Tennessee ~Tombigbee Waterway

Tennessee ~Tombigbee Waterway (HMVSR)

Location: Paducah, KY 42001 McCracken County
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 5.425', W 88° 35.766'

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Paducah: Mid~America's Gateway to the GulfThis historic waterway reaches from Paducah to Mobile, providing a navigational artery between the upper Mississippi, Ohio and Tennessee Rivers and the Gulf of Mexico's east~west Intracoastal Waterway and deepwater ports. The Tennessee~Tombigbee Corridor includes 234 miles of constructed navigable waters with a 39~mile canal and 10 locks, impacting 23 states, it provides a connecting link for over 16,000 miles of inland waterways.

In commemoration of the Governors and many citizens of Kentucky who supported the development of this national project from 1962 through 1985:
Gov. Martha L. Collins · Gov. John Y. Brown · Gov. Julian M. Carroll · Gov. Wendell H. Ford · Gov. Louie B. Nunn · Gov. Edward T. Breathitt · Gov. Bert Combs

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Date Added Wednesday, September 3rd, 2014 at 6:03am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 358148 N 4106094
Decimal Degrees37.09041667, -88.59610000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 5.425', W 88° 35.766'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 5' 25.50" N, 88° 35' 45.96" W
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Area Code(s)270
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 123 N 2nd St, Paducah KY 42001, US
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