Falls of the Ohio National Wildlife Conservation Area

The Falls of the Ohio National Wildlife Conservation Area is a national, bi-state area on the Ohio River near Louisville, Kentucky, in the United States, administered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in partnership with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Fourteenth Street Bridge and Falls of the Ohio State Park.

Fourteenth Street Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Bedford, Public domain.

The Fourteenth Street Bridge, also known as the Ohio Falls Bridge, Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge, Conrail Railroad Bridge or Louisville and Indiana Bridge, is a truss drawbridge that spans the Ohio River, between Louisville, Kentucky and Clarksville, Indiana.

Falls of the Ohio State Park

Park

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Falls of the Ohio State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of Indiana. It is located on the banks of the Ohio River at Clarksville, Indiana, across from Louisville, Kentucky.

Muhammad Ali Center

Museum

Photo: Stevietheman, CC BY 2.0.

The Muhammad Ali Center is a non-profit museum and cultural center dedicated to boxer Muhammad Ali in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. Ali, a native of Louisville, and his wife Lonnie Ali founded the museum in 2005.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Whiskey Row and Louisville.

Whiskey Row

Neighborhood

Photo: Publichall, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Whiskey Row in Louisville, Kentucky refers to an area along Main Street, close to the Ohio River, which was home to the bourbon industry.

Louisville

Photo: Quadell, CC BY 3.0.

Louisville, the largest city in Kentucky, is known for the Kentucky Derby horserace and as the "gateway to the south" from southern Indiana. It's a lively mid-sized city with an excellent dining scene, ample opportunities for bourbon tasting, and interesting public art.

Jeffersonville

Photo: Bedford, Public domain.

Jeffersonville, often called "Jeff" by locals, is the county seat of Clark County in Southern Indiana, on the opposite side of the Ohio River from Louisville, Kentucky and connected to Louisville by the Kennedy, Lincoln, and Lewis and Clark Bridges.

Falls of the Ohio National Wildlife Conservation Area

Type: Overfalls
Description: bi-state area on the Ohio River near Louisville, Kentucky
Categories: protected area and body of water
Location: Jefferson, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.27146° or 38° 16′ 17″ north

Longitude

-85.76441° or 85° 45′ 52″ west

Elevation

381 feet (116 metres)

Open location code

86CP76CP+H6

GeoNames ID

4302982

Wikidata ID

Q3064799

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Satellite Map

Discover Falls of the Ohio National Wildlife Conservation Area from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Chinese to Polish—“Falls of the Ohio National Wildlife Conservation Area” goes by many names.

Chinese: “俄亥俄峡谷”
Chinese: “俄亥俄峽谷”
Chinese: “俄亥俄瀑布”
Dutch: “Falls of the Ohio National Wildlife Conservation Area”
French: “Falls of the Ohio National Wildlife Conservation Area”
French: “Réserve naturelle des chutes de l’Ohio”
Japanese: “オハイオ川滝”
Polish: “Falls of the Ohio”

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