INDIAN CREEK COVERED BRIDGE - UNION, WEST VIRGINIA

                                                                                                  INDIAN CREEK
                                                                                               MONROE COUNTY
                                                                                                     BUILT - 1898

Length - 49'....SSW of Union, Central Township. US219 SSW 4.7 miles from jct with WV3 (North St.) in Union to the bridge on the W. side of the road. Built by Ray and Oscar Weikel, ages 16 and 18years old, for $400 and was used continuously for about 30 years. It was part of the White and Salt Sulphur Springs Turnpike. Now closed to motor traffic. Rehabilitated in 1965 and 2000. The bridge was rehabilitated by Hoke Brothers Construction Inc.in 2000 at a cost of $334,446. Renovations included timber roof trusses, a new glue-laminated timber deck, new wooden exterior sidings, and a new roof of split shakes. It was placed  on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. Closed to through traffic. Truss Type - Covered Queenpost Through Truss.
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 48-32-02