Missouri's Extensive Infrastructure Provides Quick and Efficient Transport

No state is more perfectly centered than Missouri. Not only is the country’s population center located in Missouri, the state is also within 600 miles of 52% of all U.S. manufacturing plants.

The high quality of Missouri's infrastructure gives Missouri businesses an edge over the competition, insuring efficient accessibility to major markets for all their distribution and telecommunication needs.

Highways

With major interstates including I-64, I-44, I-70, I-55, I-35, I-49 and I-29, Missouri has the 6th largest highway system in the nation and boasts some of the least congested highways in the country (Federal Highway Administration).

Missouri Roads by the Numbers:

All public roads:	130,360 miles
Interstate miles:	1,180
Road bridges:	24,286

_{(Source: Federal Highway Administration, 2010)}

Rail

Missouri is ideally suited for exporting products across the United States via rail. Two of the largest rail terminals in the United States are located in Kansas City and St. Louis, linking over 4,000 miles of track throughout the state. Missouri is ranked 10^th in the U.S. for railroad mileage.

Missouri ranks 4th in tons and 3rd in rail carloads carried by state (Association of American Railroads).

Missouri provides inexpensive and efficient shipping across the country via all class-one carriers: Burlington Northern Santa Fe, Kansas City Southern, Norfolk Southern, Union Pacific, CSX, CN and Canadian Pacific.

Waterways

By housing the confluence of the two largest river systems in North America, Missouri provides efficient channels for trade and distribution through over 1,000 miles of navigable waterways,which move an average of $4.1 billion in cargo annually. Missouri ranks 10th for inland waterway mileage in the United States.

Twenty-nine industrial centers, with a combined population of 90 million, can be reached from St. Louis by barge.

Missouri has 14 public port authorities (Missouri Port Authorities).

Airports

Missouri travelers can reach most cities in the United States and Canada in less than three hours by air. Which means you and your business are only a short flight away from nearly everywhere in North America. Whether you’re flying in cargo from New York or you need to make a quick trip to your offices in San Francisco, your destination is within reach.

The airport system in Missouri consists of approximately 130 public airports, with two airports supporting major commercial passenger traffic: Lambert-St. Louis International and Kansas City International.

Springfield, Branson, Joplin, Columbia, Cape Girardeau, Kirksville and Waynesville (Fort Leonard Wood) also have commercial service.