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Bennett's Mill Covered Bridge

Coordinates: 38°37′50″N 82°55′37″W / 38.63056°N 82.92694°W / 38.63056; -82.92694 (Bennett's Mill Covered Bridge)
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Bennett's Mill Covered Bridge
Bennett's Mill Covered Bridge is located in Kentucky
Bennett's Mill Covered Bridge
Bennett's Mill Covered Bridge is located in the United States
Bennett's Mill Covered Bridge
Nearest cityGreenup, Kentucky
Coordinates38°37′50″N 82°55′37″W / 38.63056°N 82.92694°W / 38.63056; -82.92694 (Bennett's Mill Covered Bridge)
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1855
NRHP reference No.76000892[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 26, 1976

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]

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]

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References

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