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Cabin Creek Covered Bridge, Rectorville, Kentucky

One of 11 Built around 1870 the Cabin Creek Covered Bridge near Tollesboro, Kentucky is one of only 11 covered bridges still standing in the state of Kentucky in 2021. In the early 1900s the laminated…[View More]

Greenbriar Bridge, Guilford, Indiana

This one lane concrete arch bridge spanning a branch of the West Fork of Tanners Creek, built in 1910, at one time saw up to 300 vehicles a day on Collier Ridge Road. In 2009 a steel through truss bri…[View More]

Luke Road Tunnel, Sadieville, Kentucky

Built in 1911 this tunnel is about 153 feet long and goes under the Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pacific Railway. A small creek flows right through the tunnel! To see a video of me walking throug…[View More]

Tunnel Creek Railroad Viaduct, Kings Mountain, Kentucky

First constructed in 1877 this viaduct is also known as the “Green River Trestle” or the “South Fork Trestle”. When it was originally constructed it was made out of iron with stone support pie…[View More]

The Abandoned Stone Arch Railroad Culvert, Guilford, Indiana

This beautiful stone culvert is said to have been built in 1864 when a rail line was built down here through Bonnell and Guilford, Indiana. Apparently there were several different lines built in this …[View More]

Oxford Road Bowstring Arch Bridge, New Haven, Ohio

Built around 1860 by the Massilon Bridge Company of Massilon, Ohio, this rare bowstring pony truss bridge once carried traffic over Oxford Road. The bridge is about 54 feet long and originally spanned…[View More]

Old Brownsboro Road Phantom Bridge, Orchard Grass Hills, Kentucky

Built in 1900 when Brownsboro Road was just dirt, the Old Brownsboro Road stone arch bridge is about 50 feet long and spans Harrods Creek. The bridge was bypassed in 1967 when the road was realigned a…[View More]

Kuebel Road Phantom Bridge, Guilford, Indiana

Built in 1919 by E.O. Kennedy of Lawrenceburg, Indiana, while we couldn’t find any information as to whether E.O. Kennedy was related to Archibald McMichael Kennedy who built the Guilford Covere…[View More]

18 Mile Creek Phantom Bridge, Westport, Kentucky

Built in 1885 by the Champion Bridge Company of Wilmington, Ohio, the 18 mile creek phantom bridge near Westport, Kentucky is about 40 feet long and spans Eighteen Mile Creek. This pratt pony truss br…[View More]

Abandoned Fox Run Railroad Bridge Abutment, Guilford, Indiana

Traveling west on Bonnell Road right after you pass Fox Road on your right, you’ll pass over a stream called “Fox Run”. As you cross Fox Run, look to your left and you’ll see t…[View More]

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