Roadways

1,900+ Kilometers of interstates.
154,000 kilometers of highway roads.
552 million tons of freight flow in 2022, which translates to $813,000,000,000 in value of freight flow.

The top outbound commodities in 2024 include medical and surgical instruments, computers and smartphones, and automobiles.

Waterways Map

1,500+ km of navigable waterways.
Over 50 million tons of goods move up and down the river every year.
The Tennessee River provides the least expensive form of transportation for dozens of Tennessee Valley industries that either produce or use raw materials.

Major commodities shipped on the Tennessee River include aggregates (such as gravel, sand, and crushed stone), coal, chemicals, grains, iron & steel, minerals, and petroleum.

Rails

4,100+ km of main and short-line railroads.
The 3rd largest rail center in the nation.

Airports

There are 5 commercial airports in Tennessee, including one of the world’s busiest cargo airports in the U.S.

Tennessee has 176 opportunity zones. Opportunity zones are a new economic development initiative established by Congress in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. This specific tax incentive program is designed to drive long term investments to low-income communities.

75 out of Tennessee’s 95 counties contain an opportunity zone. More than 54,000 businesses are already taking advantage of the capital gains tax incentive programs by operating in an opportunity zone.