INFRASTRUCTURE

We’re perfectly positioned for reach and speed with a superior transportation network and reliable utility solutions.

The right location, logistics, and utility network are essential for a supply chain with the power and agility to meet your needs. Below are the distinct advantages Monroeville and Monroe County can offer your business.

Location & Transportation Assets

Monroe County puts your operation just 90 miles north of Mobile and 100 miles south of Montgomery, with rapid pan-directional routes and superb access to domestic and global markets.

Highways: Rapid reach in all directions

Immediate access to U.S. Highway 84 (the east-west El Camino Corridor) and State Highways 21, 41, and 47.
Interstate 65 only 26 miles away, offering a direct north-south route.
Swift daily back-haul service by national trucking companies to port facilities at both Port of Mobile and Port of Gulfport, opening additional domestic and global routes.

Port of Mobile: An expanding global asset

Currently the nation’s 9th largest port and tracking to become the 6th busiest in the world by 2025 after a four-year, $365.7 million expansion.
Only a 90-minute truck haul from Monroe County.
The largest break-bulk forest products port in the world and the nation’s largest coal export port.
Provides access to nearly 15,000 miles of inland waterways as well as deep-water passage to global markets in Asia, Europe, South America, and the Caribbean. Public terminals handle container, bulk, break-bulk, ro-ro and heavy lift cargoes.

Port of Gulfport: Strategic Central and South American access

Located directly on the Gulf of Mexico, only five miles from the intercoastal waterway.
Combines competitive rates and diverse capabilities with strategic connections to Central and South American markets.
A long-time port home for global leaders, such as DuPont, Dole, and McDermott International.

Rail: A Class II Line

Alabama and Gulf Coast Railway (AGR) connects with Norfolk Southern, Canadian National, Kansas City Southern, and CG Railway in Mobile

Monroe County Regional Airport: Superb executive travel and more

Southwest Alabama’s largest and best-equipped general aviation facility.
Accommodates a wide range of aircraft, from helicopters and military aircraft to jets and charter traffic.
One runway (3/21) measuring 6,028 feet long by 100 feet wide.