Editing Huntsville, Alabama (section)

===Transportation===
[[File:I-565 at Space and Rocket Center.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Saturn V]] replica at the [[US Space and Rocket Center]] stands as a prominent landmark near mile 15 on [[Interstate 565]].]]

Huntsville is served by several major highways including [[U.S. Highway 72|US 72]], [[U.S. Route 72 Alternate|US 72 Alt.]], [[U.S. Highway 231|US 231]], [[U.S. Highway 431|US 431]] and [[Interstate 565]] (with a connection to [[Interstate 65 in Alabama|I-65]] in [[Decatur, Alabama|Decatur]]). [[Alabama State Route 53|Alabama Highway 53]] also connects the city with I-65 in [[Ardmore, Tennessee]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Interstate 565 Alabama |url=https://www.interstate-guide.com/i-565-al/ |access-date=December 24, 2022 |website=Interstate-Guide.com |date=February 27, 2019 |language=en-us}}</ref> Other major roadways include [[University Drive (Huntsville)|University Drive]], [[Governors Drive (Huntsville)|Governors Drive]], [[Airport Road (Huntsville)|Airport Road]], [[Memorial Parkway (Huntsville)|Memorial Parkway]] and [[Alabama State Route 255|Research Park Boulevard (SR 255)]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Greenways and Major Roads |url=https://www.huntsvilleoutdoors.com/hiking/102-greenways-and-major-roads |access-date=December 24, 2022 |website=Huntsville Outdoors |date= June 7, 2016|language=en}}</ref>

Public transit in Huntsville is run by the city's Department of Parking and Public Transit.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Parking and Public Transit Department |url=https://www.huntsvilleal.gov/government/departments/public-transportation-department/ |access-date=December 24, 2022 |website=City of Huntsville |language=en-US}}</ref> The [[Orbit (bus system)|Huntsville Orbit]] runs 11 fixed routes throughout the city, mainly around downtown and major shopping areas like Memorial Parkway and University Drive and has recently expanded some of the buses to include bike racks on the front for a trial program.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Orbit |url=https://www.huntsvilleal.gov/residents/streets/public-transportation/orbit/ |access-date=December 24, 2022 |website=City of Huntsville |language=en-US}}</ref> The city runs Access, a demand-response transit system for the handicapped,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Access |url=https://www.huntsvilleal.gov/residents/streets/public-transportation/access/ |access-date=December 24, 2022 |website=City of Huntsville |language=en-US}}</ref> and CommuteSmart, a county-wide carpooling program.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ride-sharing |url=https://www.huntsvilleal.gov/residents/streets/public-transportation/ride-sharing/ |access-date=December 24, 2022 |website=City of Huntsville |language=en-US}}</ref>

There are several bicycle routes in the city.<ref>{{cite web |title=the OpenStreetMap Cycle Map |url=http://www.opencyclemap.org/?zoom=12&lat=34.75414&lon=-86.59533&layers=B000 |access-date=August 11, 2012 |publisher=OpenCycleMap.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Huntsville Bike Committee » Bike Routes Map |url=http://hsvbike.com/?page_id=544 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110818025109/http://hsvbike.com/?page_id=544 |archive-date=August 18, 2011 |access-date=November 8, 2011 |publisher=Hsvbike.com}}</ref> There are bike paths for exercise available.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bike Maps |url=http://www.bikehuntsville.com/bike-huntsville/bike-maps/ |access-date=October 12, 2017}}</ref>  Huntsville's government is working to improve bicycle network within the city limits.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bikeway Plans |url=https://www.huntsvilleal.gov/development/building-construction/planning/bikeway-plans/ |access-date=October 12, 2017}}</ref> In 2020, Huntsville released a master plan for a 70-mile bicycling and walking trail, named Singing River Trail of North Alabama, to connect downtown Huntsville to the cities of Madison, Decatur, and Athens.<ref name="singingrivertrail.com">{{Cite web |title=Singing River Trail of North Alabama |url=https://www.singingrivertrail.com/ |access-date=July 22, 2020 |website=singingrivertrail.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

Huntsville has two active commercial rail lines. The mainline is run by [[Norfolk Southern]], which runs from [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]] to [[Chattanooga, Tennessee]]. The original depot for this rail line, the Huntsville Depot, still exists as a [[railroad museum]], though it no longer offers passenger service.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Huntsville, AL * |url=http://www.nscorp.com/content/nscorp/en.html |access-date=December 17, 2022 |website=Norfolk Southern}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Historic Huntsville Depot (public grounds open) |url=https://www.huntsville.org/listing/historic-huntsville-depot-(public-grounds-open)/55/ |access-date=December 17, 2022 |website= huntsville.org |language=en-us}}</ref>

Another rail line, formerly part of the [[Louisville and Nashville Railroad|Louisville and Nashville Railroad (L&N)]], successor to the [[Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway|Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway (NC&StL)]], is being operated by the [[Huntsville and Madison County Railroad Authority|Huntsville and Madison County Railroad Authority (HMCRA)]]. The line connects to the Norfolk Southern line downtown and runs {{convert|13|mi|km|0}} south, passing near Ditto Landing on the [[Tennessee River]], and terminating at Norton Switch, near Hobbs Island. This service, in continuous operation since 1894, presently hauls freight and provides [[transloading]] facilities at its downtown depot location. Until the mid-1950s, the L&N provided freight and passenger service to Guntersville. The rail cars were loaded onto barges at Hobbs Island. The barge tows were taken upstream through the Guntersville Dam & Locks and discharged at Port Guntersville. Remnants of the track supporting piers still remain in the river just upstream from Hobbs Island. The service ran twice daily. L&N abandoned the line in 1984, at which time it was acquired by the newly created HMCRA, a state agency.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Services |url=https://hmcrr.com/services/ |access-date=December 17, 2022 |website=Huntsville & Madison County Railroad Authority |language=en-US}}</ref>

A third line, the Mercury and Chase Railroad, runs {{convert|10|mi|km|adj=on}} weekend tourist rides on part of another former NC&StL and L&N line from the North Alabama Railroad Museum's Chase Depot, located in the community of [[Chase, Alabama]]. Their collection includes one of the oldest diesel locomotives in existence (1926). The rail line originally connected Huntsville to NC&StL's Nashville-to-Chattanooga mainline in [[Decherd, Tennessee]]. The depot was once the smallest [[union station]] in the United States when it served the NC&StL and Memphis and Charleston Railroad, the predecessor to the Norfolk Southern.<ref name=":1">{{cite web |title=Welcome To The North Alabama Railroad Museum |url=http://northalabamarailroadmuseum.com/wp/ |access-date=December 17, 2022 |website=North Alabama Railroad Museum |language=en-US |archive-date=December 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221217221620/http://northalabamarailroadmuseum.com/wp/ }}</ref>