
Transportation on the United States Virgin Islands
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United States Virgin Islands
The Virgin Islands of the United States are a group of islands in the Caribbean that are an insular area of the United States. The islands are geographically part of the Virgin Islands archipelago and are located in the Leeward Islands of the Lesser Antilles.The U.S...
(USVI) is the only place under United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
jurisdiction where the rule of the road is to drive on the left. However, virtually all passenger vehicles are left hand drive due to imports of US vehicles.
Roadways
The USVI have 1257 kilometres (781.1 mi) of roadways.Airports
Two international airportAirport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
s serve the islands:
- Henry E. Rohlsen International AirportHenry E. Rohlsen International AirportHenry E. Rohlsen Airport is a public airport located six miles southwest of Christiansted on the island of St. Croix in the United States Virgin Islands. The airport is named after Henry E. Rohlsen, a St. Croix native who was one of the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II.It is a small...
(Saint Croix) - Cyril E. King International Airport (Saint Thomas)
Ports and harbors
The USVI have four portPort
A port is a location on a coast or shore containing one or more harbors where ships can dock and transfer people or cargo to or from land....
s, located in:
- Saint Thomas Harbor, Charlotte AmalieCharlotte Amalie, United States Virgin Islands-Education:St. Thomas-St. John School District serves the community. and Charlotte Amalie High School serve the area.-Gallery:-See also:* Anna's Retreat* Cruz Bay* Saint Thomas* Water Island-External links:* *...
(Saint Thomas) - Christiansted Harbor, Christiansted (Saint Croix)
- Cruz Bay, Cruz BayCruz Bay, United States Virgin IslandsCruz Bay is the main town on the island of Saint John in the United States Virgin Islands. According to the 2000 Census, Cruz Bay has a population of 2,743 people....
(Saint John) - Limetree Bay (Saint Croix)
Railways
The USVI contain no railways although there was formerly a marine railwayCreque Marine Railway
The Creque Marine Railway, formerly the "St Thomas Marine Repair Facility", is an inclined-plane ship railway on Hassel Island in the US Virgin Islands.-History:...
on Hassel Island.