Pikeville Cut-Through

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civil engineering project

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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Predicate	Object
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
constructionEnd	1987 ⓘ
constructionStart	1973 ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
cutThrough	Peach Orchard Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ a mountain adjacent to downtown Pikeville ⓘ
designer	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
length	approximately 1,300 meters ⓘ approximately 4,300 feet ⓘ
locatedIn	Appalachian Mountains region NERFINISHED ⓘ Kentucky ⓘ Pike County, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ Pikeville, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOnWatercourse	Levisa Fork of the Big Sandy River NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
rerouted	Levisa Fork of the Big Sandy River NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 23 NERFINISHED ⓘ railroad line through Pikeville ⓘ
tourismAttraction	Pikeville Cut-Through Overlook NERFINISHED ⓘ
volumeExcavated	more than 18 million cubic yards of earth and rock ⓘ

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Pikeville, Kentucky, United States → hasInfrastructureProject → Pikeville Cut-Through ⓘ

subject surface form: Pikeville, Kentucky