This is looking north on unopened US 119 at the bridge crossing Raccoon Creek and KY 1441.
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KYTC employees carry the sign to be unveiled naming the bridge after the family that gave up property for the highway.
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Looking down between the bridges at KY 1441.
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Looking back to the south along new US 119. Over the moutain in the background is the end of the existing four-lane at the Burning Fork Road interchange.
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Members of the Pinson family unveil the sign to be erected at the bridge.
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Looking down at the valley below from new US 119.
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Side view of the bridge's northbound lanes.
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Another view.
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And let another angle.
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The fences are designed to keep coal from flying off trucks on US 119 to the highway below.
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Looking at the bridge's curvature.
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Looking down between the spans. The bridge is made with a box girder design. The metal girders are 10 feet tall and hollow inside. They are tall enough for a person to stand inside.
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Another shot.
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And yet another.
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Looking back south on US 119 at the dedication site and the end of the bridges.
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A better view of the box girder.
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Closer view of the catch fences.
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Members of the Pinson family go down to check out the hollow box girders. On the right is Heather Haley from WYMT-TV in Hazard.
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Looking up between the spans with a good view of the box girders.
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A different angle, This is at the north end of the bridge, looking south.
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The Pinson Family Bridge sign erected for the northbound lanes.
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This is looking north on new US 119 at the Winns Branch Bridge.
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The Winns Branch Bridge as seen from the northbound lanes.
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Another shot of the Winns Branch Bridge.
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Looking back south up the hill from the northbound lanes at the Winns Branch Bridge.
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Looking down the hill with the Johns Creek Bridge and KY 194 interchange in the background.
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The Johns Creek Bridge crossing KY 194. A grade-separated interchange with a connector route linking US 119 and KY 194 is in the background. The day this photo was taking, paving was taking place.
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Looking north at the Johns Creek Bridge.
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Another angle with the interchange in the background.
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This is looking north from the overpass at the interchange.
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Another shot looking north.
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Looking south from the overpass, back at the bridge crossing Johns Creek and KY 194.
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A different angle.
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Clolser view of the bridge from the overpass.
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A closer look at the Johns Creek Bridge, looking south.
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A broader view.
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And yet another.
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And another.
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This is looking down the access road that will link KY 194 and US 119.
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Another shot looking down the access road. The US 119 road cuts can be seen at left.
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Looking at the Johns Creek Bridge from the connector ramp.
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One of the bridge piers.
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Another shot of the bridge.
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Looking toward the overpass at the grade-separated interchange.
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A view of the interchange from a distance.
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The bridge and the ramp from southbound US 119.
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Another angle.
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This shows the ramp from north US 119 to the KY 194 connector, and the ramp from the connector to northbound US 119.
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Signage at the end of KY 302 in Floyd County at the intersection of KY 302, KY 80, US 23 and US 460, with the new-style Mountain Parkway sign visible.
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Closeup view of the new Mountain Parkway sign that currently is installed only in a few places in Floyd County.
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Another angle of the sign.
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New Mountain Parkway sign at the exit from US 23 north to KY 114.
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New Mountain Parkway sign at the off-ramp from US 23 to Ky 114.
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KY 114 and new-style Mountain Parkway sign near KY 404 west of Prestonsburg.
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