Transportation System:
Highway system: The County has excellent highway access. Six Federal Highways bisect the County and th
e City of Pine Bluff: I-530, U.S. 424, U.S. 270, U.S. 79, U.S. 65, and U.S. 63.
Airport: Pine Bluff Municipal Airport (Grider Field) is 600+-acre facility consisting of a terminal, FAA weather monitoring stations, private corporate hangars, fixed base operators offering avionics services, fire station, and private rental hangar space. Grider field serves as the only ILS-equipped, jet capable airport in southeast Arkansas and is a designed reliever for the Little Rock National Airport.
RiverPort: The Port of Pine Bluff is in Pine Bluff-Jefferson County Harbor Industrial District Park located on the Arkansas River in a slack water harbor. The Port of Pine Bluff is a public terminal, and it also provides barge cleaning and repairs, pumps, towboat service and repairs, and boat and barge rental. The U.S. Cost Guard Station is also located on the Arkansas River within the Industrial Park.
Railroads: Union Pacific Railroad operates a Class I line haul railroad through the Pine Bluff. Union Pacific Railroad has a gravity yard located in Pine Bluff, and they also have a reciprocal switch agreement with Burlington Northern Railroad, so both railroads serve Pine Bluff customers. Approximately 40 trains run through Pine Bluff.
Bus and Taxi Service: Pine Bluff Transit is a City of Pine Bluff owned-and-operated bus system that provides fixed route service within the City. The two other buses serving Pine Bluff and the County are Jefferson Bush Lines, and SEATS (Southeast Arkansas Transit Service). There are five taxi companies that that service the Pine Bluff area