Suspension Bridges Crossing Big Sandy River Levisa Fork

This is a list of all 15 bridges from the suspension bridge inventory crossing Big Sandy River Levisa Fork. Please note that different rivers with the same name will be grouped together. For example, selecting 'Bear Creek' shows bridges across several different Bear Creeks. Also, similarly named rivers are grouped separately. For example, 'River Dee' (UK) bridges are grouped separately from 'Dee River' (Australia) bridges. Wherever you see a Bridgemeister ID number click it to isolate the bridge on its own page.

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1936: Pauley

Pikeville, Kentucky, USA - Big Sandy River Levisa Fork
Bridgemeister ID:1068 (added 2003-12-27)
Year Completed:1936
Name:Pauley
Location:Pikeville, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:Big Sandy River Levisa Fork
Coordinates:N 37.492833 W 82.5355
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:O.S. Batten, WPA
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Restricted to foot traffic (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 115.8 meters (380 feet) estimated

Notes:

  • The National Register of Historic Places registration form is inconsistent regarding the completion year of this bridge stating (in one passage) it was completed in 1940 but also mentioning it was completed "circa 1940" a few times.
  • Closed to vehicular traffic, 1991. Closed to all traffic, September 2000. Restored and reopened to pedestrian traffic, 2006.
Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

1999: Forrest and Maxie Preston Memorial Pedestrian

River, Johnson County, Kentucky, USA - Big Sandy River Levisa Fork
Bridgemeister ID:329 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1999
Name:Forrest and Maxie Preston Memorial Pedestrian
Location:River, Johnson County, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:Big Sandy River Levisa Fork
Coordinates:N 37.86015 W 82.726117
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Bush and Burchett Inc., Bocook Engineering, S.E.A. Engineers Inc., Issam Harik
References:UKODF99
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2005)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 96.3 meters (316 feet) estimated
Side Spans:2 x 14.3 meters (47 feet) estimated

Notes:

  • From an old Kentucky Transportation Cabinet web page: "Interested in seeing the world's longest plastic bridge? Visit Johnson County, where the 410-ft-long Forest and Maxie Preston Memorial Pedestrian Bridge recently opened. The bridge was built from a high performance composite material - glass fiber that is reinforced with plastic resins."
  • A University of Kentucky web page refers to the deck material as "glass fiber-reinforced polymer composites."

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Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

(footbridge)

Broad Bottom, Kentucky, USA - Big Sandy River Levisa Fork
Bridgemeister ID:1468 (added 2004-08-28)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Broad Bottom, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:Big Sandy River Levisa Fork
Coordinates:N 37.536417 W 82.594967
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2005)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 121.9 meters (400 feet) estimated

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

Bridgemeister ID:2261 (added 2007-04-19)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Dwale, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:Big Sandy River Levisa Fork
Coordinates:N 37.62283 W 82.72169
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Derelict (last checked: 2007)
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • Patrick S. O'Donnell provided a rough main span estimate of 300 feet.
Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

(footbridge)

Fords Branch, Kentucky, USA - Big Sandy River Levisa Fork
Bridgemeister ID:1479 (added 2004-09-03)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Fords Branch, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:Big Sandy River Levisa Fork
Coordinates:N 37.43476 W 82.50923
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Derelict (last checked: 2007)
Main Cables:Wire

Notes:

  • Patrick S. O'Donnell provided a rough main span estimate of 350 feet.
Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

Bridgemeister ID:3801 (added 2020-03-01)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Grundy, Virginia, USA
Crossing:Big Sandy River Levisa Fork
Coordinates:N 37.286200 W 82.122450
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2015)
Main Cables:Wire
Main Span:1

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

(footbridge)

Kewanee, Kentucky, USA - Big Sandy River Levisa Fork
Bridgemeister ID:1478 (added 2004-09-03)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Kewanee, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:Big Sandy River Levisa Fork
Coordinates:N 37.445933 W 82.5153
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2007)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 125 meters (410 feet) estimated

Notes:

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

(footbridge)

Toonerville, Kentucky, USA - Big Sandy River Levisa Fork
Bridgemeister ID:2263 (added 2007-04-20)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Toonerville, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:Big Sandy River Levisa Fork
Coordinates:N 37.36810 W 82.23335
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Derelict (last checked: 2007)
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • Patrick S. O'Donnell provided a rough main span estimate of 175 feet.
Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

(footbridge)

Toonerville, Kentucky, USA - Big Sandy River Levisa Fork
Bridgemeister ID:3816 (added 2020-03-01)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Toonerville, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:Big Sandy River Levisa Fork
Coordinates:N 37.369177 W 82.246554
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Derelict (last checked: 2007)
Main Cables:Wire
Main Span:1 x 38.1 meters (125 feet) estimated

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

Bill Perk Litteral Memorial

Paintsville, Kentucky, USA - Big Sandy River Levisa Fork
Bridgemeister ID:360 (added before 2003)
Name:Bill Perk Litteral Memorial
Also Known As:Swinging
Location:Paintsville, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:Big Sandy River Levisa Fork
Coordinates:N 37.81233 W 82.80991
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Derelict (last checked: 2023)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 59.4 meters (195 feet) estimated
Side Spans:1 x 27.1 meters (89 feet) estimated,
1 x 20.7 meters (68 feet) estimated

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell Photo by Becky Brown

Boldman

Pikeville vicinity, Kentucky, USA - Big Sandy River Levisa Fork
Bridgemeister ID:318 (added before 2003)
Name:Boldman
Location:Pikeville vicinity, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:Big Sandy River Levisa Fork
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • Carried Kentucky route 1384 over the Levisa Fork. Likely removed in timeframe 1985-1994.

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Bridgemeister ID:5597 (added 2020-12-23)
Name:Emma
Location:Emma, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:Big Sandy River Levisa Fork
Coordinates:N 37.634650 W 82.699258
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire
Main Span:1

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Knottly Hollow

Lancer, Kentucky, USA - Big Sandy River Levisa Fork
Bridgemeister ID:5596 (added 2020-12-23)
Name:Knottly Hollow
Location:Lancer, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:Big Sandy River Levisa Fork
Coordinates:N 37.671249 W 82.717030
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular
Status:Collapsed
Main Cables:Wire
Main Span:1

Notes:

  • Collapsed, July, 1962 while a car was crossing. Three adults were killed, one child was injured, but survived.
  • From a UPI wire news article appearing in July 1962 Kentucky newspapers: "The swinging bridge fell when a cable snapped afler being weakened by rubbing against a concrele abutment, [Commisioner of Highways Henry Ward] said."

Swinging

Paintsville, Kentucky, USA - Big Sandy River Levisa Fork
Bridgemeister ID:1490 (added 2004-09-19)
Name:Swinging
Location:Paintsville, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:Big Sandy River Levisa Fork
At or Near Feature:Paintsville Country Club
Coordinates:N 37.808576 W 82.773829
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge and Golf cart
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 112.8 meters (370 feet)

Notes:

  • Used by golf carts. Just barely wide enough for one golf cart.
Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

Bridgemeister ID:5598 (added 2020-12-23)
Name:Tram
Location:Tram, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:Big Sandy River Levisa Fork
Coordinates:N 37.573858 W 82.646108
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire
Main Span:1

Notes:

  • Appears to have been removed at some point in 1980s or early 1990s.


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