Louisville and Portland Canal
The Louisville and Portland Canal was a 1.9-mile canal bypassing the Falls of the Ohio River at Louisville, Kentucky. The Falls form the only barrier to navigation between the origin of the Ohio at Pittsburgh and the port of New Orleans near the Gulf of Mexico; circumventing them was long a goal for Pennsylvanian and Cincinnatian merchants.- Canal
- Description: canal in the United States of America
Places of Interest
Discover Portland Museum and Boone Square.
Portland Museum
The Portland Museum is a neighborhood history and art museum in Louisville, Kentucky.
Boone Square
Park
Boone Square is one of the Frederick Law Olmsted parks in Louisville, Kentucky.
Fourteenth Street Bridge
The Fourteenth Street Bridge, also known as the Ohio…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Russell and Louisville.
Russell
Neighborhood
Russell is a neighborhood immediately west of downtown Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Portland
Hamlet
Portland is a historic district, neighborhood and…
1½ miles west of Louisville and Portland Canal
Louisville and Portland Canal
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Latitude
38.27174° or 38° 16′ 18″ north
Longitude
-85.77941° or 85° 46′ 46″ west
Open location code
86CP76CC+M6
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Japanese—“Louisville and Portland Canal” goes by many names.
Louisville and Portland CanalCebuano
لويزفيل وقناة بورتلاندEgyptian Arabic
ルイビル・ポートランド運河Japanese
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Clarksville and Jeffersonville.
Notable Places Nearby
Discover Shippingport and Lannan Memorial Park.
Curious Canals to Discover
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