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The '''Newfound Creek Trestle''' was a massive wooden railroad trestle constructed | The '''Newfound Creek Trestle''' was a massive wooden railroad trestle originally constructed between [[1901]] and [[1904]] for the [[Cane Creek Branch]] of the [[Louisville & Nashville Railroad]] near [[Brookside]] in western [[Jefferson County]]. It was designated as '''L & N Cane Creek Trestle No. 10''' on that line. | ||
The railroad | The trestle spanned over [[Newfound Creek]] between [[Bailey's Quarters]] and [[Crocker Junction]], northeast of Brookside. It was about 115<!--or 110--> feet tall and about 650<!--or 800--> feet long, and curved across the Newfound Creek valley. Joshua Lafayette Mitchell was the trestle's designer and builder. | ||
The railroad stopped using the bridge in the 1990s and removed the rails. Plans were underway to use it as part of a walking trail system. | |||
The trestle burned down, possibly having been set alight by fireworks, on [[May 23]], [[2006]]. | The trestle burned down, possibly having been set alight by fireworks, on [[May 23]], [[2006]]. | ||
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==External links== | |||
* [http://www.flickr.com/photos/9082025@N07/1436274838 photo of L&N train on the Newfound Creek Trestle] | |||
[[Category:Bridges]] | [[Category:Bridges]] | ||
[[Category:1904 buildings]] | [[Category:1904 buildings]] | ||
Revision as of 17:03, 5 August 2014
The Newfound Creek Trestle was a massive wooden railroad trestle originally constructed between 1901 and 1904 for the Cane Creek Branch of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad near Brookside in western Jefferson County. It was designated as L & N Cane Creek Trestle No. 10 on that line.
The trestle spanned over Newfound Creek between Bailey's Quarters and Crocker Junction, northeast of Brookside. It was about 115 feet tall and about 650 feet long, and curved across the Newfound Creek valley. Joshua Lafayette Mitchell was the trestle's designer and builder.
The railroad stopped using the bridge in the 1990s and removed the rails. Plans were underway to use it as part of a walking trail system.
The trestle burned down, possibly having been set alight by fireworks, on May 23, 2006.