Editing Elsmere, Delaware (section)

==Infrastructure==
===Transportation===
[[File:2022-07-24 14 38 06 View east along Delaware State Route 2 (Robert Kirkwood Highway) at New Road and Linden Avenue in Elsmere, New Castle County, Delaware.jpg|thumb|right|DE 2 eastbound in Elsmere]]
The main east–west road in Elsmere is [[Delaware Route 2]] (Kirkwood Highway), which heads east to [[Wilmington, Delaware|Wilmington]] and west to [[Newark, Delaware|Newark]]. [[Delaware Route 100]] (Dupont Road) runs north–south through the eastern part of Elsmere. [[Delaware Route 141]] passes to the west of Elsmere, with access to the town via an interchange with DE 2 in [[Prices Corner, Delaware|Prices Corner]]. DE 141 heads south through [[Newport, Delaware|Newport]] and provides access to [[Interstate 95 in Delaware|Interstate 95]], [[Interstate 295 (Delaware)|Interstate 295]], and [[Interstate 495 (Delaware)|Interstate 495]].<ref name=deldotmap>{{Delaware road map|year=2008}}</ref> [[DART First State]] provides bus service to Elsmere along Route 6, which follows Kirkwood Highway and heads east to [[Wilmington station (Delaware)|Wilmington station]], which is served by [[Amtrak]] and [[SEPTA Regional Rail]]'s [[Wilmington/Newark Line]], and west to the [[Newark Transit Hub]].<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> Freight trains pass through Elsmere along [[CSX Transportation]]'s [[Philadelphia Subdivision]] line and [[East Penn Railroad]]'s Wilmington & Northern line, both of which interchange at Elsmere Junction. CSX Transportation operates the Wilsmere Yard to the south of Elsmere near the former [[Wilmington Assembly]] plant used by [[General Motors]].<ref name=deldotmap/><ref>{{cite web|title=Delaware State Rail Plan|publisher=Delaware Department of Transportation|date=2011|url=https://deldot.gov/Publications/reports/srp/pdfs/srp_final.pdf|access-date=March 24, 2018}}</ref>

===Utilities===
[[Delmarva Power]], a subsidiary of [[Exelon]], provides electricity and natural gas to Elsmere.<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=May 25, 2014|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> [[Artesian Water Company]], a subsidiary of [[Artesian Resources]], provides water to Elsmere.<ref>{{cite map|title=Geographic Information|publisher=New Castle County, Delaware|url=https://gis.nccde.org/gis_viewer/|access-date=March 5, 2018|archive-date=March 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180306142809/https://gis.nccde.org/gis_viewer/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Sewer service in Elsmere is provided by New Castle County. Trash and recycling collection in Elsmere is provided under contract by [[Waste Management (corporation)|Waste Management]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Trash Collection|publisher=Town of Elsmere|url=https://www.townofelsmere.com/community/trash-collection/|access-date=March 5, 2018}}</ref>

===Health care===
Elsmere is home to the Wilmington VA Medical Center, a veterans hospital operated by the [[Veterans Health Administration]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Locations and Directions - Wilmington VA Medical Center|publisher=U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs|url=https://www.wilmington.va.gov/locations/directions.asp|access-date=March 5, 2018}}</ref> Hospitals near Elsmere include [[Wilmington Hospital]] and St. Francis Hospital in Wilmington and [[Christiana Hospital]] in [[Christiana, Delaware|Christiana]].