|
List Of Crossings Of The Green River
This is a complete list of current bridges and other crossings of the Green River in Kentucky from the Ohio River northeast of Henderson, Kentucky upstream through to the main source in western Lincoln County. Crossings See also *List of crossings of the Ohio River * * * References *Main references: Google Earth Imagery, July 2011 {{reflist River crossings Green River Green River may refer to: Rivers Canada * Green River (British Columbia), a tributary of the Lillooet River *Green River, a tributary of the Saint John River, also known by its French name of Rivière Verte *Green River (Ontario), a tributary of ... Crossings ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bridge
A bridge is a structure built to span a physical obstacle (such as a body of water, valley, road, or rail) without blocking the way underneath. It is constructed for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle, which is usually something that is otherwise difficult or impossible to cross. There are many different designs of bridges, each serving a particular purpose and applicable to different situations. Designs of bridges vary depending on factors such as the function of the bridge, the nature of the terrain where the bridge is constructed and anchored, and the material used to make it, and the funds available to build it. The earliest bridges were likely made with fallen trees and stepping stones. The Neolithic people built boardwalk bridges across marshland. The Arkadiko Bridge (dating from the 13th century BC, in the Peloponnese) is one of the oldest arch bridges still in existence and use. Etymology The '' Oxford English Dictionary'' traces the origin of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rockport, Kentucky
Rockport is a home rule-class city in Ohio County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 266 at the 2010 census. The city is descriptively named for the large rocks on a nearby river bank. History Rockport is rooted in a small settlement known as Benton's Ferry, which developed along the Green River in the early 19th century. When a post office was established in 1863, the settlement used the name "Rock Port" (later shortened to a single word). Originally located primarily along the river, most of the city has since shifted to the bluff above the river. Geography Rockport is located at (37.336428, −86.992778). The city is situated along the Green River northeast of Central City. U.S. Route 62 traverses the city. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and (5.00%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 334 people, 133 households, and 104 families residing in the city. The population dens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reedyville, Kentucky
Reedyville is an Unincorporated community in Butler County, Kentucky, United States. The town is supposedly named for the nearby Big Reedy Creek, a tributary of the Green River. Geography The community is located in the easternmost portion of Butler County at coordinates . It is located along Kentucky Route 185 about south of Roundhill, or about north of Bowling Green. Reedyville is part of the Bowling Green Metropolitan Statistical Area, and is part of Kentucky's Western Coal Fields region. Until the early 1960s completion of the KY 185 bridge over the Green River just west of Glenmore, the community was served by a ferry that connected the area to Bowling Green. It was one of several ferries that crossed the river prior to the 1960s."Remembering Ferryboats". ''SOKY Happenings''. August 3, 2021 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glenmore, Kentucky
Glenmore is an unincorporated community located in northern Warren County, Kentucky, United States. Glenmore is part of the Bowling Green Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Glenmore is located in extreme-northern Warren County along the Green River. The community is nestled near the tripoint where Warren County’s northern boundaries meet with those of eastern Butler and western Edmonson Counties. History Glenmore once was a small town with a few residences and businesses. One of those businesses was the Massey's Springs Hotel, which operated from the mid-19th century until its 1914 closure. The hotel, which served people traveling via the Green River, was converted into a farm house, where a farming business operated until 1942. It was destroyed by fire sometime around 1944. Transportation Currently, two state-maintained routes, Kentucky Routes 1749 (KY 1749) and 185 (KY 185) directly serve the area. KY 185 connects the area to Bowling Green to the south and the cit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woodbury, Kentucky
Woodbury is a home rule-class city in Butler County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 90 at the 2010 census. History Woodbury was incorporated in 1856. Geography Woodbury is located in southeastern Butler County at . It is situated on the west bank of the Green River. Morgantown, the Butler County seat, is to the northwest. According to the United States Census Bureau, Woodbury has a total area of , all land. Climate Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 87 people, 35 households, and 26 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 36 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 100.00% White. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.30% of the population. There were 35 households, out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.6% were married couples living together, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.7% were non-families. 25.7% of all househo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aberdeen, Kentucky
Aberdeen is an unincorporated community and coal town located in Butler County, Kentucky, United States. History Geography Aberdeen is located in central Butler County, at the junction of U.S. Highway 231 and Kentucky Routes 70 and 79, just across the bridge over the Green River from Morgantown. All three routes lead southwest to Morgantown immediately across the bridge. US 231 leads northwest to Cromwell and Beaver Dam. KY 70 leads east to Roundhill and Brownsville, and KY 79 leads northeast to Caneyville. The community can also be accessed directly from the Exit 33 interchange of Interstate 165 near the Butler/ Ohio County line. Post office Aberdeen has a local post office A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post offices may offer additional serv ... with ZIP code 42201. References Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morgantown, Kentucky
Morgantown is a home rule-class city in, and the seat of Butler County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 2,471 at the time of the 2020 Census History The settlement may have originally been called Funkhouser Hill after Christopher Funkhouser, the local landowner who donated of land to establish a seat for the newly formed Butler County in 1811.Rennick, Robert. ''Kentucky Place Names''p. 203 University Press of Kentucky (Lexington), 1987. Accessed 1 August 2013. The etymology of the city's present name (originally written Morgan Town) is uncertain. It may have been chosen to honor a hunter named Morgan or to honor Daniel Morgan Smith, the first white child born in the town. It was incorporated as Morgantown by the state assembly in 1813, although the post office also went by the name Butler Court House during the 19th century. Granville Allen, a member of the 17th Kentucky Infantry, was one of the first Union soldiers to die in the Civil War, in a skirmish on Oct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cromwell, Kentucky
Cromwell is an unincorporated community in Ohio County, Kentucky, United States. Education The north side of the community is home to Southern Elementary School, a part of the Ohio County School System. Secondary students in Cromwell attend Ohio County Middle and High Schools, located in the Hartford/Beaver Dam area. Geography and transportation The community is located in the southern portion of Ohio County on U.S. Route 231 near its junction with Kentucky Route 505. It is located about southeast of Beaver Dam. Interstate 165 (formerly the William H. Natcher Parkway) provides direct access to Cromwell via the Exit 33 interchange with U.S. 231 just south of the Ohio- Butler County line. The community is also directly served by the Western Kentucky Parkway at its Exit 75 interchange on the southern edge of Beaver Dam. Industry Cromwell is home to a Perdue Farms poultry and pork processing plant. Post office Cromwell has a post office A post office is a public facilit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Logansport, Kentucky
Logansport is an unincorporated community in northwestern Butler County in south-central Kentucky, United States. Logansport is part of the Bowling Green Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Logansport is located about northwest of Morgantown. Transportation Logansport is served by two state-maintained highways in the area. Kentucky Route 269 (KY 269) connects the area to U.S. 231 in southern Ohio County via Reed's Ferry on the Green River. KY 403 connects Logansport directly to downtown Morgantown to the southeast. KY 403 previously connected directly to the southern Ohio County community of Cromwell to the north via ferry until sometime in the mid-1960s. The town can also be accessed from Interstate 165 (I-165; formerly the William H. Natcher Parkway) via the Morgantown exits at mile markers 26 and 27. Education Students in Logansport attend Butler County Schools in Morgantown, Kentucky, including Butler County Middle and high schools. Morgantown Elementary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Butler County, Kentucky
Butler County is a county located in the US state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 12,371. Its county seat is Morgantown. The county was formed in 1810, becoming Kentucky's 53rd county. Butler County is included in the Bowling Green, Kentucky, Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Numerous archaeological sites are located along the Green River in Butler County. A 1932 survey found nine sites, many of which were a group of shell mounds, including the Carlston Annis and DeWeese Shell Mounds. The area now known as Butler County was first settled by the families of Richard C. Dellium and James Forgy, who founded a town called Berry's Lick. The first industry was salt-making. On January 18, 1810, the Kentucky General Assembly created Butler County from portions of Logan and Ohio counties. The new county was named for Major General Richard Butler, who died at the Battle of the Wabash in 1791. In June of that year, the Kentucky Governor commissioned a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rochester, Kentucky
Rochester is a home rule-class city in Butler County, Kentucky, United States, at the confluence of the Green and Mud rivers. The population was 114 as of the 2020 Census History Rochester is rooted in an early pioneer settlement known as "The Mouth" for its strategic location at the confluence of the Green and Mud rivers. In the early 19th century, an early settler named Thomas Riddick platted a town at this location known as "Suffolk" on his father's Revolutionary War land grant, though the town was not successful. The city was established in the 1830s and incorporated in 1839. It is named for Rochester, New York. There is a connection to Rochester, New York, but it is not named "for" it. Documentation of the Rochester family, in a book ''“The House of Rochester in Kentucky” by Mrs. Agatha Rochester Strange'' published in/around 1889, indicates that Rochester, KY was settled by William Strother Lewis McDowell (b. Jun 24, 1819) thanks to the dedication and management ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rochester Ferry
Rochester may refer to: Places Australia * Rochester, Victoria Canada * Rochester, Alberta United Kingdom *Rochester, Kent **City of Rochester-upon-Medway (1982–1998), district council area **History of Rochester, Kent **HM Prison Rochester, a Young Offenders Institution in Rochester **Rochester Castle, a medieval building in Rochester **Rochester Cathedral **Rochester (UK Parliament constituency), historical constituency **Rochester and Strood (UK Parliament constituency) *Rochester, Northumberland United States * Rochester, Illinois * Rochester, Indiana * Rochester, Iowa * Rochester, Kentucky * Rochester, Massachusetts * Rochester, Michigan * Rochester, Minnesota, second largest city by population with the name Rochester * Rochester, Missouri * Rochester, Nevada * Rochester, New Hampshire * Rochester, New York, the largest city by population with the name Rochester * Rochester, Ulster County, New York * Rochester, Ohio (in Lorain County) * Rochester, Noble County, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
