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| A lady called Johnna posted Years ago, I used to try to walk over this trestle to get over my fear of heights. I never thought I would see it looking the way it does now. This is a drone shot of an old railroad trestle over Kings Creek, South Carolina. I believe somebody told me this was a Norfolk Southern track. It’s served a mineral plant. Dimensions: Approximately 200 yards (600+ feet) long or 1,215 feet long and 96-100 feet high and disused since 1990. If I am incorrect on any of that information, please chime in the comments and let me know. 💪 Jon Tischuk: Still owned by Norfolk Southern, was leased to Carolina Coastal Railway to finish switching operations prior to the mineral plant closing down. Was last used in 2013 Randall Hampton shared Old Southern Railway Jeff Trull: Part of the SB line that ran between Kingville SC to Marion NC. Very few miles of this line exist anymore. A section from Rock Hill to Catawba to Bowater. From Bowater to Kershaw SC is owned by the Lancaster and Chester shortline railroad. A little section outside of Kingville and not sure if any is used north of Blacksburg anymore. James Nobbe: There is a little still left in and on both sides of Blacksburg SC. It falls under CLNA’s flag but is looooong out of service. Goes to the quarry north of 85 north of town. This is the location of infamous new bridge without tracks. When I-85 was widened a few years back, the old railroad bridge over interstate had to be demolished. Since line is not abandoned, just long term out of service, SCDOT had to build a new railroad bridge over road. So today there is a big new bridge over 85 but has no tracks on it. Bridge over line on US 29 in town is or was recently rebuilt. Even though line is completely covered in kudzu and trees, SCDOT still had to go through all the steps with CLNA far property access same as if it was an in service railroad. Line just disappears along SC 5 a few miles south of town. |
I presume this is the "mineral plant" that was referred to above.
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| Street View, May 2008 |
The trestle looked intact in 2021.
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| Google Earth, Oct 2021 |
It looks like it was damaged by 2024.
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| Google Earth, Apr 2024 |
And once it was damaged, it got worse.
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| Google Earth, Feb 2025 |
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| Google Earth, Mar 2025 |
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