LOCATION & DIRECTIONS
101 Riverboat Row, Newport, KY 41071
Conveniently Located Behind Newport on the Levee on The River between the Taylor-Southgate Bridge and the Purple People Bridge.
Important GPS or online map note: Some sites and GPS directions will direct you to Riverboat Row on the wrong end of the road closure. Be sure to enter Riverboat Row from the Columbia Street entrance. Get directions to the intersection of Riverboat Row and Columbia Street to locate the nearest parking.
From I-71 South
- Take Exit 1J toward Newport, Kentucky
- Merge onto I-471 South
- Take Exit #5, which is the Newport Bellevue Route 8 exit
- Turn left onto Dave Cowens Drive
- Follow to Washington and turn left
- Follow to Fourth Street and turn right
- Follow to Columbia and turn right
- Follow Columbia to Riverboat Row
- Turn left onto Riverboat Row
- Parking is available along Riverboat Row, and the dock is to the right
From I-75 North/South
- Take the Covington/5th Street Exit, #192
- Follow 5th Street until it dead ends into Garrard Street
- Turn left on Garrard and follow to 4th Street (next traffic light)
- Turn right onto 4th Street.
- Cross the small bridge and follow to Columbia Street
- Turn left onto Columbia and follow through the floodwall
- Turn left onto Riverboat Row
- Parking is available along Riverboat Row, and the dock is to the right
From I-471
- Take Exit #5, which is the Newport/Bellevue Route 8 exit
- Turn left onto Dave Cowens Drive (Route 8)
- Follow to Washington and turn left
- Follow to Fourth Street and turn right
- Follow to Columbia and turn right
- Follow Columbia to Riverboat Row
- Turn left onto Riverboat Row
- Parking is available along Riverboat Row, and the dock is to the right
