Looking NW from Kentucky approach to Conrail Bridge.
<p>Towboat "Altonian" (doc. # 635415) upbound in Portland Canal.
Guidewall in foreground keeps the rare errant tow within the canal during high water. At 242 feet, the Conrail Bridge lift span is one of the narrowest spans on the river.
In distance at left is LG&amp;E Canal <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical_substation" class="extiw" title="w:Electrical substation">Substation</a>.
Note the well-tended grass along the canal; now, in 2012, most of the canal is bordered by trees and shrubs.
Ohio River mile 605.
Louisville, Kentucky.
Sept. 1987.
File # 87i086.
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35 mm Kodachrome slide.
scanned with Plustek OpticFilm 7600i and Silverfast 8.
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<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/people/70020260@N04">William Alden</a> from Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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