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Transportation |
Highways
DeKalb County is centrally located between two major interstate
highways. I-40 is 12 miles north of Smithville via State Route 56
and 8 miles north of Alexandria via State Route 53. Interstate 24 is
40 miles west and accessible at Murfreesboro via State Route 96 or at
Manchester via State Route 56 and 55. Additionally I-75 is easily
accessible from Knoxville as is I-65 at Nashville.
U. S. 70
is the major east-west route through the county. Currently five (5)
lanes from Smithville west to SR 96 at Liberty, construction is planned to
the remaining mileage west to Alexandria.
State
Route 53 provides quick and easy access to I-40 from US 70 at Alexandria.
State
Route 56 traverses the county from north and south linking Smithville to
I-40 on the north and McMinnville and I-24 at Manchester on the south end.
State
Route 96 provides a direct route to Murfreesboro and I-24.
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| Air
Travel |
Smithville
Municipal Airport
338 Airport Lane
Smithville, TN 37166
615 597-6222
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Runway
Length: 4,100 feet
Surface: Asphalt
Lighting: Med Intensity Rotating Beacon
Fuel: Avgas/autogas 100LL
Repair: Major |
Upper
Cumberland Regional Airport
Operated by Averitt Aviation
1-800-961-4299
25 miles from Smithville
Upper Cumberland
Regional Airport |
Runway
Length 6,000 feet with
ILS-NDB-SDF Approaches
Fuel: Avgas/autogas 100LL
Repair: Major
Charter Service available: 1-800-519-4222
Averritt
Charter Service: |
Commercial
Service: Nashville International Airport
Distance: 63 miles, easily accessible to I-40
Flights: Served by 16 airlines; operating 400 average daily flights to 89
markets and 49 non-stop markets (as of August 2006). |
Nashville
International Airport
Web Site:
Nashville
International Airport |
Express
Delivery Service:
Overnight and air express service are available from UPS and Fed EX which
both have service offices in nearby Cookeville as well as several other
express delivery companies.
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Common
Carriers:
Freight Service is Available from many carriers.
Averitt
Express, Charles Bailey Trucking, Roadway, Time DC, Yellow Freight, ABF
and several others have terminals in nearby Cookeville.
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Rail
Service:
Smithville is not directly served by a railroad however, the Nashville and
Eastern Railroad is accessible to the west at Watertown, 6 miles from
Alexandria and north at Baxter, 20 miles from Smithville.
The Caney Fork & Western Railroad is accessible from McMinnville, 20
miles south of Smithville.
CSX Railroad Main Line is accessible from Murfreesboro, 40 miles west of
Smithville and 35 miles west of Alexandria.
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Water:
The Cumberland River is the nearest navigable waterway. The
Cumberland joins the Tennessee River and is therefore accessible to the
Ohio River, Mississippi River and ultimately the Gulf of Mexico. The
nearest port is at Carthage is 35 miles from Smithville and 20 miles
Alexandria. The Port of Nashville is within 60 miles. |
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