Bridge Span
This file appears in: Prestonsburg Toll Bridge
This photograph shows a bridge that spanned the Levisa Fork of the Big Sandy River in Pike County, Kentucky. Courtesy of the Library of Congress.
This file appears in: Prestonsburg Toll Bridge
Prestonsburg Toll Bridge
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…