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Pelicans on the Tennessee River-Gilbertsville, Kentucky

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Pelicans on the Tennessee River-Gilbertsville, Kentucky

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Kentucky Dam Railroad Bridge & U.S. Highway 62 Bridge - Tennessee River - Gilbertsville, Kentucky by J.L. Ramsaur Photography

The Kentucky Dam, a hydroelectric facility on the Tennessee River on the county line between Livingston and Marshall counties, was completed in 1944. The dam initially carried the Illinois Central Railroad and Paducah & Louisville Railroad and two lanes of U.S. Route 62 and 641 at its crest.

As part of a $734 million project to construct a new lock at the east end of the Kentucky Dam and to renovate the entire facility, U.S. Route 62 and the Paducah & Louisville Railway (PAL) were rerouted from atop the dam to their own separate structures just to the north. Part of the existing roadway atop the dam was retained to access a visitors center while the railroad tracks were removed.

In September 2005, the Army Corps of Engineers awarded an $89 million contract to the American Bridge Company for the new railroad and highway bridges. Work was intentionally slowed down because of a lack of continued funding. The main span Warren Through Truss, weighing 4.4 million pounds and measuring 500 feet in length, was floated along the Tennessee River from its erection site, raised via hydraulic jacks, and then slid into place onto the new bridge piers in August 2009. The new Kentucky Dam Railroad Bridge opened for the PAL on November 22, 2009. The combined cost of the new railroad and highway bridges was $97 million.

Three bracketed photos were taken with a handheld Nikon D7200 and combined with Photomatix Pro to create this HDR image. Additional adjustments were made in Photoshop CS6.

"For I know the plans I have for you", declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11

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Great Blue Heron e_6039 by Porch Dog

There were several Herons below Kentucky Dam along the Tennessee River, Gilbertsville, Kentucky

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There were several Herons below Kentucky Dam along the Tennessee River, Gilbertsville, Kentucky

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Great Blue Herons e_6042 by Porch Dog

There were several Herons below Kentucky Dam along the Tennessee River, Gilbertsville, Kentucky

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Kentucky Dam-Tennessee River-Gilbertsville Kentucky

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Paducah and Louisville Railway (PAL)-New Kentucky Dam Bridge at sunset - Gilbertsville, Kentucky by J.L. Ramsaur Photography

Driving across the George A "Tony" Ellis Memorial Bridge across the Tennessee River toward Gilbertsville, Kentucky, I was able to stop in the emergency lane, use my wide angle lens, and capture this image of the Paducah and Louisville Railway-New Kentucky Dam Bridge at sunset. The bridge is a Polygonal Warren through truss with all verticals built 2009 as a replacement for the railroad tracks across Kentucky Dam. It does my structural engineering heart and mind so much good to see something other than a standard (and boring) bridge design that is typically used for cost reasons.

In the background is the Luther Draffen Bridge, a pair of steel through arches on I-24.

Technical Information (or Nerdy Stuff):
Camera - Nikon D7200 (handheld)
Lens – Nikkor 18-300mm Zoom
ISO – 1600
Aperture – f/7.1
Exposure – 1/4 second
Focal Length – 10mm

The original RAW file was processed with Adobe Camera Raw and final adjustments were made with Photoshop CS6.

"For I know the plans I have for you", declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11

The best way to view my photostream is through Flickriver with the link below:
www.flickriver.com/photos/photojourney57/