Forrest and Maxie Preston Memorial Suspension Bridge is near Paintsville

by American ProfileJanuary 30, 2005

The world’s longest plastic-deck bridge is the 420-foot-long pedestrian bridge across the Levisa Fork of the Big Sandy River near Paintsville (pop. 4,132). Dedicated in 1999 as the Forrest and Maxie Preston Memorial Suspension Bridge, it connects the communities of River and Offutt.