List of covered bridges in West Virginia facts for kids

Barrackville Covered Bridge

This is a list of West Virginia covered bridges. There are 17 historic wooden covered bridges in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Only three of these bridges were built before 1870 and they are the three longest in the state. Each uses a standard truss design, braced with the Burr Arch. No one-truss design dominates in the state. The bridges are located in three general areas. In the south in Monroe and Greenbrier counties there are about a half dozen bridges within an easy drive of one another. To the north around Philippi is another group of bridges, including the historic Philippi Covered Bridge which is the longest (285 feet (87 m)) and an important part of state history for its associations with the American Civil War.

Existing bridges

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

Name	Image	Location	Year Built	Design, Length and Historical Notes
Barrackville Covered Bridge		Marion Barrackville, Marion County	1853	146 Multiple King Post, Burr Arch, 146 feet (45 m) long over Buffalo Creek. Built by Chenoweth.
Carrollton Covered Bridge		Barbour Carrollton, Barbour County	1856	141 Multiple King Post, Burr Arch, 141 feet (43 m) long over Buckhannon River
Center Point Covered Bridge		Doddridge Center Point, Doddridge County	1888	042 Long Truss, 42 feet (13 m) long over Pike Fork of McElroy Creek
Dents Run Covered Bridge		Monongalia Laurel Point, Monongalia County	1889	040 King Post, 40 feet (12 m) long over Dents Run
Fish Creek Covered Bridge		Wetzel Hundred, Wetzel County	1881	030 King Post, 30 feet (9.1 m) long over Fish Creek
Fletcher Covered Bridge aka "Ten Mile Creek Covered Bridge"		Harrison Cutler, Harrison County	1891	058 Multiple King Post, 58 feet (18 m) long over Tenmile Creek
Herns Mill Covered Bridge aka "Milligan Creek Covered Bridge"		Greenbrier Asbury, Greenbrier County	1884	054 Queen post, 54 feet (16 m) long over Milligans Creek
Hokes Mill Covered Bridge aka "Second Creek Covered Bridge"		Greenbrier Hokes Mill, Greenbrier County	1899	082 Long Truss, 82 feet (25 m) long over Second Creek
Indian Creek Covered Bridge		Monroe Union, Monroe County	1903	048 Long Truss, 48 feet (15 m) long over Indian Creek
Laurel Creek Covered Bridge aka "Lily Dale Covered Bridge"		Monroe Lillydale, Monroe County	1911	022 Howe Truss, 22 feet (6.7 m) long over Laurel Creek
Locust Creek Covered Bridge		Pocahontas Hillsboro, Pocahontas County	1870	113 Warren Truss, 113 feet (34 m) long over Monroe Creek
Mud River Covered Bridge		Cabell Milton, Cabell County	1876	108 Howe Truss, 108 feet (33 m) long over Mud River
Philippi Covered Bridge		Barbour Philippi, Barbour County	1852	285 Long Truss with Burr Arch, 285 feet (87 m) long over Tygart Valley River. Built by Chenoweth.
Sarvis Fork Covered Bridge aka "Sandy Creek Covered Bridge"		Jackson Sandyville, Jackson County	1889	101 Long Truss, 101 feet (31 m) long over Left Fork Sandy Creek
Simpson Creek Covered Bridge aka "Hollens Mill Covered Bridge"		Harrison Bridgeport, Harrison County	1881	074 Multiple King Post, 74 feet (23 m) long over Simpson Creek
Staats Mill Covered Bridge		Jackson Ripley, Jackson County	1887	097 Long Truss, 97 feet (30 m). Originally over Tug Fork, Big Mill Creek.
Walkersville Covered Bridge		Lewis Walkersville, Lewis County	1908	054 Queen post, 54 feet (16 m) long over Right Fork of West Fork River

Former bridges

The following is a list of no longer extant West Virginia covered bridges. A complete list of covered bridges that have existed at one time or another in the state would exceed 100.

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Barbour County

• Audra Covered Bridge, 18??, Audra (Burnt, 1940s)

Randolph County

• Beverly Covered Bridge, 1847, Chenoweth's first bridge (destroyed).
• Cheat Bridge Covered Bridge, 18??, across Cheat River at Cheat Bridge

Randolph/Upshur Counties

• Middle Fork Covered Bridge, 18??, across Middle Fork River spanning county border (Chenoweth; destroyed).

Marion County

• Paw Paw Creek Covered Bridge, 18??, Grant Town (Destroyed in flood, August 1980)

Upshur County

• Buckhannon Covered Bridge, 18?? (Chenoweth; destroyed).

Doddridge County

• West Union Covered Bridge, 1843 across Middle Island Creek (Destroyed in flood, June 1950).

Lewis County

• Weston Covered Bridge, 18??, across Stonecoal Creek, (Chenoweth; destroyed).

Braxton County

• Bulltown Covered Bridge, 1854

Harrison County

• Maulsby Covered Bridge, 1848, across West Fork River (part of Weston and Fairmont Turnpike Company)

Monongalia County

• Wadestown Covered Bridge, 18??, across the West Virginia branch of Dunkard Creek.

• Sorting this column will result in bridges being listed in order by county. * Sorting this column will result in bridges being listed in order by their length.