The Walcott Covered Bridge, a covered Kingpost and Queenpost span, crosses Locust Creek in Walcott, Kentucky.
Constructed in 1824, the Walcott Covered Bridge was rebuilt in 1881 as a 74-foot Kingpost and Queenpost truss. 1 2 3 The private, tolled crossing was bypassed with a state-constructed concrete bridge in 1954.
The Walcott Covered Bridge was later transferred to the Bracken County Historical Society and then to the Kentucky Department of Parks in 1993. 1 It was damaged in repeated floods in 1997 and 1998. In 2002, the damaged crossing was relocated 400 feet east to a park and reconstructed with mostly new materials. 1
Details
- State: Kentucky
- Route: Formerly KY Route 1159
- Status: Active (Pedestrian)
- Type: Covered Kingpost Truss, Covered Queenpost Truss
- Total Length: 73 feet
- Main Span Length: 0
- Spans: 0
- Deck Width: 13.8 feet
- Roadway Width: 0
- Height of Structure: 12 feet
- Above Vertical Clearance: 0
- Navigational Clearance: 0