About Heidelberg Railroad Bridge
The 2.98-mile RNI&B Sturgeon Creek Branch was built by the Kentucky Coal Development Company between Heidelberg to Ida May via Sturgeon Creek between March 1907 to January 1908. 1 It eventually became a part of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad as it provided a connection to the Kentucky, Rockcastle & Cumberland Railroad. A lack of revenue traffic caused the branch to be discontinued on April 13, 1935.
The Kentucky River crossing was converted for automobile use until a new structure was constructed in 1968.
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Sources & Citations
References for this location, in MLA format.
- Sulzer, Elmer G. The Riney-B. Ghost Railroads of Kentucky, Indiana University Press, 1998.
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