Editing Blackford County, Indiana (section)

==Transportation==
[[Image:Map of Blackford County, Indiana.svg|thumb|right|380px|alt=Map of Blackford County|Map of Blackford County]]
There are no interstate highways in Blackford County, although [[Interstate 69 in Indiana|Interstate 69]] passes near the county's western border.<ref name="indiana-highway-map" />

[[Indiana State Road 3|State Road 3]] enters the county from Delaware County on the south. It runs north through Hartford City and enters Wells County near Roll.<ref>{{Cite web |title=State Road 3 |url=http://www.highwayexplorer.com/EndsPage.php?id=1003&section=1 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711165927/http://highwayexplorer.com/EndsPage.php?id=1003&section=1 |archive-date=July 11, 2011 |access-date=June 25, 2011 |publisher=Highway Explorer}}</ref> [[Indiana State Road 18|State Road 18]] runs west–east through the north end of the county, on its way from Marion to the Ohio border; it passes through Montpelier and Matamoras.<ref>{{Cite web |title=State Road 18 |url=http://www.highwayexplorer.com/EndsPage.php?id=1018&section=1 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711165648/http://highwayexplorer.com/EndsPage.php?id=1018&section=1 |archive-date=July 11, 2011 |access-date=June 25, 2011 |publisher=Highway Explorer}}</ref>

State Road 26 also runs from west to east, entering from Upland in Grant County and crossing Hartford City at State Road 3. It continues through Trenton to Jay County.<ref>{{Cite web |title=State Road 26 |url=http://www.highwayexplorer.com/EndsPage.php?id=1026&section=1 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007192417/http://highwayexplorer.com/EndsPage.php?id=1026&section=1 |archive-date=October 7, 2011 |access-date=June 25, 2011 |publisher=Highway Explorer}}</ref>

[[Indiana State Road 167|State Road 167]] runs along the eastern border of the county for about {{convert|5|mi}} as it goes north from Dunkirk; it terminates when it reaches State Road 26.<ref>{{Cite web |title=State Road 167 |url=http://www.highwayexplorer.com/EndsPage.php?id=1167&section=1 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406012935/http://highwayexplorer.com/EndsPage.php?id=1167&section=1 |archive-date=April 6, 2012 |access-date=June 25, 2011 |publisher=Highway Explorer}}</ref>

A Norfolk Southern Railway railroad line enters the county from the south after leaving Eaton; it runs about a mile to the east of State Road 3 until it reaches Hartford City where it veers to the northeast and passes through Montpelier. It continues into Wells County to the north.<ref name="indiana-railroad-map" /> Norfolk Southern also owns Blackford County's east–west line in southern Blackford county. An {{convert|8|mi|km|adj=on}} section of this line, between Converse and Hartford City, was abandoned during the last decade, and track has been removed.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Norfolk Southern Railway Company — Abandonment Exemption — in Blackford County, IN |url=http://www.stb.dot.gov/decisions/readingroom.nsf/0/2436bc3d202c92fe8525747300554ce9?OpenDocument |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120610075325/http://www.stb.dot.gov/decisions/readingroom.nsf/0/2436bc3d202c92fe8525747300554ce9?OpenDocument |archive-date=June 10, 2012 |access-date=July 1, 2011 |publisher=Surface Transportation Board}}</ref> The line is still in service north of State Road 26, between Hartford City and Upland in Grant County. In October 2009, [[Central Railroad of Indianapolis|Central Railroad Company of Indianapolis]] pursued a leasing agreement to operate the east–west line with Norfolk Southern Railway in Blackford County.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Central Railroad Company of Indianapolis — Lease and Operation Exemption — Norfolk Southern Railway Co. |url=http://www.stb.dot.gov/decisions/readingroom.nsf/WEBUNID/3A779FABFF8F37AF852576510053DC2C?OpenDocument |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120612195429/http://www.stb.dot.gov/decisions/readingroom.nsf/WEBUNID/3A779FABFF8F37AF852576510053DC2C?OpenDocument |archive-date=June 12, 2012 |access-date=July 1, 2011 |publisher=Surface Transportation Board}}</ref> However, the line currently does not appear on the Central Railroad Company of Indianapolis system map.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Central Railroad of Indianapolis |url=http://www.railamerica.com/RailServices/CERA.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110712022250/http://www.railamerica.com/RailServices/CERA.aspx |archive-date=July 12, 2011 |access-date=June 25, 2011 |publisher=RailAmerica}}</ref>