Editing Delaware City, Delaware (section)

==Infrastructure==
===Transportation===
[[File:2022-07-19 12 43 49 View north along Delaware State Route 9 (Fifth Street) at Bayard Street in Delaware City, New Castle County, Delaware.jpg|thumb|left|DE 9 northbound in Delaware City]]
[[Delaware Route 9]] serves as the main road through Delaware City, passing southeast–northwest through the city on 5th Street. South of Delaware City, DE 9 passes over the [[Chesapeake and Delaware Canal]] on the [[Reedy Point Bridge]]. North of Delaware City, DE 9 has an intersection with [[Delaware Route 72]], which provides access to [[U.S. Route 13 in Delaware|U.S. Route 13]] and [[Delaware Route 1]].<ref name=deldotmap>{{Delaware road map|year=2008}}</ref> [[DART First State]] provides bus service to Delaware City along Route 44, which heads north to [[Christiana Mall]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dartfirststate.com/information/routes/index.shtml|title=Routes and Schedules|publisher=DART First State|access-date=August 16, 2013}}</ref> Delaware City is at the east end of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, which provides boaters with access to the [[Delaware River]] to the east and the [[Chesapeake Bay]] to the west. The [[Forts Ferry Crossing]] is a passenger ferry that provides access from Delaware City to [[Fort Delaware]] on [[Pea Patch Island]] in the Delaware River and to [[Fort Mott (New Jersey)|Fort Mott]] in [[New Jersey]].<ref name=deldotmap/>

===Utilities===
[[Delmarva Power]], a subsidiary of [[Exelon]], provides electricity and natural gas to Delaware City.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.delmarva.com/connect-with-us/about-us/service-territory/|title=Service Territory|publisher=Delmarva Power|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140525061222/http://www.delmarva.com/connect-with-us/about-us/service-territory/|archive-date=2014-05-25|url-status=dead|access-date=August 15, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Gas Delivery Service Area|publisher=Delmarva Power|url=http://www.delmarva.com/my-home/natural-gas/our-service-area/|access-date=August 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170815062712/http://www.delmarva.com/my-home/natural-gas/our-service-area/|archive-date=August 15, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> The water system in Delaware City is owned by the city and operated under contract by Artesian Water Company, a subsidiary of Artesian Resources. Sewer service in Delaware City is provided by New Castle County. Trash collection is provided under contract by [[Waste Industries]] while recycling collection is provided by the city. Cable and internet in Delaware City is provided by [[Atlantic Broadband]] and [[Verizon]]. Telephone service is provided mostly by Verizon, with [[Cavalier Telephone]] also serving the city.<ref>{{cite web|title=Public Services|publisher=Delaware City, Delaware|url=https://delawarecity.delaware.gov/public-services/|access-date=June 22, 2018}}</ref>