High Bridge, Kentucky
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Unincorporated area
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in Jessamine County
Jessamine County, Kentucky
Jessamine County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It is within the Inner Blue Grass region, which was the center of farming and blooded stock raising, including thoroughbred horses. It was formed in 1799. The population was 48,586 in the 2010 Census...
, Kentucky
Kentucky
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, United States
United States
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. It lies along the lower reaches of the Kentucky River
Kentucky River
The Kentucky River is a tributary of the Ohio River, long, in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The river and its tributaries drain much of the central region of the state, with its upper course passing through the coal-mining regions of the Cumberland Mountains, and its lower course passing through the...
near the confluence of the Dix River
Dix River
The Dix River is a tributary of the Kentucky River in central Kentucky in the United States.It begins in western Rockcastle County, about west of Mount Vernon. It flows generally northwest, in a tight meandering course, passing north of Stanford and east of Danville. Northwest of Danville it is...
with the Kentucky. The community is part of the Lexington–Fayette
Lexington, Kentucky
Lexington is the second-largest city in Kentucky and the 63rd largest in the US. Known as the "Thoroughbred City" and the "Horse Capital of the World", it is located in the heart of Kentucky's Bluegrass region...
Metropolitan Statistical Area
Lexington-Fayette, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area
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.
It is noted for High Bridge, a nearly 300 foot high railroad bridge over the Kentucky River which gives the community its name. The Kentucky River runs through Kentucky River Palisades
Kentucky River Palisades
The Kentucky River Palisades are a series of steep, scenic gorges and limestone outcroppings that stretch for approximately 100 mi , along the Kentucky River in central Kentucky in the United States....
for much of the lower portion of its length. Most of the bridges over it in the area are relatively high ones.
High Bridge was opened in 1876 and was the first cantilever
Cantilever
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bridge in North America. It Standing 275 feet over the river between the Palisades, it first carried both passenger and freight trains. The American Society of Civil Engineers
American Society of Civil Engineers
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has designated it a National Engineering Landmark. Freight trains of the Norfolk Southern Railway still use this bridge several times a day.
A brand of bottled water
Bottled water
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named for the community depicts the bridge on its label. Highbridge Springs water is also well-known to the University of Kentucky Wildcats. The Wildcat mascot is used also on the bottle label to show support to the team. The bottle name is Swish.
Bethel Academy
Bethel Academy
Bethel Academy was the first Methodist school established in the United States west of the Appalachian Mountains. Established by Francis Asbury in 1790, the school operated in present-day Jessamine County, Kentucky until 1805.-Establishment:...
, the first Methodist
Methodism
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school west of the Appalachians
Appalachian Mountains
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, was established in the High Bridge vicinity in 1790.