Tuesday, February 18, 2020

HERNS MILL COVERED BRIDGE - LEWISBURG, WEST VIRGINIA











                                                                                                MILLIGAN CREEK
                                                                                            GREENBRIER COUNTY
                                                                                                     BUILT - 1884

Length - 54'.... NW of Lewisburg, Central Township. US60 NW 3.3 miles from jct with US219 in Lewisburg, left on Bungers Mill Rd. (CR60/11) 0.15 miles, left (W.) on Herns Mill Rd. (CR40) 0.9 miles to the bridge. Built at a cost of $800. In 2000 a $543,932 restoration of the bridge was completed by Grandview Construction Inc. of Beckley, West Virginia. It included installation of steel beams to support the timber roadway in addition to replacement of timber roof trusses, and a metal roof and wooden exterior siding.  Placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981. Open to traffic. Truss Type - Covered Queenpost Through Truss.
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 48-13-01

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