Main editorial: Transportation in Alabama
Aviation[edit]
Main editorial: Aviation in Alabama
Major airports with sustained commercial operations in Alabama include Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM), Huntsville International Airport (HSV), Dothan Regional Airport (DHN), Mobile Regional Airport (MOB), Montgomery Regional Airport (MGM), and Muscle Shoals � Northwest Alabama Regional Airport (MSL).
Rail[edit]
For rail transport, Amtrak schedules the Crescent, a every day passenger train, walking from New York to New Orleans with stops at Anniston, Birmingham, and Tuscaloosa.
Several U.S. Highways also pass through the state, such as U.S. Route 11 (US-11), US-29, US-31, US-43, US-45, US-72, US-78, US-80, US-82, US-84, US-90, US-98, US-231, US-278, US-280, US-331, US-411, and US-431.
Roads[edit]
Alabama has major interstate roads that cross the state: Interstate 65 (I-65) travels north�south roughly through the middle of the state; I-20/I-59 travel from the central west Mississippi state line to Birmingham, where I-59 continues to the north-east corner of the state and I-20 continues east towards Atlanta; I-85 originates in Montgomery and travels east-northeast to the Georgia state line, providing a main thoroughfare to Atlanta; and I-10 traverses the southernmost portion of the state, travelling from west to east through Mobile. Another interstate, I-22, is currently under construction. When done, it will connect Birmingham with Memphis, Tennessee. In addition, there's currently auxiliary interstate routes in the state: I-165 in Mobile, I-359 in Tuscaloosa, I-459 around Birmingham, I-565 in Decatur and Huntsville, and I-759 in Gadsden. A sixth route, I-685, will be formed when I-85 is rerouted along a new southern bypass of Montgomery. A proposed northern bypass of Birmingham will be designated as I-422. Since a direct connection from I-22 to I-422 won't be feasible, I-222 has been proposed, as well.
There's toll roads in the state: Montgomery Expressway in Montgomery; Tuscaloosa Bypass in Tuscaloosa; Emerald Mountain Expressway in Wetumpka; and Beach Express in Orange Beach.
Ports[edit]
The Port of Mobile, Alabama's only saltwater port, is a immense seaport on the Gulf of Mexico with inland waterway access to the Midwest by way of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway. The Port of Mobile was ranked 12th by tons of traffic in the United States in the coursework of 2009.[204] The newly expanded container terminal at the Port of Mobile was ranked as the 25th busiest for container traffic in the nation in the coursework of 2011.[205] The state's other ports are on rivers with access to the Gulf of Mexico.
Water ports of Alabama, listed from north to south:
Port name Location Connected to
Port of Florence Florence/Muscle Shoals, on Pickwick Lake Tennessee River
Port of Decatur Decatur, on Wheeler Lake Tennessee River
Port of Guntersville Guntersville, on Lake Guntersville Tennessee River
Port of Birmingham Birmingham, on Black Warrior River Tenn-Tom Waterway
Port of Tuscaloosa Tuscaloosa, on Black Warrior River Tenn-Tom Waterway
Port of Montgomery Montgomery, on Woodruff Lake Alabama River
Port of Mobile Mobile, on Mobile Bay Gulf of Mexico
Aviation[edit]
Main editorial: Aviation in Alabama
Major airports with sustained commercial operations in Alabama include Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM), Huntsville International Airport (HSV), Dothan Regional Airport (DHN), Mobile Regional Airport (MOB), Montgomery Regional Airport (MGM), and Muscle Shoals � Northwest Alabama Regional Airport (MSL).
Rail[edit]
For rail transport, Amtrak schedules the Crescent, a every day passenger train, walking from New York to New Orleans with stops at Anniston, Birmingham, and Tuscaloosa.
Several U.S. Highways also pass through the state, such as U.S. Route 11 (US-11), US-29, US-31, US-43, US-45, US-72, US-78, US-80, US-82, US-84, US-90, US-98, US-231, US-278, US-280, US-331, US-411, and US-431.
Roads[edit]
Alabama has major interstate roads that cross the state: Interstate 65 (I-65) travels north�south roughly through the middle of the state; I-20/I-59 travel from the central west Mississippi state line to Birmingham, where I-59 continues to the north-east corner of the state and I-20 continues east towards Atlanta; I-85 originates in Montgomery and travels east-northeast to the Georgia state line, providing a main thoroughfare to Atlanta; and I-10 traverses the southernmost portion of the state, travelling from west to east through Mobile. Another interstate, I-22, is currently under construction. When done, it will connect Birmingham with Memphis, Tennessee. In addition, there's currently auxiliary interstate routes in the state: I-165 in Mobile, I-359 in Tuscaloosa, I-459 around Birmingham, I-565 in Decatur and Huntsville, and I-759 in Gadsden. A sixth route, I-685, will be formed when I-85 is rerouted along a new southern bypass of Montgomery. A proposed northern bypass of Birmingham will be designated as I-422. Since a direct connection from I-22 to I-422 won't be feasible, I-222 has been proposed, as well.
There's toll roads in the state: Montgomery Expressway in Montgomery; Tuscaloosa Bypass in Tuscaloosa; Emerald Mountain Expressway in Wetumpka; and Beach Express in Orange Beach.
Ports[edit]
The Port of Mobile, Alabama's only saltwater port, is a immense seaport on the Gulf of Mexico with inland waterway access to the Midwest by way of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway. The Port of Mobile was ranked 12th by tons of traffic in the United States in the coursework of 2009.[204] The newly expanded container terminal at the Port of Mobile was ranked as the 25th busiest for container traffic in the nation in the coursework of 2011.[205] The state's other ports are on rivers with access to the Gulf of Mexico.
Water ports of Alabama, listed from north to south:
Port name Location Connected to
Port of Florence Florence/Muscle Shoals, on Pickwick Lake Tennessee River
Port of Decatur Decatur, on Wheeler Lake Tennessee River
Port of Guntersville Guntersville, on Lake Guntersville Tennessee River
Port of Birmingham Birmingham, on Black Warrior River Tenn-Tom Waterway
Port of Tuscaloosa Tuscaloosa, on Black Warrior River Tenn-Tom Waterway
Port of Montgomery Montgomery, on Woodruff Lake Alabama River
Port of Mobile Mobile, on Mobile Bay Gulf of Mexico
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