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Geology Field Trip
Figure 29. Interstate 64 travels through the Norman Upland, down the Knobstone Escarpment, skirts the
Scottsburg Lowland, and crosses over the Ohio River on its way to downtown Louisbville. Large road cuts
expose the Borden Group and the New Albany Shale.
section of Borden rocks located on old U.S.
150 just to the north of the interstate.
We will actually cross over the Ohio River
twice as we take I-64 along the south side of
the Ohio River in downtown Louisville to
best access the “Sunny Side of Louisville” at
Clark County lying across the river. There are
excellent views of the Ohio River valley, the
Knobstone Escarpment, the McAlpine Lock
and Dam, and the Falls of the Ohio.
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