 Nebraska provides major highway and rail corridors to
the Pacific and Atlantic coasts, Mexico and Canada, plus
access to the Gulf of Mexico from ports on the Missouri
River. Nebraska companies ship everything from bulk grains
and food products to auto parts throughout the world using
railroads, highways, motor freight, air and water.
There are 1,861 million bushels of grain storage capacity
in Nebraska. Commercial storage facilities hold 761 million
bushels, and on-farm storage capacity is 1,100 million bushels.
Nebraska has excellent rail
service from some of the nation’s largest railroads,
including Union Pacific and Burlington Northern/Santa Fe.
The Missouri River, Nebraska’s
eastern border, provides a water link to the Gulf of Mexico
via the Mississippi River.
All of Nebraska’s communities are connected by a
good system of all-weather roads. The system contains approximately
96,000 miles (154,000 kilometers) of hard-surfaced roads,
which helps maintain the quality of Nebraska’s corn
crop as it is harvested and transported to storage efficiently.
For more information on Nebraska’s Infrastructure,
click here. |
