Bridge Archives - History in Your Own Backyard

Bridge Named After Victim of Fatal Automobile Accident, Harvey Gordon Clark Bridge, Hyde Park, Chicago, Illinois

Designed & built in 1895 by Charles L. Strobel who was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1852 & Daniel H. Burnham who was born in Henderson, New York in 1846 the Jackson Park Lagoon Bridge was built…[View More]

The Historic Pope Lick Railroad Trestle and The Pope Lick Monster, Fisherville, Kentucky

Built in 1925 by the Southern Railway, the Pope Lick Creek Viaduct is 810 feet long and spans Pope Lick Creek and South Pope Lick Road 90 feet below. This is a beautiful railroad trestle that you need…[View More]

Exploring an Abandoned Railroad Bridge with Rotted Ties, Covington, Indiana

From what I can figure out, the location of this railroad crossing over the Wabash River in Covington, Indiana dates back to 1869. However, the only vestiges of the original crossing is the massive cu…[View More]

The Lost Bridge in Pennington Gap, Virginia

About 1 mile north of Pennington Gap, Virginia you’ll find 2 concrete bridge piers and a concrete bridge abutment on the east side of the North Fork of the Powell River also known as Stone Creek. I …[View More]

Three Historic Phantom Bridges Discovered Along an Abandoned Ghost Road in Michigan

I did some research and found out after talking to the county that the bridge was built around 1920. The main concrete arch bridge is around 82 feet long while the two smaller bridges are about 30 fee…[View More]

The Animal Bridge, Woodlawn, Chicago, Illinois

Originally built in 1904 the “Animal Bridge” in Chicago’s Jackson Park is definitely a one of a kind bridge. Designed by architect Peter Weber the bridge is 117 feet long and according to Nathan…[View More]

Pond Creek Pony Truss Bridge, Beatysville, West Virginia

The Pond Creek Pony Truss Bridge near Beatysville was built in 1905 and rehabbed in 1984. It’s about 38 feet long and spans Pond Creek on Buffalo Run Road which parallels a small stream called Buffa…[View More]

Old Taylorsville Phantom Bridge, Fisherville, Kentucky

The abandoned Old Taylorsville Road Pony Truss bridge was most likely built sometime in the 1930s. It’s about 52 feet long and spans Pope Lick Run. Looking over old aerial maps it looks like this b…[View More]

Abandoned Wills Creek Bridge, Birds Run, Ohio

Built in 1894 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio, the Wills Creek bridge is about 162 feet long and spans Wills Creek just southeast of Birds Run, Ohio. I’m not too sure when the bri…[View More]

Leeman Field Bridge, Pennington Gap, Virginia

The Leeman Field Bridge, Pennington Gap, Virginia In June of 2023 I was driving along Route 421 in Pennington Gap, Virginia when I noticed a bridge abutment and piers from a former bridge. Well I had…[View More]

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