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Overview

The Johnson Creek Covered Bridge is currently undergoing restoration.

Photo taken by James McCray

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Oblique View

Notice the steel truss that is being used to support the bridge while it is being rehabilitated. The steel beam carries the entire weight of the bridge.

Photo taken by James McCray

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Bridge Skeleton

One can see the Smith Truss Design very well.

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Restoration Work in Process

These are rare photos of a covered bridge undergoing restoration.

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End of Temporary Truss Beam

The entire bridge rests on this metal truss beam until it is ready to be placed back on its own supports and carry its own weight.

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Facts 

Overview
Smith through truss bridge over Johnson Creek on on an old alignment of KY 1029
Location
Robertson County, Kentucky
Status
Open to pedestrians
History
Built 1874
Design
Smith through truss
Dimensions
Total length: 131 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on September 27, 1976
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.48111, -83.97694   (decimal degrees)
38°28'52" N, 83°58'37" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers
NRHP 76000941 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 36355 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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19th Century (1,753)
Built 1874 (27)
Built during 1870s (262)
Covered (526)
Kentucky (301)
NR-listed (1,481)
Open to pedestrians (412)
Robertson County, Kentucky (2)
Smith truss (16)
Through truss (5,255)
Total length 125-175 feet (2,632)
Truss (15,801)

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