High Bridge
The High Bridge is a railroad bridge crossing the Kentucky River Palisades, in Kentucky. The bridge, about 275 feet over the river below, connects Jessamine and Mercer counties.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Bridge
- Description: bridge in United States of America
- Also known as: “High Bridge of Kentucky” and “Kentucky River Bridge”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include E. W. Brown Generating Station and Dix Dam.
E. W. Brown Generating Station
Power station
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The E. W. Brown Generating Station is a quad coal-fired power plant, natural gas power plant, solar power plant, and hydro electric plant owned and operated by Kentucky Utilities near Harrodsburg in Mercer County, Kentucky. E. W. Brown Generating Station is situated 2 miles south of High Bridge.
Dix Dam
Dam
The Dix Dam is a dam on the Dix River located between Mercer and Garrard County, Kentucky. It was constructed to generate hydroelectricity and prevent flooding of the Kentucky River but is better known for creating Herrington Lake. Dix Dam is situated 2½ miles south of High Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include High Bridge and Wilmore.
High Bridge
Hamlet
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High Bridge is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Jessamine County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 242.
Wilmore
Town
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Wilmore is a home rule-class city in Jessamine County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 5,999 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Lexington–Fayette Metropolitan Statistical Area. Wilmore is situated 4½ miles northeast of High Bridge.
Burgin
Village
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Burgin is a home rule-class city in Mercer County, Kentucky, in the United States. Its population was 979 at the 2020 census. Burgin is situated 5 miles southwest of High Bridge.
High Bridge
- Categories: railway bridge and transportation
- Location: Jessamine, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“High Bridge” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “High Bridge of Kentucky”
- German: “High Bridge”
- Spanish: “High Bridge of Kentucky”
- Spanish: “puente Alto del río Kentucky”
- Spanish: “Puente Alto”
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