Transportation in Alabama
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Transportation in Alabama | |
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Overview | |
Transit type | Rapid transit, commuter rail, buses, private automobile, Taxicab, bicycle, pedestrian |
Operation | |
Operator(s) | Alabama Department of Transportation |
The transportation system of Alabama is a cooperation of complex systems of infrastructure.
Background
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History
Mass transit use and car ownership
Environmental and social issues
Commuting/modal split
Transit systems
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Rail
Bus
Roads and freeways
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Bridges and tunnels
Private automobiles
Taxis
Pedestrians, and bicycles
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Highways
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Alabama is criss-crossed by many major roadways.
Interstate Highways
- Current
U.S. Highways
State Highways
Port Infrastructure
Seaports
The Port of Mobile, Alabama's only saltwater port, is a busy seaport on the Gulf of Mexico with inland waterway access to the Midwest by way of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway. The Port of Mobile is currently the 9th-largest by tonnage in the United States.[1]
Barge transportation in and out of the Port of Tuscaloosa and other commercial navigation make the Black Warrior River useful in the state of Alabama.
Airports
Current, future and proposed projects
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See also
References
- ^ "WATERBORNE COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES" (PDF). U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Waterborne Commerce Statistics. p. 90. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 7, 2010. Retrieved March 8, 2010.