Editing Anderson, South Carolina (section)

==Transportation==
===Airports===
Anderson is served by [[Anderson Regional Airport]]. The airport is {{convert|3|mi|km}} away from Anderson and has two runways; runway 5/23 is {{convert|6000|ft|m}} and runway 17/35 is {{convert|5000|ft|m}}. The airport also has helipads. The airport has no control tower but can accommodate regional jet aircraft. In addition, the airport has a small terminal.

The nearest airport with commercial service is [[Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport]], about {{convert|42|miles}} away.

===Roads and highways===
Anderson has five signed exits on [[Interstate 85 in South Carolina|I-85]], currently the city's only freeway. Several notable highways pass through the city, including [[U.S. Route 29 in South Carolina|US 29]], [[U.S. Route 76 in South Carolina|US 76]], [[U.S. Route 178|US 178]] (co-signed along Clemson Boulevard, also known as [[South Carolina Highway 28#Anderson business loop|SC 28 Bus.]]), and [[South Carolina Highway 187|SC 187]].

In 2011, construction began on a new east–west connector that is about {{convert|3|mi|m}} long between Clemson Boulevard and [[South Carolina Highway 81]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cityofandersonsc.com/news/planning.html |title=News – City of Anderson, SC |publisher=Cityofandersonsc.com |access-date=2014-06-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140627150132/http://www.cityofandersonsc.com/news/planning.html |archive-date=2014-06-27}}</ref> On August 16, 2010, the connector was voted to have four lanes with turn and bike lanes, and a completion date set in October 2012.<ref>{{cite web |last=Foster |first=Kisha |url=http://www.wyff4.com/news/24652646/detail.html |title=4-Lanes Approved For East-West Connector &#124; WYFF Home - WYFF Home |website=Wyff4.com |date=2010-08-17 |access-date=2014-06-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323010847/http://www.wyff4.com/news/24652646/detail.html |archive-date=2012-03-23}}</ref>

===Public transit===
Anderson has six bus routes that travel to most major areas of the city, running every hour.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 13, 2018 |title=Transit |url=https://www.cityofandersonsc.com/transit/ |access-date=October 28, 2023 |website=Cityofandersonsc.com |language=en-US |archive-date=October 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231028164142/https://www.cityofandersonsc.com/transit/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=February 4, 2016 |title=Transit Time and Fares |url=https://www.cityofandersonsc.com/wp-content/uploads/neighborhoods-and-transit/transit-times-and-fares.pdf |access-date=October 28, 2023 |website=Cityofandersonsc.com |archive-date=June 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210620115509/https://www.cityofandersonsc.com/wp-content/uploads/neighborhoods-and-transit/transit-times-and-fares.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> The city also receives service from Clemson Area Transit (CATS) via the 4U route.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.catbus.com/home/anderson-route-2.html |title=Clemson Area Transit - Anderson Route |publisher=Catbus.com |access-date=2014-06-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140627213905/http://www.catbus.com/home/anderson-route-2.html |archive-date=2014-06-27}}</ref> The city uses both newer hybrid buses and older style trolleys resembling Anderson's old streetcars. Inter-city bus travel is available through [[Greyhound Lines]].

One of the [[Southeast High-Speed Rail Corridor]] alternatives for a Charlotte - Greenville - Atlanta route includes a stop at Anderson.<ref>"Atlanta to Charlotte Passenger Rail Corridor Investment Plan - Alternatives Development Report". Atlanta, Georgia: Georgia Department of Transportation. October 2015. Retrieved October 19, 2019.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article236401808.html |title=Henderson, Bruce (October 18, 2019). "High-speed rail could link Charlotte to Atlanta in 2 hours. Have your say next week". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved October 19, 2019. |access-date=March 11, 2021 |archive-date=November 14, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201114050115/https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article236401808.html |url-status=live }}</ref> This would mark the first time that passenger rail reached Anderson, since the passing of [[Piedmont and Northern Railway]] in ca. 1947<ref>{{cite journal |title=Piedmont and Northern Railway |journal=Official Guide of the Railways |publisher=National Railway Publication Company |volume=78 |issue=12 |date=May 1946}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |title=Piedmont and Northern Railway, freight only branch; reporting from June 1, 1947 timetable |journal=Official Guide of the Railways |publisher=National Railway Publication Company |volume=80 |issue=11 |date=April 1948}}</ref> and the [[Blue Ridge Railway (1901)|Blue Ridge Railway]] in ca. 1951 from Anderson.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Blue Ridge Railway |journal=Official Guide of the Railways |publisher=National Railway Publication Company |volume=82 |issue=3 |date=August 1949}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |title=Carolina and Northwestern Railway, 'Belton and Walhalla (Anderson Division)', freight only |journal=Official Guide of the Railways |publisher=National Railway Publication Company |volume=84 |issue=7 |date=December 1951}}</ref>