National Register of Historic Places

Yatesville Covered Bridge

Fallsburg, Lawrence County, Kentucky
Listed
March 25, 1976
Type
Site
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
76000910

About this property

The Yatesville Covered Bridge, in Lawrence County, Kentucky near Fallsburg, was built in 1907 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. It was a 128 feet (39 m) single-span Howe truss bridge over Blaine Creek, located about 1,000 yards (0.91 km) off Yatesville Road, near the Kentucky border. It had board-and-batten siding open at the top under the eaves of the structure, and a corrugated tin roof. As of the NRHP listing in 1976, there was a "pulleyed steel sedan" about 25 yards (23 m) to the south, and the bridge was closed to vehicular traffic. While there were other beliefs about its function, the cable car system was in fact for U.S. Geological Survey measurement of flow rates of the creek. It was the last-surviving of three known covered bridges in Lawrence County, and was saved from demolition in 1965 by a letter-writing campaign. It was bypassed, repaired, and painted red. However, in May 1986 the bridge collapsed and its remains were removed by the county.

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Fallsburg, Lawrence County, Kentucky
38.14474, -82.68458

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When was Yatesville Covered Bridge listed on the National Register?

Yatesville Covered Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 25, 1976.

What type of historic resource is Yatesville Covered Bridge?

Yatesville Covered Bridge is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Yatesville Covered Bridge is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1907.

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