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Old Highway 53 Phantom Bridge, Oldham, Kentucky

The Old Highway 53 Phantom Bridge is one of those spans that will slip away into history without much notice due to it’s size and location. This bridge was probably built in the 1920s or early 1930s…[View More]

White Lick Creek Phantom Bridge, Paint Lick, Kentucky

The White Lick Creek Phantom Bridge was built in 1915 and bypassed in 2005. The bridge is 100 feet long and spans White Lick Creek. Closed to all automobile traffic the bridge is still open to pedestr…[View More]

The Abandoned Spainhower Railroad Tunnel

The Spainhower Tunnel is on the Rowland Branch of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, which operated from 1868 to 1934. The branch extended from Fort Estill just south of Richmond, Kentucky, to Lan…[View More]

Chenault Phantom Bridge, Danville, Kentucky

This bridge was constructed in 1924 by the F.K. Ketler Company of Chicago, Illinois. They started operations in 1924 so this must have been one of their first projects. The company is still in busines…[View More]

Historic Chaplin River Bridge, Perryville, Kentucky

Originally a covered bridge was built at this location sometime before 1862. In 1909 an overloaded traction engine, also known as a steam powered tractor, damaged the covered bridge and was replaced w…[View More]

CSX Licking River Bridge South, Wilder, Kentucky

Most likely built in the early 1900s this single span railroad bridge is about 150 feet long and spans the Licking River between Wilder & Latonia, Kentucky. Now owned by CSX rail line this was the…[View More]

The Grant’s Bend Railroad Tunnels, Ryland Heights, Kentucky

Built in 1853 and 1912 the Grant’s Bend Railroad Tunnels are still in use after 167 years of service. The tunnel built in 1853 is the oldest major piece of transit infrastructure in the Greater …[View More]

Perryville, Kentucky

Founded in 1758, Perryville, Kentucky was originally known as Harbeson’s Station. In 1862 Perryville became the site of the most destructive Civil War battle in the state which left more than 7,…[View More]

The Old Sulphur-Bedford Road Phantom Bridge, Bedford, Kentucky

Built in 1901 this abandoned bridge sits about halfway between Bedford and Sulphur, Kentucky. Bypassed in 1999 this bridge is rapidly deteriorating but sits in a beautiful valley with a cool historic …[View More]

The Zombie Phantom Bridge, Pendleton, Kentucky

Perhaps Kentucky’s craziest bridge is located in Henry County and known as the “Zombie Bridge” because it’s made from parts of another disassembled bridge. What is really scary…[View More]

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