Bennett's Mill Covered Bridge

Bennett's Mill Covered Bridge
Nearest city Greenup, Kentucky
Coordinates 38°37′50″N 82°55′37″W / 38.63056°N 82.92694°W / 38.63056; -82.92694 (Bennett's Mill Covered Bridge)Coordinates: 38°37′50″N 82°55′37″W / 38.63056°N 82.92694°W / 38.63056; -82.92694 (Bennett's Mill Covered Bridge)
Area 2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built 1855
NRHP reference # 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]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2013-11-02). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 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
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