Lexington Extension of the Louisville Southern Railroad | |
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| Nearest city | Lawrenceburg, Kentucky |
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| Coordinates | 38°01′56″N 84°49′09″W / 38.032222°N 84.819167°W |
| Area | 123 acres (50 ha) |
| Built | 1889 |
| Built by | Smith, Charles Shaler; McLeod, John |
| NRHP reference No. | 04000789 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 4, 2004 |
The Lexington Extension of the Louisville Southern Railroad, in Anderson and Woodford counties near Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. [1]
The listing included the no-longer-actively-used portion, about 8.25 miles (13.28 km), of the 22 miles (35 km) Lexington Extension, which was built in 1889 by the Louisville Southern Railroad. The listing included seven contributing structures. This portion is between Lawrenceburg and Versailles and includes the Young's High Bridge and the Cedar Brook Viaduct, as well as three wooden trestle bridges. [2]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ Joseph E. Brent; Maria Campbell Brent (May 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Lexington Extension of the Louisville Southern Railroad / Young's High Bridge Wd 67; Cedar Brook Viaduct An 30". National Park Service. Retrieved June 15, 2018. With accompanying seven photos
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Categories:
- Kentucky railroads
- National Register of Historic Places in Anderson County, Kentucky
- National Register of Historic Places in Woodford County, Kentucky
- Railway lines opened in 1889
- 1889 establishments in Kentucky
- Transportation in Woodford County, Kentucky
- Transportation in Anderson County, Kentucky
- Railway buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Kentucky
- Lexington-Fayette–Richmond–Frankfort region, Kentucky Registered Historic Place stubs