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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.

Bridges

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Extant

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "12 Historic Covered Bridges in Kentucky". Only in Your State. Leaf Group Lifestyle. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  3. ^ a b c d e f 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. ^ a b 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

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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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