List of covered bridges in Kentucky explained

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	class=unsortable	Image	County	Location	Built	Length	Crosses	Ownership	Truss	Notes
Bennett's Mill Covered Bridge		Greenup	Greenup 38.6306°N -82.9269°W	, 2004	145feet	Tygarts Creek	County of Greenup	Modified Wheeler or Warren
Cabin Creek Covered Bridge		Lewis	Tollesboro 38.6203°N -83.6211°W		114feet	Cabin Creek	State of Kentucky	Multiple king	Also called C.F. Ferguson Farm, Mackey, or Hughes Farm Covered Bridge^[2]
Colville Covered Bridge		Bourbon	Millersburg 38.3247°N -84.2033°W	1877, 2002	120feet	Hinkston Creek	County of Bourbon	Multiple king
Goddard Bridge		Fleming	Goddard 38.3622°N -83.6156°W	1864, 1933	60feet	Sand Lick Creek	County of Fleming	Town	Also called White Bridge
Hillsboro Covered Bridge		Fleming	Hillsboro 38.2547°N -83.6531°W		80feet	Fox Creek	County of Fleming	Multiple king	Also called Grange City Covered Bridge
Johnson Creek Covered Bridge		Robertson	Mount Olivet 38.4811°N -83.9769°W	1874	110feet	Blue Lick Springs	County of Robertson	Smith
Lee's Creek Covered Bridge		Mason	Dover 38.7497°N -83.8789°W	1835	60feet	Lee's Creek	County of Mason	Queen	Also called Dover Covered Bridge
Oldtown Covered Bridge		Greenup	Oldtown 38.4314°N -82.895°W	, 1999	190feet	Frazer Branch, Little Sandy Creek	County of Greenup	Warren or Multiple king
Ringos Mill Covered Bridge		Fleming	Flemingsburg 38.2683°N -83.6106°W	1867	86feet	Fox Creek	County of Fleming	Multiple king
Switzer Covered Bridge		Franklin	Switzer 38.2539°N -84.7522°W	1855, 1998	120feet	North Fork, Elkhorn Creek	County of Franklin	Howe
Walcott Covered Bridge		Bracken	Brooksville 38.7333°N -84.1006°W	, 2001	76feet	Locust Creek	Private	Queen and multiple king

Former

Name	class=unsortable	Image	County	Location	Built	Length	Crosses	Ownership	Truss	Notes
Mount Zion Covered Bridge		Washington	Mooresville 37.8278°N -85.2564°W	1871–2021	258feet	Beech Fork	Kentucky Department of Highways	Burr	Also called Beech Fork Covered Bridge. Lost to arson on March 9, 2021.^[3]
Valley Pike Covered Bridge		Mason	Fernleaf 38.6742°N -83.8722°W	1864	35feet	Lee's Creek	Private	King	Also called Bouldin or Daugherty Covered Bridge. Dismantled on April 27, 2018.

See also

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

Further reading

Book: Kentucky's Covered Bridges . . Charleston, South Carolina . Robert W. M. Laughlin . Melissa C. Jurgensen . 978-0-738-54404-5 . 2007.

External links

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: 12 Historic Covered Bridges in Kentucky . Only in Your State . Leaf Group Lifestyle . 17 May 2020.
2. Book: Wright . David W. . World Guide to Covered Bridges . 2009 . National Society for Preservation of Covered Bridges . Concord, New Hampshire . 978-0-692-00617-7 . 2009 . 33–36.
3. Book: Caswell . William S. . World Guide to Covered Bridges . National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges . Concord, New Hampshire . 978-0-578-30263-8 . 2021 . xxxii.