Sunday, September 23, 2018

RINGOS MILL COVERED BRIDGE - HILLSBORO, KENTUCKY







                                                                                                     FOX CREEK
                                                                                             FLEMING COUNTY
                                                                                                     BUILT - 1868

Length - 90'... Approximate 4 miles southeast of Hillsboro off of Kentucky Rt. 158 between Vise and Rawlings Rd. Named for a grist mill that was 50 yds downstream. Built by same contractor as the one who constructed the Hillsboro-Grange City Covered Bridge that sits several miles down on Fox Creek. Bridge bypassed in 1968 by new bridge. Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on  March 26, 1976. Closed to through traffic. Truss Type - Covered Multiple Kingpost Through Truss.
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 17-35-04


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