Putnam County Port Authority is a public corporation established to develop and manage port facilities in

Putnam County, Florida Putnam County is a county located in the northern part of the state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 73,321. Its county seat is Palatka. Putnam County comprises the Palatka, FL Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is inc ...

. Created in 1967 by Florida Law 67-1967, the port district is one of 16 in the Sunshine State. The Port Authority also owns and maintains industrial and commercial development areas. The Putnam County Board of County Commissioners serves as the governing body of the entity. Considered a component unit, elected county officials set policies and oversee major expenditures. The board does not hold regular meetings of the Port Authority; rather, meetings are held on a situational basis. Putnam County Public Works and the Port Authority are understood as blended units; as such, day-to-day operations are carried out by the office of Public Works. Facilities * Barge Port, located in Palatka, is a port facility and industrial development area situated alongside the

St. Johns River The St. Johns River ( es, Río San Juan) is the longest river in the U.S. state of Florida and its most significant one for commercial and recreational use. At long, it flows north and winds through or borders twelve counties. The drop in eleva ...

. The development inhabits a relatively deep portion of river maintained by the Army Corps of Engineers. The area is accessible by both CSX rail line and

US 17 U.S. Route 17 or U.S. Highway 17 (US 17), also known as the Coastal Highway, is a north–south United States Highway that spans in the southeastern United States. It runs close to the Atlantic Coast for much of its length, with ...

. * Putnam County Business Park is a 257 arch commercial development also located in Palatka. The property is directly adjacent to

Palatka Municipal Airport Palatka Municipal Airport , also known as Lieutenant Kay Larkin Field, is a city-owned, public-use airport located two nautical miles (4 kilometre, km) northwest of the central business district of Palatka, Florida, Palatka, a city in P ...

and is proximal to both Putnam Community Medical Center and

St. Johns River State College St. Johns River State College is a public college in Northeast Florida with campuses in Palatka, St. Augustine, and Orange Park. Founded in 1958 (for organizational purposes) as St. Johns River Junior College, it is part of the Florida Colleg ...

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{{Reflist, 2 County government agencies in Florida Government of Putnam County, Florida Transportation in Putnam County, Florida Port authorities in the United States