River, Kentucky

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Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States

title: "River, Kentucky" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["unincorporated-communities-in-johnson-county,-kentucky", "unincorporated-communities-in-kentucky", "coal-towns-in-kentucky"] description: "Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States" topic_path: "general/unincorporated-communities-in-johnson-county-kentucky" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River,_Kentucky" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States ::

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FieldValue
official_nameRiver, Kentucky
settlement_typeUnincorporated community
image_skylineForrest and Maxie Preston Bridge.jpg
imagesize250px
image_captionThe Forrest and Maxie Preston Memorial Bridge
pushpin_mapKentucky#USA
pushpin_labelRiver
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameUnited States
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1Kentucky
subdivision_type2County
subdivision_name2Johnson
population_as_of2000
timezoneEastern (EST)
utc_offset-5
timezone_DSTEDT
utc_offset_DST-5
elevation_m193
elevation_ft633
coordinates
postal_code_typeZIP code
postal_code41254
area_code606
blank_nameFIPS code
blank1_nameGNIS feature ID
blank1_info501977
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|postal_code_type = ZIP code |postal_code = 41254 |area_code = 606 |blank_name = FIPS code |blank_info = |blank1_name = GNIS feature ID |blank1_info = 501977 |website = |footnotes = River is an unincorporated community in Johnson County, Kentucky, United States. The post office was first established on September 6, 1890, and its current ZIP code is 41254. Its telephone area code is 606. Its geographic coordinates are (37.86102 N, 82.72623 W).

History

A post office called River has been in operation since 1890. The community took its name from the nearby river.

Trivia

In 1999, the community of River received international attention for having the world's longest "plastic" bridge. The wooden deck of the 420 ft Forrest and Maxie Preston Memorial Bridge was replaced with a deck made of glass fiber-reinforced polymer composites. The bridge is 30 feet longer than Aberfeldy Bridge in Scotland, which was the former recordholder. The bridge spans the Levisa Fork and connects River to the community of Offutt.

River is also noted as the birthplace of country music star Hylo Brown and is the burial site of legendary pioneer, Jenny Wiley.

Nearby cities and towns

References

References

  1. {{gnis. 501977
  2. Rennick, Robert M.. (1988). "''Kentucky Place Names''". The University Press of Kentucky.
  3. [http://www.zipareacode.net/river-ky.htm ZIP Code Look-up] Retrieved 2009-11-28
  4. "Johnson County". Jim Forte Postal History.
  5. Rennick, Robert M.. "Kentucky Place Names". University Press of Kentucky.
  6. [http://www.research.uky.edu/odyssey/fall99/bridge.html Forrest and Maxie Preston Memorial Bridge] Retrieved on 2009-08-29

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