Valley Pike Covered Bridge

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Valley Pike Covered Bridge
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LocationOn Valley Pike, approximately 1.5 miles from intersection with Kentucky Route 10
Coordinates 38°40′27″N83°52′20″W / 38.67417°N 83.87222°W / 38.67417; -83.87222
BuiltUnknown
Architectural styleSingle kingpost
NRHP reference No. 76000924 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 26, 1976

The Valley Pike Covered Bridge was a historic covered bridge located in Mason County, Kentucky, United States. It crossed the Frasure Branch of Lee Creek. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. The bridge was dismantled after flood damage on April 27, 2018. [2]

The bridge construction was single kingpost, resting on stone abutments. The span was short – 30 to 35 feet – consistent with the single kingpost system. The structure had tin siding and roofing. It was the only privately owned covered bridge in Kentucky and had provided access to farmland. [3]

A number of reasons have been offered to explain the construction of covered bridges in Kentucky during the 19th century. Roads across the bridges were kept dry and free of snow in winter. The protection the cover provided against wood deterioration was likely most important. The cover allowed timbered trusses and braces to season properly and kept water out of the joints, prolonging the life by seven to eight times that of an uncovered bridge. [3]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Caswell, William S. World Guide to Covered Bridges (2021 ed.). Concord, New Hampshire: National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. p. xxxii. ISBN   978-0-578-30263-8.
  3. 1 2 "National Register Information System Nomination Form". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved 2011-01-10.