Editing Delaware (section)

==Transportation==
[[File:1969 Delaware license plate 000000 sample.jpg|thumb|Delaware's [[Vehicle registration plates of Delaware|license plate]] design, introduced in 1959, is the longest-running one in U.S. history.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Auto tag No. 6 likely to sell for $1 million |author=Harlow, Summer |journal=The News Journal |date=January 20, 2008 |url=http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080120/NEWS/801200351&template=printart |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923213454/http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20080120%2FNEWS%2F801200351&template=printart |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 23, 2015 }}</ref>]]

The transportation system in Delaware is under the governance and supervision of the [[Delaware Department of Transportation]] (DelDOT).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deldot.gov/index.shtml|title=State of Delaware Department of Transportation|access-date=June 30, 2006|publisher=State of Delaware|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060701234021/http://www.deldot.gov/index.shtml|archive-date=July 1, 2006|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author=Staff (Delaware Department of Transportation Public Relations)|year=2005|title=Delaware Transportation Facts 2005|publisher=DelDOT Division of Planning|url=http://www.deldot.gov/information/pubs_forms/fact_book/pdf/2005/2005_deldot_fact_book.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080909223639/http://www.deldot.gov/information/pubs_forms/fact_book/pdf/2005/2005_deldot_fact_book.pdf|archive-date=September 9, 2008}}</ref> Funding for DelDOT projects is drawn, in part, from the Delaware Transportation Trust Fund, established in 1987 to help stabilize transportation funding; the availability of the Trust led to a gradual separation of DelDOT operations from other Delaware state operations.<ref name=montgomery2012nj>{{Cite news|last=Montgomery|first=Jeff|date=January 29, 2011|title=Crisis ahead on Delaware roads|newspaper=[[The News Journal]]|at=delawareonline|access-date=January 29, 2012|url=http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20120129/NEWS/201290341/-1/NLETTER01/Crisis-ahead-on-Delaware-roads|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150609105718/http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20120129/NEWS/201290341/-1/NLETTER01/Crisis-ahead-on-Delaware-roads|archive-date=June 9, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> DelDOT manages programs such as a Delaware [[Adopt-a-Highway]] program, major road route snow removal, traffic control infrastructure (signs and signals), toll road management, Delaware [[Division of Motor Vehicles]], the Delaware Transit Corporation (branded as "[[DART First State]]", the state government public transportation organization), and others.

In 2009, DelDOT maintained 13,507 lane-miles, totaling 89 percent of the state's public roadway system, the rest being under the supervision of individual municipalities. This far exceeds the national average (20 percent) for state department of transportation maintenance responsibility.<ref name=deldotfactbook>{{cite book |title=Delaware Transportation Facts |publisher=Delaware Department of Transportation |year=2009 |url=http://www.deldot.gov/information/pubs_forms/fact_book/pdf/2009/2009_fact_book.pdf |access-date=April 16, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120511185126/http://deldot.gov/information/pubs_forms/fact_book/pdf/2009/2009_fact_book.pdf |archive-date=May 11, 2012 }}</ref>

===Roads===
{{Further|Delaware State Route System}}
[[File:DE 1 NB from DE 299 overpass.jpeg|thumb|[[Delaware Route&nbsp;1]] (DE{{spaces}}1) is a partial [[toll road]] linking [[Fenwick Island, Delaware|Fenwick Island]] and [[Wilmington, Delaware|Wilmington]].]]
One major branch of the U.S. [[Interstate Highway System]], [[Interstate 95 in Delaware|Interstate{{spaces}}95]] (I-95), crosses Delaware southwest-to-northeast across New Castle County. Two [[Auxiliary Interstate Highway]] routes are also located in the state. [[Interstate 495 (Delaware)|Interstate 495 (I-495)]] is an eastern bypass of Wilmington. [[Interstate 295 (Delaware–Pennsylvania)|Interstate 295 (I-295)]] is a bypass of Philadelphia which begins south of Wilmington. In addition to Interstate highways, there are six [[U.S. Highway System|U.S. highways]] that serve Delaware: [[U.S. Route 9 in Delaware|U.S.{{spaces}}9]], [[U.S. Route 13 in Delaware|U.S.{{spaces}}13]], [[U.S. Route 40 in Delaware|U.S.{{spaces}}40]], [[U.S. Route 113 in Delaware|U.S.{{spaces}}113]], [[U.S. Route 202 in Delaware|U.S.{{spaces}}202]], and [[U.S. Route 301 in Delaware|U.S.{{spaces}}301]]. There are also several state highways that cross the state of Delaware; a few of them include [[Delaware Route 1|DE{{spaces}}1]], [[Delaware Route 9|DE{{spaces}}9]], and [[Delaware Route 404|DE{{spaces}}404]]. U.S.{{spaces}}13 and DE{{spaces}}1 are primary north–south highways connecting Wilmington and Pennsylvania with Maryland, with DE{{spaces}}1 serving as the main route between Wilmington and the [[Delaware beaches]]. DE{{spaces}}9 is a north–south highway connecting Dover and Wilmington via a scenic route along the [[Delaware Bay]]. U.S.{{spaces}}40 is a primary east–west route, connecting Maryland with New Jersey. DE{{spaces}}404 is another primary east–west highway connecting the [[Chesapeake Bay Bridge]] in Maryland with the Delaware beaches. The state also operates three toll highways, the Delaware Turnpike, which is I-95, between Maryland and New Castle; the Korean War Veterans Memorial Highway, which is DE{{spaces}}1, between Wilmington and Dover; and the U.S. 301 toll road between the Maryland border and DE{{spaces}}1 in New Castle County.

A bicycle route, [[Delaware Bicycle Route&nbsp;1]], spans the north–south length of the state from the Maryland border in [[Fenwick Island, Delaware|Fenwick Island]] to the Pennsylvania border north of [[Montchanin, Delaware|Montchanin]]. It is the first of several signed bike routes planned in Delaware.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deldot.gov/information/projects/bike_and_ped/bike_facilities/pages/regional_routes.shtml|publisher=Delaware Department of Transportation|title=Projects: Delaware Bicycle Facility Master Plan|access-date=September 28, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100918130554/https://www.deldot.gov/information/projects/bike_and_ped/bike_facilities/pages/regional_routes.shtml|archive-date=September 18, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Delaware has about 875 bridges,<ref name="Anderson 2022 c677">{{cite web | last=Anderson | first=Craig | title=Delaware's bridges ranked fourth in nation | website=Bay to Bay News | date=February 6, 2022 | url=https://baytobaynews.com/stories/bridges,70418 | access-date=February 14, 2024}}</ref> 95 percent of which are under the supervision of DelDOT. About 30 percent of all Delaware bridges were built before 1950, and about 60 percent of the number are included in the [[National Bridge Inventory]].{{Citation needed|date=March 2020}} Some bridges not under DelDOT supervision includes the four bridges on the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, which are under the jurisdiction of the [[U.S. Army Corps of Engineers]],<ref name="Mace 2023 b637">{{cite web | last=Mace | first=Ben | title=DelDOT announces St. Georges Bridge to be closed 18 months for repairs | website=Delawareonline.com | date=January 27, 2023 | url=https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/2023/01/27/deldot-announces-st-georges-bridge-to-be-closed-18-months-for-repairs/69847264007/ | access-date=February 14, 2024}}</ref><ref name="
	Philadelphia District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
 2023 c005">{{cite web | title=Philadelphia District Civil Works – Chesapeake and Delaware Canal | website=
	Philadelphia District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
 | date=August 22, 2023 | url=https://www.nap.usace.army.mil/Missions/Civil-Works/Chesapeake-Delaware-Canal/ | ref={{sfnref |  	Philadelphia District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers  | 2023}} | access-date=February 14, 2024}}</ref> and the [[Delaware Memorial Bridge]], which is under the bi-state [[Delaware River and Bay Authority]].<ref name="Feliciano 2023 o698">{{cite web | last=Feliciano | first=Octavia | title=Delaware River and Bay Authority plans a new ferry fleet | website=Delaware Currents | date=April 21, 2023 | url=https://delawarecurrents.org/2023/04/21/delaware-bay-ferries/ | access-date=February 14, 2024}}</ref><ref name="Perez-Gonzalez 2023 t619">{{cite web | last=Perez-Gonzalez | first=Johnny | title=$71 million Delaware Memorial Bridge resurfacing project complete | website=WHYY | date=November 11, 2023 | url=https://whyy.org/articles/delaware-memorial-bridge-resurfacing-project-finished/ | access-date=February 14, 2024}}</ref>

It has been noted that the [[tar and chip]] composition of secondary roads in Sussex County makes them more prone to [[Road surface#Surface deterioration|deterioration]] than are the [[Asphalt concrete|asphalt]] roadways in almost the rest of the state.<ref name=nj20110417>{{cite news |location=Wilmington, Delaware |title=Anything Once: On the road, taking plenty of pot shots |author=Justin Williams |url=http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20110417/NEWS02/304170008/-1/NLETTER01/On-the-road--taking-plenty-of-pot-shots |newspaper=News Journal |date=April 17, 2011 |at=DelawareOnline |access-date=April 17, 2011 }}{{dead link|date=May 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Among these roads, Sussex (county road) 236 is among the most problematic.<ref name=nj20110417/>

===Ferries===
[[File:MV Delaware DEE1.jpg|thumb|The [[Cape May–Lewes Ferry]]]]
Three ferries operate in the state of Delaware:
* [[Cape May–Lewes Ferry]] crosses the mouth of [[Delaware Bay]] between [[Lewes, Delaware]] and [[Cape May, New Jersey]].
* [[Woodland Ferry]] (a [[cable ferry]]) crosses the [[Nanticoke River]] southwest of [[Seaford, Delaware|Seaford]].
* [[Forts Ferry Crossing]] connects [[Delaware City]] with [[Fort Delaware]] and [[Fort Mott (New Jersey)|Fort Mott]], New Jersey.

===Rail and bus===
{{Delaware rail network}}
[[File:Wilmington Station from parking garage, July 2014.JPG|thumb|[[Wilmington station (Delaware)|Wilmington Station]] in [[Wilmington, Delaware|Wilmington]]]]
[[Amtrak]] has two stations in Delaware along the [[Northeast Corridor]]; the relatively quiet [[Newark Rail Station (Delaware)|Newark Rail Station]] in [[Newark, Delaware|Newark]], and the busier [[Wilmington station (Delaware)|Wilmington Station]] in [[Wilmington, Delaware|Wilmington]]. The Northeast Corridor is also served by [[SEPTA]]'s [[Wilmington/Newark Line]], part of [[SEPTA Regional Rail]], which serves [[Claymont station|Claymont]], Wilmington, [[Churchmans Crossing, Delaware|Churchmans Crossing]], and Newark.

Two [[Class I railroad]]s, [[Norfolk Southern]] and [[CSX]], provide freight rail service in northern New Castle County. Norfolk Southern provides freight service along the Northeast Corridor and to industrial areas in [[Edgemoor, Delaware|Edgemoor]], [[New Castle, Delaware|New Castle]], and [[Delaware City, Delaware|Delaware City]]. CSX's [[Philadelphia Subdivision]] passes through northern New Castle County parallel to the Amtrak Northeast Corridor. Multiple [[short-line railroad]]s provide freight service in Delaware. The [[Delmarva Central Railroad]] operates the most trackage of the short-line railroads, running from an interchange with Norfolk Southern in [[Porter, Delaware|Porter]] south through [[Dover, Delaware|Dover]], [[Harrington, Delaware|Harrington]], and [[Seaford, Delaware|Seaford]] to [[Delmar, Delaware|Delmar]], with another line running from Harrington to [[Frankford, Delaware|Frankford]] and branches from [[Ellendale, Delaware|Ellendale]] to [[Milton, Delaware|Milton]] and from [[Georgetown, Delaware|Georgetown]] to [[Gravel Hill, Delaware|Gravel Hill]]. The Delmarva Central Railroad connects with the [[Maryland and Delaware Railroad]], which serves local customers in Sussex County.<ref name=dcr>{{cite web|title=Delmarva Central Railroad|publisher=Carload Express|url=http://carloadexpress.com/railroads/delmarva-central-railroad/|access-date=March 27, 2017|date=November 8, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170524215403/http://carloadexpress.com/railroads/delmarva-central-railroad/|archive-date=May 24, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> CSX connects with the freight/[[heritage railroad|heritage]] operation, the [[Wilmington and Western Railroad]], based in Wilmington and the [[East Penn Railroad]], which operates a line from Wilmington to [[Coatesville, Pennsylvania]].

The last north–south passenger trains through the main part of Delaware was the [[Pennsylvania Railroad]]'s local Wilmington-Delmar train in 1965.<ref>Pennsylvania Railroad local division timetable, 1965</ref><ref>Freight only: {{cite journal |title=Pennsylvania Railroad, Table 155|journal=Official Guide of the Railways |publisher=National Railway Publication Company |volume=99 |issue=7 |date=December 1966}}</ref> This was a successor to the ''[[Del-Mar-Va Express]]'' and ''Cavalier'', which had run from Philadelphia through the state's interior, to the end of the Delmarva Peninsula until the mid-1950s.<ref>{{Citation |first = Christopher T |last = Baer |title = Named Trains of The PRR Including Through Services |year = 2009 |url = http://www.prrths.com/Hagley/PRR%20NAMED%20TRAINS.pdf |publisher = PRRTHS |access-date = July 25, 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131014024426/http://www.prrths.com/Hagley/PRR%20NAMED%20TRAINS.pdf |archive-date = October 14, 2013 |url-status = live }}</ref><ref>All named trains were gone by the end of 1957 {{cite journal |title=Pennsylvania Railroad, Table 65|journal=Official Guide of the Railways |publisher=National Railway Publication Company |volume=90 |issue=7 |date=December 1957}}</ref>

The [[DART First State]] public transportation system was named "Most Outstanding Public Transportation System" in 2003 by the [[American Public Transportation Association]]. Coverage of the system is broad within northern New Castle County with close association to major highways in Kent and Sussex counties. The system includes bus, subsidized passenger rail operated by Philadelphia transit agency SEPTA, and subsidized taxi and [[paratransit]] modes. The paratransit system, consisting of a statewide door-to-door bus service for the elderly and disabled, has been described by a Delaware state report as "the most generous paratransit system in the United States".<ref name=montgomery2012nj/> {{As of|2012}}, fees for the paratransit service have not changed since 1988.<ref name=montgomery2012nj/>

===Air===
{{See also|Aviation in Delaware}}

{{As of|2023}}, Delaware is served exclusively by [[Avelo Airlines]] out of [[Wilmington Airport (Delaware)|Wilmington Airport]], launching five routes to Florida on February 1.<ref>{{cite news |last=Rains |first=Taylor |date=2022-10-22 |title=The only US state without commercial airline service is getting 5 new routes to Florida next year — see the full list |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/low-cost-startup-launching-5-new-routes-abandoned-delaware-list-2022-10 |work=Business Insider |access-date=2023-02-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/AveloAir/status/1620846236382134279 |title=Avelo Airlines on Twitter: "✈️ Hello, Delaware! Today marks Avelo's inaugural flight @FlyILG, the opening of our fourth base, and the return of commercial air service to Delaware! Avelo + Wilmington, DE = 😍" |author=Avelo Airlines |date=2023-02-01 |website=Twitter |access-date=2023-02-01}}</ref> This put an end to an eight-month period during which Delaware had no scheduled air service, one of several since 1991.<ref>See [[Wilmington Airport (Delaware)|Wilmington Airport]] for history and details.</ref> Various airlines had served Wilmington Airport, the latest departure being [[Frontier Airlines]] in June 2022.<ref>{{cite news |last=Rains |first=Taylor |date=2022-05-16 |title=Frontier Airlines is ending flights to Delaware, leaving the state without any airline service |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/delaware-to-become-the-only-state-without-airline-service-2022-5 |work=Business Insider |access-date=2023-02-01}}</ref>

Delaware is centrally situated in the [[Northeast megalopolis]] region of cities along [[Interstate 95|I-95]]. Therefore, Delaware [[commercial airline]] passengers most frequently use [[Philadelphia International Airport]] (PHL), [[Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport]] (BWI) and [[Washington Dulles International Airport]] (IAD) for domestic and international transit. Residents of Sussex County will also use [[Wicomico Regional Airport]] (SBY), as it is located less than {{convert|10|mi|km}} from the Delaware border. [[Atlantic City International Airport]] (ACY), [[Newark Liberty International Airport]] (EWR), and [[Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport]] (DCA) are also within a {{convert|100|mi|km|adj=on}} radius of New Castle County.

Other general aviation airports in Delaware include [[Summit Airport (Delaware)|Summit Airport]] near [[Middletown, Delaware|Middletown]], [[Delaware Airpark]] near [[Cheswold, Delaware|Cheswold]], and [[Delaware Coastal Airport]] near [[Georgetown, Delaware|Georgetown]].

[[Dover Air Force Base]], one of the largest in the country, is home to the [[436th Airlift Wing]] and the [[512th Airlift Wing]]. In addition to its other responsibilities in the [[Air Mobility Command]], it serves as the entry point and [[mortuary]] for U.S. military personnel (and some civilians) who die overseas.