Picture Courtesy of Jim Kuntz

Picture Courtesy of Jim Kuntz

Lewis and Clark were primarily seeking passage to the Pacific Ocean, but they also saw the value of the river as a means of transportation into the Great Plains and the Rocky Mountains. During a time when there were no railroads, airplanes or automobiles, the horse provided the most common means of transportation. If available, rivers and waterways were considered a fast and easy alternative way for transporting individuals and goods. Today most industries use trucks, railroads and airplanes to ship their goods, however, some industries still use rivers as a means to transport commodities. For example, midwest grain is shipped down the Missouri River by Barge and some electric generating plants, like the Labadie Power Plant across the river can receive coal transported by barges.

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