Associated Press
SPRINGFIELD, Ky. (AP) One of Kentucky’s few remaining covered bridges has been destroyed in a blaze, officials said.
It was one of 13 covered bridges remaining in the state, according to the Kentucky Tourism website. Built in 1871, the 246-foot-long bridge was the longest multi-span covered bridge in Kentucky, the website said.
“The bridge was a historical landmark and saddens many in our community over its loss,” Washington County Sheriff Jerry Pinkston said.
Officials are trying to determine the case of the blaze.
The sheriff s office asked anyone with information to contact Pinkston at 859-336-5400.