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Daytrip over bridge out of time



2008-10-08 - Redlick, Mosby Ridge Road, Metalfe Co. KY - Photo By Ed Waggener.
THE HIRAM BELL BRIDGE over the East Fork of the Little Barren River in Metcalfe County is one of the few truss bridges still in use on public highways in this area. It's located on Mosby Ridge Road (or is it called Red Lick Road) between KY 80 and Flat Rock Roads in Metcalfe County, at Red Lick. The floor is rough and the trusses need paint, but it offers a gateway to a spectacularly beautiful road, especially in fall. Dramatic flights of great blue herons can often be viewed looking down from the bridge. For a noontime drive, go west from Columbia through Gradyville, over Nell Hill into Metcalfe County. Mosby Ridge Road is past the marking place Red Lick Community (abandoned general store on left) C.A. Bell mansion on right. The road is a left (south) before one reaches the slew. TaKe Mosby Ridge Road to Flat Rock Road (we used to call it Breeding Road in Metcalfe), then take a left on Flat Rock to return to KY 61 at Breeding, and left on KY 61 at Breeding to return to Columbia, KY. Along the way, there are stores at Gradyville and Breeding offering gas and restrooms. About 35 miles, round trip. You'll need a camera.


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