Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Goddard Covered Bridge

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Overview

The Goddard Covered Bridge is also known as the Goddard White Bridge. The bridge is the only Town Lattice Truss type bridge in KY.

Photo taken by James McCray

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South Face of Bridge

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Oblique View

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Deck View

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Closeup of Truss Detail

The bridge is a Town Lattice Truss Covered Bridge. Note that the truss is held together by wooden pegs. Some of the wooden pegs are original hand made pegs. Can you find them?

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Facts

Overview: Lattice through truss bridge over Sand Lick Creek on KY 3110
Location: Fleming County, Kentucky
Status: Open to traffic
History: Goddard Covered Bridge is the only Town Lattice Truss Covered Bridge in KY. Original building date unknown but design patented in 1820. Bridge placed on National Register of Historic Places in 1975. Bridge restored in 2006.
Design: Lattice through truss
Dimensions: Total length: 0.0 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on August 22, 1975
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.36222, -83.61556 (decimal degrees)
38°21'44" N, 83°36'56" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/271476/4249244 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Plummers Landing
Inventory numbers: NRHP 75000756 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 36282 (Bridgehunter.com ID)