page_title: High Bridge of Kentucky
section_title: References
hierarchical_section_title: High Bridge of Kentucky / References
caption_attribution_description: English: High Bridge, Kentucky.
context_page_description: High Bridge is a railroad bridge crossing the Kentucky River Palisades, that rises approximately 275 feet from the river below and connects Jessamine and Mercer counties in Kentucky. Formally dedicated in 1879, it is the first cantilever bridge constructed in the United States. It has a three-span continuous under-deck truss used by Norfolk Southern Railway to carry trains between Lexington and Danville. It has been designated as a National Civil Engineering Landmark.
context_section_description: Griggs, Frank (August 2015). "Kentucky River High Bridge". Structure Magazine.
  Griggs, Francis (2002). "Kentucky River High Bridge". Journal of Bridge Engineering. 7 (2): 73–84. doi:10.1061/(ASCE)1084-0702(2002)7:2(73).
  Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 139. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved 2013-04-28.
  "Engineering Timelines - The Forth Rail Bridge - The Cantilever Principle". Archived from the original on 2008-05-11. Retrieved 2008-06-20.
  Poe, Amy (n.d.). "High Bridge". Explore KY History. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
  Powell, Tim (n.d.). "History of High Bridge". World Tim Zone. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
  "High Bridge". University of Kentucky. Retrieved 2009-06-17.
caption: High Bridge, viewed from Jessamine County
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