Transportation

 

Highway Exits in Greensville County

 

 

 

Highways

 

An asset of the Greensville County area is its excellent network of interstate and primary highways:

  • Interstate 95, the north-south corridor for the east coast, passes through the area, and is accessible through six interchanges
  • US Route 301 runs parallel to I-95 and passes through the City of Emporia
  • US Route 58 -- a major four-lane, east-west corridor -- intersects I-95 in Emporia. The US 58 Bypass is completed around the north side of Emporia.  

 

Air Services

Emporia-Greensville Regional Airport

Located in Greensville County, three miles east of the corporate limits on US Route 58.

  Emporia-Greensville Regional Airport

 

 

 

Richmond International Airport

Richmond International Airport is within a 60-minute drive; carriers include:

  • Commercial Service: American, Continental, Delta, Northwest Airlines, TransWorld Express, US Airways, United Airlines, AirTran Airways, and Air Ontario; and,
  • Freight and air express services.

Norfolk International Airport

Norfolk International Airport is within a 90-minute drive; carriers include:

  • Commercial Service: American, Continental, Corporate Airlines, Northwest Airlines, TransWorld Airlines, United, United Express, US Airways, and US Airways Express;
  • Commuter service; and,
  • Freight and air express services.
Raleigh-Durham International Airport

Raleigh-Durham International Airport is within a 90-minute drive; carriers include:

  • Commercial Service: American, Continental, Corporate Airlines, Northwest Airlines, TransWorld Airlines, United, United Express, US Airways, and US Airways Express;
  • Commuter service; and,
  • Freight and air express services.

Railroad Services

Freight service is provided to the Emporia-Greensville area by two railroads: