Port of Louisville
USLUI🇺🇸USA
Port Location
About Port of Louisville
Louisville is a canal port located on the Ohio River in Kentucky. It serves as a transshipment point for goods moving along the inland waterway system. The port handles bulk commodities and general cargo, with barge traffic being a primary vessel type.
Background
Louisville is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, sixth-most populous city in the Southeast, and the 27th-most-populous city in the United States. By land area, it is the country's 24th-largest city; however, by population density, it is the 265th most dense city. Louisville is the historical county seat and, since 2003, the nominal seat of Jefferson County, on the Indiana state line.Current Conditions
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Vessel Limits
- Elevation
- 128m
Operations & Services
History
- Established
- 1778
Nearby Vessels
Identification
- UN/LOCODE
- USLUI
- Country
- 🇺🇸USA
- Time Zone
- UTC-5
- Feature Type
- CNL (Canal)
Classification
- Type
- Port
Region
- Subdivision
- US-KY
- Area
- Inland, USA
- Latitude
- 38.2755°
- Longitude
- -85.7545°
References & Identifiers
- GeoNames ID
- 4299287 →
- Wikidata
- Q43668 →
- Wikipedia
- Read on Wikipedia →
- Official Site
- louisvilleky.gov →
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