Pikeville in Pike County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Pauley Bridge

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1. Pauley Bridge Marker

Inscription. Designer: O.S. Batten
Contractor: Local WPA Crews
Year Built: 1936

The Pauley Bridge was placed on the
National Register of Historic Places in 1991

Renovation was completed in 2006 and re-opened
as a pedestrian and bicycle bridge

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Bridges & Viaducts • Charity & Public Work. A significant historical year for this entry is 1936.

Location. 37° 29.545′ N, 82° 32.105′ W. Marker is in Pikeville, Kentucky, in Pike County. It is on North Mayo Trail 0.2 miles from U.S. 23/119/460, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 587 N Mayo Trl, Pikeville KY 41501, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Kentucky. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Antebellum South.

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least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Chair of Honor (approx. 0.9 miles away); Pikeville Veterans Memorial Park (approx. 0.9 miles away); Trail of Fame (approx. 1.1 miles away); Pikeville Cut-Through Project (approx. 1.1 miles away); Feudists on Trial (approx. 1.2 miles away); Effie Waller Smith (approx. 1.2 miles away); Pikeville College (approx. 1.2 miles away); Forbidden (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pikeville.

Also see . . .
1. Kentucky SP Pauley Bridge. National Register nomination for the bridge. (National Archives) (Submitted on May 26, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

2. Pauley Bridge. History, specifications and photographs of the bridge, which carried vehicular traffic as recently as 2000. (HistoricBridges.org) (Submitted on May 26, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

cmh2315fl via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0), June 23, 2010

2. Pauley Bridge Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 26, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 26, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 653 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 26, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.