Editing Ephrata, Pennsylvania (section)

===Transportation===
The [[U.S. Route 222]] freeway passes {{convert|2|mi|0}} southeast of Ephrata, heading southwest to [[Lancaster, Pennsylvania|Lancaster]] and northeast to [[Reading, Pennsylvania|Reading]] and [[Allentown, Pennsylvania|Allentown]]. US 222 meets the [[Pennsylvania Turnpike]] ([[Interstate 76 (east)|Interstate 76]]) at the Reading interchange {{convert|6|mi|0}} northeast of Ephrata. [[U.S. Route 322 in Pennsylvania|U.S. Route 322]] passes northwest–southeast through Ephrata along Main Street, with an interchange at US 222 east of the borough. Said interchange was converted to a [[diverging diamond interchange]] in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://local21news.com/news/local/pas-second-diverging-diamond-interchange-opens-ahead-of-schedule-in-ephrata|title = PA's second diverging diamond interchange opens ahead of schedule in Ephrata|date = 17 May 2021}}</ref> [[Pennsylvania Route 272]] passes southwest–northeast through Ephrata along Reading Road, heading through the western part of the borough.<ref name=PennDOTLancaster>{{cite map|publisher=[[Pennsylvania Department of Transportation|PennDOT]]|title=Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Highway Map|url=http://www.dot7.state.pa.us/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/GHS/Roadnames/Lancaster_GHSN.PDF|year=2015|access-date=February 10, 2016|archive-date=October 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171005151238/http://www.dot7.state.pa.us/BPR_pdf_files/Maps/GHS/Roadnames/Lancaster_GHSN.PDF|url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[Red Rose Transit Authority]] (RRTA) provides bus service to Ephrata along Route 11, which operates from the [[Walmart]] in Ephrata through the downtown area and south to downtown Lancaster. There is a [[park and ride]] lot at the now former [[Kmart (United States)|Kmart]] in Ephrata that is served by RRTA.<ref>{{cite web|title=Route 11 schedule|publisher=RRTA|url=http://www.redrosetransit.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Route-11-all-8-28-17.pdf|access-date=October 4, 2017|archive-date=October 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171005100851/http://www.redrosetransit.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Route-11-all-8-28-17.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The [[Reading Company|Reading and Columbia Railroad]] operated passenger service through downtown Ephrata until 1952. The [[East Penn Railroad]] continues to operate freight service from Ephrata north to Reading on the Lancaster Northern line, while the line between Ephrata and [[Lititz, Pennsylvania|Lititz]], to the southwest, has been converted into a [[rail trail]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lueders |first1=Andrew |title=The Reading and Columbia |url=http://www.abandonedrails.com/Reading_and_Columbia_Railroad |website=Abandoned Rails |access-date=8 May 2020}}</ref>