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Breaks to build nation's longest pedestrian swinging bridge

By Will Wright, Lexington Herald-Leader

Kentucky's Breaks Interstate Park will soon be home to the longest pedestrian swinging bridge in North America, according to a funding announcement Wednesday from the Virginia Coalfield Economic Development Authority. Officials from the VCEDA said they will provide a grant of up to $433,000 to pay for the 725-foot walking bridge and a number of other projects, including infrastructure improvements within the park.

The bridge will cross the Russell Fork river, a major whitewater kayaking destination, and connect the Virginia and Kentucky sides of the park. Construction is expected to begin next fall, with a 2021 opening.

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The Grand Canyon of the South



2019-12-20 - Eastern Kentucky - Photo courtesy Kentucky.com/KPNS.
Breaks Interstate Park, which lies in Eastern Kentucky and in Virginia, encompasses a gorge known as the Grand Canyon of the South.

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