Beech Fork Covered Bridge 17-115-01

Is there a movement to get this bridge rebuilt?

Let me correct misinformation that is floating around in news reports. The County Judge was misinformed. No Char was applied to the interior of the bridge AND the floor. Plenty of overspray of it from above will come down too. Disregard that information - - fire retardant was applied to the entire bridge however it was no match to whatever accelerant was used. I hope they bring the person(s) that did this to justice.

It's been confirmed as arson and now the state fire marshal is involved. https://bridgehunterschronicles.wordpress.com/2021/03/11/fir...

Given the remoteness it would have definitely benefitted having a sprinkler system installed here.

A real shame!

I was hoping to see this bridge I meant.

Very sickening and disgusting! I was hoping to see this one some day.

Absolutely Infuriating

Those sickos that arsoned it....

https://www.whas11.com/article/news/kentucky/mt-zion-bridge-...

The bridge was completely lost to arson in the late night hours of March 9/early morning hours of March 10, 2021

The restoration of the Beech Fork Covered Bridge was completed on December 25, 2017 by Arnold M. Graton & Associates. 80%+ of the original bridge was able to be reused. Interior view.

The restoration of the Beech Fork Covered Bridge was completed on December 25, 2017 by Arnold M. Graton & Associates. 80%+ of the original bridge was able to be reused. The abutments were covered with gunite at some point in time. In the restoration much of the stone was rotated so the gunite-covered face is hidden, making the bridge more picturesque. (Chipping off the gunite would have damaged the stone too much.) The only place the stones weren't rotated is directly under the bridge.

The restoration of the Beech Fork Covered Bridge was completed on December 25, 2017 by Arnold M. Graton & Associates. 80%+ of the original bridge was able to be reused. Another beautiful job!

Correct length is 258'

Visited this bridge on 9-1-2014. Loved the history of it, and yes some of the graffiti was not nice, but I found some of it to be neat, sorta of like "The wall of visitors", it was neat to see where and how far some people came from and traveled to see this bridge. Was worth the trip and the roads we took to visit were great for motorcycle riding; came from Perryville, Ky to Willisburg and on to Washington County.

We drove out of our way to see the Historical Bridge. Very disappointed. Graffiti painted all over the bridge. Very sad that that it wasn't taken care of.

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.