High Bridge, Kentucky




This article is about a town in Kentucky. For a railroad bridge crossing the Kentucky River, see High Bridge of Kentucky.

Census-designated place in Kentucky, United States

































































High Bridge, Kentucky
Census-designated place

High Bridge, 2008
High Bridge, 2008




High Bridge is located in Kentucky

High Bridge

High Bridge




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High Bridge is located in the United States

High Bridge

High Bridge




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Coordinates: 37°49′12″N 84°43′5″W / 37.82000°N 84.71806°W / 37.82000; -84.71806Coordinates: 37°49′12″N 84°43′5″W / 37.82000°N 84.71806°W / 37.82000; -84.71806
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Jessamine
Area

 • Total 2.33 sq mi (6.03 km2)
 • Land 2.18 sq mi (5.65 km2)
 • Water 0.15 sq mi (0.38 km2)
Elevation

 798 ft (243 m)
Population
(2010)

 • Total 242
 • Density 111/sq mi (42.9/km2)
Time zone
UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)
UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s) 859
FIPS code 21-36460

GNIS feature ID		 2629630[1]



High Bridge historical marker




High Bridge historical marker


High Bridge is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Jessamine County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 242.[2] It lies along the lower reaches of the Kentucky River across from the confluence of the Dix River with the Kentucky. The community is part of the Lexington–Fayette Metropolitan Statistical Area.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Geography


  • 3 References


  • 4 External links





History


A post office was established in 1879 in the community then known as "North Tower".[3] In 1888, the town was renamed for the landmark High Bridge, a nearly 300-foot-high (91 m) railroad bridge over the Kentucky River. The Kentucky River runs through the Kentucky River Palisades for much of the lower portion of its length. Most of the bridges over it in the area are relatively high ones.


High Bridge was opened in 1876 and was the first cantilever bridge in North America. Standing 275 feet (84 m) over the river between the Palisades, it first carried both passenger and freight trains. The American Society of Civil Engineers has designated it a National Engineering Landmark. The 1876 bridge was replaced in 1911 by a more robust bridge in the same place. This is the current bridge, which stands 308 feet (94 m) above the river. Freight trains of the Norfolk Southern Railway still use this bridge several times a day.


The Palisades were a popular spot for picnics and dances. An open-air roofed ballroom was built there for dances and has been preserved. A small playground and park adjoin the Palisades property.


A brand of bottled water named for the community depicts the bridge on its label. Highbridge Springs water is well-known to the University of Kentucky Wildcats. The Wildcat mascot is used on the bottle label to show support for the team. The bottle name is "Swish".


Bethel Academy, the first Methodist school west of the Appalachians, was established in the High Bridge vicinity in 1790.[4]



Geography


The High Bridge census-designated place consists of the community of High Bridge as well as rural land comprising the inside of the bend on the Kentucky River where the bridge is located. Kentucky Route 29 leads northeast from High Bridge 4.5 miles (7.2 km) to Wilmore, and Nicholasville, the Jessamine county seat, is 10 miles (16 km) northeast of High Bridge.


According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the High Bridge CDP has a total area of 2.3 square miles (6.0 km2), of which 2.2 square miles (5.6 km2) are land and 0.2 square miles (0.4 km2), or 6.36%, are water.[2]



References





  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: High Bridge Census Designated Place


  2. ^ ab "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): High Bridge CDP, Kentucky". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 25, 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  3. ^ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 139. Retrieved 2013-04-28.


  4. ^ Young, Bennett Henderson. A History of Jessamine County, Kentucky, From Its Earliest Settlement to 1898, Courier-Journal Job Printing, 1898, 171.




External links



  • Jessamine County Kentucky Tourism - High Bridge

  • High Bridge Springs Water


  • Digitized images from the Louis Edward Nollau High Bridge Photographic Collection, 1910-1912, housed at the University of Kentucky Libraries Special Collections Research Center









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