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Miami & Erie Canal

The Miami and Erie Canal was a canal completed in 1845 between Cincinnati and Toledo, Ohio, creating a water route between the Ohio River and Lake Erie. Much of it was abandoned after a severe flood in 1913.

Tunnel No. 5

Tunnel No. 5

Tunnel No. 5, also known as the Ramey Tunnel, is an abandoned railroad tunnel in eastern Kentucky.

Skyline Preparation Plant

Sierra Preparation Plant

The Sierra Preparation Plant is an abandoned coal preparation facility in Breathitt County, Kentucky.

West Prestonsburg Bridge

West Prestonsburg Bridge

The West Prestonsburg Bridge is an abandoned concrete through arch bridge over the Levisa Fork in Prestonsburg, Kentucky.

Court Street Bridge

Court Street Bridge

The Court Street Bridge formerly carried Court Street over the Little Kanawha River in Glenville, West Virginia.

Stouts Mill Bridge

Stouts Mill Bridge

The Stouts Mill Bridge carried County Route 40 over the Little Kanawha River in Gilmer County, West Virginia.

Blue Sulphur Bridge

Blue Sulphur Bridge

The Blue Sulphur Bridge is an abandoned Pratt through truss over the Mud River in Ona, West Virginia.

Wallkill Valley Railway

Wallkill Valley Railway

The Wallkill Valley Railway is a defunct railroad between Kingston and Campbell Hall, New York. It was founded in 1866 and ceased regular service under Conrail in 1977.

National Tube Company Lorain Works

National Tube Company Lorain Works

A formerly integrated steel mill, once owned by U.S. Steel’s subsidiary National Tube and later Republic Steel, among others, is located in Lorain, Ohio.

Ohio and Erie Canal

Ohio & Erie Canal

The Ohio and Erie Canal was a canal constructed between Cleveland and Portsmouth, Ohio, much of it abandoned after a severe flood in 1913.

West Virginia Penitentiary

West Virginia Penitentiary

West Virginia Penitentiary is a former prison that operated between 1876 and 1995 in Moundsville, West Virginia. It is currently a tourist attraction and training facility.

Rock Lick Bridge

The Rock Lick Bridge is a crossing over Rock Lick Creek on a former county road near Falls of Rough, Kentucky.

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