List of covered bridges in Kentucky
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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.
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Name | Image | County | Location | Built | Length | Crosses | Ownership | Truss | Notes |
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Bennett’s Mill Covered Bridge[2] | Greenup | Greenup 38°37′50″N 82°55′37″W / 38.63056°N 82.92694°W |
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″N 83°37′16″W / 38.62028°N 83.62111°W |
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″N 84°12′12″W / 38.32472°N 84.20333°W |
1877, 2002 | 120 feet (37 m) | Hinkston Creek | County of Bourbon | Multiple king | ||
Goddard Bridge[2] | Fleming | Goddard 38°21′44″N 83°36′56″W / 38.36222°N 83.61556°W |
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″N 83°39′11″W / 38.25472°N 83.65306°W |
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″N 83°58′37″W / 38.48111°N 83.97694°W |
1874 | 110 feet (34 m) | Blue Lick Springs | County of Robertson | Smith | ||
Lee’s Creek Covered Bridge[2] | Mason | Dover 38°44′59″N 83°52′44″W / 38.74972°N 83.87889°W |
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″N 82°53′42″W / 38.43139°N 82.89500°W |
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 |
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 |
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 |
ca. 1880, 2001 | 76 feet (23 m) | Locust Creek | Private | Queen and multiple king |
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Further reading[edit]
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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