Beech Fork Bridge, Mackville Road, near
Springfield, Kentucky
Springfield is a List of cities in Kentucky, home rule-class city in and county seat of Washington County, Kentucky, Washington County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 2,846 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census.
History
Spring ...
, is a
Pratt truss
A truss bridge is a bridge whose load-bearing superstructure is composed of a truss, a structure of connected elements, usually forming triangular units. The connected elements (typically straight) may be stressed from tension, compression, or ...
bridge which was built in 1884. It was built by the
King Iron Bridge Co. and crosses the
Beech Fork of the
Salt River. It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
in 1989.
[
It was then one of only eight King bridges surviving statewide.][ With .]
It has an eight panel Pratt truss design, rests on cut stone abutments, and is long. It brings a wide roadway over Beech Fork.[
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See also
* Cartwright Creek Bridge
The Cartwright Creek Bridge near Springfield, Kentucky is a metal truss bridge built in 1884. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's ...
nearby bridge also built by King Iron Bridge Co.
* National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington County, Kentucky
References
Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Kentucky
Bridges completed in 1884
National Register of Historic Places in Washington County, Kentucky
Transportation in Washington County, Kentucky
1884 establishments in Kentucky
Pratt truss bridges in the United States
Salt River (Kentucky)
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