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The Abandoned Railroad Tracks of Perfect North Ski Slopes, Guilford, Indiana

Many people who have visited Perfect North Slopes ski resort in Dearborn County, Indiana are familiar with the long drive back to the parking lot but few know the history of that roadway and the bridg…[View More]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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