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State Route 1 Phantom Bridge, # 3, Guilford, Indiana

This is the third in a series of phantom bridges along State Route 1 in Dearborn County, Indiana. This particular bridge was probably built around 1917. The bridge is 20 feet long, 12 feet wide and sp…[View More]

20,000 Foreigners Hired to Rebuild Railroad in Dearborn County, Indiana

I have a lot of people that ask me what is my favorite video. After producing over 575 documentary videos on everything from one room school houses to cathedrals, it’s hard to say. Every video proje…[View More]

The Collapse of the Cook Road Phantom Bridge, Guilford, Indiana

About 3 miles north of Guilford, Indiana on the west side of State Route 1 is the former Cook Road Bridge. Built in 1901 this bridge use to span Slab Camp Creek. Built by the American Bridge Company o…[View More]

East Laughery Creek Road Phantom Bridge, Aurora, Indiana

Built in 1917 this single lane pony truss bridge is about 41 feet long and spans a branch of Laughery Creek on East Laughery Creek Road in Dearborn County, Indiana. I remember driving over the bridge …[View More]

The Story of the Guilford Red Bridge, Guilford, Indiana

The area around Guilford, Indiana is loaded with railroad history. In this segment we’re checking out the former Guilford Red Bridge. Back in the mid 1800s a rail line came through this area until i…[View More]

The Abandoned Railroad Stone Bridge Abutments at Liggett Road, Guilford, Indiana

Heading west out of Guilford, Indiana on Bonnell Road you’ll travel about 2 miles when the road begins to curve to the right. However, if you pay attention and look straight you’ll see several lar…[View More]

The Lost Bridges of Salt Fork Creek, Guilford, Indiana

Near the intersection of State Route 1 and Salt Fork Road is just a boring bridge that crosses Salt Fork Creek near Guilford, Indiana. However, today, we are going to talk about the two previous bridg…[View More]

State Route 128 Phantom Bridge, Miamitown, Ohio

Almost exactly halfway between Miamitown and Hooven, Ohio on State Route 128 is this concrete phantom bridge built in the 1920s. This bridge was used on a daily basis by area motorists until State Rou…[View More]

What Happened to Paddy’s Run Road? New Baltimore, Ohio

About 1 and a quarter mile northwest of New Baltimore, Ohio lies the remains of the Old Paddy’s Run ghost road and stone bridge abutment. Before State Route 128 was realigned in the 1940s, Paddy’s…[View More]

Sawdon Ridge Ghost Road and Phantom Bridge, Guilford, Indiana

As you drive south on Sawdon Ridge Road in Dearborn County, Indiana, as you reach the bottom of the hill, you begin a long sweeping curve to your right as it crosses Brush Fork Creek. However, prior t…[View More]

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