Below is a list of covered bridges in Kentucky. There are eleven surviving authentic covered bridges in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and they are all historic.[1] A covered bridge is considered authentic not due to its age, but by its construction. An authentic bridge is constructed using trusses rather than other methods such as stringers, a popular choice for non-authentic covered bridges. There once were hundreds of these in Kentucky.

Bridges

Extant

Name Image County Location Built Length Crosses Ownership Truss Notes
Bennett's Mill Covered Bridge[2] Bennett's Mill Covered Bridge Greenup Greenup
38°37′50″N 82°55′37″W / 38.63056°N 82.92694°W / 38.63056; -82.92694 (Bennett's Mill Covered Bridge)		 ca. 1855, 2004 145 feet (44 m) Tygarts Creek County of Greenup Modified Wheeler or Warren
Cabin Creek Covered Bridge[2] Cabin Creek Covered Bridge Lewis Tollesboro
38°37′13″N 83°37′16″W / 38.62028°N 83.62111°W / 38.62028; -83.62111 (Cabin Creek Covered Bridge)		 ca. 1867 114 feet (35 m) Cabin Creek State of Kentucky Multiple king Also called C.F. Ferguson Farm, Mackey, or Hughes Farm Covered Bridge[3]
Colville Covered Bridge[2] Colville Covered Bridge Bourbon Millersburg
38°19′29″N 84°12′12″W / 38.32472°N 84.20333°W / 38.32472; -84.20333 (Colville Covered Bridge)		 1877, 2002 120 feet (37 m) Hinkston Creek County of Bourbon Multiple king
Goddard Bridge[2] Goddard Bridge Fleming Goddard
38°21′44″N 83°36′56″W / 38.36222°N 83.61556°W / 38.36222; -83.61556 (Goddard Bridge)		 1864, 1933 60 feet (18 m) Sand Lick Creek County of Fleming Town Also called White Bridge[3]
Hillsboro Covered Bridge[2] Hillsboro Covered Bridge Fleming Hillsboro
38°15′17″N 83°39′11″W / 38.25472°N 83.65306°W / 38.25472; -83.65306 (Hillsboro Covered Bridge)		 ca. 1865 80 feet (24 m) Fox Creek County of Fleming Multiple king Also called Grange City Covered Bridge[3]
Johnson Creek Covered Bridge[2] Johnson Creek Covered Bridge Robertson Mount Olivet
38°28′52″N 83°58′37″W / 38.48111°N 83.97694°W / 38.48111; -83.97694 (Johnson Creek Covered Bridge)		 1874 110 feet (34 m) Blue Lick Springs County of Robertson Smith
Lee's Creek Covered Bridge[2] Lee's Creek Covered Bridge Mason Dover
38°44′59″N 83°52′44″W / 38.74972°N 83.87889°W / 38.74972; -83.87889 (Lee's Creek Covered Bridge)		 1835 60 feet (18 m) Lee's Creek County of Mason Queen Also called Dover Covered Bridge[3]
Oldtown Covered Bridge[2] Oldtown Covered Bridge Greenup Oldtown
38°25′53″N 82°53′42″W / 38.43139°N 82.89500°W / 38.43139; -82.89500 (Oldtown Covered Bridge)		 1850-1874, 1999 190 feet (58 m) Frazer Branch, Little Sandy Creek County of Greenup Warren or Multiple king
Ringos Mill Covered Bridge[2] Fleming Flemingsburg
38°16′6″N 83°36′38″W / 38.26833°N 83.61056°W / 38.26833; -83.61056 (Ringos Mill Covered Bridge)		 1867 86 feet (26 m) Fox Creek County of Fleming Multiple king
Switzer Covered Bridge[2] Franklin Switzer
38°15′14″N 84°45′8″W / 38.25389°N 84.75222°W / 38.25389; -84.75222 (Switzer Covered Bridge)		 1855, 1998 120 feet (37 m) North Fork, Elkhorn Creek County of Franklin Howe
Walcott Covered Bridge[2] Bracken Brooksville
38°44′0″N 84°6′2″W / 38.73333°N 84.10056°W / 38.73333; -84.10056 (Walcott Covered Bridge)		 ca. 1880, 2001 76 feet (23 m) Locust Creek Private Queen and multiple king

Former

Name Image County Location Built Length Crosses Ownership Truss Notes
Mount Zion Covered Bridge[2] Mount Zion Covered Bridge Washington Mooresville
37°49′40″N 85°15′23″W / 37.82778°N 85.25639°W / 37.82778; -85.25639 (Mount Zion Covered Bridge)		 1871-2021 258 feet (79 m) Beech Fork Kentucky Department of Highways Burr Also called Beech Fork Covered Bridge.[3] Lost to arson on March 9, 2021.[4]
Valley Pike Covered Bridge[3] Valley Pike Covered Bridge Mason Fernleaf
38°40′27″N 83°52′20″W / 38.67417°N 83.87222°W / 38.67417; -83.87222 (Valley Pike Covered Bridge)		 1864 35 feet (11 m) Lee's Creek Private King Also called Bouldin or Daugherty Covered Bridge. Dismantled on April 27, 2018.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "12 Historic Covered Bridges in Kentucky". Only in Your State. Leaf Group Lifestyle. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Wright, David W. (2009). World Guide to Covered Bridges (2009 ed.). Concord, New Hampshire: National Society for Preservation of Covered Bridges. pp. 33–36. ISBN 978-0-692-00617-7.
  4. 1 2 Caswell, William S. World Guide to Covered Bridges (2021 ed.). Concord, New Hampshire: National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. p. xxxii. ISBN 978-0-578-30263-8.

Further reading

Robert W. M. Laughlin; Melissa C. Jurgensen (2007). Kentucky's Covered Bridges. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-0-738-54404-5.

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