Transportation
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Mississippi Markets
Gulf Opportunity Zone Act of 2005 Eligible Counties
Labor Force / Unemployment December 2008
Mississippi Senior Colleges and Universities
- Mississippi is within a day's drive of 55 percent of America's business and population.
- Interstate 55, running north and south, provides an artery to major markets such as Chicago, St. Louis, Memphis and New Orleans.
- Interstates 10 and 20, running east and west, provide an artery to major markets such as Atlanta, Birmingham, Dallas and Los Angeles.
- Interstate 59, running north and south, provides an artery through southeast Mississippi. This corridor connects southeast Mississippi to major markets such as New Orleans, Birmingham, Tuscaloosa and Chattanooga.
- U.S. 49, running north and south, provides great access to southeast Mississippi. U.S. 49 connects into Interstates 10, 20, 55 and 59, which gives direct access to major markets in the United States.
- Our modern roadway system ranks among the four best in the nation and best in the South.
- Inland water ports on the Mississippi River and Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway, and deep water ports in Gulfport and Pascagoula are recognized as the shipping gateways to Central and South America, Mexico, Europe and the Caribbean Basin.
- Several major air carriers serve the state with connections to principal cities throughout the world.
- Some 2,800 miles of rail track cover the state and connect to the national rail network.
- Mississippi has two foreign trade zones and five U.S. Customs ports of entry.
