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

Pikeville Cut-Through Project

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 20, 2022

1. Pikeville Cut-Through Project Marker

Inscription. This "Cut-Through” project, the dream of Dr. Wm. C. Hambley, is the largest engineering feat in the US and second in the world only to the Panama Canal. It was started in 1973 and finished in 1987, at a cost of $77,593,691. 18,000,000 cubic yards of earth were moved. The project eliminated the disastrous flooding of the Big Sandy River by moving a 4-lane highway, a railroad and a river through the mountain.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars • Roads & Vehicles • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1987.

Location. 37° 28.718′ N, 82° 32.641′ W. Marker is in Pikeville, Kentucky, in Pike County. It is at the intersection of Cedar Creek Road (Kentucky Route 1384) and Bob Amos Drive, on the right when traveling east on Cedar Creek Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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

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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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Trail of Fame (here, next to this marker); Pikeville Veterans Memorial Park (approx. 0.2 miles away); Chair of Honor (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Pikeville Cut-Through Project (approx. half a mile away); Timeline to Transformation (approx. half a mile away); Mayor Hambley: Cut-Thru was ‘an act of God’ (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Timeline to Transformation (approx. half a mile away); Revolutionary Revitalization (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pikeville.

Also see . . .
1. Pikeville Cut-Through. Wikipedia entry on the project, one of the largest civil engineering projects in the western hemisphere. (Submitted on December 7, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

2. Pikeville Cut-Through, Kentucky Drone Video.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 20, 2022

2. Pikeville Cut-Through Project Marker

A bird's-eye view of the cut through Peach Orchard Mountain. (Ben Childers, uploaded Jan. 16, 2021) (Submitted on December 7, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Pikeville Cut-Through Project View image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 20, 2024

3. Pikeville Cut-Through Project View

From the Bob Amos Park Overlook

Credits. This page was last revised on March 26, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 7, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,223 times since then and 71 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 7, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 3. submitted on March 26, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.