follows Washington Boulevard, and circles Rowanberry Drive and Montgomery Road, terminating at Elkridge Corners Shopping Center. Also, [[Maryland Transit Administration]] has commuter bus service on Line 320 along Washington Boulevard.

[[Dorsey (MARC station)|Dorsey Station]], located in southern Elkridge, provides [[MARC Camden Line]] service. [[St. Denis (MARC station)|Saint Denis Station]] in nearby Baltimore County also provides MARC service. The [[Baltimore Light Rail]] can be accessed by the [[BWI Business District (Baltimore Light Rail station)|BWI Business District Station]] {{convert|6|mi|0}} away in [[Linthicum, Maryland|Linthicum]].

===Roads===
Major north-south routes in Elkridge include: 
*[[File:US 1.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 1 in Maryland|U.S. Route 1]] (Washington Boulevard) south to north from [[Laurel, Maryland|Laurel]] to [[Halethorpe, Maryland|Halethorpe]].
*[[File:I-95.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 95 in Maryland|Interstate 95]] traveling south to north from [[Washington, D.C.]] to [[Baltimore]].

Major east-west routes in Elkridge include:
*[[File:I-195.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 195 (Maryland)|Interstate 195]] (Metropolitan Boulevard) traveling east to west from [[Catonsville, Maryland|Catonsville]] to [[Baltimore-Washington International Airport|BWI Airport]].
*[[File:MD Route 100.svg|20px]] [[Maryland Route 100]] traveling east to west from [[Ellicott City, Maryland|Ellicott City]] to [[Glen Burnie, Maryland|Glen Burnie]].
*[[File:MD Route 103.svg|20px]] [[Maryland Route 103]] (Meadowridge Road) traveling east to west from [[Ellicott City, Maryland|Ellicott City]] to [[Dorsey, Maryland|Dorsey]].