Editing Cookeville, Tennessee (section)

==Infrastructure==
===Transportation===
[[Image:RestaurantRow.jpg|thumb|right|Interstate Drive]]
Cookeville is about {{convert|80|mi|km}} east of [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]] and {{convert|100|mi|km}} west of [[Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville]] along [[Interstate 40 in Tennessee|Interstate 40]] (I-40). [[Chattanooga, Tennessee|Chattanooga]] is about {{convert|98|mi|km}} south on [[Tennessee State Route 111]] (SR 111). [[U.S. Route 70N]] (US 70N, Spring Street in central and eastern Cookeville, W. Broad Street on the western side) runs east–west through Cookeville's [[central business district]], which is about {{convert|1.5|mi|km|abbr=on}} northwest of the [[Interchange (road)|interchange]] of I-40 with SR 111. The city's major streets are North Washington Avenue and South Jefferson Avenue, which run north–south through the central business district, and Willow Avenue, running north–south and immediately adjacent to Tennessee Tech University. In addition to Spring Street (US 70N), 10th Street runs east–west and connects North Washington Avenue with the neighboring town of [[Algood, Tennessee|Algood]], and 12th Street runs east–west and connects North Washington with Willow, and leads out of town to the west, connecting with [[Tennessee State Route 56]] (SR 56, Gainesboro Highway) via [[Tennessee State Route 290]] (SR 290). Running east–west adjacent to I-40 in the southern section of the city is Interstate Drive, which is populated by several [[chain store|national restaurant chains]], hotels, and other businesses.

There are no commercial passenger airports in the area, but the Cookeville City Council has studied commercial service as of 2022.<ref name="airlines">{{cite news |last1=Michael |first1=Olivia |title=Upper Cumberland Regional Airport officials consider offering commercial flights. |url=https://www.newschannel5.com/news/upper-cumberland-regional-airport-officials-consider-offering-commercial-flights |access-date=June 13, 2022 |publisher=NewsChannel 5 |date=January 25, 2022}}</ref> In [[White County, Tennessee|White County]], about 8.5&nbsp;[[nautical mile]]s (15.7&nbsp;[[kilometre|km]]) south of the [[central business district]], is the [[Upper Cumberland Regional Airport]] {{airport codes||KSRB|SRB}}, a small [[general aviation]] airport serving primarily single-[[aircraft engine|engine]] aircraft. Commercial flights are available at [[Nashville International Airport]] {{airport codes|BNA|KBNA|BNA}}, along I-40 {{convert|72|mi|km|abbr=on}} to the west. Airport shuttles and the Upper Cumberland Human Resource Agency (UCHRA) provide transportation to Nashville International. UCHRA's Connect Upper Cumberland service route provides each community with daily intercity bus service on I-40 and I-24 into Nashville and Murfreesboro, with stops including the Greyhound Bus Station, airport, and other requested destinations.<ref name="UCHRA">{{Cite web|title=UC Transit Services|url=http://ucpublictransit.com/services/|access-date=June 9, 2020|website=UCHRA Public Transportation|language=en-US}}</ref>

[[Image:DepotMuseum.jpg|thumb|right|Cookeville Depot Museum]]

Since Cookeville's founding, [[rail transport]] was a major part of the economy, and the [[Tennessee Central Railway]] connecting [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]] and [[Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville]] had a major rail depot in the central business district. This railway was used primarily to transport [[East Tennessee]]'s [[coal]] and [[minerals]] to the midstate region. The coal industry declined during the 1960s, and the Tennessee Central Railway was discontinued in 1968. Construction of a bicycle trail adjacent to the railway's path began in 2013, with the reconstruction of the rail depot in [[Monterey, Tennessee|Monterey]]. Plans are to connect this depot and the rail depot in Cookeville's central business district (now a museum) with a {{convert|19|mi|km|abbr=on}} bicycle trail.<ref name="rail trail">{{cite news|last1=Stark|first1=Laura|title=Tennessee Central Heritage Rail Trail|url=http://www.railstotrails.org/trailblog/2013/august/01/tennessee-central-heritage-rail-trail/|date=August 1, 2013|access-date=February 7, 2016|publisher=Rails-to-Trails Conservancy}}</ref>