HUMPBACK COVERED BRIDGE - COVINGTON, VIRGINIA

                                                                                                           DUNLAP CREEK
                                                                                                     ALLEGHANY COUNTY
                                                                                                              BUILT - 1857

Length - 106'....W. of Covington, Covington Township. US60 W. 4.5 miles from jct with US220 in Covington, S. on Rumsey Rd. 0.05 miles, E. into roadside park & the bridge. The bridge was bypassed then closed to motor traffic in 1929. The bridge stood derelict till 1953 then was purchased by the Virginia Department of Transportation and was restored. The Humpback Bridge is the nation's only surviving curved-span covered bridge and is the oldest covered bridge in Virginia. The bridge has no middle support, and the center point of the floor and roof is eight feet higher than the ends. The bridge, as it stands today, has most of the original hand-hewn support timbers and decking that was laid down in 1857, however most of the walls and roofing have been replaced several times since. Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on October 1, 1969. Closed to through traffic. Truss Type - Covered Multiple Kingpost Through Truss.
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - WGCB - 46-03-01