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Mount Zion Covered Bridge

Covered bridge · Washington County, Kentucky

Mt. Zion Covered Bridge, Washington County, Kentucky.
Mt. Zion Covered Bridge, Washington County, Kentucky. · Chris Light / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Mount Zion Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Washington County, Kentucky, described in its record as bridge in Washington County, United States of America. Kentucky has 15 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.

It was built in 1871, in the late 19th century, making it the 6th oldest of the 7 in Kentucky with a recorded construction date; it crosses Beech Fork.

Its record gives 2021 as the year this covered bridge was demolished, destroyed or taken out of existence, so it may no longer stand; check its status before you travel. Mount Zion Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 37.8281° N, 85.2564° W.

Key facts

Year built1871
CrossesBeech Fork
Heritage designationNational Register of Historic Places listed place
National RegisterListed
Record end date (demolished or lost)2021
Coordinates37.82806, -85.25639

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