Beech Fork Bridge, Mackville Road

United States historic place


Beech Fork Bridge, Mackville Road
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Location	kentucky Route 152, east of Springfield, Kentucky
Coordinates	37°42′15″N 85°08′46″W / 37.70417°N 85.14611°W / 37.70417; -85.14611
Area	less than one acre
Built	1884
Built by	King Iron Bridge Co.
Architectural style	Pratt thru truss
MPS	Washington County MRA
NRHP reference No.	88003429
Added to NRHP	February 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. and crosses the Beech Fork of the Salt River. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

It was then one of only eight King bridges surviving statewide.

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.

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ 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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