February 20, 201214 yr Was watching Dave Shuffett's Kentucky Life program earlier today, and he had a piece about Kentucky's covered bridges in it, and it got me to thinking about doing a photography project of shooting Kentucky's remaining ones (13 left). Two are reasonably nearby to me -- one in neighboring Washington Co. and another in Franklin Co., where I frequently visit -- but the rest seem to be centered around Northeast Kentucky, an area of the state I really don't know much about, which would give me a welcome opportunity to better explore that region. For folks in that part of the state familiar with these historical landmarks, I would ask: how easy is it to access them? Are these all on old remote county roads? Should I be concerned about any of these on private property? Are there other concerns I should be aware of? Thanks!
February 20, 201214 yr Walcott Covered bridge is in Bracken County... just off the AA Hwy @ KY 1159. Also, here is a link with a map. http://www.hultgren.org/things/bridges/map.html
February 20, 201214 yr Author Where do you find the list of them? LC Dawgs' link is the site I'm currently checking out.
February 20, 201214 yr Walcott Covered bridge is in Bracken County... just off the AA Hwy @ KY 1159. Also, here is a link with a map. http://www.hultgren.org/things/bridges/map.html They recently restored it or something. Not nearly as pretty as it once was. There's one in Fleming County that I know of. Maybe the Goddard area?
February 20, 201214 yr Author They recently restored it or something. Not nearly as pretty as it once was. There's one in Fleming County that I know of. Maybe the Goddard area? There are something like three or four in Fleming Co. Goddard is one of them.
February 20, 201214 yr There are something like three or four in Fleming Co. Goddard is one of them. The one I'm thinking of is right off Hwy. 32 between Flemingsburg & Morehead. My father-in-law grew up in that area. You've probably already done so, but a Google search of Walcott Covered Bridge will show you what the Walcott one used to look like. If you're wanting to see it, I recommend the Fall of the year.
February 20, 201214 yr I think that there are still three in Fleming County; I'm pretty sure that each is easily accessible. Ringo's Mill, Grange City and the aforementioned Goddard White Bridge. The latter is the most recognized because it is just off a fairly heavily traveled road and easily seen. True story. When home (Glen Burnie, Maryland) from college (Morehead) one summer, there was a photography exhibition in one of the many local shopping malls. In said exhibition was a really nice black-and-white photo of the Goddard White Bridge (the typical shot - the church seen through the bridge). I talked to the photographer and told him that there was a good chance that he and I were the only two people that would be in the mall that day who had taken pictures of the bridge. There are also two or three in the Mason County/Lewis County area; but being a resident of Mason County I naturally know less about them than the ones in Fleming County (the self-appointed Covered Bridge Capital of Kentucky).
February 20, 201214 yr I think that there are still three in Fleming County; I'm pretty sure that each is easily accessible. Ringo's Mill, Grange City and the aforementioned Goddard White Bridge. The latter is the most recognized because it is just off a fairly heavily traveled road and easily seen. True story. When home (Glen Burnie, Maryland) from college (Morehead) one summer, there was a photography exhibition in one of the many local shopping malls. In said exhibition was a really nice black-and-white photo of the Goddard White Bridge (the typical shot - the church seen through the bridge). I talked to the photographer and told him that there was a good chance that he and I were the only two people that would be in the mall that day who had taken pictures of the bridge. There are also two or three in the Mason County/Lewis County area; but being a resident of Mason County I naturally know less about them than the ones in Fleming County (the self-appointed Covered Bridge Capital of Kentucky). Isn't there one that you can see from the AA Highway?
February 20, 201214 yr There's one that crosses Frazier in Greenup Co. off of route one. They built a bridge beside it, blocked it off. From the outside it's beautiful, but there's tons of graffiti painted on the inside. Really stinks for those who stop to look inside. Edited February 20, 201214 yr by spindoc
February 20, 201214 yr Isn't there one that you can see from the AA Highway? The one you may be thinking about is in Bracken County (Walcott?).
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