Gravel Switch, Livingston County, Kentucky facts for kids
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Gravel Switch, Kentucky
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Dam, quarries, and port in area
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 Gravel Switch, Kentucky
Location in Kentucky
Gravel Switch, Kentucky
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Livingston |
| Elevation | 387 ft (118 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CST) |
| GNIS feature ID | 493181 |
Gravel Switch is an area along the Paducah & Louisville Railway (PAL) between the Kentucky Dam on the Tennessee River and Grand Rivers in Livingston County, Kentucky, United States near the interchange of U.S. Route 62 and Kentucky Route 453. The gravel of the area was prized as one of the best cementing gravels for the construction of railroad track ballast. It remains a rail, barge, and transloading terminal for aggregates for Vulcan Materials Company's Grand Rivers Quarry.
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