Switzer Covered Bridge

Off Rocky Branch Rd., over North Elkhorn Creek, Switzer, Kentucky

Howe through truss bridge over North Elkhorn Creek on KY 1262

Photos

Switzer Bridge 2

Photo taken by Bill Eichelberger

Coordinates:
+38.25391, -84.75217
38°15'14" N, 84°45'08" W

Quadrangle map:
Switzer

The original bridge was washed away by a flood in Mar 1997. Its replacement was built in 1998

Status: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on September 6, 1974
Reference number: 74000875
Area of significance: Engineering
Level of significance: State
Evaluation criteria: C - Design/Construction
Property type: Structure
Historic function: Road-related
Current function: Road-related
Period of significance: 1850-1874
Significant year: 1855