Editing Scotia, New York (section)

==Transportation==
Scotia is served by the historic [[New York State Route 5|New York Route 5]], and is the terminus for both [[New York State Route 50|Route 50]] and [[New York Route 147|Route 147]] providing access to [[Saratoga County, New York|Saratoga County]].  The Route 5 link to Schenectady is over the Western Gateway Bridge, originally built in 1923-25, and replaced in 1971.<ref>[http://minerva.union.edu/garverj/mohawk/bridge_mohawk.html Union College.edu: ''Bridging the Mohawk River'' by Gara and Garver]</ref> From 1874 to 1925 the Mohawk River had been crossed by a bridge running from the foot of Washington Ave., Schenectady to Washington Ave., Scotia, a steel bridge built upon the seven piers of a former wooden bridge, built in 1808, called the Burr Bridge.<ref>Schenectady and the Great Western Gateway Past and Present, 1926, Schenectady Chamber of Commerce, page 61.</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://dailygazette.com/2013/11/03/1103_bridge | title=Western Gateway Bridge has roots in early 1800s | date=November 3, 2013 }}</ref> Scotia was formerly served by railways, including the [[New York Central]] (which operated a [[rail yard|switch yard]] in the village), the [[Delaware and Hudson]], and the [[Boston and Maine]], as well as the electric [[Fonda, Johnstown and Gloversville Railroad|Fonda, Johnstown and Gloversville]] interurban line.  Two nearby airports, located in the town of [[Glenville, Schenectady County, New York|Glenville]], serve the village: [[Mohawk Valley Airport]] is a privately owned airport for public use located three nautical miles (6&nbsp;km) along State Route 5, northwest of the village of Scotia.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.gcr1.com/5010web/Rpt_5010.asp?au=PU&o=PR&faasite=16133.*A&fn=K13 | title = FAA Airport Master Record | format = [[PDF]] | publisher = Federal Aviation Administration | date = May 7, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.dot.ny.gov/divisions/operating/opdm/aviation/repository/air_dir/k13.pdf | title = Mohawk Valley Airpark (K13) | publisher = New York State Department of Transportation}}</ref> [[Schenectady County Airport]] is a joint civil-military public airport located two nautical miles (3&nbsp;km) north-northeast of the village of Scotia.