If you are hiking from Blue Heron and onto the Kentucky Trail, you have to cross over the Blue Heron Railroad Bridge. It once carried coal mine cars over the river until the site was abandoned in 1962. The bridge was renovated in 1989 for use by pedestrians as part of the area regeneration into an outdoor museum.

Natalie

January 25, 2024

Running

If you are running from Blue Heron and onto the Kentucky Trail, you have to cross over the Blue Heron Railroad Bridge. It once carried coal mine cars over the river until the site was abandoned in 1962. The bridge was renovated in 1989 for use by pedestrians as part of the area regeneration into an outdoor museum.

Andrus

July 23, 2025

Mountain biking

The Blue Heron Bridge once carried cars to and from a coal mine. It was decommissioned in 1962 but refurbished in 1989 for non-motorized traffic.

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Location: Mccreary County, Kentucky, United States

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