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Transportation
Cherokee County's strategic Upper Midwest location
lowers transportation costs for both supply and
distribution east and west. NAFTA shippers will
profit from the excellent access to north-south
rail and highway systems.
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HIGHWAYS
U.S. Highway 59 and State Highway 3 serve the immediate
area. Interstates 29, 80, 90 and 35 are nearby. US
20, currently being improved to a four lane divided
highway across Iowa, connects to Chicago and is within
20 minutes.
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MOTOR
FREIGHT
3 intrastate and 6 interstate truck lines serve Cherokee
County. UPS, Airborne and Federal Express serve the
community on a daily basis. All of the major markets
of the U.S. are within hours by truck. Local warehousing
and just-in-time delivery services are available. |
Proximity
to Markets
| City |
Miles |
| Atlanta |
1084 |
| Chicago |
454 |
| Denver |
663 |
| Des
Moines |
180 |
| Kansas
City |
302 |
| Los
Angeles |
1752 |
| Milwaukee |
446 |
| Minneapolis |
243 |
| New
Orleans |
1216 |
| New
York |
1242 |
| Omaha |
130 |
| St.
Louis |
488 |
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RAILROADS
Cherokee County is served by the Canadian National/Illinois
Central Railroad providing direct routes to the West
Coast and Texas-Louisiana shipping ports. Twice per
day switching for local customers is available. |
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AIR
SERVICE
Commercial air service is available in less than
an hour's drive at the Sioux City Gateway airport.
The
Cherokee Municipal Airport, a level 2 airport, is
home to 44 corporate and personal aircraft. Hy-Vee
Food Stores, a Midwest grocery chain, houses their
fleet in Cherokee. The 4,000-foot concrete runway
serves a variety of both jet and prop aircraft.
Flight instruction and aircraft rental are available.
The Cherokee Flying Club and the Airport Commission
sponsor a very successful annual flight breakfast
each May averaging more than 1000 people in attendance.
For more information contact: Wade Troth, Airport
Manager, at (712) 225-2810.
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WATER
& INTER-MODAL TRANSPORTATION
Both barge and inter-modal facilities are available
in Sioux City approximately 50 minutes away. |
