Kentucky Archives - History in Your Own Backyard

Cane Ridge Meeting House, Paris, Kentucky

A group of Kentucky’s early settlers built Cane Ridge Meeting House in 1791. Nestled among Kentucky’s rolling hills and gracious horse farms, Cane Ridge Meeting House is located on State H…[View More]

Abandoned Fredericktown, Kentucky Bridge

Abandoned in the early 2000s, this steel truss bridge built in 1909 sits on stone bridge abutments originally constructed for a double barrel covered bridge that once sat at this location. I wasn̵…[View More]

Old US Route 62 Ghost Road & Phantom Bridge, Bardstown, Kentucky

Although I spoke to 5 or 6 people in Nelson County regarding the build date for this bridge, no one was able to come up with a firm date although after using old highway maps and aerial photography I�…[View More]

The Ludlow Lagoon, Ludlow, Kentucky

From the late 1800s to the early 1900s Ludlow, Kentucky was home to the Ludlow Lagoon Amusement Park which rivaled Cincinnati’s Coney Island. The park featured a 90 acre lake, rides, boating, mo…[View More]

The Historic Pope Lick Railroad Trestle and The Pope Lick Monster, Fisherville, Kentucky

Built in 1925 by the Southern Railway, the Pope Lick Creek Viaduct is 810 feet long and spans Pope Lick Creek and South Pope Lick Road 90 feet below. This is a beautiful railroad trestle that you need…[View More]

Old Taylorsville Phantom Bridge, Fisherville, Kentucky

The abandoned Old Taylorsville Road Pony Truss bridge was most likely built sometime in the 1930s. It’s about 52 feet long and spans Pope Lick Run. Looking over old aerial maps it looks like this b…[View More]

Harrods Old Trace Bridge, Jeffersontown, Kentucky

Back along a hard packed deadend gravel road literally 50 feet from I-265 on the east side of Louisville, Kentucky I found this timber stringer bridge over the Norfolk Southern Railroad. The road, Har…[View More]

The Story of Sleepy Hollow, Prospect, Kentucky

Establish in the 1920s Sleepy Hollow was once an exclusive hunting & fishing club for the wealthy families of Louisville. Containing roughly over 3,000 acres, the club was located about 15 miles …[View More]

The Abandoned Fields Road Phantom Bridge, Sadieville, Kentucky

Built in 1917 this abandoned girder bridge over a section of the Norfolk Southern Railway is about 92 feet long. The bridge, owned by Norfolk Southern, was closed in November 2018 after the Kentucky D…[View More]

The Historic Hinton Road Overpass, Rutland, Kentucky

Straddling the Scott & Harrison County, Kentucky border is the Hinton Road Overpass. Built in 1930 this 110 foot long steel stringer bridge spans a rail line for the Norfolk Southern Railway on H…[View More]

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