Youngs High Bridge

Located on (or above) U.S. 62 crossing the Kentucky River between Woodford and Anderson Counties is the Youngs High Bridge. Built for the Louisville Southern Railroad in 1888, this bridge is special in that she was never modified, strengthened, or recieved ANY type of overhaul. Thus the bridge people see standing today is the EXACT bridge that was standing over 117 years ago! Youngs High Bridge is considered to be one the most underrated and unknown pieces of victorian engineering in the country.

A view of the U.S. 62 highway bridge that paraells the Youngs High Bridge across the Kentucky River. This bridge is a bit strange in itself as when you look closely at the picture you will notice that the bridge enters and exits in opposing curves. This is rumored to be the only highway bridge in the country that was designed to do this.

The Tyrone Power Station as viewed from the Anderson County side of Youngs High. This plant was served by the railroad line until 1979 when a runaway locomotive derailed on the plants spur line and destroyed several coal cars and caused the derailment of Southern Railway SW-1 #1002 that was chasing the runaway. This lead to the trucking in of coal to the plant.

Norfolk Southern took up the rails on the Anderson County side of the bridge years ago. Thus leaving Youngs High a bridge which leads to nowhere. Today a group called the Tyrone Bridge and Rail Co. is working towards the goal of turning the right-of-way into a

rail-trail and building a state park centered around the bridge. The tracks continue on the Woodford County side under the ownership of the BGRM but haven't seen a train in several years.

Youngs High Bridge as seen from the Tyrone Quarry on the Anderson County side. This is the only spot to get a decent picture of the bridge as it is inaccessable from the Woodford Co. side because of heavy vegetation and is inaccessable from the Anderson Co. side because of the trespassing resctrictions of the Wild Turkey Whiskey plant which the bridge leads directly to.

For anyone wishing to see the Youngs High Bridge, it is located on U.S. 62 at Tyrone. It is only six miles down the road from the Bluegrass Railroad Museum between Versailles and Lawrenceburg. However, the only places to get pictures are from the highway bridge (which is two lane with NO shoulder) and the quarry below it (ASK PERMISSION).