Mt.Zion-Beech Fork Bridge 

Built in 1910 this 226 foot double arch span once carrying the Springfield and Chaplin Turnpike across the Beech Fork River, the bridge is a two span Burr truss bridge (each 102 feet long) making it the longest covered bridge in Kentucky. The bridge is no longer in use.
N37° 49.72' W85° 15.41'
In 1997, the bridge was washed away in a flood, then restored in 1998. It is the only sawtooth edged entrance bridge in Kentucky.

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