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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]

Sparks Ferry Phantom Bridge, Sparksville, Indiana

Built in 1890 by the Youngstown Bridge Company of Youngstown, Ohio, the Sparks Ferry bridge is 425 feet long and spans the East Fork of the White River in Jackson County, Indiana. The bridge is somewh…[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]

Mill Road Phantom Bridge, Gettysburg, Ohio

This steel through truss bridge was constructed in 1881 for $2,968.10 by the Massillon Bridge Company of Massillon, Ohio. The bridge is 137 feet long and spans Greenville Creek. The bridge features po…[View More]

The Phantom Bridge of Orient, Ohio

Built in 1885 by the Cleveland Bridge and Iron Company of Cleveland, Ohio, the Orient Bridge is 225 feet long and spans Big Darby Creek near the town of Orient, Ohio. The bridge is a very ornate Whipp…[View More]

Red Arrow Highway Phantom Bridge, Benton Heights, Michigan

The Red Arrow Highway Bridge has an interesting history, although I was unable to find out the entire story on the bridge. To begin with I’m not sure when the bridge was built but information indica…[View More]

Panther Creek Phantom Bridge, Pleasant Hill, Ohio

Built in the 1880s the Panther Creek Phantom Bridge is one of only 22 Bowstring bridges still standing in the state of Ohio. Check out this video on this rare piece of American history.

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]

Indian Creek Phantom Bridge, Lawrenceville, Illinois

Built in 1923 and bypassed just 34 years later when State Route 1 was realigned, this Phantom Bridge sits abandonded over Indian Creek just south of Lawrenceville, Illinois. The former route that this…[View More]

Falknor Road Stone Arch Phantom Bridge, Covington, Ohio

Built around 1899 the Falknor Road Stone Arch Phantom Bridge was closed in 1970 when a new bridge was built downstream. Still standing 50 years later in 2020 this span will probably be standing for th…[View More]

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