Putnam County Barge Port

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Putnam County Barge Port
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Location
Country	United States
Location	Palatka, Florida^[1]
Coordinates	29°41′9″N 81°39′26″W / 29.68583°N 81.65722°W / 29.68583; -81.65722
Details
Opened	1970
Owned by	Putnam County Port Authority
Type of harbour	Natural/Artificial
No. of wharfs	1^[2]

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Putnam County Barge Port is a port facility and industrial development area located in Palatka, Florida, United States. Positioned on the waters of the St. Johns River, tenants enjoy access to navigable waters maintained at 40 feet by the Army Corps of Engineers. The area is also accessible by CSX rail line and US 17. Management and development of the site is conducted through Putnam County Port Authority.^[3] The barge port has a 410-foot-long (120 m) wharf. Most of the barge freight is paper products.^[2] Major port facilities are located 60 miles downriver in Jacksonville.

Users

Current and former users at Barge Port include:^{[citation needed]}

Apex Metal Fabrication
AT&T
Beck Auto Group
Caraustar Industrial & Consumer
DSI Forms Inc,
First Coast Technical College (branch closed in 2019)^[4]
Florida Rock Industries
Georgia Pacific
Hanson plc
Lion Pool Products
Mitchell Grayson Inc
Newcastle Shipyard LLC^[5]
Price Brothers
Prichett Trucking
PDM Bridge
Southwestern Electric
Weststaff

History

In 1970, the Cross Florida Barge Canal was still viewed as viable, with one-third of the project complete. That same year, Putnam County Port Authority completed Barge Port in anticipation of increased development interest. Palatka was seemingly poised to experience maritime growth due to its location on the St. Johns River and the newly constructed canal system. By 1971, serious ecological and environmental concerns were brought to the attention of the public. The threat of saltwater contamination in the fragile freshwater ecosystems of inland Florida subsequently brought the canal project to an end.^[when?] Barge Port has managed to thrive in the absences of a Gulf of Mexico route.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ "Facility Location Report". Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Archived from the original on August 11, 2011. Retrieved February 26, 2011.
^ ^a ^b "Coastal Pilot: St. Johns River". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 2010. Archived from the original on October 2, 2011. Retrieved February 26, 2011.
^ "Comprehensive Plan Intergovernmental Coordination Element" (PDF). Putnam County. p. G-10. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
^ Kelley, Christen. "Officials seek new welding school in Hastings after Putnam closure". The St. Augustine Record. Retrieved 2020-10-06.
^ "Newcastle Shipyards- About". about.html. Retrieved 2020-10-06.

v t e Putnam County, Florida points and events of interest
Galleries and museums	Bronson-Mulholland House Browning Railroad Museum Florida School of the Arts Larimer Art Center Palatka Water Works Tilghman House
Parks and nature	Carl Duval Moore State Forest Deep Creek Conservation Area Dunns Creek State Park Etoniah Creek State Forest Ravine Gardens State Park Ocala National Forest Water Works Environmental Education Center Welaka State Forest Welaka National Fish Hatchery & Aquarium
Areas of interest	Downtown Palatka & Historic Lemon Street Palatka North Historic District Palatka South Historic District Palatka Heights Newtown Welaka Crescent City Historic District Putnam County Business Park
Other points of interest	Barge Port Central Academy Drayton Island Drayton Island Ferry Florida Trail Fort Gates Ferry Memorial Bridge Mount Royal Palatka Golf Club Palatka Union Depot Rodman Reservoir St. Johns River State College
Events	Florida Azalea Festival Mug Race

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