The Valley Pike Covered Bridge is located over Lee Creek along Valley Pike Road near Fernleaf, Kentucky.
The Valley Pike Covered Bridge, a covered Kingpost truss, was constructed to access a farm owned by the Bouldin family in 1864. 1 3 4 The crossing was rebuilt by Stock Bower in 1972. 4
The privately-owned bridge, used for farm access, was considered Kentucky’s shortest covered bridge. 2 After flooding in July 2017 caused severe damage to the crossing, the Valley Pike Covered Bridge was demolished and replaced with a conventional bridge in April 2018.
Information
- State: Kentucky
- Route: Private
- Type: Covered Kingpost Truss
- Status: Demolished - Replaced
- Total Length: 23 feet
- Deck Width: 15 feet
- Total Height: 14 feet
- Navigational Clearance:
Sources
- Hultgren, John. “Valley Pike Covered Bridge.” July 19, 2007 Article.
- Embry, Mike. “Kentucky’s covered bridges provide a link to the past.” Kentucky Post, October 16, 1997.
- “Valley Pike Bridge.” University of Kentucky. July 19, 2007 Article.
- White, Vernon. Covered Bridges: Focus on Kentucky. Kentucke Imprints, 1985, pp. 100-103.