High Bridge of Kentucky
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, 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.
High Bridge | |
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An aerial view of the High Bridge | |
| Coordinates | 37.8168°N 84.7200°W |
| 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 |
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