Cabin Creek Covered Bridge May Fail Before Restoration

WGN KY-68-03

 

September 29, 2008, TOLLESBORO, KY - Residents of northeastern Kentucky are trying to rescue an aging covered bridge they say is at risk of failing.

The county's only covered bridge had been stabilized by steel braces by the Kentucky Transportation Department until the restoration could be completed. But those braces were damaged by heavy rains in early spring.

The 114-foot Cabin Creek Bridge was built in 1867 using a Multiple king post truss with arch to cross Cabin Creek.>

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