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==Infrastructure== ===Transportation=== [[File:The_Cleveland_Urban_Area_Transit_System_Depot_is_a_historic_Southern_Railway_train_station_in_Tennessee_01.jpg|thumb|The Cleveland Urban Area Transit System Depot is a historic Southern Railway train station]] ====Air==== [[Hardwick Field]], also known as Cleveland Municipal Airport, was the principal airport from 1955 to 2013.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.clevelandbanner.com/view/full_story/24302665/article-Cleveland-s-Hardwick-Field-officially-closes-Tuesday-closes-Tuesday?instance=main_article |title=Cleveland's Hardwick Field officially closes Tuesday |last1=Love |first1=Joyanna |date=December 29, 2013 |work=Cleveland Daily Banner |access-date=March 16, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140317004733/http://www.clevelandbanner.com/view/full_story/24302665/article-Cleveland-s-Hardwick-Field-officially-closes-Tuesday-closes-Tuesday?instance=main_article |archive-date=March 17, 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2013/dec/27/clevelands-hardwick-field-to-close-at-years-end/ |title=Cleveland's oldest airport, Hardwick Field, to close at year's end |last1=Leach |first1=Paul |date=December 27, 2013 |work=Chattanooga Times Free Press |access-date=March 16, 2014}}</ref> [[Cleveland Regional Jetport]], located approximately two miles east of Hardwick Field opened on January 25, 2013, replacing Hardwick Field.<ref name=airnav>{{cite web |url=https://www.airnav.com/airport/KRZR |title=FAA Information, Cleveland Regional Jetport |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=airnav.com |access-date=December 8, 2013}}</ref> It consists of a {{convert|6200|by|100|ft|adj=on}} runway.<ref>{{cite news |last=Bowers |first=Larry C. |date=October 23, 2017 |title=Jetport work on extension now finished|url=https://clevelandbanner.com/stories/jetport-runway-extension-work-now-finished,68284 |work=Cleveland Daily Banner |access-date=November 1, 2017 }}</ref> ====Rail==== Cleveland is served by the [[Norfolk Southern Railway]], which forks in the city and provides logistics for industries.<ref>{{cite map|publisher=[[Tennessee Department of Transportation|TDOT]]|title=Bradley County Official Transportation Map|url=https://www.tn.gov/assets/entities/tdot/attachments/Bradley_County.pdf|year=2017|access-date=November 12, 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170921174525/https://www.tn.gov/assets/entities/tdot/attachments/Bradley_County.pdf|archive-date=September 21, 2017}}</ref> Into the late 1960s the [[Southern Railway (U.S.)|Southern Railway]] operated daily passenger trains through [[Cleveland Southern Railway Depot|Cleveland station]]: the ''[[Birmingham Special]]'' (New York - Birmingham), ''[[Pelican (train)|Pelican]]'' (New York - New Orleans) and ''[[Tennessean (train)|Tennessean]]'' (Washington - Memphis).<ref>{{cite journal |title=Southern Railway, Table 3|journal=Official Guide of the Railways |publisher=National Railway Publication Company |volume=98 |issue=8 |date=January 1966}}</ref><ref>Southern Timetable, 1966, p. 6 http://streamlinermemories.info/South/SRR66-10TT.pdf</ref> The last train serving the station was an unnamed remnant of the ''Birmingham Special'' on August 11, 1970.<ref name="baer">{{cite web |first=Christopher T. |last=Baer |publisher=The Pennsylvania Railroad Technical & Historical Society |title=NAMED TRAINS OF THE PRR INCLUDING THROUGH SERVICES |url=http://www.prrths.com/Hagley/PRR%20NAMED%20TRAINS.pdf |date=September 8, 2009 |accessdate=May 7, 2011}}</ref> ====Roads==== The center of Cleveland is at the intersection of [[U.S. Route 11 in Tennessee|U.S. Route 11]] and [[U.S. Route 64 (Tennessee)|U.S. Route 64]]. U.S. 11 connects the area with [[Chattanooga, Tennessee|Chattanooga]] to the south and [[Athens, Tennessee|Athens]] to the north. The [[U.S. Route 11 Bypass (Cleveland, Tennessee)|U.S. 11 Bypass]] (Keith Street) serves as a [[Bypass (road)|bypass]] route for US 11 around downtown, passing approximately {{convert|0.5|mi}} west of the central [[business district]]. U.S. Route 64 connects Cleveland with [[Murphy, North Carolina]], to the east and the Chattanooga area to the southwest. [[Tennessee State Route 60|State Route 60]] (25th Street) connects Cleveland with [[Dayton, Tennessee|Dayton]] to the northwest and [[Dalton, Georgia]], to the southeast, where the road becomes [[Georgia State Route 71|State Route 71]]. [[Tennessee State Route 74|State Route 74]] connects the city to [[Chatsworth, Georgia]] to the south. [[APD-40]], made up of the U.S. 64 Bypass and a section of S.R. 60, is part of the [[Appalachian Development Highway System]] from where it takes its name, and serves as a [[beltway]] around the business district. Parts of this beltway are [[Controlled-access highway|controlled access]]. [[Paul Huff Parkway]] serves as a major thoroughfare on the northern end of the city. [[Interstate 75 (Tennessee)|Interstate 75]] passes through western Cleveland, connecting the area with [[Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville]] to the north and Chattanooga to the south. I-75 has three exits in the city.<ref>{{cite map|publisher=[[Tennessee Department of Transportation|TDOT]]|title=Official Transportation Map (back)|url=https://www.tn.gov/assets/entities/tdot/attachments/2015-16_Official_SMap_(Back_Side)110915.pdf|year=2016|access-date=November 1, 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112221430/https://www.tn.gov/assets/entities/tdot/attachments/2015-16_Official_SMap_(Back_Side)110915.pdf|archive-date=January 12, 2016}}</ref> =====Principal highways===== [[File:APD-40cloverleaf.jpg|thumb|Aerial view of the [[cloverleaf interchange]] with [[APD-40]] (US 64 Byp./SR 60) and US 64 (Inman Street, Waterlevel Highway)]] <!-- Deleted image removed: [[File:Paul Huff Candies Creek Ridge.png|thumb|Paul Huff Parkway crossing [[Candies Creek Ridge]].]] --> *[[File:I-75.svg|25px|link=Interstate 75]] [[Interstate 75]] *[[File:US 11.svg|25px|link=U.S. Route 11]] [[U.S. Route 11|US 11]] *[[File:US 64.svg|25px|link=U.S. Route 64]] [[U.S. Route 64|US 64]] *[[File:Bypass plate.png|25px|link=APD-40]]<br />[[File:US 64.svg|25px|link=APD-40]] [[APD-40|US 64 Bypass]] *[[File:Bypass plate.png|25px|link=U.S. Route 11 Bypass (Cleveland, Tennessee)]]<br />[[File:US 11.svg|25px|link=U.S. Route 11 Bypass (Cleveland, Tennessee)]] [[Special routes of U.S. Route 11#Cleveland bypass route|US 11 Bypass]] *[[File:US 74.svg|25px|alt=|link=U.S. Route 74]] [[U.S. Route 74|US 74]] *[[File:Tennessee 60.svg|25px|alt=|link=Tennessee State Route 60]] [[Tennessee State Route 60|SR 60]] *[[File:Tennessee 74.svg|25px|alt=|link=Tennessee State Route 74]] [[Tennessee State Route 74|SR 74]] *[[Paul Huff Parkway]] =====Other major roadways===== *Mouse Creek Road *Stuart Road *Peerless Road *Georgetown Road *{{jct|state=TN|Sec|312|name1=Harrison Pike}} *Freewill Road *20th Street NE *17th Street NW *Michigan Avenue Road *Benton Pike *Blue Springs Road *McGrady Drive ====Public transportation==== The Cleveland Urban Area Transit System (CUATS) is a bus service operated by the Southeast Tennessee Human Resource Agency (SETHRA) that operates within the city limits of Cleveland and select parts of Bradley County.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rideclevelandtransit.org/about.html |title=About- Cleveland Transit |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=2017 |website=Rideclevelandtransit.org |publisher=CUATS |access-date=November 1, 2017}}</ref> The city operates on five fixed routes.<ref name=hometown/> A [[Greyhound Lines|Greyhound]] bus station is located on Paul Huff Parkway just off of I-75 exit 27.{{citation needed|date=January 2022}} === Public safety === [[File:The Cleveland Police Department in Bradley County, Tennessee.jpg|thumb|The Cleveland Police Service Center downtown]] The Cleveland Fire Department is an all-paid professional department. It currently consists of more than 90 highly trained personnel and 6 stations, and serves an estimated 67,000 people. The current chief is Robert Gaylor.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.clevelandtn.gov/index.aspx?nid=136 |title=Cleveland Fire Department |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=clevelandtn.gov |access-date=January 29, 2014}}</ref> The Cleveland Police department currently has more than 90 Certified Police Officers, two Codes Enforcement Officers and 11 full-time civilian employees, along with one part-time civilian employee, 13 School Crossing Guards and eight Animal Control employees. They also maintain a Volunteer Program consisting of a 15-member Public Service Unit and a nine-member Chaplain Unit. The Chief of Police is Mark Gibson.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.clevelandtn.gov/index.aspx?nid=141 |title=Cleveland Police Department |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=clevelandtn.gov |access-date=January 29, 2014}}</ref> ===Healthcare=== Cleveland's two hospitals are Bradley Memorial Hospital and Cleveland Community Hospital.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://easttn.medicalnewsinc.com/news.php?viewStory=713 |title=Community forms Sky Ridge Medical Center |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |year=2008 |website=Medical News |access-date=April 6, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407101908/https://easttn.medicalnewsinc.com/news.php?viewStory=713 |archive-date=April 7, 2014 }}</ref> Since 2015, both have been operated by Tennova Healthcare.<ref>{{cite news |author=Staff Report |date=September 30, 2015 |title=SkyRidge hospital renamed Tennova Healthcare-Cleveland|url=https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/business/aroundregion/story/2015/sep/30/skyridge-hospital-renamed-tennova/327862/ |work=[[Chattanooga Times Free Press]] |access-date=November 11, 2017}}</ref> Bradley Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center is a [[nursing home]] that serves the county. Bradley County Emergency Medical Services is an [[emergency medical service]] (EMS) agency of the county government established in 1972 and consists of three stations, eleven ambulances, and six ancillary vehicles, along with more than 60 full-time employees and more than 25 part-time employees.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bradleyco.net/ems_aboutus.aspx |title=Bradley County EMS |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |year=2014 |website=Bradleyco.net |publisher=Bradley County, TN }}</ref> ===Utilities=== Cleveland Utilities is a corporate agency owned by the city which provides electric, water, and sewage services to residents of Cleveland and surrounding areas.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tva.gov/Energy/Public-Power-Partnerships/Local-Power-Companies/Cleveland-Utilities|title=Cleveland Utilities|author=<!--Not stated-->|website=tva.gov|publisher=[[Tennessee Valley Authority]]|access-date=February 15, 2019}}</ref> Cleveland Utilities receives water from the Hiwassee and Tennessee Rivers and a spring in [[Waterville, Tennessee|Waterville]] just southeast of the city, and purchases electricity from the [[Tennessee Valley Authority]], which is delivered via two subtransmission [[electrical substation|substation]]s in the city.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.clevelandutilities.com/PDF/WQData2016.pdf|title=Cleveland Utilities Water Quality Report - 2016|author=<!--Not stated-->|date=2017|website=clevelandutilities.com|publisher=Cleveland Utilities|access-date=February 15, 2019|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808020829/https://www.clevelandutilities.com/PDF/WQData2016.pdf|archive-date=August 8, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://cms7.revize.com/revize/clevelandutilities/consumer_information/about_cu.php|title=About CU|author=<!--Not stated-->|website=clevelandutilities.com|publisher=Cleveland Utilities|access-date=February 15, 2019}}</ref> Wastewater is pumped to a treatment facility on the Hiwassee River in northern Bradley County.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1225/ML12257A048.pdf|title=EPA 2012 Facility Detail Report - Cleveland Utilities Wastewater Treatment Plant|author=<!--Not stated-->|date=2012|website=epa.gov|publisher=[[U.S. Environmental Protection Agency]]|access-date=February 15, 2019}}</ref> [[Natural gas]] is provided by [[Southern Company Gas#Chattanooga Gas|Chattanooga Gas]], a subsidiary of [[Southern Company]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aglresources.com/about/distribution_cha.aspx|title=Chattanooga Gas|author=<!--Not stated-->|website=aglresources.com|publisher=Southern Company|access-date=February 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190223131716/http://www.aglresources.com/about/distribution_cha.aspx|archive-date=February 23, 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> Other local providers include the Hiwassee Utilities Commission, Ocoee Utility District, and Volunteer Electric Cooperative.<ref name=hometown/> === Public works === The Public Works Department performs the most varied actions of all the city departments. It has approximately 51 employees. The department is responsible for the city's fleet operation, sign maintenance and design, and street markings. The current director is Tommy Myers.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.clevelandtn.gov/index.aspx?nid=181|title=Public Works |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=clevelandtn.gov |access-date=January 29, 2014}}</ref>
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