Suspension Bridges Crossing Licking River

This is a list of all 4 bridges from the suspension bridge inventory crossing Licking River. Please note that different rivers with the same name will be grouped together. For example, selecting 'Bear Creek' shows bridges across several different Bear Creeks. Also, similarly named rivers are grouped separately. For example, 'River Dee' (UK) bridges are grouped separately from 'Dee River' (Australia) bridges. Wherever you see a Bridgemeister ID number click it to isolate the bridge on its own page.

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1853: Falmouth

Falmouth, Kentucky, USA - Licking River
Bridgemeister ID:42 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1853
Name:Falmouth
Location:Falmouth, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:Licking River
Coordinates:38.678056 N 84.328222 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:D. Griffith Smith
References:AAJ, EOV
Use:Vehicular
Status:Collapsed, 1868
Main Cables:Wire (iron)
Main Span:1 x 98.5 meters (323 feet)

Notes:

  • 1854: A brief article in March 22, 1854 Louisville Daily Courier states the bridge was destroyed ("rendering the whole structure useless… it cannot even be repaired") in the early 1854 flood that destroyed other Licking River bridges. However, other sources indicate the Falmouth bridge survived the flood. Unclear if it was completely destroyed and rebuilt or just damaged and repaired.
  • Coordinates provided here indicate the likely location of the bridge over the main branch of the Licking River.

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1854: Licking River I

Covington and Newport, Kentucky, USA - Licking River
Bridgemeister ID:47 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1854
Name:Licking River I
Location:Covington and Newport, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:Licking River
Principals:John Gray, George C. Tarvin
References:BOB, BPL, EOV
Status:Collapsed, 1854

Notes:

  • BPL: Collapsed under weight of cattle 1853. BOB: Indicates year of completion and collapse as 1854. EOV: Appears more authoritative on the matter, "Although the bridge was not quite finished, Tarvin and the mayor of Covington rode the first vehicle across it on December 28, 1853. Less than two weeks later... the bridge collapsed."
  • The January 18, 1854 edition of The New York Times has a small article with a January 16, 1854 byline reporting the collapse of the bridge: "The... bridge... gave way this evening, while two men and eighteen cattle were crossing it... The keys which held the wire cable to the anchors gave way."
  • Replaced by 1854 Licking River II - Covington and Newport, Kentucky, USA.

1854: Licking River II

Covington and Newport, Kentucky, USA - Licking River
Bridgemeister ID:48 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1854
Name:Licking River II
Location:Covington and Newport, Kentucky, USA
Crossing:Licking River
Principals:John Gray
References:EOV
Status:Removed

Notes:


1868: Blue Lick Springs

Kentucky, USA - Licking River
Bridgemeister ID:2659 (added 2019-03-09)
Year Completed:1868
Name:Blue Lick Springs
Location:Kentucky, USA
Crossing:Licking River
Coordinates:38.422314 N 83.999076 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • 1897: Replaced by two-span truss bridge that is still (as of 2019) at the same location. The truss bridge was built between the main suspension bridge cables and, apparently, the suspension bridge remained standing for several years.


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