Highways

Road Transportation

Ground transportation is convenient and fast over majority four-lane roadways. US 72 and Interstate 22 connects the TAP Alliance region to Memphis with interstate access to other regions and its international airport. Highways provide fast access to two ports on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway and the three main rail lines in the Alliance region.

Highways in the TAP Alliance – Click to Download Printable Map
Highways in the TAP Alliance – Click to Download Printable Map

US Highways and Interstates

East-West Routes

  • US Highway 72: Divided four-lane
  • Future Interstate 22: connects I-240 and I-40 with I-65 and I-20
    • Accessible at Tupelo: ~50 miles from TAP region
    • Accessible at Memphis, 110 miles from TAP region
  • Interstate 40: accessible at Memphis, around 110 miles from TAP region

North-South Routes

  • US Highway 45: Majority is four-lane
  • Interstate 65: around 100 miles from TAP region
  • Interstate 55: accessible at Memphis, around 110 miles from TAP region

State Highways

East-West Routes

  • MS 4
  • MS 30
  • MS 172
  • MS 350
  • MS 364
  • MS 366

North-South Routes

  • MS 1
  • MS 25
  • MS 365
  • MS 367

Major Truck Lines

Truck lines with headquarters or terminals in the TAP Alliance region include

  • A.C. Wright Trucking
  • Ferrous Metal Transfer Company
  • Hellums Trucking Company
  • Morgan Van Lines
  • Nationwide Freight Service
  • Nunley Trucking Company
  • Packard Transport
  • Scratch Trucking
  • Shelton Trucking
  • Riley’s Trucking

Many of the national and regional truck lines serve the area including**

  • AAA Cooper
  • ABF Freight
  • American Freightways
  • Arkansas Freightways
  • Atlanta Motor Lines
  • Averitt Express
  • WmBurnett Truck Lines
  • Cardinal Transport
  • Carolina Freight Corporation
  • Central freight Lines
  • Con-way Freight
  • Freeman Truck Line
  • Gay Truck Line
  • Jones Truck Lines
  • Merchants Truck Lines
  • Nationwide Southeast
  • Old Dominion Freightline
  • Overnight Transportation
  • Ozark Transfer Co.
  • Phillips Truck Line
  • Roadway Express
  • Saia Motor Freight
  • YRC Freight

**This list is not all-encompassing