Switzer Covered Bridge

Switzer Covered Bridge
Location Off Rocky Branch Rd., over North Elkhorn Creek, Switzer, Kentucky
Coordinates 38°15′14″N 84°45′08″W / 38.25389°N 84.75222°W / 38.25389; -84.75222 (Switzer Covered Bridge)Coordinates: 38°15′14″N 84°45′08″W / 38.25389°N 84.75222°W / 38.25389; -84.75222 (Switzer Covered Bridge)
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built c.1855
Built by Hockensmith, George
NRHP reference # 74000875[1]
Added to NRHP September 6, 1974

The Switzer Covered Bridge, located off Rocky Branch Rd., over North Elkhorn Creek, in or near Switzer, Kentucky, was built around 1855. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]

It is 60 feet (18 m) long and 11 feet (3.4 m) wide. It was built by George Hockensmith.[2]

The bridge was threatened with destruction in 1953, but was saved. Instead of destroying and replacing this bridge, the State Highways Department installed a new bridge adjacent to it. The bridge was closed to automotive traffic in 1954.[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 "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Switzer Covered Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved September 12, 2018. With accompanying two photos, from c.1954 and 1971
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