| I saw a lot of barge traffic going up and down the
Ohio River. There can be as many as 12 barges linked together being
pushed by a powerful little tug boat. Commodities such as coal,
grain and chemicals can be transported economically this way. There
are dams and locks spaced along the river to raise or lower the barges
during their journey. The Ohio river serves manufacturers and
farmers from Pennsylvania, West Virginia, eastern and southern Ohio,
southern Indiana and Illinois and northern Kentucky. |
Toledo, Ohio, at the western end of Lake Erie, is
a busy industrial hub. There is a port there to handle lake
shipping. There is also a Jeep manufacturing plant there and other
automobile plants in the area. I.80 and I.75 cross paths in Toledo.
The tanks above marked Port of Toledo, are for storing agriculture-related
chemicals, I believe. |
There is a large concentration of truck
stops and motel at the junction of I.80 and I.280 east of Toledo. One of
the travel centers is a Flying J. A small stream separates the Flying J
travel center building from the truck parking lot. Following a bout of
heavy rain, the stream over-flowed and half the parking area became a
foot-deep lake. I found a dry spot to park in. |
| Mount Vernon, Ohio, at the junction of Rtes. 36
and 13. I delivered screens to a window factory here. |
Flowery intersection on Rte. 42 north of
Cincinnati. |
Ice-coated branches following a winter storm
across north-central Ohio. This is in Ruggles,
Ohio. |
