Pontoon Bridge
This file appears in: Historic Riverfront (Paducah)
As this image shows, during the Civil War a great pontoon bridge was constructed across the Ohio River from the Illinois shore to Paducah to transport troops and supplies into Kentucky. Courtesy of the Kentucky Historical Society.
This file appears in: Historic Riverfront (Paducah)
Historic Riverfront (Paducah)
Historical Marker #1065 in Paducah—where the Tennessee River flows into the Ohio River—commemorates the importance of the waterfront to this river city.
River towns often materialize near natural geographical distinctions. For example, cities…