Editing Rocky Mount, North Carolina (section)

===Transportation===
====Roads and highways====
[[File:U.S. Route 64 in North Carolina (40479013035).jpg|thumb|right|[[U.S. Route 64 in North Carolina|US 64]] is the city's main east–west corridor]]
The city is served by three major highways:  
* {{Jct|state=NC|I|95}} to its west.
* {{Jct|state=NC|US|64}} ([[Interstate 87 (North Carolina)|Future I-87]]) as its main east–west corridor.
* {{Jct|state=NC|US|301}} (Wesleyan Boulevard) as its main north–south corridor.

In the downtown area, both [[U.S. Route 64 Business (Rocky Mount, North Carolina)|US&nbsp;64 Bus.]] (Sunset Avenue / Thomas Street) and [[U.S. Route 301 Business (Rocky Mount, North Carolina)|US&nbsp;301 Bus.]] (Church Street) serve as major thoroughfares. State highways [[North Carolina Highway 4|NC&nbsp;4]], [[North Carolina Highway 43|NC&nbsp;43]], [[North Carolina Highway 48|NC&nbsp;48]] and [[North Carolina Highway 97|NC&nbsp;97]] serve the city by connecting to nearby towns.

====Airports====
The [[Rocky Mount–Wilson Regional Airport]] {{Airport codes|RWI|KRWI|RWI}} serves the general aviation needs of the surrounding counties. It is on NC&nbsp;97, {{convert|9|mi|0}} southwest of downtown Rocky Mount. The closest airport with scheduled commercial service is [[Pitt–Greenville Airport]] (PGV), {{convert|40|mi}} to the southeast. Cargo and charter flights in the area also use the [[Kinston Regional Jetport]] (ISO), {{convert|50|mi}} to the south. [[Raleigh-Durham International Airport]] (RDU), is {{convert|74|mi}} to the west.

====Rail====
[[File:Rocky Mount Amtrak-ACL Station; Trackside Canopies.JPG|thumb|right|[[Rocky Mount station|Helen P. Gay Rocky Mount Historic Train Station]] in downtown, originally built in 1893.]]
[[Amtrak]] provides three north and three southbound trains per day at the [[Rocky Mount station]] located in downtown. Service is to [[Washington, D.C.]], [[New York City]], [[Miami]] and [[Philadelphia]]. Freight service is provided by [[CSX]]. Trains travel to destinations in eastern North Carolina and also to points west and south of the city.

====Public transit====
[[Tar River Transit]] provides [[public transportation]] in and around the city of Rocky Mount, and operates 10 fixed bus routes throughout the city.<ref>{{cite web|title=Welcome Aboard Rocky Mount's Tar River Transit|url=http://www.tarrivertransit.org/|website=Tar River Transit|access-date=November 17, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Routes and Schedules|url=http://www.tarrivertransit.org/index.asp?page=routes-schedules|website=Tar River Transit|access-date=17 November 2016}}</ref>