Saturday, April 6, 2019

WALCOTT/WHITE COVERED BRIDGE - BLADESTON, KENTUCKY








                                                                                                  LOCUST CREEK
                                                                                              BRACKEN COUNTY
                                                                                                     BUILT - 1880

Length - 74'... Located approximately 4 miles N/E of  Brooksville on Kentucky Rt.-1159. When concrete bridge was constructed about 200 yards northwest in 1954, the covered bridge was then bypassed. Later after bridge was severely damage by floods engineers determined a location about 400 feet east of the original site would be better for a better chance of survival. The bridge was reconstructed in 2002. Closed to through traffic. Truss Type - Combination of both Queen and King Post.
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 17-12-01

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