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High Bridge, viewed from Jessamine County. In 1851, the Lexington & Danville Railroad, with Julius Adams as chief engineer, retained John A. Roebling (who later designed the Brooklyn Bridge) 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. [1]
Name Image Built Listed Location County Type Barren River L & N Railroad Bridge: ca. 1900: 1980-11-26 Bowling Green: Warren: Camelback Beech Fork Bridge, Mackville Road
Robert C. Yount Memorial Bridges US 127 / US 421: Frankfort: Broadway Bridge R.J. Corman Railroad Group: Singing Bridge: Bridge Street War Mothers Memorial Bridge: US 60 / KY 420: Julian M. Carroll Bridge KY 676: Interstate 64 Bridge I-64: Frankfort and Jett Tyrone Bridge US 62: Lawrenceburg and Versailles: Young's High Bridge (closed ...
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Here’s the history of three kissing bridges in the Bluegrass State. The secret lies in its design. Once common sights, Kentucky’s covered bridges have dwindled.
Little Sandy River (Kentucky) Hopewell: Greenup: KY-37: High Bridge: Extant Baltimore truss: 1911 1987 Cincinnati Southern Railway: Kentucky River: High Bridge: Jessamine and Mercer: KY-49: Bennett's Covered Bridge: Extant Wheeler truss 1874 2004
If interpreted as an "urban fortification", the Wall of Jericho is the oldest city wall discovered by archaeologists anywhere in the world. [39] Surrounding the wall was a ditch 8.2 metres (27 ft) wide by 2.7 metres (9 ft) deep, cut through solid bedrock with a circumference around the town of as much as 600 metres (2,000 ft). [ 40 ]
In the second installment of our guide to covered bridges, we look at three more and some bridge-building families who contributed to their construction and preservation. Kentucky’s covered ...