Beech Fork Bridge, Mackville Road

Beech Fork Bridge, Mackville Road
Location kentucky Route 152, east of Springfield, Kentucky
Coordinates 37°42′15″N 85°08′46″W / 37.70417°N 85.14611°W / 37.70417; -85.14611Coordinates: 37°42′15″N 85°08′46″W / 37.70417°N 85.14611°W / 37.70417; -85.14611
Area less than one acre
Built 1884
Built by King Iron Bridge Co.
Architectural style Pratt thru truss
MPS Washington County MRA
NRHP reference # 88003429[1]
Added to NRHP February 10, 1989

Beech Fork Bridge, Mackville Road, near Springfield, Kentucky, is a Pratt truss bridge which was built in 1884. It was built by the King Iron Bridge Co. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]

It was then one of only eight King bridges surviving state-wide.[2]

It has an eight panel Pratt truss design, rests on cut stone abutments, and is 124 feet (38 m) long. It brings a 15.5 feet (4.7 m) wide roadway over Beech Fork.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Joe DeSpain (May 1983). "Kentucky Historic Resources Inventory: Beech Fork Bridge, Mackville Road". National Park Service. Retrieved March 5, 2018. With photos.


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