Highway Infrastructure

Wayne County is served by two highways, US highway 64 and State highway 13. They intersect in the town of Waynesboro. US 64 is in the process of becoming a four lane from Memphis to Interstate 24 near Chattanooga. About 85% of the route is complete or is currently under construction.  State highway 13 is a north south corridor from the Alabama line near Florence to Interstate 40. It is approximately 50 miles from Waynesboro to Interstate 40.

Freight Service

There are currently 18 freight haulers that service Wayne County.

Airways
Wayne County has one airport, Hassell Field, a general aviation facility with a 4,600 runway. It is currently being upgraded and improved.

Nashville International Airport-BNA
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• Served by 16 airlines; operating 400 average daily flights to 89 markets and 48 non-stop markets.

• Terminal complex includes 820,000 square foot passenger terminal with 61 air carrier gates and up to 78 commuter aircraft parking positions.

• Airfield has four runways of up to 11,000 feet, including parallels for simultaneous landings/takeoffs.

• 183 based general aviation aircraft, and 11 Tennessee Air National Guard Aircraft.

Serves a trade area of 79 counties in Middle Tennessee, Southern Kentucky and Northern Alabama with a population of over 3 million.

Waterways

River access is available in the Shoals area of Alabama, approximately 30 miles south of Wayne County, from the Tennessee River to the Gulf of Mexico through the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway.

Port of Florence
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Miles 256
Florence-Lauderdale County Port Authority
Phone: (256) 767-5388
Email: info@portofflorence.org

Facilities: 40 ton bridge crane, mobile cranes, fleeting warehouse, outside storage, scales, conveyors, and lighted public dock with dump chute. Multi-Modal transportation facility serving businesses in north Alabama and south central Tennessee. Strategic central location in southeast U. S.-two hours to Nashville, Birmingham, Memphis, four hours to Atlanta.