Wallingford in Fleming County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Goddard “White” Bridge

Covered Bridges

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 10, 2015

1. Goddard "White" Bridge Marker

Inscription.

Goddard “White” Bridge This covered bridge is the only surviving example of Ithiel Town Lattice design in Ky. The timbers are joined with wooden pegs (tree-nails); its date of construction and original builder are unknown. The 63-foot span was restored in 1968 under the supervision of L. S. Bower of Flemingsburg. Goddard Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, 1975.

Covered Bridges Covered bridges were first built in the 1790s but did not become widely popular until after 1814. They were covered to protect them from the weather. At one time there were more than 400 covered bridges in Ky. The timbered spans have played a romantic role in our history. Some were destroyed during the Civil War. The remaining ones are a nostalgic link with the past.

Erected 2010 by the Kentucky Historical Society, Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 1559.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Bridges & Viaducts • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Covered Bridges, and the Kentucky Historical Society series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1968.

Location. Marker has been reported

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missing. It was located near 38° 21.745′ N, 83° 36.95′ W. Marker was in Wallingford, Kentucky, in Fleming County. It was on Morehead Road (Kentucky Route 32) near Covered Bridge Road. Bridge leads to the Goddard United Methodist Church. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 10544 Morehead Rd, Wallingford KY 41093, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in Kentucky’s Outer Bluegrass. It was also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it was in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: Stockton Grave (approx. 4.7 miles away); Ringos Mill Covered Bridge (approx. 6½ miles away); Old Tobacco Plug Factory (approx. 7½ miles away); Gorman Building (approx. 7.6 miles away); John F. Day (1913-1982) (approx. 7.6 miles away); James J. Andrews (approx. 7.6 miles away); Fleming County (approx. 7.6 miles away); Fleming Hotel (approx. 7.6 miles away).

Also see . . . You Tube video on bridge. (Submitted on May 23, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Covered Bridges Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 10, 2015

2. Covered Bridges Marker

Goddard Bridge image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 10, 2015

3. Goddard Bridge

Goddard "White" Bridge & Covered Bridges Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 10, 2015

4. Goddard "White" Bridge & Covered Bridges Marker

Rear view of covered bridge. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 10, 2015

5. Rear view of covered bridge.

Looking north on Morehead Road. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 10, 2015

6. Looking north on Morehead Road.

Photographed by Victor T Hollowell, October 13, 2023

7. Goddard “White” Bridge Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 20, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 23, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 2,065 times since then and 69 times this year. Last updated on September 9, 2025, by Victor T Hollowell of Owensboro, Kentucky. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on May 23, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 7. submitted on September 9, 2025, by Victor T Hollowell of Owensboro, Kentucky. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.