WayfarrowWalcott Covered Bridge
Covered bridge · Bracken County, Kentucky
Walcott Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Bracken County, Kentucky, described in its record as bridge in Bracken County, Kentucky. Kentucky has 15 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.
It was built in 2002, in the postwar decades, making it the 7th oldest of the 7 in Kentucky with a recorded construction date.
Status check, 2026-11: The first bridge here dates from 1824 and was replaced c.1880; after floods in 1997–98 it was moved about 400 ft east and rebuilt in 2002, mostly with new materials. Published lengths range from 73 to 76 ft. Walcott Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 38.7333° N, 84.1006° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 2002 |
|---|---|
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 38.73333, -84.10056 |
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Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.