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Title	High Bridge on Kentucky River.
Creator	Rue, Archibald B. (photographer)
Description	Two women and two men are standing, and two men are sitting, on top of High Bridge, which is 275.5 feet above the low water mark, 1125 feet long, and is reported to be the first cantilever bridge in North America. Two piers anchored in concrete support the three 375 foot spans of the bridge on either side of the river. The North and South towers, one of which is shown here, were built between 1854 and 1858 by bridge builder John A. Roebling to suspend wire cables across the bridge. The towers stood unused for twenty years until High Bridge was completed in 1877. They were demolished in 1929 to allow for widening of the tracks.
Subject	Railroad bridges Bridges Women Men
Location Depicted	High Bridge (High Bridge, Ky.) Kentucky River (Ky.) Jessamine County (Ky.) Mercer County (Ky.)
Date Original	1900? - 1904?
Object Type	Photographic prints Gelatin silver prints
Source	5 1/2 x 7 3/4 in. b&w photographic print. Item no. 1977.01.162 in the Arthur Younger Ford photograph album collection, University of Louisville Photographic Archives.
Citation Information	See http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/description/collection/ford#conditions for guidance on citing this item. To cite the digital version, add its Reference URL (found by following the link in the header above the digital file).
Collection	Arthur Younger Ford (1861-1926) Photograph Albums
Collection Website	http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/ford/
Digital Publisher	University of Louisville Photographic Archives
Format	image/jpeg
Ordering Information	To order a reproduction, inquire about permissions, or for information about prices see:http://louisville.edu/library/archives/copying.html/. Please cite the Image Number when ordering.
Image Number	ULPA 1977.01.162
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