Pikeville Cut-Through

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Pikeville Cut-Through is a massive civil engineering project in Pikeville, Kentucky, that rerouted a river, railroad, and highway by cutting through a mountain to reduce flooding and traffic congestion.

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instanceOf civil engineering project ⓘ
category Buildings and structures in Pike County, Kentucky ⓘ
Civil engineering projects in the United States ⓘ
Transportation in Pike County, Kentucky ⓘ
cityServed Pikeville, Kentucky ⓘ
constructionEnd 1987 ⓘ
constructionStart 1973 ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
cutThrough Peach Orchard Mountain ⓘ
a mountain adjacent to downtown Pikeville ⓘ
designer U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ⓘ
effect enabled expansion of downtown Pikeville ⓘ
reduced flooding in downtown Pikeville ⓘ
reduced traffic congestion in Pikeville ⓘ
hasHeritage example of large-scale mountain cut for transportation and flood control ⓘ
hasImpactOn Levisa Fork of the Big Sandy River ⓘ
U.S. Route 23 corridor through Pikeville ⓘ
rail traffic through Pikeville ⓘ
hasPhase Phase I ⓘ
Phase II ⓘ
Phase III ⓘ
Phase IV ⓘ
hasViewpoint Pikeville Cut-Through Overlook ⓘ
length approximately 1,300 meters ⓘ
approximately 4,300 feet ⓘ
locatedIn Appalachian Mountains region ⓘ
Kentucky ⓘ
Pike County, Kentucky ⓘ
Pikeville, Kentucky ⓘ
locatedOnWatercourse Levisa Fork of the Big Sandy River ⓘ
maximumDepth approximately 116 meters ⓘ
approximately 380 feet ⓘ
near downtown Pikeville ⓘ
notableFor being one of the largest civil engineering projects in the eastern United States ⓘ
relocating a river, railroad, and highway away from downtown Pikeville ⓘ
partOf flood control system for the Levisa Fork valley ⓘ
purpose flood control ⓘ
traffic congestion reduction ⓘ
urban redevelopment ⓘ
regionServed Pike County, Kentucky ⓘ
rerouted Levisa Fork of the Big Sandy River ⓘ
U.S. Route 23 NERFINISHED ⓘ
railroad line through Pikeville ⓘ
tourismAttraction Pikeville Cut-Through Overlook ⓘ
volumeExcavated more than 18 million cubic yards of earth and rock ⓘ

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Pikeville, Kentucky → hasInfrastructureProject → Pikeville Cut-Through ⓘ