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Overview: Lost Howe through truss bridge over Licking River in Sherburne
Location: Sherburne, Fleming County, Kentucky, and Bath County, Kentucky
Status: Destroyed by fire
History: Originally a privately owned toll bridge. Lost to arson on April 6, 1981.
Builder: - Isaac Kisker
Design: Suspension tiers and cables were added by KY Highway Department in 1951. This bridge has been listed as the world's only covered suspension bridge, but this classification is incorrect. The suspension elements were integrated into the Howe truss but was an independent structure. A more correct classification is a covered bridge with added suspension elements.
Dimensions: Total length: 253.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.28106, -83.80700 (decimal degrees)
38°16'52" N, 83°48'25" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/254473/4240727 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Sherburne
Inventory number: BH 37752 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

January 13, 2012: New photo from james back
March 13, 2010: Updated by Bill Eichelberger: Corrected connecting county.
February 18, 2010: Updated by Bill Eichelberger: Added GPS coordinates.
October 24, 2008: Added by Bill Eichelberger

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Sherburne Bridge

Posted January 9, 2013, by Danny (pringlle [at] yahoo [dot] com)

This is very interesting. I'm new to the area and travel 11 up to Ohio for work often. I have seen the remnants of the bridge (kind of looks like a small shop) now I know exactly what it is. Thanks for puting the pictures up and sharing the info.