What is the population of High Bridge, Kentucky?

High Bridge has a population of approximately 109 according to the latest available open data.

Where is High Bridge, Kentucky located?

High Bridge is located in Kentucky, United States, at approximate coordinates 37.8319°, -84.7044°.

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High Bridge

Total population

109

Elevation798 m

Land area6.03 km²

Weather48°F · Partly Cloudy

Coordinates37.83°, -84.70°

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Elevation

798 m

Area

6.03 km²

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Overview

High Bridge is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Jessamine County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 census, High Bridge had a population of 268. It lies along the lower reaches of the Kentucky River across from the confluence of the Dix River with the Kentucky. The community is part of the Lexington–Fayette Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History & geography

History

A post office was established in 1879 in the community then known as "North Tower". In 1888, the town was renamed for the landmark High Bridge, a railroad bridge over the Kentucky River. The first bridge was planned by John Roebling as a suspension bridge, but ultimately built as a cantilever bridge. The current bridge, the second one on these foundations, is the highest railroad bridge in the United States over a navigable river. The Kentucky River runs through the Kentucky River Palisades 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 bridge in North America. Standing over the river between the Palisades, it first carried both passenger and freight trains. The American Society of Civil Engineers has designated it a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark. The 1876 bridge was replaced in 1911 by a more robust bridge in the same place. This is the current bridge, which stands above the river. Freight trains of the Norfolk Southern Railway still use this bridge several times a day. The Palisades were a popular spot for picnics and dances, as breezes from the river gorge kept it comfortable. An open-air roofed ballroom was built there for community dances and has been preserved. A small playground and park adjoin the Palisades property. A brand of bottled water named for the community depicts the bridge on its label. Highbridge Springs water is well known to the University of Kentucky Wildcats. The Wildcat mascot is used on the bottle label to show support for the team. The bottle name is "Swish". Bethel Academy, the first Methodist school west of the Appalachians, was established in the High Bridge vicinity in 1790.

Geography

The High Bridge census-designated place consists of the community of High Bridge as well as rural land comprising the inside of the bend on the Kentucky River where the bridge is located. Kentucky Route 29 leads northeast from High Bridge to Wilmore, and Nicholasville, the Jessamine county seat, is northeast of High Bridge. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the High Bridge CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 6.36%, are water.

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