Cynthiana's covered bridge carried traffic across South Fork of the Licking River from 1838 until 1944. The 220’ three span Burr arch truss was built by Greenup Remington from plans reportedly drawn by Lewis Wernwag. It was closed in 1944 due to being declared inadequate by the Kentucky Highway Department and then Harrison County officials decided to build a new bridge. <BR><BR>The bridge had been closed to traffic for two years before the roof, siding and floor were removed and the un-housed trusses then stood until they were pushed into the South Licking in December 1948. On Wednesday December 18, 1946, a 1936 Ford Coach carrying two teenage girls and four men attempted to cross the floorless bridge. Both young ladies and one of the men were killed in the crash or were drowned. A fourth occupant died the following evening in the hospital.<BR><BR> The bridge was removed little by little starting in 1946 and ending in the summer of 1948. <b><font color=red><a href="http://www.kycoveredbridges.org">Return to KyCoveredBridges.org</a></font></B> http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/Cynthiana-Bridge/cynthiana1909/127265569_TA8ee-Ti.jpg http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/gallery/2425624_hhMCi/ 2007-05-28T07:45:23Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com">Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa)</a><br />Bridge in the 1909 flood. Photo courtesy Harrison County Museum/Historical Society</p><p><a href="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/Cynthiana-Bridge/2425624_hhMCi#127265569_TA8ee" title="Bridge in the 1909 flood. Photo courtesy Harrison County Museum/Historical Society"><img src="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/Cynthiana-Bridge/cynthiana1909/127265569_TA8ee-Th.jpg" width="150" height="78" alt="Bridge in the 1909 flood. Photo courtesy Harrison County Museum/Historical Society" title="Bridge in the 1909 flood. Photo courtesy Harrison County Museum/Historical Society" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-14T13:06:19Z Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa) http://csimelissa.smugmug.com http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/Cynthiana-Bridge/cynthiana1909/127265569_TA8ee-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com">Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa)</a><br />Photo courtesy Kentucky Historical Society</p><p><a href="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/Cynthiana-Bridge/2425624_hhMCi#127252854_xyshz" title="Photo courtesy Kentucky Historical Society"><img src="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/Cynthiana-Bridge/CynthianaKHS/127252854_xyshz-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Photo courtesy Kentucky Historical Society" title="Photo courtesy Kentucky Historical Society" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-14T13:08:30Z Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa) http://csimelissa.smugmug.com http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/Cynthiana-Bridge/CynthianaKHS/127252854_xyshz-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com">Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa)</a> </p><p><a href="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/Cynthiana-Bridge/2425624_hhMCi#127260912_BYrNP" title="Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa)'s photo"><img src="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/Cynthiana-Bridge/cynthianarosaliewells/127260912_BYrNP-Th.jpg" width="150" height="92" alt="Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa)'s photo" title="Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa)'s photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-14T13:06:52Z Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa) http://csimelissa.smugmug.com http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/Cynthiana-Bridge/cynthianarosaliewells/127260912_BYrNP-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com">Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa)</a> </p><p><a href="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/Cynthiana-Bridge/2425624_hhMCi#127260661_JxGi9" title="Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa)'s photo"><img src="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/Cynthiana-Bridge/cynthiana/127260661_JxGi9-Th.jpg" width="150" height="94" alt="Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa)'s photo" title="Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa)'s photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-14T13:06:57Z Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa) http://csimelissa.smugmug.com http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/Cynthiana-Bridge/cynthiana/127260661_JxGi9-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com">Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa)</a> </p><p><a href="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/Cynthiana-Bridge/2425624_hhMCi#127260676_Sdtet" title="Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa)'s photo"><img src="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/Cynthiana-Bridge/cynthiana2/127260676_Sdtet-Th.jpg" width="150" height="92" alt="Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa)'s photo" title="Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa)'s photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-14T13:08:17Z Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa) http://csimelissa.smugmug.com http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/Cynthiana-Bridge/cynthiana2/127260676_Sdtet-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com">Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa)</a> </p><p><a href="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/Cynthiana-Bridge/2425624_hhMCi#127260687_FyBRu" title="Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa)'s photo"><img src="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/Cynthiana-Bridge/cynthiana3/127260687_FyBRu-Th.jpg" width="150" height="95" alt="Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa)'s photo" title="Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa)'s photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-14T13:05:04Z Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa) http://csimelissa.smugmug.com http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/Cynthiana-Bridge/cynthiana3/127260687_FyBRu-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com">Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa)</a> </p><p><a href="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/Cynthiana-Bridge/2425624_hhMCi#127260698_xREX8" title="Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa)'s photo"><img src="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/Cynthiana-Bridge/cynthiana1946/127260698_xREX8-Th.jpg" width="150" height="92" alt="Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa)'s photo" title="Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa)'s photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-14T13:06:23Z Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa) http://csimelissa.smugmug.com http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/Cynthiana-Bridge/cynthiana1946/127260698_xREX8-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com">Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa)</a> </p><p><a href="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/Cynthiana-Bridge/2425624_hhMCi#127260715_H38rM" title="Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa)'s photo"><img src="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/Cynthiana-Bridge/cynthiana19462/127260715_H38rM-Th.jpg" width="150" height="103" alt="Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa)'s photo" title="Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa)'s photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-14T13:06:01Z Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa) http://csimelissa.smugmug.com http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/Cynthiana-Bridge/cynthiana19462/127260715_H38rM-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com">Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa)</a> </p><p><a href="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/Cynthiana-Bridge/2425624_hhMCi#127260727_e93iZ" title="Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa)'s photo"><img src="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/Cynthiana-Bridge/cynthiana19463/127260727_e93iZ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="103" alt="Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa)'s photo" title="Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa)'s photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-14T13:06:31Z Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa) http://csimelissa.smugmug.com http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/Cynthiana-Bridge/cynthiana19463/127260727_e93iZ-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com">Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa)</a> </p><p><a href="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/Cynthiana-Bridge/2425624_hhMCi#127260791_SgCmx" title="Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa)'s photo"><img src="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/Cynthiana-Bridge/cynthianacrownjewel/127260791_SgCmx-Th.jpg" width="150" height="95" alt="Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa)'s photo" title="Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa)'s photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-14T13:07:02Z Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa) http://csimelissa.smugmug.com http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/Cynthiana-Bridge/cynthianacrownjewel/127260791_SgCmx-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com">Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa)</a> </p><p><a href="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/Cynthiana-Bridge/2425624_hhMCi#127260887_NBjxg" title="Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa)'s photo"><img src="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/Cynthiana-Bridge/cynthiana/127260887_NBjxg-Th.jpg" width="150" height="98" alt="Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa)'s photo" title="Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa)'s photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-14T13:07:44Z Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa) http://csimelissa.smugmug.com http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/Cynthiana-Bridge/cynthiana/127260887_NBjxg-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com">Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa)</a> </p><p><a href="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/Cynthiana-Bridge/2425624_hhMCi#127260899_XxUYU" title="Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa)'s photo"><img src="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/Cynthiana-Bridge/cynthiana2/127260899_XxUYU-Th.jpg" width="150" height="102" alt="Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa)'s photo" title="Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa)'s photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-14T13:05:34Z Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa) http://csimelissa.smugmug.com http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/Cynthiana-Bridge/cynthiana2/127260899_XxUYU-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com">Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa)</a><br />June 25, 1944 J. Wilston Coleman Photo</p><p><a href="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/Cynthiana-Bridge/2425624_hhMCi#157100935_9emf6" title="June 25, 1944 J. Wilston Coleman Photo"><img src="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/Cynthiana-Bridge/Cynthiana062544JWinstonColeman/157100935_9emf6-Th.jpg" width="150" height="116" alt="June 25, 1944 J. Wilston Coleman Photo" title="June 25, 1944 J. Wilston Coleman Photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-26T08:29:02Z Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa) http://csimelissa.smugmug.com http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/Cynthiana-Bridge/Cynthiana062544JWinstonColeman/157100935_9emf6-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com">Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa)</a><br />Bridge during the process of demolition. Photo courtesy Kentucky Historical Society</p><p><a href="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/Cynthiana-Bridge/2425624_hhMCi#127254766_srxDK" title="Bridge during the process of demolition. Photo courtesy Kentucky Historical Society"><img src="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/Cynthiana-Bridge/cynthianaKHSdemo4/127254766_srxDK-Th.jpg" width="150" height="137" alt="Bridge during the process of demolition. Photo courtesy Kentucky Historical Society" title="Bridge during the process of demolition. Photo courtesy Kentucky Historical Society" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-14T13:06:43Z Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa) http://csimelissa.smugmug.com http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/Cynthiana-Bridge/cynthianaKHSdemo4/127254766_srxDK-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com">Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa)</a><br />May 18, 1946 J. Wilston Coleman Photo</p><p><a href="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/Cynthiana-Bridge/2425624_hhMCi#157100468_FjW2u" title="May 18, 1946 J. Wilston Coleman Photo"><img src="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/Cynthiana-Bridge/Cynthiana051846JWinstonColeman/157100468_FjW2u-Th.jpg" width="150" height="116" alt="May 18, 1946 J. Wilston Coleman Photo" title="May 18, 1946 J. Wilston Coleman Photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-26T08:22:52Z Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa) http://csimelissa.smugmug.com http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/Cynthiana-Bridge/Cynthiana051846JWinstonColeman/157100468_FjW2u-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com">Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa)</a><br />May 22, 1946 J. Wilston Coleman Photo</p><p><a href="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/Cynthiana-Bridge/2425624_hhMCi#157100545_47Wnf" title="May 22, 1946 J. Wilston Coleman Photo"><img src="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/Cynthiana-Bridge/Cynthiana052246bJWinstonColema/157100545_47Wnf-Th.jpg" width="115" height="150" alt="May 22, 1946 J. Wilston Coleman Photo" title="May 22, 1946 J. Wilston Coleman Photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-12T00:42:42Z Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa) http://csimelissa.smugmug.com http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/Cynthiana-Bridge/Cynthiana052246bJWinstonColema/157100545_47Wnf-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com">Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa)</a><br />May 22, 1946 J. Wilston Coleman Photo</p><p><a href="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/Cynthiana-Bridge/2425624_hhMCi#157100770_cYpcP" title="May 22, 1946 J. Wilston Coleman Photo"><img src="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/Cynthiana-Bridge/Cynthiana052246cJWinstonColema/157100770_cYpcP-Th.jpg" width="150" height="118" alt="May 22, 1946 J. Wilston Coleman Photo" title="May 22, 1946 J. Wilston Coleman Photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-26T08:24:31Z Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa) http://csimelissa.smugmug.com http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/Cynthiana-Bridge/Cynthiana052246cJWinstonColema/157100770_cYpcP-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com">Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa)</a><br />May 22, 1946 J. Wilston Coleman Photo</p><p><a href="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/Cynthiana-Bridge/2425624_hhMCi#157100854_x6gq8" title="May 22, 1946 J. Wilston Coleman Photo"><img src="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/Cynthiana-Bridge/Cynthiana052246JWinstonColeman/157100854_x6gq8-Th.jpg" width="150" height="115" alt="May 22, 1946 J. Wilston Coleman Photo" title="May 22, 1946 J. Wilston Coleman Photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-26T08:24:13Z Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa) http://csimelissa.smugmug.com http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/Cynthiana-Bridge/Cynthiana052246JWinstonColeman/157100854_x6gq8-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com">Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa)</a><br />Bridge during the process of demolition.</p><p><a href="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/Cynthiana-Bridge/2425624_hhMCi#127257622_MzhtG" title="Bridge during the process of demolition."><img src="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/Cynthiana-Bridge/CynthianaDemo/127257622_MzhtG-Th.jpg" width="150" height="88" alt="Bridge during the process of demolition." title="Bridge during the process of demolition." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-12T14:57:41Z Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa) http://csimelissa.smugmug.com http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/Cynthiana-Bridge/CynthianaDemo/127257622_MzhtG-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com">Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa)</a><br />Bridge during the process of demolition.</p><p><a href="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/Cynthiana-Bridge/2425624_hhMCi#127257629_Jiwdh" title="Bridge during the process of demolition."><img src="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/Cynthiana-Bridge/CYNTHIANADEMO20/127257629_Jiwdh-Th.jpg" width="97" height="150" alt="Bridge during the process of demolition." title="Bridge during the process of demolition." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-14T13:10:18Z Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa) http://csimelissa.smugmug.com http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/Cynthiana-Bridge/CYNTHIANADEMO20/127257629_Jiwdh-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com">Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa)</a><br />The piers and abutments being removed. You can also see the beginnings of the concrete bridge that replaced the old span. Photo courtesy Filson Historical Society</p><p><a href="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/Cynthiana-Bridge/2425624_hhMCi#127254699_ZqZKn" title="The piers and abutments being removed. You can also see the beginnings of the concrete bridge that replaced the old span. Photo courtesy Filson Historical Society"><img src="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/Cynthiana-Bridge/cynthianaKHSdemo/127254699_ZqZKn-Th.jpg" width="150" height="115" alt="The piers and abutments being removed. You can also see the beginnings of the concrete bridge that replaced the old span. Photo courtesy Filson Historical Society" title="The piers and abutments being removed. You can also see the beginnings of the concrete bridge that replaced the old span. Photo courtesy Filson Historical Society" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-12T14:52:24Z Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa) http://csimelissa.smugmug.com http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/Cynthiana-Bridge/cynthianaKHSdemo/127254699_ZqZKn-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com">Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa)</a><br />The piers and abutments being removed. You can also see the beginnings of the concrete bridge that replaced the old span. Photo courtesy Filson Historical Society</p><p><a href="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/Cynthiana-Bridge/2425624_hhMCi#127254723_HHTNf" title="The piers and abutments being removed. You can also see the beginnings of the concrete bridge that replaced the old span. Photo courtesy Filson Historical Society"><img src="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/Cynthiana-Bridge/cynthianaKHSdemo2/127254723_HHTNf-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="The piers and abutments being removed. You can also see the beginnings of the concrete bridge that replaced the old span. Photo courtesy Filson Historical Society" title="The piers and abutments being removed. You can also see the beginnings of the concrete bridge that replaced the old span. Photo courtesy Filson Historical Society" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-12T14:58:05Z Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa) http://csimelissa.smugmug.com http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/Cynthiana-Bridge/cynthianaKHSdemo2/127254723_HHTNf-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com">Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa)</a><br />The piers and abutments being removed. You can also see the beginnings of the concrete bridge that replaced the old span. Photo courtesy Filson Historical Society</p><p><a href="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/Cynthiana-Bridge/2425624_hhMCi#127254741_oZSbd" title="The piers and abutments being removed. You can also see the beginnings of the concrete bridge that replaced the old span. Photo courtesy Filson Historical Society"><img src="http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/Cynthiana-Bridge/cynthianaKHSdemo3/127254741_oZSbd-Th.jpg" width="150" height="105" alt="The piers and abutments being removed. You can also see the beginnings of the concrete bridge that replaced the old span. Photo courtesy Filson Historical Society" title="The piers and abutments being removed. You can also see the beginnings of the concrete bridge that replaced the old span. Photo courtesy Filson Historical Society" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-12T14:50:06Z Melissa Jurgensen (CSIMelissa) http://csimelissa.smugmug.com http://csimelissa.smugmug.com/Covered-Bridges/Cynthiana-Bridge/cynthianaKHSdemo3/127254741_oZSbd-Th.jpg