High Bridge’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 4 old photos of High Bridge. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗A post office was established in 1879 in the community then known as "North Tower". In 1888, the town was renamed for the landmark High Bridge, a 275-foot-high (84 m) railroad bridge over the Kentucky River. The first bridge was planned by John Roebling as a suspension bridge, but ultimately built as a cantilever bridge. The current bridge, the second one on these foundations, is the highest railroad bridge in the United States over a navigable 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.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart High Bridge’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how High Bridge’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewNear High Bridge, Kentucky, 1902: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people close to High Bridge
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High Bridge, decade by decade
1990s
1 historic place in High Bridge
1 place in High Bridge is on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Near High Bridge, Kentucky (1902) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom the Library of Congress (4). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.