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A Complete Intermodal Transportation Interchange

Highway
The Pemiscot County Port facility is located between two interstate highway systems.  Interstate 55 is the first north-south artery to intersect each of the east-west interstate highways west of the Mississippi River.  Completion of the Interstate 155 Bridge between Caruthersville and Dyersburg, TN, in 1976, established Pemiscot County as a complete intermodal transportation interchange providing direct linkage to all parts of the country.  Hayti, MO marks the intersecting point of I-55 and I-155.
 
TRANSIT TIMES BY HIGHWAY
Pemiscot County, located on two interstate highways, is ideal for transportation to all major metropolitan markets.  With that location, the normal truckload delivery time to any location in the 48 contiguous United States does not exceed five days after shipment (add one day for less than truckload).
 
TYPICAL HIGHWAY TRANSIT TIMES
Destination                                                    Delivery in Days
Little Rock, Arkansas                                                                 1
Birmingham, Alabama                                                                1
Los Angeles, California                                                               4
Denver, Colorado                                                                        2
Chicago, Illinois                                                                          1
Indianapolis, Indiana                                                                    1
Louisville, Kentucky                                                                    1
Kansas City, Missouri                                                                 1
St. Louis, Missouri                                                                      1
Detroit, Michigan                                                                        2
Boston, Massachusetts                                                              4
Minneapolis, Minnesota                                                              2
Cleveland, Ohio                                                                          2
Cincinnati, Ohio                                                                          1
Pittsburg, Pennsylvania                                                               2
Memphis, Tennessee                                                                  1
Nashville, Tennessee                                                                  1
Seattle, Washington                                                                   4
Milwaukee, Wisconsin                                                                2
 
River
The Pemiscot County Port facility provides an effective entry into the inland waterways.  This slack-water harbor is located at mile 849 on the Mississippi River.  The Port Authority ranks among the top facilities in the state in shipping tonnage due to its strategic linkage to the rail and highway systems.  A public dock, fleeting service and building sites are available at the year-round, ice-free facility.  Enterprise Zone benefits are available at the year-round, ice-free facility.  Enterprise Zone benefits are available to all tenants of the Port Authority.
 
Rail
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad serves Pemiscot County with access to this nationwide rail carrier available at Hayti, MO.  The Pemiscot County Port Authority has obtained right-of-way for and completed half of the construction of a rail spur from Hayti to the Pemiscot County Port Facility.  Ten Class I railroads in Missouri provide efficient, inexpensive shipping over approximately 7,600 miles of track, with services to most U.S. cities.  Trailer on flatcar facilities are available nearby, and container on flatcar facilities are available in either Memphis, TN, or St. Louis, MO.
 
Typical Rail Shipping Times from Pemiscot County
                                   Miles                #Days by Rail

St. Louis                       230                              1

Atlanta                         540                              2

Chicago                       500                              2

Dallas                          420                              2

Memphis                      95                   Same Day

New York                    985                              4

Los Angeles                1,800                           5

St. Louis                     230                              1

 
Air
Two international airports are located within an easy interstate drive from Pemiscot County: Memphis International Airport, 85 miles south on I-55, and Lambert-St. Louis International Airport, three hours north via I-55.  Commuter services to St. Louis is available at Cape Girardeau, 75 miles north on I-55.
The Caruthersville Municipal Airport, located in the southwestern quadrant of Caruthersville, serves local air traffic.  This full-service facility has a lighted runway 4,005 feet long by 75 feet wide.
 
Within 500 Miles of Caruthersville You Will Find:
  • 43% of total U.S. population (108 million)
  • 43% of total U.S. households (40 million)
  • 41% of total U.S. retail sales ($700 billion annually)
  • 41% of total U.S. effective buying income
  • 43% of total U.S. wholesale trade ( over $1 trillion in sales)
  • 42% of total U.S. manufacturing establishments (over 154,000)
  • 49% of total U.S. manufacturing employment
  • 52% of all U.S. manufacturing shipment
  • 53% of all U.S. chemical manufacturers
  • 45% of all U. S. manufacturers of food and kindred products
  • 44% of all U.S. transportation equipment manufacturers
 
 

Phone: (573) 333-4125     Fax: (573) 333-4216     619 Ward Avenue  Caruthersville, MO 63830