Paddling the Dix River: A Serene Journey through Kentucky's Palisades

In today’s So In today’s episode I am going to give you some information on a trip that you may want to plan for yourself. I will be paddling pool 6 of the Kentucky River. This section of the river is a part of the Palisades region of Kentucky. On our journey we will be treated to a view of lock 7 , there will be beautiful limestone cliffs towering above us, we will go under what was once one of the highest bridges in the world, a waterfall will reveal itself, and we will have have the most enjoyable day ever navigating

High Bridge:
An active railroad bridge near Wilmore, Kentucky. The original design for the bridge was a suspension bridge design completed by John Roebling in the mid 1800’s. Towers were built for the bridge, but construction was stopped due to a lack of finances in the 1850’s, and when the country was thrust into the Civil War.

New financial backers hired Charles Shaler Smith. He changed the design of the bridge to a cantilever style. The bridge was finished in February of 1877 at a cost of $404,856. The first train crossed the bridge three months later. The bridge was 1125 feet long, and 275 feet tall. At the time it was the highest and longest cantilever bridge in the world! It continued to be the highest crossing in North America until 1888.

References/Links:

Boat Ramp Location: https://goo.gl/maps/ndnnjxAt6YaRYD8X6

Shaker Village Boat Ramp Info: https://shakervillageky.org/the-river/

Waterfall location: https://goo.gl/maps/jtmPuEzNNbKxP7M49

Turn around spot on my trip: https://goo.gl/maps/D3TTKUuks5T4r23y5

https://app.fw.ky.gov/fisheries/acces...

http://bridgestunnels.com/location/hi...

https://jessamineco.com/visitors/high...

https://finance.ky.gov/kentucky-river...

KY River Palisades: https://www.kentuckytourism.com/kentu...