Status: Toll ferry currently in operation
Location: 38.774794,-84.008910
Carries over Ohio River
Design: ferry
Design Details: Ferry
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Ferry crossing over the Ohio River at Augusta
History:
Built:
Location: Bracken County
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Ferry boat
First two photos taken by Jonathan Maxwell
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On board
First two photos taken by Jonathan Maxwell
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Getting ready to board
This photo submitted by Rocky Caddell
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Photo taken by Bill Eichelberger in June 2010
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Photo taken by Bill Eichelberger in June 2010
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Photo taken by Bill Eichelberger in June 2010
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Photo taken by Bill Eichelberger in June 2010
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Photo taken by Bill Eichelberger in June 2010
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Photo taken by Bill Eichelberger in June 2010
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Agusta Ferry Boat
Photo taken by Mike Mullins in June 2016
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 38.751667,-83.958056
Carries KY 435 over Big Bracken Creek
Design: truss/modern/pony/warren
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 94.1 Feet
Span Length: 89.9 Feet
Overview: Modern Pony truss bridge over Big Bracken Creek on KY 435
History: Built 2007
Built: 2007
Location: Bracken County
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Photo taken by Bill Eichelberger in August 2008
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Photo taken by Bill Eichelberger in August 2008
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Photo taken by Bill Eichelberger in August 2008
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Photo taken by Bill Eichelberger in August 2008
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Photo taken by Bill Eichelberger in August 2008
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Photo taken by Bill Eichelberger in August 2008
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Photo taken by Bill Eichelberger in August 2008
Status: No longer exists
Location: 0.000000,0.000000
Carries Holts Creek Road over Holts Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 83.0 Feet
Span Length: 51.8 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Holts Creek on Holts Creek Road
History: Built ca. 1940; replaced 2002
Built: ca. 1940
Location: Bracken County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge.
Location: 38.599167,-84.062778
Carries CR 1104 over North Fork Licking River
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 110.9 Feet
Span Length: 107.9 Feet
Overview: Through truss bridge over North Fork Licking River on CR 1104
History: Built 1925
Built: 1925
Location: Bracken County
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Status: Bridge was relocated to Henderson County, KY
Location: 38.768611,-84.023611
Carries Long Stretch Road over Turtle Creek
Design: truss/pony/bowstring
Design Details: Bowstring Iron Pony truss with concrete floor
Total Length: 63.0 Feet
Span Length: 58.1 Feet
Overview: Bowstring Pony truss bridge over Turtle Creek on Long Stretch Road
History: Built ca. 1880, possibly relocated here ca. 1920
Built: ca. 1880
Location: Bracken County
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Augusta/ Turtle Creek Bowstring Bridge
Notice the Railroad Tunnel in the background
Photo by Brian McKee on September 6, 2009
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Photo by Brian McKee on September 6, 2009
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Photo by Brian McKee on September 6, 2009
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The area looks more like a swamp than a creek
Photo by Brian McKee on September 6, 2009
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Photo by Brian McKee on September 6, 2009
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Photo by Brian McKee on September 6, 2009
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Photo by Brian McKee on September 6, 2009
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Bolt on top of truss
Photo by Brian McKee on September 6, 2009
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Bolt on top of truss
Photo by Brian McKee on September 6, 2009
Status: Open to pedestrians in small park. The current bridge is all new lumber.
Location: 38.733000,-84.098220
Carries Footpath over Locust Creek
Design: truss/through/multiple-kingpost
Design Details: The bridge is a combination Queenpost/Multiple Kingpost design.
Total Length: 100.0 Feet
Span Length: 100.0 Feet
Overview: Timber Through truss bridge over Locust Creek in Wellsburg
History: Abutments exist in ruin. A hand hewn floor joist from the 1824 bridge was used in the construction of this bridge. It was bypassed and abandoned when KY1159 was relocated in 1954 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.
Built: 1880
Location: Bracken County
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Photo taken by Bill Eichelberger
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Photo taken by Bill Eichelberger
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Photo taken by Bill Eichelberger
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New version of bridge, relocated upstream after 1997 flood destroyed the original.
Photo taken by Bill Eichelberger in May 2004
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Photo taken by Bill Eichelberger
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Photo taken by Bill Eichelberger
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Photo taken by Bill Eichelberger
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One of three signs inside the Walcott Bridge in October, 1986
Photo taken by Bill Eichelberger
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One of three signs inside the Walcott Bridge in October, 1986
Photo taken by Bill Eichelberger
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One of three signs inside the Walcott Bridge in October, 1986
Photo taken by Bill Eichelberger
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New and old together
Apparently there was little left to salvage after the 1997 flood. This strip of one of the old timbers was glued to one of the new timbers. The effect was less than pleasing, but I guess it beats a blank.
Photo taken by Bill Eichelberger in November 2002
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As real as it's going to get
Sorry, Doc, but consider yourself lucky. At least Bracken County still has a bridge. Most places don't.
Photo taken by Bill Eichelberger in November 2002
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Photo taken by Bill Eichelberger
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Vintage postcard view
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Photo by Brian McKee on September 6, 2009
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Photo by Brian McKee on September 6, 2009
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Photo by Brian McKee on September 6, 2009
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Photo by Brian McKee on September 6, 2009
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Photo by Brian McKee on September 6, 2009
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Photo by Brian McKee on September 6, 2009
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Interior view showing trusses
All new lumber
Photo by Brian McKee on September 6, 2009
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Photo by Brian McKee on September 6, 2009
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Photo by Brian McKee on September 6, 2009
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Walcott Covered Bridge 17-12-01#2
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in June 2016
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Walcott Covered Bridge 17-12-01#2
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in June 2016
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Walcott Covered Bridge 17-12-01#2-sign
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in June 2016
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Walcott Covered Bridge 17-12-01#2
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in June 2016
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Walcott Covered Bridge 17-12-01#2
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in June 2016
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Walcott Covered Bridge 17-12-01#2
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in June 2016
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Walcott Covered Bridge 17-12-01#2
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in June 2016
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Walcott Covered Bridge 17-12-01#2
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in June 2016
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Walcott Covered Bridge 17-12-01#2
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in June 2016
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Walcott Covered Bridge 17-12-01#2
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in June 2016
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Walcott Covered Bridge
The Courier-Journal: July 21 1968
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Photo taken by James McCray in September 2020
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Photo taken by James McCray in September 2020
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Photo taken by James McCray in September 2020
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Photo taken by James McCray in September 2020
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Photo taken by James McCray in September 2020
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Photo taken by James McCray in September 2020
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Photo taken by James McCray in September 2020
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Photo taken by James McCray in September 2020
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Photo taken by James McCray in September 2020
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Photo taken by James McCray in September 2020
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Photo taken by James McCray in September 2020
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Photo taken by James McCray in September 2020
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Photo taken by James McCray in September 2020
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Photo taken by James McCray in September 2020
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 38.769000,-84.023585
Carries CSX Transportation over Long Stretch Road
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Concrete tunnel
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Bridge over Long Stretch Road in Augusta
History:
Built:
Location: Bracken County
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CSX Railroad Tunnel near Augusta
View from South side (looking north)
Photo by Brian McKee September 6, 2009
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CSX Railroad Tunnel near Augusta
View from North side (looking south) Sorry about the blurry photo. Didn't notice it until I got back home.
Photo by Brian McKee September 6, 2009
Status: Bridge has been replaced.
Location: 38.580834,-84.166238
Carries Kentucky State Route 539 over North Fork of Licking River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Single-lane Pratt through truss
Total Length: 115.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over North Fork of Licking River on Kentucky State Route 539
History: Built 1883 by the Smith Bridge Company; Replaced 1983
Built: 1883
Location: Bracken County
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
Status: Abandoned
Location: 38.783194,-84.142227
Carries over Little Snag Creek
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Pinned Pratt Pony truss
Total Length: 44.0 Feet
Span Length: 39.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned pony truss bridge over Little Snag Creek
History:
Built: 1920
Location: Bracken County
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Photo taken by Bill Eichelberger
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Photo taken by Bill Eichelberger
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Photo taken by Bill Eichelberger
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Photo taken by Bill Eichelberger
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Photo taken by Bill Eichelberger
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Photo taken by Bill Eichelberger
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 38.771171,-83.992097
Carries KY 8 over Big Bracken Creek
Design: beam/tee
Design Details:
Total Length: 159.1 Feet
Span Length: 49.9 Feet
Overview: Concrete bridge over Big Bracken Creek on KY 8 at Augusta
History: Built 1961
Built: 1961
Location: Bracken County
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KY 8 over Big Bracken Creek
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in June 2016
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KY 8 over Big Bracken Creek
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in June 2016
Status:
Location: 38.583342,-84.155766
Carries over
Design: beam/tee
Design Details:
Total Length: 160.1 Feet
Span Length: 49.9 Feet
Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over No Fork Licking River on KY 19
History:
Built: 1935
Location: Bracken County
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KY 19 over No Fork Licking River
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in June 2016
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KY 19 over No Fork Licking River
Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in June 2016
Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S - Dismantled and/or in storage. L - Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.
