Saturday, July 11, 2020

DENTS RUN/LAUREL POINT COVERED BRIDGE - WESTOVER, WEST VIRGINIA













                                                                                                       RIVER - DENTS RUN
                                                                                                   MONONGALIA COUNTY
                                                                                                              BUILT - 1889

Length - 42'.... W. of Westover, Western Township. US19 W. 2.9 miles from jct with I79 exit 152 just W. of Westover, N. on Sugar Grove Rd. (CR43) 0.6 miles, W. (left) on John Fox Rd. 0.1 miles to the bridge on the N. side of the road. Rebuilt 1984, 2004. Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on June 4, 1981.  Closed to motor traffic. Truss Type - Covered Kingpost Through Truss
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 48-31-03

Friday, July 10, 2020

SINKING CREEK COVERED BRIDGE - NEWPORT, VIRGINIA















                                                                                                        SINKING CREEK
                                                                                                         GILES COUNTY
                                                                                                            BUILT - 1916

Length - 70'.... NNW of Newport, Eastern Township. VA42 (Blue Grass Trl) NE 1.0 miles from jct with US460 just S. of Newport, NW on SR601 (Clover Hollow Rd.) 0.6 miles to the bridge on the E. side of the road. Bypassed in 1949, closed to traffic in 1964, rehabilitated in 2000. Truss Type - Modified Covered Howe Through Truss
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 46-35-01

LINKS FARM COVERED BRIDGE - MAYBROOK, VIRGINIA
















                                                                                                       SINKING CREEK
                                                                                                        GILES COUNTY
                                                                                                            BUILT - 1912

Length - 50'.... NW of Newport, Eastern Township. US460 NW 1.6 miles from jct with VA42 just S. of Newport, N. on Mountain Lake Rd. 0.25 miles, NW on Covered Bridge Ln. 0.1 miles to the bridge. Bypassed in 1949, rehabilitated in 1995. Bridge is on private property. Open to through traffic. Truss Type - Covered Queenpost Through Truss
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 46-35-02

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