Just 50 minutes away from Jerseyville is the nation’s ninth largest hub and ninth largest airport in the world. Lambert Airport is served by 17 airlines: Air Canada, American Eagle, America West, American (hub operation), American Connection (hub operation), ComAir, Continental, Delta, Frontier, Lone Star, Metrojet, Northwest, Northwest Airlink, Skyway, Southwest, United, and USAir. The airport’s website is www.flystl.com.

Located in Bethalto, IL, is a general aviation reliever airport averaging over 80,000 operations a year. The primary runway (11/29) is 8100 feet long by 150 feet wide. The load limits of runway 11/29 are 200,000 pounds dual tandem, 140,000 pounds dual, and 80,000 pounds single. The cross-wind runway (17/35) is 6500 feet long by 100 feet wide. The load limits of runway 17/35 are 47,000 pounds dual, and 35,000 pounds single. Approaches to St. Louis Regional Airport include the ILS, NDB, and DME to Runway 29, the LOC/BC to runway 11, and the NDB to Runway 17. Twenty-four hour ATIS is available. Charter service, storage for private aircraft and freight movement are all available. United Parcel Service (UPS) operates a facility from our local airport. The airport’s website is www.stlouisregional.com.

Located beside the United States’ Scott Air Force Base in O’Fallon, Illinois. This facility primarily handles Lambert’s freight business and is an overflow conduit for Lambert International. The airport’s website is www.flymidamerica.com.

The region is served by 13 trunk line railroads operating 28 lines routed from the St. Louis area to all rail-served markets. These railroads and Class One system account for 68 percent of all Class One Railroad Lines.

Amtrak stations in Alton, IL, and downtown St. Louis provide access to the east and west coasts, Chicago and the Gulf of Mexico.

St. Louis’ rail center ranks second in number of jobs and third in number of rail lines. This rail center links the Riverbend region to all points in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. This center provides area businesses with rail transportation to Midwestern, national and international markets.

Locks and Dam #26 (Alton) and #27 (Granite City) are both in the St. Louis District. Mel Price Locks & Dam #26 expanded in 1994 with an additional lock.

The region is served by the Wood River and Chouteau, Nameoki and Venice Drainage Districts. These districts maintain a system of ditches and canals for interior drainage and operate pumping stations on the canal.

The entire region is protected against flooding from the Mississippi River by an extensive network of levees built to the industrial standards of the United States Army Corps of Engineers. These levees are designated to contain a discharge on the Mississippi River in excess of 1,300,000 cubic feet per second of flood water, or the equivalent to the flow of which occurred on June 28, 1844 – the second highest flow on record and equal to a 200-year flood. In addition, the Great Flood of 1993, which was our most severe flood, never compromised our levee system and it is estimated this flow was equivalent to a 500-year flood.

Domestic and foreign markets are readily accessible via the U.S. Inland Waterways System. Shipments can be barged up the Illinois River to Chicago and then via the St. Lawrence Seaway to the industrial centers of Canada or northern Europe. Shipments can be barged down the Mississippi River to New Orleans, and from there to the markets of Mexico, Asia, Europe, South America, Central America, and Africa. Shipments can also be barged up the Missouri River for delivery to the West and to the Ohio River for delivery to the East.

St. Louis is one of the second-largest inland river ports in the nation. America’s Central Port, the Alton Barge Terminal, the Phoenix Landing and the Illinois Power Transfer Station offer a wide array of facilities and equipment to the immediate vicinity. They can accomplish the transfer of all types of general cargo, plus dry and liquid bulk, between river barges, storage facilities, and train and truck transportation. The Port District is the designated Foreign Trade Zone (#31), and as such can set up special incentives, duty-free storage/assembly, ongoing deferred duty and subzones in our region. Our ports and transfer facilities operate year-round for all shippers on this inland waterway system.

One of the world’s first and continuing great avenues of commerce serving the Riverbend is the Mississippi River. In addition, the Missouri River and the Illinois River’s confluence helps form the “bend” to the Mississippi River and each are effective conduits for bulk transportation.

City of Jerseyville currently is served by Comfort Cab Company .

Metro operates a multi-modal system which includes MetroBus and MetroLink light rail. Metro systems provide access between Illinois and Missouri. Greyhound is available for interstate travel in addition to the Amtrak stations in Alton, IL and St. Louis, MO providing national rail service.

Jersey County Rural Transit Jerseyville is also served by Jersey County Rural Transit with connections in Madison County Transit when necessary.

Brussels Ferry is a free ferry transportation across the Illinois River at IL Rte. 100 (about one mile north of Grafton).

Golden Eagle Ferry is a ferry across the Mississippi River for access from Missouri to Calhoun County, Illinois.

Grafton Ferry is open daily May 1 – Oct. 31 and carries passengers from St. Charles, Mo., to Grafton.

Kampsville Ferry is a ree ferry transportation across the Illinois River at IL Rte. 100 & 96.