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LOCATION
Port Bienville Industrial Park is just east of the city limits of New Orleans-ahout 30 miles by highway from downtown New Orleans-in Hancock County, Mississippi.
Highway. The site connects with U.S. Highway 90 by a 3-mile access road. It is 16 miles from Interstate 10 and 18 miles from the intersection of 1-10 and 1-59.
Rail. Rail access is provided by an 8-mile connection to a mainline of the L&N Railroad. The Port Bienville Shortline Railroad Company operates its locomotive on the spur.
Air. The Stennis International Airport is 22 miles from the Port Bienville Industrial Park. The airport and industrial park as well as the railroad, are all under control of the Hancock County Port and Harbor Commission. The New Orleans International Airport is 50 miles away.
Water. A 12-foot channel connects the site with the Mississippi Sound and the Intracoastal Waterway.


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