The History of High Bridge, Kentucky

1. The Towers
   • 1851
   • A suspension bridge
   • John A Roebling, designer
   • Niagara gorge bridge
   • Financial Difficulties and Civil War
2. Original Construction
   • 1876-1877
   • A cantilever bridge
   • Charles Shaler Smith, designer
   • Era of modern bridge making
   • Presidential visit
   • Construction photos
3. High Bridge Tourism
   • High Bridge Park
   • Victorian Pavilion
   • Cliff stairway
   • North Tower village and P.O.
   • Renaming of village
   • Passenger train excursions
   • Famous speakers/events
4. Rebuilding the Bridge
   • 1910-1911
   • Gustav Lindenthal, designer
   • Reinforcement using same foundations
   • New deck
   • New approach
   • Destruction of station
   • Traffic continued uninterrupted
5. Doubling the tracks
   • 1929
   • Towers removed
   • Bourbon
   • Assume old railroad line was abandoned here
6. Neglect and loss of fame
   • Pavilion rots
   • Still major North-South route
   • High Bridge springs, KUSI
   • Post office closes, 1976
7. Rebirth of High Bridge Park
   • New Pavilion
   • Gazebo
   • Playground
   • Overlook
   • Rail-trail

Other resources:

• High Bridge Historical Marker
• Signs of History: High Bridge historical marker (1381)
• Jessamine County Tourism page on high bridge
• High Bridge Post cards by Jon Hagee
• A 1940 walking tour of high bridge Groovy pictures! Too bad the map seems to be missing.
• Current High Bridge photos