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Stephens County Transportation

Affordable and accessible transportation is the life-blood of any industry. Stephens County is perfectly situated for your business to access markets near and far.

ROAD

The growing I-85 corridor between Atlanta and Charlotte offers many advantages for businesses. Most Stephens County industrial sites are within 6-15 miles of the interstate, making transport an ease in this affordable business location. The Georgia highway 17 widening project will offer four-lane unobstructed delivery access between your company and I-85.

Central Location within the Tri-State Area:
3 Miles from Highway 365 / 441 between Atlanta and Greenville
169 miles to Charlotte, NC
64.5 Miles to Greenville, SC
93.7 Miles to Atlanta GA

Close to Interstate 85:

  6 Miles from Hayestone Brady Business Park
  12 Miles from Meadowbrook Industrial Park
  18 Miles from Downtown Toccoa


Highways in Stephens County:

US 123 GA 17
US 123 GA 184
GA 106 GA 145
GA 365 GA 105
GA 63 GA 17A
GA 328

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Distribution Convenience:

Toccoa manufacturers and distributors are 2 truckload days or less from: 82% of the U.S. Industrial Market

79% of the nation's largest consumer markets

77% of the U.S. metropolitan buying power

76% of the country's metro retail sales



RAIL

Stephens County is served by both the shortline Hartwell Railroad and a mainline of Norfolk Southern Railroad between Birmingham, Alabama and Charlotte, North Carolina. Additionally, Toccoa is the only city in the seven-county area of Northeast Georgia with an AMTRAK stop; the Stephens County Train Depot celebrated 30 years of AMTRAK's Crescent Line service in 2009.

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Rail Accessible Sites & Buildings:


AIR

Local Airport - R.G. LeTourneau Airfield

A modern, public airport, R.G. LeTourneau Airfield is located just two miles Northeast of Toccoa. It has two recently re-surfaced runways which can accommodate small jets. The runway length is 5,003 ft.

The Toccoa-Stephens County Airport Authority received a OneGeorgia EDGE Grant in December 2009 which will be used to assist with construction of a 5,948 SF terminal facility at R.G LeTourneau Field. The airport, located in the northeastern corner of the state, is centrally located near the Georgia and North/South Carolina borders and serves as a gateway to the Northeast Georgia Mountains. This Level II airport handles comparable traffic to other Level III airports (Cornelia, Blairsville) and is Georgia's northernmost airport before entering mountainous terrain, serving as a hub for Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountain tourist traffic.

Commercial Airport - Greenville, South Carolina

Located just 63 miles from Toccoa on Interstate 85, the Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport serves the region by offering flights to locations across the U.S.

International Airport - Atlanta, Georgia

Located 91 miles from Toccoa, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is the world’s busiest airport, serving as a valuable hub connecting various cities and countries around the globe.

PORTS

Georgia and South Carolina have accessible port facilities offering first rate services to and from locations worldwide. The closest ports to Toccoa are the inland Port of Columbus (204 miles), and the Port of Savannah (207 miles) and Port of Charleston (277 miles) on the Atlantic coast.

Port of Savannah

The Port of Savannah is located on the Atlantic Ocean in Georgia and specializes in the handling of container, reefer, breakbulk and RoRo cargoes. The Port has two terminals, Garden City Terminal and Ocean Terminal. Garden City Terminal is the 4th largest container port in the U.S. Both terminals are served by Norfolk Southern Railroad and Interstates 16 & 95.

Port of Charleston

The Port of Charleston is located on the Atlantic Ocean in South Carolina. The Port's five terminals have the deepest channels on the South Atlantic coast, routinely handling post-Panamax ships and vessels drawing up to 47 feet of water. The port is served by Norfolk Southern Railroad and is accessible by Interstate 26, which links directly to Interstate 85.

Port of Columbus

The Port of Columbus is located in Georgia on the Chattahoochee River with access to the U.S. Gulf via the Tri-Rivers System. The facility is equipped to handle liquid bulk cargoes via barge traffic. The port is served by Norfolk Southern Railroad and is also accessible via Interstate 85.