Perry County's highway, rail and river systems provide complete inter modal transportation avenues to help your business thrive in our fast-paced global marketplace.
Being located near the center of North America, as well as near the median center of the United States' population are additional enhancements to the transportation network offered in Perry County.
Interstate 64 cuts through the northern portion of Perry County, offering shippers speedy access to the national transportation system. Highway 37, a "Super Two" highway, provides a quick link from various portions of the county to I-64.
Transportation (Driving) Time:
Perry County Industrial Park Riverview to I-64 18 minutes
Perry County Industrial Park South to I-64 10 minutes
Tell City Industrial Park to I-64 23 minutes
Tell City River Port to I-64 20 minutes
UPS Time in Transit Map - Reflects Ground Transit from Tell City, IN
The Perry County Port Authority operates both the Hoosier Southern Railroad and the Tell City River Port, offering customers with an avenue for international shipping and receiving of products.
The Perry County Municipal Airport was recently expanded to 4,400 feet long by 75 feet wide. Airport features include:
Perry County is ideally situated between two airports: the Louisville International Airport and the Evansville Regional Airport. Louisville International is the site of United Parcel Service’s global distribution hub.
Leaders in Indiana's logistics industry are hoping to step up efforts to increase the visibility of Indiana's waterways for shipping. Indiana currently ranks sixth in the country for US waterborne shipping and 13th for total international and domestic waterborne shipping. Experts say waterway commerce is more economical than rail and truck transportation. Read more...
A pair of trucks that will be used to take state-of-the-art, hands-on learning equipment to schools in southwest Indiana were recently unveiled at USI
The equipment is worth in excess of $300,000 and is self contained in 2 trucks available for loan to area schools. Read more...
Tell City Pretzel Co., located at 1315 Washington St. in Tell City, was recently acquired by Jasper residents Brad and Sandy Smith.
Tell City pretzels are returning and, true to tradition, they are hand twisted and baked the old-fashioned way. Read More...