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Louisiana Transportation Map - Click to Enlarge
Major Highways
East and West
From Baton Rouge, Interstate 10 runs east along the Gulf Coast all the way to the Jacksonville, Florida area. West of Baton Rouge, Interstate 10 runs through Texas and New Mexico into theTucson, Arizona area.
Interstate 12 runs from Baton Rouge east to the Louisiana/Mississippi border.
U.S. Highway 190 parallels much of I-10 throughout the state.
North and South
Interstate 55 runs north from LaPlace, Louisiana, through Mississippi, Arkansas, and Kansas, into the Springfield, Illinois area.
U.S. Highway 61 runs from the Baton Rouge area north, through Mississippi, to Memphis, Tennessee.
La Highway 1 runs from Grand Isle, Louisiana, near the southeastern tip of the state, to Shreveport, Louisiana, in the northwestern corner of the state.
The Port of Greater Baton Rouge
The center of the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Area lies 90 miles north of the Gulf of Mexico along the Mississippi River, 57 feet above sea level.
The Port of Greater Baton Rouge is strategically located at the interchange of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, which links major Gulf ports between Florida and Texas, and the head of deep-water navigation on the Mississippi River, which is a critical part of the Inland Waterways System.
It is America's seventh largest port and ranks ninth among the nation’s ports in waterborne commerce.
The Port has a 45-foot channel, 3,000 linear feet of continuous deep-water berthing space, unlimited turning basin, and easy on-off truck access. Direct transfers from barge, truck, ship, and rail can be accommodated. In addition, the Port is served by three different railroads, and has 17-miles of rail located within the main Port complex.
The Port is a designated U.S. Customs Port of Entry, hosting the 2,600-acre Greater Baton Rouge Foreign Trade Zone #154. This status, together with the its unique location, make the Port of Greater Baton Rouge a strategic gateway for handling both international and domestic cargo. There is excellent accessibility to ocean trade routes to and from Latin America, Europe, and the Far East, as well as to the heartland of America via nearly 15,000 miles of inland water transportation.
Adjacent to the Port are the Port Allen locks, which provide intracoastal barge operators a savings of approximately 160 miles on traffic destined to Houston from Baton Rouge.
More information about the Port of Greater Baton Rouge is available at www.portgbr.com.
Rail Service
Three different railroad lines serve the greater Baton Rouge area.
Canadian National is the largest rail network in Canada and the only transcontinental network in North America. It operates in eight Canadian provinces and 16 U.S. states.
Network map of the Canadian National Railway
Kansas City Southern Railway Company operates 3,100 miles of rail line in ten central and southeastern states, and offers rail service between the U.S. and Mexico.
Kansas City Southern Railway Network - Click to Enlarge Map.
Union Pacific Railroad is the largest railroad in North America, covering 23 states across two-thirds of the U.S. It serves all major gateways to Mexico and interchanges traffic with Canadian rail systems. Union Pacific serves a variety of industries in Louisiana, ranging from the chemical and petrochemical industries to paper manufacturing and lumber.
Union Pacific Railroad Network - Click to Enlarge Map
Union Pacific Railroad Network - Louisiana
Airport
Located just off Interstate-110 in north Baton Rouge, the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport provides state-of-the-art terminal facilities, passenger service, and air and ground cargo and shipping. The airport also has Foreign Trade Zone status.
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Major Airlines: Delta, American, Continental, Northwest
Nonstop Flights to: Atlanta, Chicago, Cincinatti, Dallas, Houston, Memphis, Newark, New York (LaGuardia), Orlando, St. Louis, Washington, D.C.
Runway Lengths:
Runway 4/22 – 150 ft. wide, 6,900 ft. long
Runway 13/31 – 150 ft. wide, 6,900 ft. long, extending to 7,500 ft. long by Aug. 2006
More information is available at www.flybtr.com.
Transportation Logistics
750 Mile Radius Interstate Transportation Map - Click to Enlarge Map
