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List of covered bridges in West Virginia

This is a list of West Virginia covered bridges. There are 17 historic wooden covered bridges in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Only three of these bridges were built before 1870 and they are the three longest in the state. Each uses a standard truss design, braced with the Burr Arch. No one-truss design dominates in the state. The bridges are located in three general areas. In the south in Monroe and Greenbrier counties there are about a half dozen bridges within an easy drive of one another. To the north around Philippi is another group of bridges, including the historic Philippi Covered Bridge which is the longest () and an important part of state history for its associations with the American Civil War.

Existing bridges

The following is a list of the 17 extant West Virginia covered bridges.

Former bridges

The following is a list of no longer extant West Virginia covered bridges. A complete list of covered bridges that have existed at one time or another in the state would exceed 100.

Barbour County
Braxton County
Doddridge County
Greenbrier County
Harrison County
Lewis County
Marion County
Monongalia County
Preston County
Randolph County
Randolph/Upshur Counties
Ritchie County
Taylor County
Upshur County

See also

References

Citations

Further reading

  • Auvil, Myrtle (1973), Covered Bridges of West Virginia Past & Present
  • Maxwell, Hu (1899), The History of Barbour County, West Virginia; page 277, The Philippi Bridge

Notes

  • Sorting this column will result in bridges being listed in order by county.

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