Editing Poquoson, Virginia (section)

==Infrastructure==
Poquoson is served by two airports. [[Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport]], located in Newport News, and [[Norfolk International Airport]], in Norfolk, both cater to passengers from Hampton Roads. The primary airport for the Virginia Peninsula is the Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport.

[[Norfolk International Airport]] {{Airport codes|ORF|KORF|ORF}}, serves the region. The airport is located near Chesapeake Bay, along the city limits of [[Norfolk, Virginia|Norfolk]] and [[Virginia Beach, Virginia|Virginia Beach]].<ref name="ORF History">{{cite web
 |url=http://www.norfolkairport.com/airportinfo/missionhistory.htm 
 |title=Norfolk International Airport Mission and History 
 |access-date=2007-10-02 
 |publisher=Norfolk International Airport 
 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928203630/http://www.norfolkairport.com/airportinfo/missionhistory.htm 
 |archive-date=2007-09-28 
}}</ref> Seven airlines provide nonstop services to twenty five destinations. ORF had 3,703,664 passengers take off or land at its facility and 68,778,934 pounds of cargo were processed through its facilities.<ref name="ORF Statistics">{{cite web
 |url=http://www.norfolkairport.com/airportinfo/orfstats.pdf 
 |title=Norfolk International Airport Statistics 
 |access-date=2007-10-02 
 |publisher=Norfolk International Airport 
 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071025202830/http://www.norfolkairport.com/airportinfo/orfstats.pdf 
 |archive-date=2007-10-25 
}}</ref> The Williamsburg-Jamestown Airport provides general aviation services and is located in Williamsburg.<ref name="Williamsburg-Jamestown Airport">{{cite web|url=http://www.airnav.com/airport/KJGG|title=Williamsburg-Jamestown Airport|access-date=2008-01-12}}</ref>

[[Amtrak]] serves nearby [[Newport News, Virginia]] and [[Williamsburg, Virginia]] with three trains a day. The line runs west along the [[Virginia Peninsula]] to [[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]] and points beyond. Connecting buses are available to Norfolk and Virginia Beach. A high-speed rail connection at Richmond to both the [[Northeast Corridor]] and the [[Southeast High Speed Rail Corridor]] are also under study.<ref name="SEHSR">{{cite web
| url = http://www.sehsr.org/
| title = Southeast High Speed Rail
| access-date = 2007-10-15
| publisher = Southeast High Speed Rail
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130515181215/http://www.sehsr.org/
| archive-date = 2013-05-15
| url-status = dead
}}</ref>
Poquoson is served by two state highways:

*[[Virginia State Route 171|Route 171]], also known as Victory Boulevard entering Poquoson from York County before becoming Little Florida Road, then Poquoson Avenue, and finally Messick Road.<ref name="traffic counts Warwick">[http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/AADT_094_Warwick_2005.pdf 2005 Virginia Department of Transportation Jurisdiction Report - Daily Traffic Volume Estimates - Warwick Maintenance Area]</ref><ref name = "traffic counts York"/>
*[[Virginia State Route 172|Route 172]], also known as Wythe Creek Road entering Poquoson from Hampton before terminating at Yorktown Road and Hunt's Neck Road.<ref name="traffic counts York">[http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/AADT_099_York_2005.pdf 2005 Virginia Department of Transportation Jurisdiction Report - Daily Traffic Volume Estimates - York County]</ref><ref name="traffic counts Elizabeth City">[http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/AADT_027_ElizabethCity_2005.pdf 2005 Virginia Department of Transportation Jurisdiction Report - Daily Traffic Volume Estimates - Elizabeth City Maintenance Area]</ref>

The Newport News Waterworks was begun as a project of [[Collis P. Huntington]] as part of the development of the lower peninsula with the [[Chesapeake and Ohio Railway]], the [[coal pier]]s on the harbor of [[Hampton Roads]], and massive [[Newport News Shipbuilding|shipyard]] which were the major sources of industrial growth which helped found Newport News as a new independent city in 1896. It includes reservoirs at [[Skiffe's Creek]] and another near [[Walker's Dam]] on the [[Chickahominy River]]. A regional water provider, in modern times it is owned and operated by the City of Newport News, and serves over 400,000 people in the cities of Hampton, Newport News, Poquoson, and portions of York County and James City County.<ref>[http://www.nngov.com/waterworks Waterworks — City of Newport News Waterworks]</ref>

The City provides wastewater services for residents and transports wastewater to the regional Hampton Roads Sanitation District treatment plants.<ref name="HRSD">{{cite web
| url = http://www.hrsd.state.va.us/
| title = Hampton Roads Sanitation District
| access-date = 2008-03-08
| publisher = Hampton Roads Sanitation District
}}</ref>

Poquoson has access to four area hospitals, served by Riverside Medical Center and Bon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital in Newport News and the Sentara Careplex and the V.A. Medical Center in Hampton.<ref name="Hospital Listings">{{cite web
| url = http://www.theagapecenter.com/Hospitals/Virginia.htm
| title = Virginia Hospitals and Medical Centers
| access-date = 2007-08-06
| publisher = The Agape Center
}}</ref>