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County: Carroll

Old Kentucky River Toll Bridge

Marker Number: 

2116

Location: 

City limits of Carrollton, at site of new bridge, U.S. 42, Carroll County, KY (38° 40.845′ N, 85° 11.114′ W)

OLD KENTUCKY RIVER TOLL BRIDGE - The Old Kentucky River Toll Bridge first surveyed November 1897 and incorporated Nov. 1898. J.F. Jett, M. I Marker, John J. Orr, and Martin L. Downs were instrumental in obtaining bridge. Contract was let to Indiana Bridge Company, July 1899; bridge completed 1900. Conveyed to Commonwealth of Ky. by State Highway Commission, 1932. Presented by Carrollton Urban Forestry Commission.

Dedicated August 15, 2004.

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