List of West Virginia covered bridges

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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).

[edit] References

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