Beech Fork Covered Bridge

I may sound like a broken record, but historic bridges and punks with spraypaint DON'T go together.

My husband, friend & I visited this bridge 12-18-09, I thought the bridge was so sad, all the grafitti & need for repair, it's so sad people have no respect for history. My friend & I are on a mission to photography all the covered bridges in our beautiful state of Kentucky we have 7 so far. We only need Mason, Bracken, Greenup & Lewis.

I love Covered Bridges. Why do some people try to ruin them by drawing grafiti in them. I hope someone cleans up the bridge. I have several books on Covered Bridges. They are so cool. I love going down country back roads finding covered bridges. Some day I hope to see this one.

I love Covered Bridges. Why do some people try to ruin them by drawing grafiti in them. I hope someone cleans up the bridge. I have several books on Covered Bridges. They are so cool. I love going down country back roads finding covered bridges. Some day I hope to see this one.

This bridge means so much to me. This was where my grandfather first took me fishing. Mostly because he said we would catch something lol. He was always right! They were small but they were something. They have really started cleaning up the area around the bridge now and posted no dumping signs. The grafiti is kinda neat and a lot of history, but other damages like kicking out boards and fires is really a disgrace. I wish they would put the historic sign back up which was knocked down or stolen a few years ago.

I have always been obsessed with maps and roads. As a young child (mid-80s) I would make my mother take me on trips I planned from looking at the County Maps book. This bridge was just over the county line, so I went there fairly often. It's in pretty good shape. I also read that the state is going to "refurbish" it, whatever that means. The graffiti is actually kind of cool (I remember it from my childhood) but there have been some bad things done (illegal dumping, kicked-out boards, etc).

This is the longest covered bridge still standing in Kentucky. The interior is a riot of spray painted graffiti. Last time I was there it looked like someone built a campfire on the floor. Sad, for this is truly an historic structure.

Many good motorcycle roads in the area.