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Switzer Covered Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


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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)
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	c.1855
Built by	Hockensmith, George
NRHP reference No.	74000875
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.

It is 126 feet (38 m) long and 11 feet (3.4 m) wide. It was built by George Hockensmith.

The bridge was threatened with destruction in 1953, but was saved. In March 1997, it was knocked from its foundation by high water and was later rebuilt again that year Instead of destroying and replacing this bridge.

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
^ "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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