List of covered bridges in Kentucky

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]		Greenup	Greenup 38°37′50″N82°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]		Lewis	Tollesboro 38°37′13″N83°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]		Bourbon	Millersburg 38°19′29″N84°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]		Fleming	Goddard 38°21′44″N83°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]		Fleming	Hillsboro 38°15′17″N83°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]		Robertson	Mount Olivet 38°28′52″N83°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]		Mason	Dover 38°44′59″N83°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]		Greenup	Oldtown 38°25′53″N82°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″N83°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″N84°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″N84°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
East Fork Covered Bridge		Lawrence	Fallsburg 38°13′01.6″N82°44′07.5″W / 38.217111°N 82.735417°W / 38.217111; -82.735417 (East Fork Covered Bridge)	1924	42 feet (13 m)	East Fork Little Sandy River		King	Demolished on July 10, 1980.
Mount Zion Covered Bridge [2]		Washington	Mooresville 37°49′40″N85°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]
Sherburne Covered Suspension Bridge		Fleming	Sherburne 38°16′47.2″N83°48′14.4″W / 38.279778°N 83.804000°W / 38.279778; -83.804000 (Sherburne Covered Suspension Bridge)	1868	253 feet (77 m)	Licking River		Howe / Suspension	Burned on April 6, 1981.
Valley Pike Covered Bridge [3]		Mason	Fernleaf 38°40′27″N83°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]
Yatesville Covered Bridge		Lawrence	Fallsburg 38°08′41.0″N82°41′05.0″W / 38.144722°N 82.684722°W / 38.144722; -82.684722 (Yatesville Covered Bridge)	1907	128 feet (39 m)	Blaine Creek		Howe	Collapsed in May 1986.

See also

• Engineering portal
• Transportation portal
• Kentucky portal

• List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Kentucky
• World Guide to Covered Bridges

References

1. "12 Historic Covered Bridges in Kentucky". Only in Your State. Leaf Group Lifestyle. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
3. 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. 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.

External links

• National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges
• Lexington Visitors Center article about the state's covered bridges