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. 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 NameImage County Location Built Length Crosses Ownership Truss Notes Bennett's Mill Covered Bridge Greenup Greenup , 2004 Tygarts Creek County of Greenup Modified Wheeler or Warren Cabin Creek Covered Bridge Lewis Tollesboro Cabin Creek State of Kentucky Multiple king Also called C.F. Ferguson Farm, Mackey, or Hughes Farm Covered Bridge Colville Covered Bridge Bourbon Millersburg 1877, 2002 Hinkston Creek County of Bourbon Multiple king Goddard Bridge Fleming Goddard 1864, 1933 Sand Lick Creek County of Fleming Town Also called White Bridge Hillsboro Covered Bridge Fleming Hillsboro Fox Creek County of Fleming Multiple king Also called Grange City Covered Bridge Johnson Creek Covered Bridge Robertson Mount Olivet 1874 Blue Lick Springs County of Robertson Smith Lee's Creek Covered Bridge Mason Dover 1835 Lee's Creek County of Mason Queen Also called Dover Covered Bridge Oldtown Covered Bridge Greenup Oldtown , 1999 Frazer Branch, Little Sandy Creek County of Greenup Warren or Multiple king Ringos Mill Covered Bridge Fleming Flemingsburg 1867 Fox Creek County of Fleming Multiple king Switzer Covered Bridge Franklin Switzer 1855, 1998 North Fork, Elkhorn Creek County of Franklin Howe Walcott Covered Bridge Bracken Brooksville , 2001 Locust Creek Private Queen and multiple king

Former

NameImage County Location Built Length Crosses Ownership Truss Notes East Fork Covered Bridge Lawrence Fallsburg 1924 East Fork Little Sandy River King Demolished on July 10, 1980. Mount Zion Covered Bridge Washington Mooresville 1871–2021 Beech Fork Kentucky Department of Highways Burr Also called Beech Fork Covered Bridge. Lost to arson on March 9, 2021. Sherburne Covered Suspension Bridge Fleming Sherburne 1868 Licking River Howe / Suspension Burned on April 6, 1981. Valley Pike Covered Bridge Mason Fernleaf 1864 Lee's Creek Private King Also called Bouldin or Daugherty Covered Bridge. Dismantled on April 27, 2018. Yatesville Covered Bridge Lawrence Fallsburg 1907 Blaine Creek Howe Collapsed in May 1986.

See also

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

References

Further reading

External links

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