The Goddard Bridge crosses the Sand Lick Creek in Goddard, Fleming County, Kentucky.  Spanning 63 feet the Goddard Bridge, the Pea Ridge Mountains, and an old country church provide a scenic backdrop.

The actual date of construction is unknown, but it was built on the 1820 lattice design of Ithiel Town. The bridge was built by Joseph Goddard. Originally located about one mile south of Goddard, the bridge was moved to its present location in 1933 when Highway 32 was rebuilt. Steel braces sunk into the creek bank near the abutments provide additional support for the span. The bridge is in regular use and is open to traffic with a gross weight of under 4 tons. The bridge was restored in 1968 with the replacement of some lateral bracing, siding, roofing, and the wooden pins or trunnels used as fasteners instead of nails.

The Goddard Covered Bridge located southeast of Flemingsburg is the only surviving example of Ithiel Town Lattice design in Kentucky. Timbers are joined with wooden pegs. 

Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on August 22, 1975.

Located at:  N38 21. 740    W83 36.929     -     WGCB #17-35-06

Photographed in September 2021