Railroad Construction

ID: 2227
This file appears in: Prestonsburg Toll Bridge
Railroad Construction

This image from 1942 shows the construction of a railroad in Prestonsburg. Courtesy of the University of Kentucky.

This file appears in: Prestonsburg Toll Bridge

By Katie Crawford-Lackey
Historical Marker #2117 in Prestonsburg commemorates the historic toll bridge fondly known as the "Old Red Bridge." In the early 1800s, Prestonsburg was a small but growing community. In 1810, only six families resided in town. The…