Franklin County: A Great Place for Business and Family



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Just Hours Away..

Franklin County:

• is an hour's drive from world-renowned RTP

• only 3 hours away from NC's mountains and beaches

• is approx. 2.5 hours from Richmond, VA

• just 4 hours' drive to our nations Capitol

Organizations

Franklin County: Transportation

Highways
I 540 from US 1 to I 40 I-85 and I-95 highways north to south I-40 highway to western markets & NC Ports major highways including:
	US 1 US 64 US 401	NC 39 NC 56 NC 96 NC 98 NC 561 NC 581
Motor Freight
Sixty-six freight carriers provide Franklin County business overnight service to cities within a 400-mile radius. Direct nationwide service can usually be provided within an average of four days, and the Eastern Seaboard is served within one day.
Air
25 miles from Raleigh-Durham International airport with over 400 arrivals/departure daily New 5,500 ft Franklin County Regional Airport designated by FAA as a reliever for RDU with ILS (Instrument Landing System) and AWOS-3 (Automated Weather Observation System) & GCO (Ground Communications Outlet) General aviation facility Complete with fueling & maintenance service Flight school for fixed-wing aircraft Helicopter flight school
North Carolina Ports
137 miles from Wilmington port with 50 bulk freight handlers/shippers & 10 container freight handlers/shippers 145 miles from Morehead City port with 50 bulk freight handlers/shippers 125 miles from Norfolk, Virginia port with 70 bulk freight handlers/shippers & 70 container freight handlers/shippers

Rail

A CSX north-south line transverses western Franklin County, parallel to U.S. 1 in the county's predominately industrial zoned area.