High Bridge, Ky., and surrounding country. (Printed verso reads: "Facts Concerning the Bridge. Length between abutments, 1138 feet. Length of each span, 375 feet. Height of rail above river bed, 280 feet. Height of rail above pier base, 286 feet. Cost, $404, 373.00. Flood rise of water, 57 feet. Iron in bridge, 3,654,280. Cubic yeard of masonry, 12,935. The first bridge of its kind ever built in this country.")

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High Bridge, Ky., and surrounding country. (Printed verso reads: "Facts Concerning the Bridge. Length between abutments, 1138 feet. Length of each span, 375 feet. Height of rail above river bed, 280 feet. Height of rail above pier base, 286 feet. Cost, $404, 373.00. Flood rise of water, 57 feet. Iron in bridge, 3,654,280. Cubic yeard of masonry, 12,935. The first bridge of its kind ever built in this country.")

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Date digitized:

2010-09-13

Language:

english

Publisher:

University of Kentucky

Repository:

University of Kentucky

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image

Accession number:

2008ms016

Source:

Postcard Collection,

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http://nyx.uky.edu/dips/xt7x696zwx82/data/2008ms016.dao.xml

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http://nyx.uky.edu/dips/xt7x696zwx82/data/mets.xml