Colville Covered Bridge, Covered bridge in Bourbon County, Kentucky, US.
Colville Covered Bridge is a timber structure crossing Hinkston Creek that employs a Burr truss design typical of Kentucky's 19th-century bridge construction. Its wooden framework includes interlocking supports and panel systems characteristic of this engineering approach.
Built in 1877 by Jacob Bower of the Maysville Bridge Company, the structure survived into modern times as one of Kentucky's few remaining covered bridges. It faced severe damage from flooding in 1997 but was restored a few years later using both original salvaged components and new timber.
The bridge connects two rural communities and remains an active part of daily travel for local residents and farmers. It represents a tangible link to 19th-century engineering practices that shaped transportation across the region.
The bridge remains open to vehicle traffic and can be crossed on foot, though drivers should exercise caution on the narrow wooden deck. Finding the site requires navigation through rural roads with minimal signage, so directions or a map app beforehand helps.
The bridge earned recognition for its resilience after severe 1997 flooding destroyed its original timber structure entirely. Its reconstruction cleverly blended salvaged pieces from the collapsed structure with new materials to maintain historical authenticity.
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