Editing Middletown, Delaware (section)

==Infrastructure==
=== Transportation ===
[[File:US 301 NB from DE 299 overpass.jpeg|right|thumb|US&nbsp;301 northbound at the DE&nbsp;299 interchange in Middletown]]
The [[Delaware Route 1]] toll road passes along the east edge of Middletown, and the town has a signed exit at [[Odessa, Delaware|Odessa]] for [[Delaware Route 299]]. The [[U.S. Route 301 in Delaware|U.S. Route 301]] toll road is just west and north of Middletown, serving the [[Chesapeake Bay Bridge]] to the southwest. US 301 has exits for Middletown at DE 299 west of town and [[Delaware Route 71]] north of town. DE 71 passes north–south through Middletown on Broad Street and heads north to the [[Summit Bridge]] and south to [[Townsend, Delaware|Townsend]] and [[U.S. Route 13 in Delaware|U.S. Route 13]]. DE 299 passes east–west through Middletown on Main Street. [[Delaware Route 15]], a rural road, is concurrent with DE 299 at Middletown, allowing access to [[Dover, Delaware|Dover]] and [[Smyrna, Delaware|Smyrna]].

[[File:2022-07-19 09 23 32 View north along Delaware State Route 1 (Korean War Veterans Memorial Highway) from the overpass for Delaware State Route 299 (Middletown-Odessa Road) in Middletown, New Castle County, Delaware.jpg|thumb|left|DE 1 northbound on the east edge of Middletown]]
[[DART First State]] serves Middletown along the Route 46 bus, which runs between a [[park and ride]] in Odessa and the [[Newark Transit Hub]] in [[Newark, Delaware|Newark]], passing through Middletown and serving the Amazon fulfillment center. From the park and ride lot in Odessa, riders have access to the Route 301 bus to [[Wilmington, Delaware|Wilmington]] and [[Dover, Delaware|Dover]] and the seasonal Route 305 "Beach Connection" bus to [[Lewes, Delaware|Lewes]]. The Route 37 bus provides rush hour weekday and Saturday service between the Amazon fulfillment center in Middletown and Wilmington via the [[Christiana Mall]]. The Route 302 bus provides intercounty service between a park and ride lot in North Middletown and Dover via Middletown, serving the Amazon fulfillment center.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dartfirststate.com/information/routes/index.shtml|title=Routes and Schedules|publisher=DART First State|access-date=August 16, 2013}}</ref> [[Cecil Transit]] operates a Demand Response route twice a month between [[Cecilton, Maryland]] and Middletown, providing residents of southern [[Cecil County, Maryland|Cecil County]] access to shopping and healthcare in Middletown.<ref name=mdcounties>{{cite web|last=Kinnaly|first=Kevin|title=Cecil Transit Adds New "Demand Response" Route|publisher=Maryland Association of Counties|date=November 16, 2017|url=https://conduitstreet.mdcounties.org/2017/11/16/cecil-transit-adds-new-demand-response-route/|access-date=June 18, 2019}}</ref>

The [[Delmarva Central Railroad]]'s Delmarva Subdivision line runs through the center of Middletown.<ref name=dcr>{{cite web|title=Delmarva Central Railroad|date=November 8, 2016|publisher=Carload Express|url=http://carloadexpress.com/railroads/delmarva-central-railroad/|access-date=March 27, 2017}}</ref>

[[Summit Airport (Delaware)|Summit Airport]] is just to the north of the town. The larger [[Wilmington Airport (Delaware)|Wilmington Airport]] is in [[New Castle, Delaware|New Castle]], with very limited commercial air service. The nearest airport with extensive commercial air service is the [[Philadelphia International Airport]] in [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]].

===Utilities===
The Town of Middletown Electric Department provides electricity to the town.<ref name=publicworks/> The electric department 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}}</ref> The town maintains an electric substation, with electricity supplied to the substation by a 138,000 kV line from [[Delmarva Power]]'s Mt. Pleasant Substation. A second 138,000 kV line to the town's substation is being constructed from Delmarva Power's Townsend Substation to increase the reliability of electricity in Middletown.<ref>{{cite news|last=Smith|first=Jerry|title=Backup electrical transmission line signs Middletown is still growing|work=The News Journal|location=Wilmington, DE|date=December 18, 2017|url=https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/2017/12/18/backup-electrical-transmission-line-signs-middletown-still-growing/952789001/|access-date=March 15, 2018}}</ref> The Water/Wasterwater Department provides water and sewer service to Middletown.<ref name=publicworks>{{cite web|title=Public Works|publisher=Town of Middletown Delaware|url=http://www.middletownde.org/Public-Works/|access-date=August 13, 2017}}</ref> Trash Tech provides trash collection and recycling to Middletown.<ref>{{cite web|title=Info Page for Middletown, DE|publisher=Trash Tech|url=http://www.trashtech.com/welcome-to-your-middletown-de-information-page/|access-date=August 13, 2017}}</ref> Natural gas service in Middletown 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-date=August 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170815063806/http://www.chpk.com/delmarva-service-territory/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Health care===
[[Christiana Care Health System]] operates the [[Middletown Free-standing Emergency Department]] in Middletown, offering 24-hour emergency care with 18 treatment rooms.<ref>{{cite web|title=Middletown Free-standing Emergency Department|publisher=Christiana Care Health System|url=http://www.christianacare.org/middletowned|access-date=June 21, 2014}}</ref> It opened in April 2013 at a cost of $34 million.<ref>{{cite news|last=Goss|first=Scott|title=Christiana Care's Middletown Emergency Department to open next week|work=Middletown Transcript|date=April 10, 2013|url=http://www.middletowntranscript.com/article/20130410/NEWS/130419977|access-date=June 21, 2014}}</ref>