Lexington Extension of the Louisville Southern Railroad | |
Nearest City: | Lawrenceburg, Kentucky |
Coordinates: | 38.0322°N -84.8192°W |
Built: | 1889 |
Builder: | Smith, Charles Shaler; McLeod, John |
Added: | August 4, 2004 |
Area: | 123acres |
Refnum: | 04000789 |
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.
The listing included the no-longer-actively-used portion, about 8.25miles, of the 22miles 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.[1]