List of West Virginia covered bridges

List of West Virginia covered bridges

The following is a list of the 17 extant West Virginia covered bridges.

*Barrackville Covered Bridge, Buffalo Creek, Marion County (1853; Chenoweth)
*Carrollton Covered Bridge, Barbour County (1856)
*Philippi Covered Bridge, Philippi, Barbour County (1852; Chenoweth; "Long" Burr Arch Truss)
*Center Point Covered Bridge, Dodderidge Co (1888)
*Dent's Run Covered Bridge, Monongalia Co (1888)
*Walkersville Covered Bridge, Lewis County (18??)
*Laurel Creek Covered Bridge (aka "Lily Dale Covered Bridge"), Monroe Co (18??)
*Staats Mill Covered Bridge, Cedar Lakes, Jackson Co (18??; Originally over Tug Fork, Big Mill Creek)
*Locust Creek Covered Bridge, Pocahontas Co (18??)
*Mud River Covered Bridge, Cabell Co (1876)
*Sardis Fork Covered Bridge (aka "Sandy Creek Covered Bridge"), Jackson Co (18??)
*Simpson Creek Covered Bridge (aka "Hollens Mill Covered Bridge"), Bridgeport, Harrison Co (1881; Kingpost truss)
*Indian Creek Covered Bridge, Monroe Co (1898)
*Fish Creek Covered Bridge, Wetzel Co (18??)
*Hern’s Mill Covered Bridge (aka "Milligan Creek Covered Bridge"), Greenbrier Co (18??)
*Hoke’s Mill Covered Bridge (aka "Second Creek Covered Bridge"), Greenbrier Co (18??)
*Fletcher Covered Bridge (aka "Ten Mile Creek Covered Bridge"), Harrison Co (1891; Kingpost truss)

The following is a list of no longer extant West Virginia covered bridges.

*Beverly Covered Bridge, 1847, Randolph County, Chenoweth's first bridge (destroyed).
*Audra Covered Bridge, 18??, Audra, Barbour County (Burnt, 1940s)
*Paw Paw Creek Covered Bridge, 18??, Grant Town, West Virginia, Marion County (Destroyed in Flood, August 1980)
*Middle Fork Covered Bridge, 18?? (Chenoweth; destroyed).
*Buckhannon Covered Bridge, 18?? (Chenoweth; destroyed).
*Weston Covered Bridge, 18??, across Stone Coal Creek, (Chenoweth; destroyed).

References

*Shaluta, Jr., Stephen J. (2004), "Covered Bridges in West Virginia", Charleston, West Virginia: Quarrier Press


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