Foundation For Kentucky's Lost Covered Bridges

1862 Map of Southern Greenup County Kentucky

 1862 Map of Northern Greenup County Kentucky

1862 Map of Oldtown Kentucky and area surrounding

1862 Map of Greenup County Kentucky commissioned by Major General Buell of the Ohio Division of the Union Army, considered to be the most accurate of this time period.

From The Library of Congress Digital Map Collections

Oldtown Covered Bridge

Crossing Little Sandy River north of Grayson Kentucky, is the 194 foot Oldtown Covered Bridge. Oldtown Covered Bridge was completed in 1880 at cost of $4,000. Commissioners in charge of project were J. C. Irvin, John Conley and W. A. Womack. It has withstood floods of 1913 and 1937. Restored in 1972-73 by Green Thumb Program. Listed on National Register of Historic Places., 1976.

   The Oldtown Covered Bridge spans the Little Sandy River in Greenup County. The trusses are built based on a multi-kingpost truss design. The covered bridge is built in two spans, one span shorter than the other. The totla length of both spans is 192 feet.