Jackson County Economic Development Authority

Transportation in Jackson County, Alabama

Rail

Jackson County is served by three railroads:

CSX

Route: Chattanooga - Nashville
Stops: Stevenson - Bridgeport

Norfolk Southern

Route: Chattanooga - Huntsville - Memphis
Stops: Bridgeport - Scottsboro - Stevenson - Woodville - Hollywood - Paint Rock

Sequatchie Valley Railroad
Route: Dunlap, TN - Bridgeport, AL
Stops: Dunlap, Jasper and Kimball, TN; Bridgeport, AL

Ground Transportation

There are over 30 motor freight carrier companies licensed to serve the needs of Jackson County businesses.

The following have local terminals:

Custom Transportation	Maverick Transportation
Meteor Express	The Mason-Dixon Lines
Storey Trucking	Sunrise Express

Many other carriers are based and/or operate terminals in Chattanooga and Huntsville, both within an hour's drive.

Air Transportation

Local: General Aviation facilities for private aircraft

Scottsboro (Municipal) - 5,250 ft. lighted runway
Stevenson-Bridgeport (Municipal) - 4,100 ft. lighted runway

Area/Regional: Commercial Aircraft Facilities

Huntsville* - 10,000-ft. and 12,600-ft. runways. 85 flights daily. Served by American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Northwest Airlink, US Airways Express, Continental Express, and United Airlines.
Chattanooga - 7,400-ft. and 5,000-ft. runway. 33 flights daily. Served by ASA, American Eagle, ComAir, Delta, Northwest Air Link, US Air.
Birmingham - 10,000 ft. and 7,200 ft. runways. 70 flights daily. Served by American, American Eagle, ComAir, Delta, Northwest, Southwest, T.W. Express, United, US Air, US Air Express.

Nashville International Airport is a 2 and one-half hour drive from Jackson County.
Hartsfield International (Atlanta) is a 3-hour drive from Jackson County.

* An International Intermodal Center is located at the Huntsville International Airport to transfer, receive, store, and distribute air, rail, and highway cargo with overnight delivery throughout the Southeastern United States. Nationwide rail service is provided by Norfolk Southern. Air cargo shipments for both domestic and international destinations can be transported via Emery Worldwide, Airborne Express, DHL Worldwide Express, Panalpina, Cargolux, or Burlington Express. U.S. Customs officials, U.S. Department of Agriculture inspectors and various custom brokers and freight forwarders maintain offices onsite. The airport and intermodal center are designated as a U.S. Customs foreign trade zone (port of entry).

Water Transportation

The navigable Tennessee River traverses Jackson County in a southwesterly direction offering a 9 ft. channel depth for economical shipments. Both public and private use barge terminals are available for loading and off-loading timber, steel, coal, iron ore and other bulk products. The Alabama State Port Authority has licensed inland ports in Bridgeport and nearby Huntsville. The Port of Nickajack is 30 miles away. The Tennessee River is part of an interconnected waterway system which serves 21 states. Through the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway, barge shipments reach the deep-water port of Mobile in approximately 4 and a half days.

Public Ground Transportation

Persons/Local: Vans for senior citizens and others are provided by the Rural Health Agency and Area Council on Aging.

Persons/Non-Local: Bus service is provided by Continental Trailways.

Packages/Non-Local: United Parcel Service and Federal Express provide daily package pick-up and delivery to nationwide destinations. Local Post Offices in each community also provide express mail service.