Transportation
Highway
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I-22 (Corridor "X"), a limited access interstate highway which will connect Birmingham, Alabama with Memphis, Tennessee is nearing completion from the city of Jasper located in Walker County, Alabama, west to the Mississippi state line. The sections of highway through Mississippi and into Tennessee have already been completed as well as several sections just west of Jasper. |
TRANSPORTATION FACTS
Highway Access |
| Interstate |
| Highway |
Miles |
| I-22 |
O |
| I-20, I-20, I-59 |
32 |
| I-59 |
32 |
| Federal |
| Highway 78 |
0 |
| Highway 43 |
2 |
| Highway 31 |
47 |
| State |
| 195, 269, 4, 5 |
0 |
| Distance in Miles From: |
| Atlanta, GA |
194 |
Birmingham, AL |
32 |
| Huntsville, AL |
96 |
Jacksonville, FL |
540 |
| Memphis, TN |
192 |
Mobile, AL |
298 |
| Montgomery, AL |
124 |
Nasville, TN |
185 |
| New Orleans, LA |
370 |
Tampa, FL |
650 |
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Transportation
Rail
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Burlington-Northern/Santa-Fe and Norfolk-Southern, provide rail service throughout Walker County.
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AIR
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Bevill Field (above), which has a 5003' X 100' runway with I.L.S. System, provides service for personal and business aircraft. Commercial air service is available at the Birmingham International Airport 30 miles from Walker County.
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| Water |
 Access to the Tennessee/Tombigbee Waterway is available via the Mulberry Fork of the Black Warrior River, which traverses the county from north to south at Cordova, the location of the Alabama Inland Docks. |
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