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id: "2453"
name: "Ohio River Scenic Byway - Indiana"
distance: "303"
duration: 2 days to see the byway or about 6 hours to drive it.
description: "Traversing the lush hills and farmlands of southern Indiana, and paralleling the mighty Ohio River, this route marks a timeworn and history-rich corridor linking historic villages and farms through a picturesque landscape. Rock outcroppings, forested hills, caves, scenic waterways, and limestone bluffs will provide beautiful pictures for you to cherish."
contact: "**[Historic Southern Indiana](http://www.usi.edu/hsi/)**  \r\n 1-800-489-4474 or 812-465-7014  \r\n\r\n"
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websites: 
  - url: "http://www.fws.gov/refuges/profiles/index.cfm?id=31531"
    name: Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge
  - url: "http://www.enjoyindiana.com/"
    name: "Enjoy Indiana: Your Online Welcome Center"
  - url: "http://www.fs.usda.gov/hoosier/"
    name: Hoosier National Forest
  - url: "http://www.gorp.com/gorp/activity/byway/in.htm"
    name: Indiana Scenic Byways and Recreational Drives
  - url: "http://www.nps.gov/libo/"
    name: Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial (National Park Service)
  - url: "http://www.ohioriverscenicbyway.com"
    name: Ohio River Scenic Byway
  - url: "http://www.southernindiana.org/"
    name: "Southern Indiana - Indiana's River Country"
designations: 
  - National Scenic Byway
  - National Forest Scenic Byway
  - Indiana State Scenic Byway
states: 
  - IN
part of: 
  - "2286"
ll: 
  - -84.820267
  - 39.14911999999998
bounds: 
  - - -88.03618599988397
    - 37.891417999840826
  - - -84.79158800008611
    - 39.14911999999998

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Traversing the lush hills and farmlands of southern Indiana, and paralleling the mighty Ohio River, this route marks a timeworn and history-rich corridor linking historic villages and farms through a picturesque landscape. Rock outcroppings, forested hills, caves, scenic waterways, and limestone bluffs will provide beautiful pictures for you to cherish.