Suspension Bridges of Kentucky

This is a list of all 98 bridges from the suspension bridge inventory for Kentucky in USA. Wherever you see a Bridgemeister ID number click it to isolate the bridge on its own page.

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1810: (suspension bridge)

Frankfort, Kentucky, USA - Kentucky River
Bridgemeister ID:10 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1810
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Frankfort, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:Kentucky River
References:AAJ, CAB
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Chain (iron)
Suspended Spans:2
Main Spans:2 x 50.9 meters (167 feet)

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1811: (suspension bridge)

Kentucky, USA
Bridgemeister ID:16 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1811
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Kentucky, USA
References:CAB
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Chain (iron)

1811: (suspension bridge)

Kentucky, USA
Bridgemeister ID:17 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1811
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Kentucky, USA
References:CAB
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Chain (iron)

1852: (suspension bridge)

Frankfort, Kentucky, USA - Kentucky River
Bridgemeister ID:1714 (added 2005-04-03)
Year Completed:1852
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Frankfort, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:Kentucky River
Coordinates:N 38.201998 W 84.881934
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Mathew Dickinson Field
References:AAJ, ENG18570605, HBE, HOF
Use:Rail
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire (iron)
Suspended Spans:2
Main Spans:1 x 61 meters (200 feet) estimated,
1 x 91.4 meters (300 feet) estimated

Notes:

  • An early attempt at a railroad suspension bridge, it was significantly reconstructed (because of excessive vibrations and increasing loads) by Julius W. Adams in 1857 to have three spans of 120, 163, and 163 feet. It is unclear whether the new structure was also a suspension bridge.
  • HOF describes the location as "between the foot of Broadway and the neck of land near the mouth of Benson Creek." The coordinates provided here are for the later rail crossing at that general location, likely at or very close to the site of the suspension bridge.

1853: (suspension bridge)

Falmouth, Kentucky, USA - Licking River
Bridgemeister ID:42 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1853
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Falmouth, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:Licking River
Principals:D. Griffith Smith
References:AAJ, EOV
Use:Vehicular
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire (iron)
Main Span:1 x 98.5 meters (323 feet)

1854: Licking River I

Covington and Newport, Kentucky, USA - Licking River
Bridgemeister ID:47 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1854
Name:Licking River I
Location:Covington and Newport, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:Licking River
Principals:John Gray, George C. Tarvin
References:BOB, BPL, EOV
Status:Collapsed, 1854

Notes:

  • BPL: Collapsed under weight of cattle 1853. BOB: Indicates year of completion and collapse as 1854. EOV: Appears more authoritative on the matter, "Although the bridge was not quite finished, Tarvin and the mayor of Covington rode the first vehicle across it on December 28, 1853. Less than two weeks later... the bridge collapsed."
  • The January 18, 1854 edition of The New York Times has a small article with a January 16, 1854 byline reporting the collapse of the bridge: "The... bridge... gave way this evening, while two men and eighteen cattle were crossing it... The keys which held the wire cable to the anchors gave way."
  • Replaced by 1854 Licking River II - Covington and Newport, Kentucky, USA.

1854: Licking River II

Covington and Newport, Kentucky, USA - Licking River
Bridgemeister ID:48 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1854
Name:Licking River II
Location:Covington and Newport, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:Licking River
Principals:John Gray
References:EOV
Status:Removed

Notes:


1867: John A. Roebling

Cincinnati, Ohio and Covington, Kentucky, USA - Ohio River
Bridgemeister ID:65 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1867
Name:John A. Roebling
Also Known As:Cincinnati, Cincinnati and Covington
Location:Cincinnati, Ohio and Covington, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:Ohio River
Coordinates:N 39.09167 W 84.50833
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:John A. Roebling
References:BAAW, BC3, BOB, BPL, COB, EOV, HBE, LAB, LACE, ONF, PTS2, SJR, TOB
Use:Vehicular (two-lane), with walkway
Status:Closed, February, 2021 (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Wire (iron)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 322.2 meters (1,057 feet)
Side Spans:2

Notes:

External Links:

Photo by David Denenberg Photo by Wayne Grodkiewicz Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell Photo by David Denenberg Photo by David Denenberg Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1868: Blue Lick Springs

Kentucky, USA - Licking River
Bridgemeister ID:2659 (added 2019-03-09)
Year Completed:1868
Name:Blue Lick Springs
Location:Kentucky, USA
Crossing:Licking River
Coordinates:N 38.422314 W 83.999076
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • 1897: Replaced by two-span truss bridge that is still (as of 2019) at the same location. The truss bridge was built between the main suspension bridge cables and, apparently, the suspension bridge remained standing for several years.

1907: Vulcan

Vulcan, West Virginia and Pike County, Kentucky, USA - Tug Fork Big Sandy River
Bridgemeister ID:2141 (added 2006-11-02)
Year Completed:1907
Name:Vulcan
Location:Vulcan, West Virginia and Pike County, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:Tug Fork Big Sandy River
References:AAJ
Use:Footbridge
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire
Main Span:1 x 121.9 meters (400 feet)

Notes:

  • On Page 13 of the December 27, 1967 edition of West Virginia's The Charleston Gazette newspaper, there is a photograph of this footbridge with a Jeep driving across. The caption reads: "Pedestrian bridge at Vulcan... is used by vehicles because it provides a route over the Tug River to Kentucky. A citizen's group has complained that the bridge is not strong enough to support cars." The photograph accompanies an article "Road Reform Call Urged" that says the bridge is "regularly used by Jeeps and small cars." Note the date of the article, December 27, 1967 is 12 days after the Silver Bridge disaster at Point Pleasant, West Virginia.
  • Near (footbridge) - Vulcan, West Virginia and Pike County, Kentucky, USA. Although similar in appearance, these appear to have been different bridges.

1927: General U.S. Grant

Portsmouth, Ohio and Fullerton, Kentucky, USA - Ohio River
Bridgemeister ID:151 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1927
Name:General U.S. Grant
Location:Portsmouth, Ohio and Fullerton, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:Ohio River
Coordinates:N 38.725 W 82.99833
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Robinson and Steinman, J.E. Greiner, Dravo Co.
References:AAJ, PTS2, SSS
Use:Vehicular (two-lane, heavy vehicles)
Status:Demolished, July 2001
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 213.4 meters (700 feet)
Side Spans:2 x 106.7 meters (350 feet)
Deck width:28.5 feet

Notes:

  • AAJ: "Recabled" in 1939.

External Links:

Photo by David Denenberg Photo by Wayne Grodkiewicz Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1927: White Star

Dayhoit, Kentucky, USA - Cumberland River
Bridgemeister ID:2556 (added 2012-01-01)
Year Completed:1927
Name:White Star
Location:Dayhoit, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:Cumberland River
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire

Notes:

  • The town of Dayhoit has also been known as Day, White Star, and Wilhoit.

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1931: Simon Kenton Memorial

Maysville, Kentucky and Aberdeen, Ohio, USA - Ohio River
Bridgemeister ID:172 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1931
Name:Simon Kenton Memorial
Also Known As:Maysville
Location:Maysville, Kentucky and Aberdeen, Ohio, USA
Crossing:Ohio River
Coordinates:N 38.649890 W 83.759670
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Modjeski, Masters & Chase
References:AAJ, SJR, SSS
Use:Vehicular (two-lane), with walkway
Status:In use (last checked: 2022)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 323.1 meters (1,060 feet)
Side Spans:2 x 141.7 meters (464.9 feet)
Deck width:28 feet

Notes:

  • 2022, March: USD$23.4 million budgeted for rehabilitation project including suspender cable replacements, steel repairs, and painting.
  • 2019: Closed late 2019 due to suspender cable corrosion. Short-term fixes applied to reduce the stress on the suspenders and to prevent rusting.
  • 2020, June: Reopened with a 15-ton weight limit after installation of temporary support rods and brackets to reduce the stress on damaged cables.

External Links:

Photo by David Denenberg Photo by Stephen Schutte Photo by Wayne Grodkiewicz Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

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

1936: Swinging

Hazard, Kentucky, USA
Bridgemeister ID:185 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1936
Name:Swinging
Location:Hazard, Kentucky, USA
Use:Footbridge
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1
Side Spans:2

1940: Nolan Toll

Nolan, West Virginia and Pike County, Kentucky, USA - Tug Fork River
Bridgemeister ID:2239 (added 2007-03-27)
Year Completed:1940
Name:Nolan Toll
Location:Nolan, West Virginia and Pike County, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:Tug Fork River
Coordinates:N 37.73986 W 82.33125
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular
Status:Only towers remain (last checked: 2009)

Notes:

  • The suspension bridge, and later the current adjacent beam and girder bridge, are privately owned and were previously operated as toll bridges. The current bridge was closed by West Virginia in late 2007.
  • Ron Thompson, a member of the family who owns these structures (the suspension bridge formerly, and now the current crossing) writes: "This was a private toll bridge constructed beginning in 1939 by the Big Creek Bridge Company, a privately held corporation headquartered first in Nolan, then in Williamson. The replacement bridge next to it was constructed by the same entity. My father, along with other relatives, inherited most of the corporate stock, and for the last several years he has owned it in its entirety... My grandfather built the original suspension bridge primarily to provide a way to get coal from the surrounding hills in Pike and Martin County, Kentucky to tipples and markets in West Virginia."
Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

1962: (pipeline bridge)

Grays Branch, Greenup vicinity, Kentucky and Franklin Furnace, Ohio, USA - Ohio River
Bridgemeister ID:880 (added 2003-09-01)
Year Completed:1962
Name:(pipeline bridge)
Location:Grays Branch, Greenup vicinity, Kentucky and Franklin Furnace, Ohio, USA
Crossing:Ohio River
Coordinates:N 38.66058 W 82.85889
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Weldon F. Appelt, P.E., Clear Span Engineering, Inc
Use:Pipeline
Status:Extant (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Main Span:1 x 609.6 meters (2,000 feet)

Notes:

  • Just downstream of Greenup Dam. Built for Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co. Carries two 30" gas pipelines.

External Links:

Photo by David Denenberg Photo by Wayne Grodkiewicz

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."

External Links:

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

2000: Debbie's Dream Catcher

Owensboro vicinity, Kentucky, USA - Panther Creek
Bridgemeister ID:7024 (added 2022-05-15)
Year Completed:2000
Name:Debbie's Dream Catcher
Location:Owensboro vicinity, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:Panther Creek
At or Near Feature:Panther Creek Park
Coordinates:N 37.716219 W 87.222361
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2022)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1
Side Spans:2

Notes:


(footbridge)

Ary, Kentucky, USA - Troublesome Creek
Bridgemeister ID:3782 (added 2020-02-29)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Ary, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:Troublesome Creek
Coordinates:N 37.368240 W 83.141350
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2008)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1
Side Spans:2

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

(footbridge)

Ary, Kentucky, USA - Troublesome Creek
Bridgemeister ID:3783 (added 2020-02-29)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Ary, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:Troublesome Creek
Coordinates:N 37.385960 W 83.169710
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Derelict (last checked: 2007)
Main Cables:Wire

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

(footbridge)

Ary, Kentucky, USA - Troublesome Creek
Bridgemeister ID:3817 (added 2020-03-01)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Ary, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:Troublesome Creek
Coordinates:N 37.383740 W 83.167130
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Derelict (last checked: 2009)
Main Cables:Wire
Main Span:1

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

(footbridge)

Ary, Kentucky, USA - Troublesome Creek
Bridgemeister ID:3819 (added 2020-03-01)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Ary, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:Troublesome Creek
Coordinates:N 37.357490 W 83.136850
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Status:Derelict (last checked: 2007)
Main Cables:Wire
Main Span:1

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

(footbridge)

Ary, Kentucky, USA - Troublesome Creek
Bridgemeister ID:3821 (added 2020-03-01)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Ary, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:Troublesome Creek
Coordinates:N 37.380444 W 83.149273
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2008)
Main Cables:Wire
Main Span:1 x 33.5 meters (110 feet) estimated
Side Spans:2

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

(footbridge)

Ary, Kentucky, USA - Troublesome Creek
Bridgemeister ID:3823 (added 2020-03-01)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Ary, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:Troublesome Creek
Coordinates:N 37.381630 W 83.166180
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Derelict (last checked: 2007)
Main Cables:Wire
Main Span:1

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

(footbridge)

Barwick, Breathitt County, Kentucky, USA - North Fork Kentucky River
Bridgemeister ID:2445 (added 2008-04-23)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Barwick, Breathitt County, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:North Fork Kentucky River
Coordinates:N 37.37142 W 83.35669
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2008)
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:4
Main Spans:1 x 39.6 meters (130 feet),
1 x 36.6 meters (120 feet)
Side Spans:1 x 36.6 meters (120 feet),
1 x 24.4 meters (80 feet)

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

(footbridge)

Belcher vicinity, Kentucky, USA - Big Sandy River Russell Fork
Bridgemeister ID:2265 (added 2007-04-20)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Belcher vicinity, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:Big Sandy River Russell Fork
Coordinates:N 37.33305 W 82.38559
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Derelict (last checked: 2007)
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:2
Main Span:1
Side Span:1

Notes:

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

(footbridge)

Belcher, Kentucky, USA - Big Sandy River Russell Fork
Bridgemeister ID:2264 (added 2007-04-20)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Belcher, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:Big Sandy River Russell Fork
Coordinates:N 37.34046 W 82.37359
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Derelict (last checked: 2007)
Main Cables:Wire

Notes:

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

(footbridge)

Breathitt County, Kentucky, USA - Quicksand Creek
Bridgemeister ID:2431 (added 2008-04-22)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Breathitt County, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:Quicksand Creek
Coordinates:N 37.56341 W 83.16221
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use
Main Cables:Rope
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1
Side Spans:2

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

(footbridge)

Breathitt County, Kentucky, USA - Middle Fork Kentucky River
Bridgemeister ID:3804 (added 2020-03-01)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Breathitt County, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:Middle Fork Kentucky River
Coordinates:N 37.391820 W 83.475160
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2007)
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1
Side Spans:2

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

(footbridge)

Clayhole, Kentucky, USA - Troublesome Creek
Bridgemeister ID:3784 (added 2020-02-29)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Clayhole, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:Troublesome Creek
Coordinates:N 37.469720 W 83.281660
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Destroyed, 2022
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1
Side Spans:2

Notes:

  • 2007: Failed when one of the main cables snapped. Subsequently repaired.
  • 2022: Destroyed by flood.
Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

(footbridge)

Clayhole, Kentucky, USA - Troublesome Creek
Bridgemeister ID:3820 (added 2020-03-01)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Clayhole, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:Troublesome Creek
Coordinates:N 37.476530 W 83.274250
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Derelict (last checked: 2007)
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1
Side Spans:2

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

(footbridge)

Clayhole, Kentucky, USA - Troublesome Creek
Bridgemeister ID:3824 (added 2020-03-01)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Clayhole, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:Troublesome Creek
Coordinates:N 37.474070 W 83.280920
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2007)
Main Cables:Wire
Main Span:1 x 27.4 meters (90 feet) estimated
Side Spans:2

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

(footbridge)

Guage, Kentucky, USA - Quicksand Creek
Bridgemeister ID:3781 (added 2020-02-29)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Guage, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:Quicksand Creek
Coordinates:N 37.571730 W 83.196140
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2007)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:2
Main Span:1
Side Span:1

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

(footbridge)

Haddix, Kentucky, USA - North Fork Kentucky River
Bridgemeister ID:2444 (added 2008-04-23)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Haddix, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:North Fork Kentucky River
Coordinates:N 37.48066 W 83.37641
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2007)
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 64 meters (210 feet)
Side Spans:2

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

(footbridge)

Hardshell, Kentucky, USA - Troublesome Creek
Bridgemeister ID:3818 (added 2020-03-01)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Hardshell, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:Troublesome Creek
Coordinates:N 37.465050 W 83.269670
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Derelict (last checked: 2007)
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1
Side Spans:2

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

(footbridge)

Hardshell, Kentucky, USA - Troublesome Creek
Bridgemeister ID:3822 (added 2020-03-01)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Hardshell, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:Troublesome Creek
Coordinates:N 37.449223 W 83.236257
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Derelict (last checked: 2007)
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1
Side Spans:2

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

(footbridge)

Hardshell, Kentucky, USA - Troublesome Creek
Bridgemeister ID:3825 (added 2020-03-01)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Hardshell, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:Troublesome Creek
Coordinates:N 37.450200 W 83.228820
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2007)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:2
Main Span:1
Side Span:1 x 30.5 meters (100 feet) estimated

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

(footbridge)

Hawesville vicinity, Kentucky, USA - Vastwood Park Lake
Bridgemeister ID:1414 (added 2004-07-04)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Hawesville vicinity, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:Vastwood Park Lake
At or Near Feature:Vastwood Park
Coordinates:N 37.908467 W 86.790283
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2004)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

(footbridge)

Jackson, Kentucky, USA - Quicksand Creek
Bridgemeister ID:3810 (added 2020-03-01)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Jackson, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:Quicksand Creek
Coordinates:N 37.563010 W 83.291030
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2009)
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 27.4 meters (90 feet) estimated
Side Spans:2

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)

Lambric, Kentucky, USA - South Fork Quicksand Creek
Bridgemeister ID:3778 (added 2020-02-29)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Lambric, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:South Fork Quicksand Creek
Coordinates:N 37.560660 W 83.134170
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2007)
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1
Side Spans:2

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

(footbridge)

Lambric, Kentucky, USA - Quicksand Creek
Bridgemeister ID:3780 (added 2020-02-29)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Lambric, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:Quicksand Creek
Coordinates:N 37.568500 W 83.141290
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Extant (last checked: 2007)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1
Side Spans:2

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

(footbridge)

Lawson and Vancleve, Kentucky, USA - North Fork Kentucky River
Bridgemeister ID:2043 (added 2006-05-07)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Lawson and Vancleve, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:North Fork Kentucky River
Coordinates:N 37.60233 W 83.45424
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:American Bridge Co., Mt. Carmel High School
Use:Footbridge
Status:Derelict (last checked: 2007)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:2
Main Span:1 x 74.6 meters (244.625 feet)
Side Span:1
Deck width:6 feet

Notes:

  • According to an American Bridge Co. ad: Built for Mt. Carmel High School, fabricated by American Bridge Co, erected by the school's faculty and students.
Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

(footbridge)

Little vicinity, Kentucky, USA - North Fork Kentucky River
Bridgemeister ID:3806 (added 2020-03-01)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Little vicinity, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:North Fork Kentucky River
Coordinates:N 37.455390 W 83.371840
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Derelict (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 73.2 meters (240 feet) estimated
Side Spans:2

Notes:

  • Appears to be derelict in 2010s satellite images. Was in use in 2007.
Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

(footbridge)

Little, Kentucky, USA - North Fork Kentucky River
Bridgemeister ID:3807 (added 2020-03-01)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Little, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:North Fork Kentucky River
Coordinates:N 37.437320 W 83.372160
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Derelict (last checked: 2007)
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1
Side Spans:2

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

(footbridge)

Marrowbone vicinity, Pike County, Kentucky, USA - Big Sandy River Russell Fork
Bridgemeister ID:2266 (added 2007-04-21)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Marrowbone vicinity, Pike County, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:Big Sandy River Russell Fork
Coordinates:N 37.35653 W 82.40935
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Derelict (last checked: 2007)
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:2
Main Span:1
Side Span:1

Notes:

  • Patrick S. O'Donnell provided a rough main span estimate of 200 feet.
Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

(footbridge)

Natural Bridge State Park, Kentucky, USA - Middle Fork Red River
Bridgemeister ID:1361 (added 2004-06-30)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Natural Bridge State Park, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:Middle Fork Red River
Coordinates:N 37.775383 W 83.6773
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2004)
Main Cables:Wire

(footbridge)

Page Cutoff, Pineville vicinity, Kentucky, USA - Yellow Creek
Bridgemeister ID:2351 (added 2007-08-18)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Page Cutoff, Pineville vicinity, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:Yellow Creek
Use:Footbridge
Main Cables:Wire

Notes:

  • Built circa 1957. Damaged by flood, 1977. Partially repaired by December, 1977. Descriptions and photographs of the 1977 flood damage and repairs appear in the December 2 and 30, 1977 editions of the Daily News newspaper (Middlesboro, Kentucky).

(footbridge)

Perry County, Kentucky, USA - Troublesome Creek
Bridgemeister ID:2419 (added 2008-02-16)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Perry County, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:Troublesome Creek
Coordinates:N 37.42995 W 83.21446
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Closed
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

(footbridge)

Perry County, Kentucky, USA - Troublesome Creek
Bridgemeister ID:2420 (added 2008-02-16)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Perry County, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:Troublesome Creek
Coordinates:N 37.41746 W 83.20749
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Closed
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

(footbridge)

Perry County, Kentucky, USA - Troublesome Creek
Bridgemeister ID:2421 (added 2008-02-22)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Perry County, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:Troublesome Creek
Coordinates:N 37.38502 W 83.15154
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2007)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:2
Main Spans:1 x 30.5 meters (100 feet) estimated,
1 x 16.8 meters (55 feet) estimated

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

(footbridge)

Petersburg, Kentucky, USA
Bridgemeister ID:2406 (added 2007-12-23)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Petersburg, Kentucky, USA
At or Near Feature:Creation Museum
Coordinates:N 39.085137 W 84.782340
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2018)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Photo by Wayne Grodkiewicz

(footbridge)

Pikeville, Kentucky, USA - Pikeville City Pond
Bridgemeister ID:1462 (added 2004-08-22)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Pikeville, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:Pikeville City Pond
Coordinates:N 37.48575 W 82.520067
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2004)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:2
Main Span:1 x 96.9 meters (318 feet) estimated
Side Span:1

Notes:

  • Crosses a pond formed by the Pikeville Cut-Thru project's diversion of the Levisa Fork of the Big Sandy River.
Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

(footbridge)

Pineville vicinity, Kentucky, USA - Cumberland River
Bridgemeister ID:4933 (added 2020-08-04)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Pineville vicinity, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:Cumberland River
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 1975)
Main Cables:Wire

Notes:

  • The January 3, 1975 edition of the Middlesboro Daily News (Middlesboro, Kentucky) ran a front page photo with description: "As this young woman gazes out over the water of the Cumberland River she may be contemplating the first day of sunshine In the new year. The scenic suspension bridge from which she is gazing at the icy water below is located about two miles past Bell High School on the Harlan Road." That appears to place the bridge in Pineville or very nearby based on the present day (2020) locations of Bell County High School and Harlan Road (US119).
  • Likely removed.

(footbridge)

Rosspoint vicinity, Kentucky, USA - Poor Fork Cumberland River
Bridgemeister ID:4935 (added 2020-08-04)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Rosspoint vicinity, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:Poor Fork Cumberland River
Coordinates:N 36.893125 W 83.265826
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Extant (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire

(footbridge)

Rousseau, Kentucky, USA - Quicksand Creek
Bridgemeister ID:3779 (added 2020-02-29)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Rousseau, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:Quicksand Creek
Coordinates:N 37.585230 W 83.241210
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2007)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1
Side Spans:2

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

(footbridge)

Rowdy vicinity, Perry County, Kentucky, USA - Troublesome Creek
Bridgemeister ID:5655 (added 2021-01-01)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Rowdy vicinity, Perry County, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:Troublesome Creek
Coordinates:N 37.419410 W 83.210633
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2008)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:2
Main Span:1
Side Span:1

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

(footbridge)

Saldee, Kentucky, USA - South Fork Quicksand Creek
Bridgemeister ID:3813 (added 2020-03-01)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Saldee, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:South Fork Quicksand Creek
Coordinates:N 37.538170 W 83.304140
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Derelict (last checked: 2007)
Main Cables:Wire
Main Span:1

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

(footbridge)

Saldee, Kentucky, USA - South Fork Quicksand Creek
Bridgemeister ID:3814 (added 2020-03-01)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Saldee, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:South Fork Quicksand Creek
Coordinates:N 37.534120 W 83.333790
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Derelict (last checked: 2007)
Main Cables:Wire
Main Span:1

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

(footbridge)

Saldee, Kentucky, USA - South Fork Quicksand Creek
Bridgemeister ID:3815 (added 2020-03-01)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Saldee, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:South Fork Quicksand Creek
Coordinates:N 37.539120 W 83.307150
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2007)
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 48.8 meters (160 feet) estimated
Side Spans:2

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

(footbridge)

South Wallins, Kentucky, USA - Cumberland River
Bridgemeister ID:4934 (added 2020-08-04)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:South Wallins, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:Cumberland River
Coordinates:N 36.840721 W 83.394699
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Derelict (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire

(footbridge)

Sprigg vicinity, West Virginia and Pike County, Kentucky, USA - Tug Fork River
Bridgemeister ID:2227 (added 2007-03-18)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Sprigg vicinity, West Virginia and Pike County, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:Tug Fork River
At or Near Feature:Tug Valley Country Club
Coordinates:N 37.63102 W 82.18641
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2007)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 97.5 meters (320 feet) estimated

Notes:

  • Wide footbridge used by golf carts.
Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

(footbridge)

Staffordsville vicinity, Kentucky, USA - Paint Creek
Bridgemeister ID:2598 (added 2014-04-14)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Staffordsville vicinity, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:Paint Creek
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2004)
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1

(footbridge)

Staffordsville vicinity, Kentucky, USA - Paint Creek
Bridgemeister ID:2599 (added 2014-04-14)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Staffordsville vicinity, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:Paint Creek
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2004)
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1

(footbridge)

Talbert, Kentucky, USA - Middle Fork Kentucky River
Bridgemeister ID:3785 (added 2020-02-29)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Talbert, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:Middle Fork Kentucky River
Coordinates:N 37.411760 W 83.475680
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2007)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1
Side Spans:2

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

(footbridge)

Talbert, Kentucky, USA - Middle Fork Kentucky River
Bridgemeister ID:3786 (added 2020-02-29)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Talbert, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:Middle Fork Kentucky River
Coordinates:N 37.401790 W 83.468470
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2007)
Main Cables:Wire

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

(footbridge)

Vulcan, West Virginia and Pike County, Kentucky, USA - Tug Fork River
Bridgemeister ID:2262 (added 2007-04-20)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Vulcan, West Virginia and Pike County, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:Tug Fork River
Coordinates:N 37.55934 W 82.11506
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Removed, c. 2010s
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 61 meters (200 feet) estimated

Notes:

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

(footbridge)

Whick, Breathitt County, Kentucky, USA - North Fork Kentucky River
Bridgemeister ID:5656 (added 2021-01-01)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Whick, Breathitt County, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:North Fork Kentucky River
Coordinates:N 37.422370 W 83.374900
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2007)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:5

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

(footbridge)

Wilstacy, Kentucky, USA - South Fork Quicksand Creek
Bridgemeister ID:3777 (added 2020-02-29)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Wilstacy, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:South Fork Quicksand Creek
Coordinates:N 37.518470 W 83.236130
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2007)
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1
Side Spans:2

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

(footbridge)

Wilstacy, Kentucky, USA - Quicksand Creek
Bridgemeister ID:3811 (added 2020-03-01)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Wilstacy, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:Quicksand Creek
Coordinates:N 37.558230 W 83.285530
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2007)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 27.4 meters (90 feet) estimated
Side Spans:2

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

(suspension bridge)

Black Bottom, Kentucky, USA - Clover Fork Cumberland River
Bridgemeister ID:4936 (added 2020-08-04)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Black Bottom, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:Clover Fork Cumberland River
Coordinates:N 36.910344 W 83.083958
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Status:Extant (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire

Antepast

Oneida, Kentucky, USA - Red Bird River
Bridgemeister ID:4945 (added 2020-08-08)
Name:Antepast
Location:Oneida, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:Red Bird River
Coordinates:N 37.242900 W 83.636929
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Extant (last checked: 2020)
Main Cables:Wire

Antioch Church

Woollum, Manchester vicinity, Kentucky, USA - Collins Fork
Bridgemeister ID:4959 (added 2020-08-09)
Name:Antioch Church
Location:Woollum, Manchester vicinity, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:Collins Fork
Coordinates:N 37.033600 W 83.815568
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Derelict (last checked: 2015)
Main Cables:Wire

Bar Creek

Oneida, Kentucky, USA - Red Bird River
Bridgemeister ID:4943 (added 2020-08-08)
Name:Bar Creek
Location:Oneida, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:Red Bird River
Coordinates:N 37.228593 W 83.631545
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Extant (last checked: 2020)
Main Cables:Wire

Ben Salley

Viper and Cornettsville, Kentucky, USA - North Fork Kentucky River
Bridgemeister ID:5913 (added 2021-05-23)
Name:Ben Salley
Location:Viper and Cornettsville, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:North Fork Kentucky River
Coordinates:N 37.152879 W 83.089478
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Main Span:1

Notes:

  • Deck may have been replaced in the 2010s.

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.

External Links:


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

External Links:


Farmer Road

Big Creek, Kentucky, USA - Red Bird River
Bridgemeister ID:4947 (added 2020-08-08)
Name:Farmer Road
Location:Big Creek, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:Red Bird River
Coordinates:N 37.124294 W 83.570737
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Extant (last checked: 2020)
Main Cables:Wire

Frazier Road Swinging

Tanksley, Kentucky, USA - Goose Creek
Bridgemeister ID:3137 (added 2019-11-02)
Name:Frazier Road Swinging
Location:Tanksley, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:Goose Creek
Coordinates:N 37.215129 W 83.718991
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

Goose Creek Swinging

Manchester, Kentucky, USA - Goose Creek
Bridgemeister ID:3136 (added 2019-11-02)
Name:Goose Creek Swinging
Location:Manchester, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:Goose Creek
Coordinates:N 37.153261 W 83.759536
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

Hawk Creek

Wood Creek Lake vicinity, Kentucky, USA - Hawk Creek
Bridgemeister ID:1183 (added 2004-01-24)
Name:Hawk Creek
Location:Wood Creek Lake vicinity, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:Hawk Creek
At or Near Feature:Sheltowee Trace Trail
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

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."

Laurel Branch

Oneida, Kentucky, USA - Red Bird River
Bridgemeister ID:4944 (added 2020-08-08)
Name:Laurel Branch
Location:Oneida, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:Red Bird River
Coordinates:N 37.236435 W 83.644349
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Extant (last checked: 2020)
Main Cables:Wire

Martin Cemetary

Oneida, Kentucky, USA - Red Bird River
Bridgemeister ID:4946 (added 2020-08-08)
Name:Martin Cemetary
Location:Oneida, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:Red Bird River
Coordinates:N 37.248288 W 83.631116
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Extant (last checked: 2020)
Main Cables:Wire

Old Homeplace Swinging

Oneida vicinity, Kentucky, USA - Goose Creek
Bridgemeister ID:3138 (added 2019-11-02)
Name:Old Homeplace Swinging
Location:Oneida vicinity, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:Goose Creek
Coordinates:N 37.259634 W 83.668837
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Extant (last checked: 2009)
Main Cables:Wire

Oneida Baptist Institute

Oneida, Kentucky, USA - Goose Creek
Bridgemeister ID:4948 (added 2020-08-08)
Name:Oneida Baptist Institute
Also Known As:OBI
Location:Oneida, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:Goose Creek
Coordinates:N 37.265185 W 83.648314
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Extant (last checked: 2020)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

Rooster Branch

Oneida, Kentucky, USA - South Fork Kentucky River
Bridgemeister ID:4960 (added 2020-08-09)
Name:Rooster Branch
Location:Oneida, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:South Fork Kentucky River
Coordinates:N 37.321095 W 83.665840
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Extant (last checked: 2020)
Main Cables:Wire

Sheltowee

Red River Gorge Geologic Area, Kentucky, USA - Red River
Bridgemeister ID:1182 (added 2004-01-24)
Name:Sheltowee
Also Known As:Swinging
Location:Red River Gorge Geologic Area, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:Red River
At or Near Feature:Sheltowee Trace Trail
Coordinates:N 37.82781 W 83.62427
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Destroyed, 2023
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • 2023, March: Destroyed when a tree fell on it. May be rebuilt by mid-2023.
Photo by Joseph F. Dues, Jr., P.E.

Swinger

Owensboro vicinity, Kentucky, USA
Bridgemeister ID:1304 (added 2004-04-09)
Name:Swinger
Location:Owensboro vicinity, Kentucky, USA
At or Near Feature:Panther Creek Park
Coordinates:N 37.716904 W 87.222139
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:


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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