High Bridge, Kentucky River.
Title
High Bridge , Kentucky River .
Creator
Rue, Archibald B. (photographer)
Description
High Bridge over the Kentucky River . It stood 275 feet tall and spanned 1,125 feet . When the bridge was completed in 1877 (after construction was halted during the Civil War) , it was the first cantilever bridge in North America , and also the highest and longest cantilever in the world . Until the early 20th century , the bridge held the record as the highest bridge over a navigable stream .
Subject
Railroad bridges Bridges Rivers
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 3/4 x 8 3/4 in. b&w photographic print. Item no. 1977.01.091 in the Arthur Younger Ford photograph album collection, University of Louisville Photographic Archives.
Citation Information
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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
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Image Number
ULPA 1977.01.091
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