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.Places of Interest
Highlights: Portland Museum and Boone Square.
Portland Museum
Museum
Fourteenth Street Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Bedford, Public domain.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… Portland is situated 1½ miles west of Louisville and Portland Canal.
Louisville and Portland Canal
- Type: Canal
- Description: canal in the United States of America
- Category: body of water
- Location: Jefferson, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.27174° or 38° 16′ 18″ north
Longitude
-85.77941° or 85° 46′ 46″ west
Elevation
420 feet (128 metres)
Open location code
86CP76CC+M6
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Japanese—“Louisville and Portland Canal” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Louisville and Portland Canal”
- Egyptian Arabic: “لويزفيل وقناة بورتلاند”
- French: “canal de Louisville et de Portland”
- French: “Canal de Louisville et de Portland”
- Japanese: “ルイビル・ポートランド運河”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Clarksville and Jeffersonville.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Shippingport and Lannan Memorial Park.
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Worth a closer look: Frankfort and Louisville.
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