The Middle Tennessee region's central location has made it a center of transportation and distribution in the United States. Three major interstates converge in Middle Tennessee, meaning that Sumner County, TN is within a one day truck drive to 75% of all U.S. Markets as well as within 650 miles of 50% of the U.S. population. Combined with the area's outstanding air, rail, and waterway transportation options it is easy to see why the region has become a draw for manufacturers, distributors, and corporate headquarters needing quick and easy access to cities around the world.
Only minutes from Sumner County, Nashville International Airport (BNA) provides passenger and cargo service to destinations around the world.
CLICK HERE for a list of cities served by BNA.
CLICK HERE for a list of airlines serving BNA.
CLICK HERE for information on the Nashville Air Cargo complex.
Additionally, Sumner County is directly served by two general aviation airports. Sumner County Regional (M33) is located in Gallatin and Portland Municipal (1M5) is located in Portland.
CLICK HERE for runway and frequency information for Sumner County Regional.
CLICK HERE for runway and frequency information for Portland Municipal.
Ground
Sumner County offers direct access to the North-South corridor with Interstate 65 and the East-West corridors with Interstates 40 and 24. All three Interstates intersect within 20 miles of Sumner County. In addition, Sumner County's state and local roadways offer excellent access to these Interstates, as well as within the County. This access continues to improve, from 1996-2006 Sumner County ranked 10th of 95 counties in Tennessee in terms of road construction expenditures by the State of Tennessee. Click the map below to see transit times from Sumner County by truck.
Likewise, Sumner County's strategic location make it an ideal location for businesses that utilize common shipping methods. See the maps below for average ground shipping times from Sumner County with the two major shipping companies:
Rail
CSX Transportation provides Class I rail service to Sumner County. CSX's Radnor yard is a intermodal terminal and major rail hub for the southeast located nearby in Nashville. Radnor Yard connects other CSX lines from Atlanta, Birmingham, Evansville, Louisville, and Memphis and provides access to 23 states, the District of Columbia, and two Canadian provinces.
CLICK HERE for the CSX Tennessee Fact Sheet.
CLICK HERE to access CSX's interactive system map.
CLICK HERE for a map of Tennessee's rail lines.
Short line service to surrounding counties are provided by the Nashville Eastern and the Nashville Western Railroads. Click the map below to see transit times from Sumner County by rail.
WaterwaysThe Cumberland River forms the southern border of Sumner County, and offers full river barge access to the Gulf of Mexico, via the Ohio, Tennessee, and Mississippi Rivers. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers maintains the channel depth at 9 feet and numerous commercial operators use the river. Click the map below to a full-size map of access to waterways.
CLICK HERE to see a copy of the 2007 Tennessee Waterway Assessment Study.