Bennett's Mill Covered Bridge
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| Nearest city | Greenup, Kentucky |
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| Coordinates | 38°37′50″N 82°55′37″W / 38.63056°N 82.92694°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1855 |
| NRHP reference No. | 76000892[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 26, 1976 |
Bennett's Mill Covered Bridge, near Greenup, Kentucky, was built in 1855. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]
It brings Brown Covered Bridge Road (County Route 2125) over Tygarts Creek, west of Greenup.
It was defended by two hidden cannon during the American Civil War.[2]
At 195 feet (59 m) long, it is the longest single-span covered bridge in Kentucky. [2]
See also
[edit]- Oldtown Covered Bridge: also in Greenup County, Kentucky
- List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Kentucky
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Greenup County, Kentucky
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b John M. Johnson (June 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Bennett's Mill Covered Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved September 8, 2018. With accompanying map and photo from 1969
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bennett's Mill Covered Bridge.
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. KY-49, "Bennett's Mill Bridge, Spanning Tygart's Creek, East Tygart's Creek Road (CR 1215), Lynn, Greenup County, KY", 11 photos, 8 data pages, 1 photo caption page
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