Editing Delta, Colorado (section)

==Infrastructure==

===Transportation===
[[Montrose Regional Airport]], located {{convert|21|mi}} south of Delta, is the closest airport served by scheduled airlines. In [[Grand Junction, Colorado|Grand Junction]], which is {{Convert|39|mi}} to the north, there are also scheduled airline services, as well as an [[Amtrak]] train station with a daily ''[[California Zephyr]]'' departure in each direction. Delta is part of Colorado's [[Bustang]] network. It is on the Durango-Grand Junction Outrider line.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bustang Schedule |url=https://ridebustang.com/schedules/ |website=RideBustang |publisher=CDOT}}</ref>

===Major highways===
*[[Image:US 50.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 50 in Colorado|U.S. Highway 50]] runs east-west, crossing 12 states and linking [[Sacramento, California]], with [[Ocean City, Maryland]]. In [[Colorado]], it passes through Delta as Main Street and connects the city to [[Montrose, Colorado|Montrose]], [[Grand Junction, Colorado|Grand Junction]] and [[Pueblo, Colorado|Pueblo]].
*[[Image:Colorado 65.svg|25px]] [[Colorado State Highway 65|State Highway 65]] is a {{convert|61|mi|adj=on}} stretch that runs north from [[Colorado State Highway 92|State Highway 92]] east of Delta, over the [[Grand Mesa]], to [[Interstate 70 in Colorado|Interstate 70]] near [[Palisade, Colorado|Palisade]].
*[[Image:Colorado 92.svg|25px]] [[Colorado State Highway 92|State Highway 92]] begins in Delta, at the intersection of Main Street and First Street. It runs {{convert|73|mi}} to the east, re-encountering US 50 near [[Blue Mesa Reservoir]] and [[Curecanti National Recreation Area]].

===Health care===
[[Delta County Memorial Hospital]] serves the city and the surrounding area. In addition to the main hospital, seven specialty clinics are available.<ref name=hospital>{{cite web |url=http://www.deltahospital.org/getpage.php?name=history&sub=About%20Us |title=Our history |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=2020 |website=Delta County Memorial Hospital |access-date=March 5, 2020 |archive-date=June 29, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130629085826/http://www.deltahospital.org/getpage.php?name=history&sub=About%20Us |url-status=dead }}</ref>
In April 2021 a COVID-19 outbreak occurred among the Delta Police Department. This incident happened four months after COVID-19 vaccinations became available to all first responders in Colorado free of charge.

===Education===
Delta is part of the Delta County School District, which also includes [[Cedaredge]], [[Crawford, Colorado|Crawford]], [[Hotchkiss, Colorado|Hotchkiss]], and [[Paonia, Colorado|Paonia]]. The school district serves 4,792 students as of the 2020-2021 academic year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.deltaschools.com/index.php |website=Delta County School District |access-date=November 26, 2020|title=Home - Delta County Joint District No. 50 }}</ref>

Delta is also home to Technical College of the Rockies, a small trade school serving roughly 300 students annually.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tcr.edu/ |title=Home - Technical College of the Rockies |website=tcr.edu}}</ref>