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Dents Run Covered Bridge
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Dents Run Covered Bridge, July 2008
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| Location: | County Route 43/4 near junction of County Route 43 crossing Dents Run, near Laurel Point, West Virginia |
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| Area: | less than one acre |
| Built: | 1889 |
| Architectural style: | Other, Kingpost Truss |
| Governing body: | State |
| MPS: | West Virginia Covered Bridges TR |
| NRHP Reference#: | 81000604[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | June 4, 1981 |
Dents Run Covered Bridge is a historic covered bridge located near Laurel Point, Monongalia County, West Virginia. It was built in 1889, and spans Dents Run. The bridge is of Kingpost truss construction and measures 12 feet, 10 inches wide and 40 feet long. As of 1981, it was one of only 17 covered bridges left in West Virginia.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.[1]
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