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Continue on Hungry Hill Road towards Crabtree for approximately 1.5 miles.
Turn Right (west) on Crabtree Road and travel approximately 9/10's mile before turning Right (north) on Gilkey Road.
Follow Gilkey Road for approximately 4.2 miles as it snakes across Crabtree Creek and through the countryside before crossing Thomas Creek on Gilkey Bridge.
Although long ago dismantled, this spot once had two covered bridges - one for the highway and one for the railroad - as can be seen in the 1939 photograph here. (Look closely and see the steam locomotive entering the railway bridge.)
Approximatley 1/10th mile south of Gilkey Bridge there is a sign commemorating Gilkey Station. This was a flag stop on the railway - a shipping point for local farm produce.
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