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Sanders Covered Bridge

Owen County, Kentucky, and Carroll County, Kentucky
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Facts 

Overview
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Eagle Creek on KY 36
Location
Sanders, Owen County, Kentucky, and Carroll County, Kentucky
Status
Destroyed by fire
History
One span collapsed by an overloaded truck in 1922. Remaining two spans lost to arson on August 23, 1948.
Design
Howe through truss
Dimensions
Total length: 390.0 ft.
Inventory number
BH 45326 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (3,819)
Built 1871 (53)
Built during 1870s (544)
Carroll County, Kentucky (5)
Covered (925)
Destroyed by fire (48)
Howe through truss (203)
Howe truss (249)
Kentucky (671)
 Lost (10,359)
Lost 1948 (8)
Lost during 1940s (58)
Owen County, Kentucky (5)
Sanders, Kentucky (1)
Through truss (9,205)
Total length 250-500 feet (3,371)
Truss (23,566)

Update Log 

  • May 20, 2010: Added by Bill Eichelberger

Sources 

  • Bill Eichelberger

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