A photo taken Wednesday shows the mill, creek, dam and, at left, part of the"shotcrete" abutment for the new bridge. |
A Weisenberger mill has stood on the Scott County bank of South Elkhorn Creek near Midway since 1865, and the current mill has been there since 1913. It has become a timeless icon in Central Kentucky, but it is also a business, and at a time when many businesses are closed, it is busy -- for the same reason a lot of Kentuckians are not. They're home, and they're baking.
The mill was somewhat isolated for almost three and a half years because the state, citing safety concerns, closed the 80-year-old bridge that crossed the creek just downstream from the mill dam. After debates about how many lanes the bridge would have, and going through a long historical and environmental review, property negotiations and a rebidding, a new one-lane bridge opened Dec. 23. For a story and video on the ceremonial ribbon-cutting, click here.
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