CSX Licking River Bridge South, Wilder, Kentucky
CSX Licking River Bridge South, Wilder, Kentucky
Most likely built in the early 1900s this single span railroad bridge is about 150 feet long and spans the Licking River between Wilder & Latonia, Kentucky.
Now owned by CSX rail line this was the…[View More]
The Old Sulphur-Bedford Road Phantom Bridge, Bedford, Kentucky
The Old Sulphur-Bedford Road Phantom Bridge, Bedford, Kentucky
Built in 1901 this abandoned bridge sits about halfway between Bedford and Sulphur, Kentucky. Bypassed in 1999 this bridge is rapidly deteriorating but sits in a beautiful valley with a cool historic …[View More]
The Zombie Phantom Bridge, Pendleton, Kentucky
The Zombie Phantom Bridge, Pendleton, Kentucky
Perhaps Kentucky’s craziest bridge is located in Henry County and known as the “Zombie Bridge” because it’s made from parts of another disassembled bridge. What is really scary…[View More]
Falknor Road Stone Arch Phantom Bridge, Covington, Ohio
Falknor Road Stone Arch Phantom Bridge, Covington, Ohio
Built around 1899 the Falknor Road Stone Arch Phantom Bridge was closed in 1970 when a new bridge was built downstream. Still standing 50 years later in 2020 this span will probably be standing for th…[View More]
The Danville Tunnel, Nicholasville, Kentucky
The Danville Tunnel, Nicholasville, Kentucky
The Danville Tunnel was built in 1971 in Jessamine County, Kentucky after the realignment of U.S. 27 across the Kentucky River.
The Abandoned Boone Tunnel, Wilmore, Kentucky
The Abandoned Boone Tunnel, Wilmore, Kentucky
Built in the 1920s when the “highway” was redesigned, this small tunnel funneled automobile traffic directly onto the “Brooklyn Bridge” over the Kentucky River. Unfortunately a…[View More]
Chinn’s Cave House, Shakertown, Kentucky
Chinn’s Cave House, Shakertown, Kentucky
Chinn’s Cave House was literally built out of the side of a cliff in rural Kentucky just west of Lexington. It was a small restaurant and gas station but they also secretively sold liquor and ha…[View More]
The Bridges of Thurmond, West Virginia
The Bridges of Thurmond, West Virginia
Built in 1915 the Thurmond Bridge in Thurmond, West Virginia was built after the previous bridge was destroyed in a flood in 1908.
Old Route 120 Phantom Bridge, Howe, Indiana
Old Route 120 Phantom Bridge, Howe, Indiana
The last remaining steel through truss bridge in LaGrange County, Indiana is a phantom bridge! Here’s what we know about this beast.
Lock and Dam # 9, Philo, Ohio
Lock and Dam # 9, Philo, Ohio
A series of 11 canal locks and dams were built along the Muskingum River in central Ohio between 1836 to 1841. This is the story behind Lock and Dam # 9 in Philo, Ohio.