Thursday, July 9, 2020

BARRACKVILLE COVERED BRIDGE - BARRACKVILLE, WEST VIRGINIA












                                                                                                      BUFFALO CREEK
                                                                                                     MARION COUNTY
                                                                                                           BUILT - 1853

Length - 146' ....In Barrackville. Pike Rd. N. 0.1 miles from jct with College St, E. on Buffalo Rd. 50' to the bridge on the N. side of the road. Built by local bridge builders, Eli & Lemuel Chenoweth.  Bridge was bypassed in 1987, an ACROW pony truss was installed in 1991 due to deterioration. Renovated in 1998. Closed to motor traffic. Posted to the National Register of Historic Places in 1981. Truss Type - Single Span Modified Arch Burr Truss with siding added twenty years after bridge's construction.  
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 48-25-02

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