High Bridge of Kentucky
Railroad bridge crossing the Kentucky River Palisades in Jessamine County, KY, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the community, see High Bridge, Kentucky.
Not to be confused with Young's High Bridge.
The High Bridge is a railroad bridge crossing the Kentucky River Palisades, that rises approximately 275 feet from the river below and connects Jessamine and Mercer counties in Kentucky. Formally dedicated in 1879,[1] it is the first cantilever bridge constructed in the United States. It has a three-span continuous under-deck truss used by Norfolk Southern Railway to carry trains between Lexington and Danville. It has been designated as a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark.[2]
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High Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 37.8168°N 84.7200°W / 37.8168; -84.7200 (High Bridge) |
Carries | Norfolk Southern Railway |
Crosses | Kentucky River |
Locale | Jessamine & Mercer Counties, Kentucky, United States |
Characteristics | |
Design | Truss |
Total length | 1,125 feet (343 m) |
Height | 275 feet (84 m) (or 308 ft.) |
History | |
Designer | Charles Shaler Smith (1876) Gustav Lindenthal (1911) |
Opened | 1877; 147 years ago (1877) |
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