Young's High Bridge - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Young's High Bridge - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Young's High Bridge is a former railroad bridge near Tyrone, Kentucky, USA, that spans the Kentucky River between Anderson County, Kentucky and Woodford County, Kentucky for the Louisville Southern Railroad.Young's High Bridge at the Bluegrass Railroad and Museum website (retrieved March 1, 2013) The cantilever bridge, named in honor of William Bennett Henderson Young, was constructed in 1889, and the first train crossed over on August 24, 1889. The bridge is 1,659 feet in length, is 283 feet above the river, and includes a 551 foot long cantilever span.Young's High Bridge, Tyrone, Kentucky (retrieved March 1, 2013) Read more on Wikipedia
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