Creek Archives - History in Your Own Backyard

Seven Gables Road Abandoned Bridge, Sixteen Mile Stand, Ohio

This concrete bridge was once used on a daily basis but now sits hidden back in the woods. I contacted the Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library, the Symmes Historical Society and the Hamil…[View More]

Lynhurst Drive Stone Arch Bridge, Mars Hill, Indianapolis, Indiana

The historic Lynhurst Stone Arch Bridge was constructed around 1910. Unfortunately the Indiana Historical Society, the Central Library, the Marion County Historical Society, the Marion County Highway …[View More]

Abandoned Railroad Bridge Abutments, Olde West Chester, Ohio

First off I would like to thank Brian Smith and Jeffrey Jakucyk. Without their expertise, this video would have never happened. Also, if anyone has any additional information to add after watching thi…[View More]

Abandoned Ghost Road Next to a Cemetery in Warren County, Ohio, Blanchester

Apparently there was a county road that came off of Ohio Route 123 that ran alongside the New Hope Cemetery. This small portion of road is still listed on Google Maps as Starkey-Cleavenger Road. The r…[View More]

Remains of an Abandoned Historic Railroad Line, Built in the 1850s, Guilford, Dearborn County, Indiana

Hidden from the outside world yet just 400 feet southwest of busy State Route 1 in Dearborn County, Indiana are the remains of the bridge abutments from a rail line built in the 1850s. I covered this …[View More]

Bower Bridge, Mahaffey, Pennsylvania

The Bower Bridge located near MaHaffey, Pennsylvania in Clearfield County was built around 1910 over the West Branch of the Susquehanna River. This bridge is actually 2 bridges in one. The original st…[View More]

Weird Things Found in Rapid Run Creek, Delhi Township, Cincinnati, Ohio

While exploring Rapid Run Creek on the westside of Cincinnati, Ohio, we found the remains of 3 abandoned bridges, one abandoned road and a multitude of things we couldn’t explain. If anyone know…[View More]

Cook’s Run “S” Bridge, Cambridge, Ohio

What remains of this bridge known as the Cook’s Run S Bridge, was built in the late 1820s as part of the “National Road”. In a nutshell the National Road was the first federally funded road whic…[View More]

Abandoned Phantom Bridge, Kimbolton, Ohio

Starting back in 1820 a log mill was built on the south side of Wills Creek directly opposite of where the foundation of the last mill stood on the north side of the creek. This was known as a “corn…[View More]

Emerson Road Abandoned Phantom Bridge, Cohutta, Georgia

Built around 1920 by the Champion Bridge Company based in Ohio, this bridge was bypassed in 1991 when the current bridge was built. A concrete memorial stands at one end of the new bridge with a plaqu…[View More]

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