Barge Transportation

Ohio River Traffic

The Great Lakes and Ohio River Division of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, located in Cincinnati, Ohio, covers 335,000 miles, 17 states.

The Ohio River and its seven navigable tributaries comprises over 2,500 miles of waterways.

As part of this system, Northern Kentucky’s location on the south side of the Ohio River, across from Cincinnati, provides maximum opportunity for waterborne shipments. Home to two major barge companies, and links to 140 other barge lines, the area has nine public river terminals along the Port of Cincinnati. The Port of Cincinnati extends 30 miles along both sides of the Ohio River.

U.S. Army Corp of Engineers

Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority