Transportation Systems
Airport
Marietta is conveniently located near Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, one of the world's busiest airports. With five main concourses, an international concourse and four runways situated on 3,750 acres, Hartsfield gives travelers non-stop access to destinations around the world. Twenty-one passenger airlines and 25 cargo airlines operate out of Hartsfield airport. Several smaller airports also serve the area.
Interstates
Three major interstate highways run through Cobb County. Interstate 75 runs north/south through the county. I-285, which circles through Atlanta, snakes through the southeastern portion of Cobb. I-20 runs east/west, passing through the southeastern tip of the county.
Motor freight carriers
Marietta is part of the Atlanta commercial zone with 11 interstate carriers, 50 inter/intrastate carriers and 23 terminals.
Rail access
Rail access has been a feature of Marietta since the Western & Atlantic Railroad hastened the community's development in the 1830s and 1840s. Today, CSX Transportation runs through the heart of the city providing access to more than 42,000 miles of track east of the Mississippi River, 1,780 in Georgia.
Navigable river
The Chattahoochee River has a nine-foot channel depth with a public barge dock at Columbus, Ga., 127 miles away.
Seaport
Savannah, 272 miles away with a maintained channel depth of 42 feet.
Public transit
Cobb Community Transit serves the Cobb County area, providing bus service throughout the county. Several bus routes also connect to the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA), Atlanta's public transportation service.
Travel time to work 2005-2009 survey
|
Total: |
32,953 |
|
Less than five minutes |
888 |
|
Five to nine minutes |
2,860 |
|
10 to 14 minutes |
3,989 |
|
15 to 19 minutes |
4,474 |
|
20 to 24 minutes |
5,464 |
|
25 to 29 minutes |
1,377 |
|
30 to 34 minutes |
5,671 |
|
35 to 39 minutes |
1,134 |
|
40 to 44 minutes |
1,395 |
|
45 to 59 minutes |
3,162 |
|
60 to 89 minutes |
1,676 |
|
90 or more minutes |
863 |
Source: U. S. Census, American Community Survey 2005-2009