Jackstown Covered Bridge

Photos

Photo from the Todd Clark Collection

BH Photo #538101

Some of this information may be from lostbridges.org

Overview: Lost Howe through truss bridge over Hinkston Creek on Jacktown Road
Location: Bourbon County, Kentucky, and Nicholas County, Kentucky
Status: Replaced by a new bridge (after being damaged by an overloaded truck in 1960)
History: Built in 1877 by Tom Ford & Henry Johnson; Removed and replaced in 1961.
Builders: - Henry Johnson
- Tom Ford
Design: Howe through truss.
Vertical siding.
Dimensions: Total length: 144.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.24270, -84.05250 (decimal degrees)
38°14'34" N, 84°03'09" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/757954/4236852 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number: BH 99860 (Bridgehunter.com ID)