GODDARD/WHITE COVERED BRIDGE - GODDARD, KENTUCKY

                                                                                                SAND LICK CREEK
                                                                                                FLEMING COUNTY
                                                                                                BUILT - UNKNOWN                                                                                     

Length - 63'...   The Goddard bridge is located just off of Kentucky Rt-32 on Covered Bridge Rd, about 8 miles south of  Flemingsburg. Although the actual date of construction is unknown, it is built on the lattice design of Ithiel Town. The bridge was built by Joseph Goddard. Previous restorations in 1910 by Louis Bower and again in 1968 by his son, Louis Stockton Bower. Originally located about one mile south of Goddard, the bridge was moved to its present location in 1933 when Highway 32 was rebuilt. Steel braces sunk into the creek near the abutments provide additional support for the span.The bridge is in regular use and is open to traffic under 4 tons. The bridge was restored in 1968 with the replacement of some lateral bracing, siding, roofing and the wooden pins or trunnels used as fasteners instead of nails. Bridge restored in 2006. Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on August 22, 1975. Truss Type - Covered Timber Town Lattice Through Truss.

World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 17-35-06