Bennett's Mill Covered Bridge

Bennett's Mill Covered Bridge, near Greenup, Kentucky, was built in 1855. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.^[1]

Bennett's Mill Covered Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Nearest city	Greenup, Kentucky
Coordinates	38°37′50″N 82°55′37″W
Area	2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built	1855
NRHP reference No.	76000892[1]
Added to NRHP	March 26, 1976

It brings Brown Covered Bridge Road (County Route 2125) over Tygarts Creek, west of Greenup.

It was defended by two hidden cannon during the American Civil War.^[2]

At 195 feet (59 m) long, it is the longest single-span covered bridge in Kentucky. ^[2]

See also

• Oldtown Covered Bridge: also in Greenup County, Kentucky
• List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Kentucky
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Greenup County, Kentucky

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. John M. Johnson (June 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Bennett's Mill Covered Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved September 8, 2018. With accompanying map and photo from 1969

External links

• Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. KY-49, "Bennett's Mill Bridge, Spanning Tygart's Creek, East Tygart's Creek Road (CR 1215), Lynn, Greenup County, KY", 11 photos, 8 data pages, 1 photo caption page