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Wildfire smoke from Canada impacts the skies above the Ohio River near Louisville, Kentucky and Jeffersonville, Indiana, leading to a wonderful orange sunset. Taken from the Big Four Bridge, the 2nd Street, Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy Bridges can be seen in the distance, along with the Belle of Louisville, a historic paddle wheel riverboat.
The Belle of Louisville at sunset. Docked at a wharf near Riverfront Plaza/Belvedere on the Ohio River between Kentucky and Indiana. The Belle of Louisville is a historic steamboat that was originally launched in 1914, and has gone by a variety names since that time. It is currently owned by the City of Louisville and offers cruises of the Ohio River each summer for residents and tourists.
The Louisville, Kentucky skyline seen at sunset from the 2nd Street Bridge. Points of interest include the KFC Yum Center, the home of the Louisville Cardinals men and women’s basketball teams, the 35 story, 549-foot tall Mercer building, the tallest structure in Kentucky, and the Belle of Louisville, a historic 107- year-old riverboat, anchored to the Kentucky side of the Ohio River.
The 2nd Street Bridge connects to Jeffersonville, Indiana.