4-lane US Highway 72 runs through Jackson County between Huntsville, Alabama and Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Jackson County is within an hour's drive to five major interstates:

• I-565
• I-65
• I-24
• I-59
• I-75

Interactive map showing highway traffic counts in Alabama

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

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

The following have local terminals:

C.T. Transportation	The Mason-Dixon Lines
Meteor Express	Storey Trucking
Tennessee Valley Trucking

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

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. More than 80 flights daily.  Served by American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, 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, US Air.
   
• Birmingham - 10,000 ft. and 7,200 ft. runways.  70 flights daily.  Served by American, American Eagle, ComAir, Delta, 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.

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.