Gulf County is blessed with a variety of transportation modes. Whether in barge, railcar, truck, ship, or any combination of these, your cargo needs can be accommodated in Gulf County.
WATER - Gulf County is traversed by the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW), a federally maintained canal with a channel of 12 feet (3.6 m) deep by 125 feet (38 m) wide, which provides access from St. Marks, Florida, to Brownsville, Texas. From the GIWW, barges can be moved inland on various river systems including the Mississippi River, Alabama-Tombigbee Waterway System, and the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River. The Apalachicola is Gulf County's eastern boundary.
The Port of Port St. Joe shipping channel is Congressionally authorized to a depth of 35 feet (110.7 m) and connects to the shipping lanes of the Gulf of Mexico and to the world. Existing facilities include a manufacturer of chemical line from dolomite, a chemical plant, a 9 million ton/year, dry bulk, barge to rail transloading terminal, and a builder of dive-cruise ships.
The Gulf County Canal is maintained to the same standards as the GIWW and connects the shipping channel to the GIWW. Along the banks of the 5.5- mile (8.8 km) straight canal is prime industrial property accessible by highway and rail.
Should you desire further information regarding your shipping needs, you may contact the Port St. Joe Port Authority at:
E-Mail address: tpitts@gtcom.net
Or mail:
Port St. Joe Port Authority
Post Office Box 745
Port St. Joe, FL 32457
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RAIL - The AN Railway serves the industries and port of Port St. Joe and has a history of transporting a variety of products including wood chips and other forest products, chemicals, and coal. In light of the latter, most of its 96-mile mainline consists of heavy duty, 140 lb. rail on concrete ties. The AN connects with the Class I CSX Transportation Railroad at Chattahoochee, Florida. Should you have need to move one railcar or a unit train, you may contact the ANR at:
E-Mail address: anrailway@gtcom.net
Or Call:
Mr. Wayne Parrish
Vice President
(850) 229 -7411
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HIGHWAY - Gulf County's highway transportation needs are met with three main corridors: U.S. 98 along the coast and through Port St. Joe providing an east-west route, S.R. 22 westward from Wewahitchka to Panama City, and S.R. 71 from Port St. Joe northward toward Alabama and Georgia. Further, S.R. 71 provides a low traffic connection to Interstate 10, with only two traffic signals between Port St. Joe and Interstate 10.
Distances and travel times to a few southeastern U.S. commercial centers are as follows:
City Miles (Km) Approx. Travel Time
Atlanta, GA 330 (531) 6 hrs.
Birmingham, AL 325 (523) 6 hrs.
Jacksonville, FL 264 (425) 4.5 hrs.
Mobile, AL 200 (322) 4 hrs.
New Orleans, LA 330 (531) 6 hrs.
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