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Transportation

Franklin County is well positioned, geographically.  Our geographic competitive advantage includes: 

  • 1 day drive to 60 percent of the world’s largest consumer market.
  • Less than 200 miles from Cincinnati, Cleveland, Detroit, Indianapolis, Louisville and Pittsburg.
  • Less than 400 miles from Chicago and Nashville
  • Less than 500 miles from Atlanta, New York St. Louis and Washington D.C.

Interstates and Highways: I-70, I-71, I-270, I 670, U.S. 23, U.S. 33. U.S. 40. S.R. 3, S.R. 161, S.R. 315


Mass Transit:  COTA (Central Ohio Transit Authority)

Airports: The Columbus Regional Airport Authority has oversight of our 3 airports:
             
       1. Port Columbus International is serviced by 12 airline carriers.

       2. Rickenbacker is an international multi-model cargo airport,

          charter passenger terminal, U.S. Foriegn Trade Zone, and
         logistics hub.


       3. Bolton Field is a reliever to Port Columbus located off

           I 270, SW of downtown Columbus.

The Ohio State University Airport is also a leading general aviation facility that also serves as a reliever to Port Columbus International.

Rail:  CSX, and in 2010 Norfolk Southern Railway’s Heartland Corridor will increase freight capacity and efficiency and enabling double-stacked international maritime and domestic containers to be transported by rail between Virginia, West Virginia, and Columbus, Ohio.





   


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