Blackford Creek

Blackford Creek is a stream in Daviess and Hancock counties, Kentucky, in the United States.[1] It is a tributary of the Ohio River.

Blackford Creek was named for Joseph Blackford, a pioneer who was killed by Indians on the creek, and buried nearby.[2] However, another stated origin is that Blackford Creek was named after a hunter who camped and hunted by the creek. Blackford Creek is also named as Otter Creek [3] and Muddy Creek[4]

Features

The creek sits on a 107 meter of elevation, with humid sub-tropical climate, this creek is described as a Stream. There are also many localities around Blackford Creek, such as mines and factory mills, See more here. Map of Blackford Creek here.

Bridge

The Ray Road Bridge was a bridge that went across Blackford Creek, it was built in 1884 by the Smith Bridge Company of Toledo, Ohio. The bridge design is a Truss bridge with its length being 92 feet (28 meters) across, and 10.8 feet (3.3 meters), with weight limit of 3 tons. However, the bridge today has collapsed or demolished.[5] Photos of the bridge here.

See also

References

37.92406°N 86.97737°W / 37.92406; -86.97737


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