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Morgan County, Alabama has MORE TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS
with a multi-transportation network

Morgan County is one of the only locations in North Alabama with a total transportation network including highway, rail, air, and barge, making it more convenient to access raw materials and get your goods to market.

Barge

  • Morgan County provides the closest port access to the Mazda Toyota Manufacturing USA site on the Tennessee River.
  • 3 public and 1 private port facilities serve Morgan County.
  • 3 river port operators are located in Morgan County (Kinder Morgan, Parker Towing, and Watco).
  • The port facilities have a 9-foot minimum year round navigable channel.
  • The ports also link the area to the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway, connecting 16,000 miles of waterways and linking the region with 13 other states and the Gulf of Mexico.

Rail

  • Morgan County has 2 Class 1 mainline rail service providers with major switching yards in Decatur – CSX & Norfolk Southern.
  • The International Intermodal Center rail terminal at the nearby Huntsville International Intermodal Center is served by Norfolk Southern, with dedicated stacktrain service to/from both east coast and west coast ports.
  • U.S. Customs and Border Protection port inspectors, freight forwarders, and customs brokers are all located on site at the nearby Huntsville International Intermodal Center.

Highway

  • Interstate 65 runs North/South through Morgan County with 6 exits.
  • US 31, a four-lane, north-south highway, connects to neighboring counties.
  • US 72 through Decatur is the main east-west route from Memphis to Atlanta.
  • 39 freight companies link Morgan County to all parts of the nation.
  • 30 freight company terminals are located in Decatur-Morgan County.
  • 2nd morning freight delivery is available to major Midwest destinations such as Chicago, Detroit, and Milwaukee.

Air

Huntsville International Airport
  • 14.3 Miles from Decatur-Morgan County
  • Nonstop service to ten destinations, including: Atlanta, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Orlando and two airports in Washington D.C.
  • 1.2 million passengers annually

Regional Airports
  • Pryor Field, Decatur, Alabama is one of the busiest general aviation airports in the FAA's Southern Region.
    Runway length of 5,610 ft.


  • Rountree Field, Hartselle, Alabama
    Runway length of 3,599 ft.

Huntsville International Intermodal Center

  • Located 12 miles northeast of Decatur and 22 miles northeast of Hartselle
  • Boeing 747 cargo service to Europe, Mexico, Hong Kong, and Brazil
  • 12,600 and 10,000 foot runways 
  • Foreign trade zone #83
  • Nearly 300,000 square feet for receiving, storing, transferring, and distributing domestic and international air cargo
    24 hours a day

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