LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville tourism and development leaders are working to connect the city’s urban core to the more rural parts of Kentucky.
And they believe legislation state lawmakers passed this year will help make swinging pedestrian bridges a growing attraction to spur economic growth.
Out in the hills of southeast Kentucky — Clay County to be specific, nearly 3 hours from Louisville — you’ll discover what’s affectionately called the Land of the Swinging Bridges, where dozens of them exist as both a draw for tourists and essential infrastructure for locals who rely on them to get around when the low-water vehicle bridges flood…