Country United States County Johnson GNIS feature ID 501977 Area 70 ha Population 695 (2000) | State Kentucky Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) Elevation 193 m Zip code 41254 Area code 606 | |
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River is an unincorporated community located in Johnson County, Kentucky, United States. The post office was first established on September 6, 1890 and its current ZIP code is 41254 and its telephone area code is 606. Its logistical coordinates are (37.86102N, 82.72623W).
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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-foot-long (130 m) 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.