Editing Henderson, Nevada (section)

== Infrastructure ==

=== Transportation ===

The city is served by [[RTC Transit]] (formerly Citizens Area Transit/CAT) with its network of bus routes which run throughout the [[Las Vegas Valley]].

Henderson is served by four major highways: Henderson Black Hills and ([[Nevada State Route 582|State Route 582]]), which is the main thoroughfare connecting with Las Vegas and [[Boulder City, Nevada|Boulder City]]; [[Lake Mead Parkway]] ([[Nevada State Route 564|State Route 564]]); [[Interstate 11 (Nevada)|Interstate 11]] and [[Interstate 215 (Nevada)|Interstate 215]]. [[Nevada State Route 146|State Route 146]], also known as Saint Rose Parkway, connects [[Interstate 15 (Nevada)|Interstate 15]] near [[Sloan, Nevada|Sloan]] with Interstate 215 in Green Valley. This stretch is formally a part of Lake Mead Parkway which is a direct link to Henderson for motorists traveling in and out of [[Southern California]].

The city of Henderson has a low percentage of households without a car. In 2015, 2.8 percent of Henderson households lacked a car, and increased to 5 percent in 2016. The national average was 8.7 percent in 2016. Henderson averaged 1.74 cars per household in 2016, compared to a national average of 1.8.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Car Ownership in U.S. Cities Data and Map|journal=Governing|date=December 9, 2014|url=http://www.governing.com/gov-data/car-ownership-numbers-of-vehicles-by-city-map.html|access-date=May 4, 2018}}</ref>

Henderson is home for the [[Henderson Executive Airport]]. The main airport for the metropolitan area is [[Harry Reid International Airport]], northwest of Henderson.

Street numbering is different within the city of Henderson than with the rest of the Las Vegas Valley. The center of Henderson lies within the intersection of Water Street and Lake Mead Parkway. The Henderson Police Department for years referred to Lake Mead Parkway (and its former name Lake Mead Drive) as "146", while Boulder Highway is often referred as "93", its former highway designation.

The [[Union Pacific Railroad]] serves Henderson over a branch line originally built to support construction of [[Hoover Dam]]. The final few miles of the line, owned by the U.S. Government, were abandoned after the dam was completed. The line still extends to [[Boulder City, Nevada|Boulder City]]; in 1985, the state purchased the section east of appropriately [[Interstate 11|I-11]], with the [[Nevada Southern Railroad Museum]] operating excursion trains over the easternmost {{convert|7|mi|km|spell=in}}.

=== Public safety ===

Fire prevention services are provided by the [[Henderson Fire Department]] and police services by the [[Henderson Police Department]].