Highway connections to major markets

The primary highway artery into and out of the Port of Charleston is Interstate-26. From I-26, you have easy access to the entire U.S. without stoplights via the Interstate highway system. I-26 offers direct connections to I-95, 1-20, I-77, 1-85, and I-40. These are the major conduits of trade up and down the East Coast and deep into the Mid-West. All of the Port of Charleston's terminals are within 2 miles of an Interstate highway.

Sample over-the-highway mileage and estimated travel time at 65mph:

Charlotte to Charleston: 209 miles. 3 hours, 14 min.

Atlanta to Charleston: 320 miles. 5 hours, 4 min.

Knoxville to Charleston: 371 miles. 5 hours, 54 min.

Greenville, SC to Charleston: 214 miles. 3 hours, 27 min.

Raleigh to Charleston: 280 miles. 4 hours, 34 min.

Asheville to Charleston: 267 miles. 4 hours, 17 min.

Jacksonville to Charleston: 240 miles. 4 hours, 9 min.

Louisville to Charleston: 620 miles. 9 hours, 48 min.

Memphis to Charleston: 713 miles. 12 hours.

Birmingham to Charleston: 472 miles. 7 hours, 32 min.

St. Louis to Charleston: 864 miles. 13 hours, 40 min.

Chicago to Charleston: 909 miles. 14 hours, 29 min.

Indianapolis to Charleston: 726 miles. 11 hours, 29 min.

For a map of regional and local highway access, click here.




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