Beech Fork Bridge, Mackville Road

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Beech Fork Bridge, Mackville Road
Locationkentucky Route 152, east of Springfield, Kentucky
Coordinates37°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
Arealess than one acre
Built1884
Built byKing Iron Bridge Co.
Architectural stylePratt thru truss
MPSWashington County MRA
NRHP reference No.88003429[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 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 statewide.[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. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b 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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