Transportation


Central Location Aids With Transportation

  • Situated in the southeastern part of the Upstate region
  • Geographically centered between Greenville, Spartanburg, and Columbia
  • Easily accessible to Charlotte (90 miles), Atlanta (170 miles), and Charleston (160 miles)
Railroad and Highway Map

Transportation | Interstates
  • I-26 (Charleston, SC to Johnson City, TN)
    •Estimated Dailty Traffic: I-26 (I-385 to SC 56) = 37,600
    •Estimated Daily Traffic: I-26 (SC 56 to SC 72) = 34,900

  • I-385 (Laurens County to Greenville, SC)
    •Estimated Daily Traffic: I-385 (US 221 to S-23) = 21,400

  • I-85 is 30 miles NW
  • I-20 is 65 miles SE
Transportation | US Highways
  • 76 connect to Newberry, Greenville, and Anderson
  • US 221 connect to Spartanburg and Greenwood Counties
  • US 25 connect to Greenwood and Greenville Counties
Transportation | SC Highways
  • SC 72 connect to Newberry and Greenwood
  • SC 56 connect to Newberry and Spartanburg
Transportation | 40 + Motor Freight Carriers Transportation | Air @ Greenville Spartanburg International (30-45 minutes)
  • 10 passenger airlines w/ 90 flights daily
  • 13 non-stop destinations Atlanta, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas/Ft. Worth, LaGuardia, Memphis, Raleigh-Durham, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Newark, Cincinnati, and Dulles & National.
Transportation | Other Air Transportation Services Available
  • Charlotte Douglas (90 minutes)
  • Columbia Metropolitan (60 minutes)
  • Atlanta Hartfield (150 minutes)
Transportation | Laurens County Airport & Private and Corporate Aircraft
  • 3,900 foot paved runway
  • Hangar rental
  • Maintenance & fuel service
Transportation | Sea Transportation & The Port of Charleston
  • Operated by the SC Ports Authority
  • Fifth largest facility of its kind in the US
  • Second-largest container port on the East Coast
Transportation | Railway Service
  • CSX Transportation (company's main line passes directly through Clinton)
  • RailAmerica (34.4-miles Laurens to Greenville running parallel to I-385)