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Maiden Lane Phantom Bridge, St. Joseph, Michigan

Built in the 1930s the Maiden Lane Phantom Bridge was bypassed in 1962 when the new “Timber Stringer” bridge was built just 50 feet away. This Pony Steel Truss Bridge is in excellent condi…[View More]

McClure Road Phantom Bridge, Union City, Ohio

Built in 1882 the McClure Road Phantom Bridge was closed in the 1980s and most likely will never be reopened. It’s located about 200 yards back in the woods, not visable from any public roadway.…[View More]

Panther Creek Phantom Bridge, Pleasant Hill, Ohio

Built in the 1880s the Panther Creek Phantom Bridge is one of only 22 Bowstring bridges still standing in the state of Ohio. Check out this video on this rare piece of American history.

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]

Atterbury Stone Arch Bridge, Nineveh, Indiana

Located just a mile east of the town of Nineveh, Indiana is the Atterbury Stone Arch Bridge. This bridge was rebuilt in 1954 and rehabbed in 2014. The bridge is about 40 feet long and spans a tributar…[View More]

The Owens Road Bridge, Pleasant Hill, Ohio

Built around 1885 the Owens Road Bridge near Pleasant Hill, Ohio in Miami County is thought to have been moved from a previous site to this location around 1913. For being 135 years old the bridge is …[View More]

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]

Indian Creek Phantom Bridge, Lawrenceville, Illinois

Built in 1923 and bypassed just 34 years later when State Route 1 was realigned, this Phantom Bridge sits abandonded over Indian Creek just south of Lawrenceville, Illinois. The former route that this…[View More]

Washboard Road Phantom Bridge, Morning View, Kentucky

Built in the early 1900s, the Washboard Road Phantom Bridge was originally part of Kentucky Route 177. Bypassed when the route was realigned, this bridge hasn’t been used in probably 20 years. H…[View More]

Furnas Mill Bridge, Edinburgh, Indiana

Built in 1885 by the King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio has recently been restored and is located in the Atterbury Fish & Wildlife area near Edinburgh, Indiana.

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