45:
270:
559:
312:. Sawyier made many friends living in the area and the landscape was the subject of many of his famous paintings. In addition to making many friends with local residents, he met the love of his life, Mary Thomas (Mayme) Bull during her travels to the Kentucky River area. She became the subject of one of his paintings in 1908, ‘Portrait of Mayme Bull in River Landscape’.
327:
was withdrawn from this route in 1970, the bridge continues to be used by
Norfolk Southern freight trains. The bridge site can be reached by road via Kentucky State Route 29. In 2005 state and county officials jointly reopened a nearby park which had been closed since the mid-1960s. This included a
296:
design, using
Roebling's stone towers as anchors. The bridge was erected with a three-span continuous under-deck truss, and was opened in 1877. It was 275 feet (84 m) tall and 1,125 feet (343 m) long: the tallest bridge above a navigable waterway in North America and the tallest railroad
319:
in 1911. Lindenthal reinforced the foundations and rebuilt the bridge around the original structure. To keep railroad traffic flowing, the track deck was raised by 30 feet during construction and a temporary trestle was constructed. In 1929, an additional set of tracks was built to accommodate
285:) to build a railroad suspension bridge across the Kentucky River for a line connecting Lexington and Danville, Kentucky, west of the confluence of the Dix and Kentucky rivers. In 1855, the company ran out of money, having built only stone towers and anchorages.
741:
716:
914:
721:
337:
899:
328:
restored open-air dance pavilion, first used in the 19th century; as well as a new playground, picnic area, and viewing platform that overlooks the bridge and river's edge from the top of the palisades.
823:
706:
711:
761:
950:
924:
245:
counties. It was formally dedicated in 1879, and is the first cantilever bridge built in the United States. It has a three-span continuous under-deck truss, which is used by
955:
62:
960:
919:
904:
990:
756:
184:
1000:
448:
746:
1005:
575:
297:
bridge in the world until the early 20th century. Construction was completed using 3,654,280 pounds of iron at a total cost of $ 404,373.31. In 1879
909:
995:
736:
802:
607:
342:
965:
258:
792:
985:
980:
975:
563:
970:
863:
848:
726:
690:
776:
945:
680:
600:
797:
633:
628:
308:
Around 1908, Kentucky River High Bridge and the surrounding area was a popular destination for local
Kentucky artist
452:
766:
426:
416:
853:
670:
665:
593:
675:
55:
289:
843:
771:
401:
238:
126:
807:
873:
302:
246:
230:
106:
685:
242:
130:
883:
838:
534:
27:
277:
In 1851, the
Lexington & Danville Railroad, with Julius Adams as chief engineer, retained
20:
751:
8:
298:
250:
878:
530:
324:
254:
868:
833:
422:
316:
293:
189:
505:
731:
397:
278:
569:
338:
List of bridges documented by the
Historic American Engineering Record in Kentucky
828:
474:
282:
16:
Railroad bridge crossing the
Kentucky River Palisades in Jessamine County, KY, US
116:
939:
649:
138:
78:
64:
585:
320:
increased railroad traffic and the original limestone towers were removed.
309:
153:
449:"Engineering Timelines - The Forth Rail Bridge - The Cantilever Principle"
269:
44:
579:
370:
234:
134:
292:
in 1873 following a proposal by C. Shaler Smith for an innovative
558:
315:
After years of heavy railroad use, the bridge was rebuilt by
237:. The bridge, about 275 feet over the river below, connects
717:
Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad Passenger and Baggage Depots
915:
Mitchellsburg
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Culvert
905:
Lexington
Extension of the Louisville Southern Railroad
951:
Buildings and structures in
Jessamine County, Kentucky
388:
Griggs, Francis (2002). "Kentucky River High Bridge".
956:
Buildings and structures in Mercer County, Kentucky
747:
Louisville, Henderson, and St. Louis Railroad Depot
732:
Illinois Central Railroad Station and Freight Depot
722:Henderson, Louisville and Nashville Railroad Depot
414:
910:Louisville and Nashville Railroad Office Building
742:Louisville and Nashville Railroad Passenger Depot
961:Historic American Engineering Record in Kentucky
937:
803:Louisville and Nashville Combine Car Number 665
343:List of bridges in the United States by height
991:Continuous truss bridges in the United States
615:
601:
421:. University Press of Kentucky. p. 139.
1001:Transportation in Jessamine County, Kentucky
259:National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark
900:Cincinnati Southern Railroad Culvert--CSRR
793:Frankfort and Cincinnati Model 55 Rail Car
608:
594:
1006:Transportation in Mercer County, Kentucky
273:High Bridge, viewed from Jessamine County
268:
996:Cantilever bridges in the United States
737:Louisville and Nashville Railroad Depot
938:
864:Kentucky & Indiana Terminal Bridge
824:Barren River L & N Railroad Bridge
503:
387:
368:
849:Fourteenth Street Bridge (Ohio River)
727:Hopkinsville L & N Railroad Depot
707:Ashland Coal and Iron Railroad Office
589:
966:Historic Civil Engineering Landmarks
762:Shelbyville L & N Railroad Depot
712:Ashland Coal and Iron Railroad Store
691:Railway Museum of Greater Cincinnati
576:Historic American Engineering Record
499:
497:
495:
402:10.1061/(ASCE)1084-0702(2002)7:2(73)
364:
362:
360:
358:
472:
13:
798:L & N Steam Locomotive No. 152
681:Historic Railpark and Train Museum
229:is a railroad bridge crossing the
14:
1017:
634:Louisville and Nashville Railroad
629:Frankfort and Cincinnati Railroad
551:
492:
355:
171:275 feet (84 m) (or 308 ft.)
49:An aerial view of the High Bridge
986:Norfolk Southern Railway bridges
557:
43:
981:1877 establishments in Kentucky
976:Bridges over the Kentucky River
767:Stanford L&N Railroad Depot
288:The project was resumed by the
523:
466:
441:
408:
381:
1:
854:Henderson Bridge (Ohio River)
671:Bluegrass Railroad and Museum
666:Big South Fork Scenic Railway
390:Journal of Bridge Engineering
369:Griggs, Frank (August 2015).
348:
299:President Rutherford B. Hayes
971:Railroad bridges in Kentucky
925:Tank Pond Railroad Underpass
676:Elkhorn City Railroad Museum
371:"Kentucky River High Bridge"
202:; 147 years ago
7:
415:Rennick, Robert M. (1987).
331:
290:Cincinnati Southern Railway
10:
1022:
844:Cincinnati Southern Bridge
772:Union Station (Louisville)
264:
25:
18:
946:Bridges completed in 1877
892:
816:
808:Mt. Broderick Pullman Car
785:
777:Union Station (Owensboro)
699:
658:
642:
621:
616:Kentucky railroad history
305:attended the dedication.
219:
214:
196:
180:
175:
167:
159:
149:
144:
122:
112:
102:
54:
42:
35:
874:Newport Southbank Bridge
578:(HAER) No. KY-37, "
572:at Bridges & Tunnels
506:"History of High Bridge"
303:William Tecumseh Sherman
281:(who later designed the
249:to carry trains between
247:Norfolk Southern Railway
231:Kentucky River Palisades
107:Norfolk Southern Railway
26:Not to be confused with
859:High Bridge of Kentucky
839:C&O Railroad Bridge
686:Kentucky Railway Museum
564:High Bridge of Kentucky
257:. The High Bridge is a
163:1,125 feet (343 m)
19:For the community, see
535:University of Kentucky
274:
920:Russell Railroad YMCA
752:Old L & N Station
272:
21:High Bridge, Kentucky
757:Paris Railroad Depot
566:at Wikimedia Commons
504:Powell, Tim (n.d.).
418:Kentucky Place Names
325:last passenger train
185:Charles Shaler Smith
884:Young's High Bridge
79:37.8168°N 84.7200°W
74: /
28:Young's High Bridge
879:Sciotoville Bridge
479:Explore KY History
375:Structure Magazine
275:
933:
932:
869:Metropolis Bridge
834:Cairo Rail Bridge
562:Media related to
473:Poe, Amy (n.d.).
317:Gustav Lindenthal
223:
222:
190:Gustav Lindenthal
84:37.8168; -84.7200
1013:
610:
603:
596:
587:
586:
561:
545:
544:
542:
541:
527:
521:
520:
518:
516:
501:
490:
489:
487:
485:
470:
464:
463:
461:
460:
451:. Archived from
445:
439:
438:
436:
435:
412:
406:
405:
385:
379:
378:
366:
279:John A. Roebling
210:
208:
203:
98:
97:
95:
94:
93:
91:
86:
85:
80:
75:
72:
71:
70:
67:
47:
33:
32:
1021:
1020:
1016:
1015:
1014:
1012:
1011:
1010:
936:
935:
934:
929:
888:
829:Big Four Bridge
812:
781:
695:
654:
638:
617:
614:
554:
549:
548:
539:
537:
529:
528:
524:
514:
512:
502:
493:
483:
481:
471:
467:
458:
456:
447:
446:
442:
433:
431:
429:
413:
409:
386:
382:
367:
356:
351:
334:
283:Brooklyn Bridge
267:
206:
204:
201:
188:
145:Characteristics
89:
87:
83:
81:
77:
76:
73:
68:
65:
63:
61:
60:
50:
38:
31:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1019:
1009:
1008:
1003:
998:
993:
988:
983:
978:
973:
968:
963:
958:
953:
948:
931:
930:
928:
927:
922:
917:
912:
907:
902:
896:
894:
890:
889:
887:
886:
881:
876:
871:
866:
861:
856:
851:
846:
841:
836:
831:
826:
820:
818:
814:
813:
811:
810:
805:
800:
795:
789:
787:
783:
782:
780:
779:
774:
769:
764:
759:
754:
749:
744:
739:
734:
729:
724:
719:
714:
709:
703:
701:
697:
696:
694:
693:
688:
683:
678:
673:
668:
662:
660:
656:
655:
653:
652:
646:
644:
640:
639:
637:
636:
631:
625:
623:
619:
618:
613:
612:
605:
598:
590:
584:
583:
573:
567:
553:
552:External links
550:
547:
546:
522:
510:World Tim Zone
491:
465:
440:
427:
407:
380:
353:
352:
350:
347:
346:
345:
340:
333:
330:
266:
263:
221:
220:
217:
216:
212:
211:
198:
194:
193:
182:
178:
177:
173:
172:
169:
165:
164:
161:
157:
156:
151:
147:
146:
142:
141:
124:
120:
119:
117:Kentucky River
114:
110:
109:
104:
100:
99:
58:
52:
51:
48:
40:
39:
36:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1018:
1007:
1004:
1002:
999:
997:
994:
992:
989:
987:
984:
982:
979:
977:
974:
972:
969:
967:
964:
962:
959:
957:
954:
952:
949:
947:
944:
943:
941:
926:
923:
921:
918:
916:
913:
911:
908:
906:
903:
901:
898:
897:
895:
891:
885:
882:
880:
877:
875:
872:
870:
867:
865:
862:
860:
857:
855:
852:
850:
847:
845:
842:
840:
837:
835:
832:
830:
827:
825:
822:
821:
819:
815:
809:
806:
804:
801:
799:
796:
794:
791:
790:
788:
784:
778:
775:
773:
770:
768:
765:
763:
760:
758:
755:
753:
750:
748:
745:
743:
740:
738:
735:
733:
730:
728:
725:
723:
720:
718:
715:
713:
710:
708:
705:
704:
702:
698:
692:
689:
687:
684:
682:
679:
677:
674:
672:
669:
667:
664:
663:
661:
657:
651:
650:Basil W. Duke
648:
647:
645:
641:
635:
632:
630:
627:
626:
624:
620:
611:
606:
604:
599:
597:
592:
591:
588:
581:
577:
574:
571:
568:
565:
560:
556:
555:
536:
532:
531:"High Bridge"
526:
511:
507:
500:
498:
496:
480:
476:
475:"High Bridge"
469:
455:on 2008-05-11
454:
450:
444:
430:
424:
420:
419:
411:
403:
399:
395:
391:
384:
376:
372:
365:
363:
361:
359:
354:
344:
341:
339:
336:
335:
329:
326:
323:Although the
321:
318:
313:
311:
306:
304:
300:
295:
291:
286:
284:
280:
271:
262:
260:
256:
252:
248:
244:
240:
236:
232:
228:
218:
213:
199:
195:
191:
186:
183:
179:
174:
170:
166:
162:
158:
155:
152:
148:
143:
140:
139:United States
136:
132:
128:
125:
121:
118:
115:
111:
108:
105:
101:
96:
59:
57:
53:
46:
41:
34:
29:
22:
858:
538:. Retrieved
525:
513:. Retrieved
509:
482:. Retrieved
478:
468:
457:. Retrieved
453:the original
443:
432:. Retrieved
417:
410:
396:(2): 73–84.
393:
389:
383:
374:
322:
314:
310:Paul Sawyier
307:
287:
276:
226:
224:
160:Total length
643:Individuals
580:High Bridge
570:High Bridge
227:High Bridge
90:High Bridge
82: /
56:Coordinates
37:High Bridge
940:Categories
540:2009-06-17
459:2008-06-20
434:2013-04-28
428:0813126312
349:References
294:cantilever
133:Counties,
88: (
69:84°43′12″W
66:37°49′00″N
622:Companies
515:April 21,
301:and Gen.
251:Lexington
239:Jessamine
127:Jessamine
786:Vehicles
700:Stations
484:April 1,
332:See also
255:Danville
235:Kentucky
215:Location
181:Designer
135:Kentucky
817:Bridges
659:Museums
265:History
205: (
176:History
113:Crosses
103:Carries
425:
243:Mercer
197:Opened
192:(1911)
187:(1876)
168:Height
150:Design
131:Mercer
129:&
123:Locale
893:Other
233:, in
154:Truss
517:2019
486:2019
423:ISBN
253:and
241:and
225:The
207:1877
200:1877
398:doi
942::
533:.
508:.
494:^
477:.
392:.
373:.
357:^
261:.
137:,
609:e
602:t
595:v
582:"
543:.
519:.
488:.
462:.
437:.
404:.
400::
394:7
377:.
209:)
92:)
30:.
23:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
