Claghorn Bridge
Named for Clarence Claghorn, superintendent of the Lackawanna Coal and Coke Company of Wehrum, the
town was started and abandoned in 1903-04 due to an economic downturn. In 1916, the Vinton Colliery Company purchased Claghorn, opened 6 mine drifts, and constructed 84 houses, a three story 22-room hotel, a combination school/theater, and company store.
The existing three-arch reinforced concrete bridge, located at the confluence of Blacklick Creek and Brush Creek, was built by Indiana County in 1917 at a cost of
$19,000. The bridge connected the town and the mines on both sides of the creek. The highway bridge, now abandoned, has survived several major flood events,
including the 1977 Johnstown flood.
Except from https://www.indianacountyparks.org/downloads/ghosttown-trail/ghosttownofclaghorn.pdf