Johnson Creek Covered Bridge (Robertson County, Kentucky)
The Johnson Creek Covered Bridge is located in rural southeastern Robertson County, and is currently closed to vehicular traffic. The bridge is important as the only known example of Robert Smith's truss system in Kentucky and the only covered bridge extant known to have been built by Jacob N. Bower (1819-1906).
The bridge was constructed in 1874. It is now one of less than 20 that remain of what were once four hundred covered bridges in Kentucky. Around 1912, Jacob Bower's son, Louis, added an arch on each side to support increased traffic using the bridge. The bridge is 114 feet long and 16 feet wide, according to Louis Bower, grandson of Jacob Bower and a local covered bridge builder.
It is located on what is now a bypass named Covered Bridge Road, off Kentucky Route 1029 (Old Blue Lick Road), about 6.4 miles southeast of Mount Olivet by road. It crosses Johnson Creek, a tributary to the Licking River.
Information from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnson_Creek_Covered_Bridge
Johnson Creek Covered Bridge (Robertson County, Kentucky)
The Johnson Creek Covered Bridge is located in rural southeastern Robertson County, and is currently closed to vehicular traffic. The bridge is important as the only known example of Robert Smith's truss system in Kentucky and the only covered bridge extant known to have been built by Jacob N. Bower (1819-1906).
The bridge was constructed in 1874. It is now one of less than 20 that remain of what were once four hundred covered bridges in Kentucky. Around 1912, Jacob Bower's son, Louis, added an arch on each side to support increased traffic using the bridge. The bridge is 114 feet long and 16 feet wide, according to Louis Bower, grandson of Jacob Bower and a local covered bridge builder.
It is located on what is now a bypass named Covered Bridge Road, off Kentucky Route 1029 (Old Blue Lick Road), about 6.4 miles southeast of Mount Olivet by road. It crosses Johnson Creek, a tributary to the Licking River.
Information from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnson_Creek_Covered_Bridge