List of covered bridges in West Virginia Facts for Kids

Barrackville Covered Bridge

West Virginia is home to many amazing old bridges, especially its covered bridges. These special wooden bridges have roofs and sides, making them look like tunnels. Long ago, the roofs protected the wooden parts from rain and snow. This helped the bridges last much longer!

Today, West Virginia has 17 historic covered bridges. Only three of these bridges were built before 1870. These three are also the longest ones in the state. Each bridge uses a special support system called a "truss design," often strengthened with something called a Burr Arch.

You can find these bridges in a few main areas. In the southern part of the state, in Monroe and Greenbrier counties, there are about six bridges close to each other. Another group of bridges is found further north, near a town called Philippi. This area includes the famous Philippi Covered Bridge. It's the longest covered bridge in West Virginia, stretching 285 feet (about 87 meters)! This bridge is also important because of its connections to the American Civil War.

West Virginia's Amazing Covered Bridges

Here is a list of the 17 covered bridges you can still visit in West Virginia today. Each one has its own story and unique design!

Bridge Name	Where It Is	Year Built	Length	Crosses Over	Design Type	Cool Facts
Barrackville Covered Bridge	Barrackville, Marion County	1853	146 feet (45 m)	Buffalo Creek	Multiple king post, Burr arch	Built by a famous bridge builder, Lemuel Chenoweth.
Carrollton Covered Bridge	Carrollton, Barbour County	1856	141 feet (43 m)	Buckhannon River	Multiple king post, Burr arch
Center Point Covered Bridge	Center Point, Doddridge County	1888	42 feet (13 m)	Pike Fork of McElroy Creek	Long truss
Dents Run Covered Bridge	Laurel Point, Monongalia County	1889	40 feet (12 m)	Dents Run	King post
Fish Creek Covered Bridge (also called "Hundred Covered Bridge")	Hundred, Wetzel County	1881, rebuilt 2001	30 feet (9.1 m)	Fish Creek	King post
Fletcher Covered Bridge (also called "Ten Mile Creek Covered Bridge")	Cutler, Harrison County	1891	58 feet (18 m)	Tenmile Creek	Multiple king post
Herns Mill Covered Bridge (also called "Milligan Creek Covered Bridge")	Asbury, Greenbrier County	1884	54 feet (16 m)	Milligans Creek	Queen post
Hokes Mill Covered Bridge (also called "Second Creek Covered Bridge")	Hokes Mill, Greenbrier County	1899	82 feet (25 m)	Second Creek	Long truss
Indian Creek Covered Bridge	Union, Monroe County	1903	48 feet (15 m)	Indian Creek	Long truss
Laurel Creek Covered Bridge (also called "Lily Dale Covered Bridge")	Lillydale, Monroe County	1911	22 feet (6.7 m)	Laurel Creek	Howe truss
Locust Creek Covered Bridge	Hillsboro, Pocahontas County	1870	113 feet (34 m)	Monroe Creek	Warren truss
Mud River Covered Bridge	Milton, Cabell County	1875	108 feet (33 m)	Mud River	Howe truss
Philippi Covered Bridge	Philippi, Barbour County	1852	285 feet (87 m)	Tygart Valley River	Long truss with Burr arch	Also built by Lemuel Chenoweth.
Sarvis Fork Covered Bridge (also called "Sandy Creek Covered Bridge" and "New Era Covered Bridge")	Sandyville, Jackson County	1889, rebuilt 2000	101 feet (31 m)	Left Fork Sandy Creek	Long truss
Simpson Creek Covered Bridge (also called "Hollens Mill Covered Bridge")	Bridgeport, Harrison County	1881	74 feet (23 m)	Simpson Creek	Multiple king post
Staats Mill Covered Bridge	Ripley, Jackson County	1887	97 feet (30 m)	Pond	Long truss	This bridge was moved from its original spot over Big Mill Creek.
Walkersville Covered Bridge	Walkersville, Lewis County	1908	54 feet (16 m)	Right Fork of West Fork River	Queen post

Lost Covered Bridges of West Virginia

Many covered bridges once stood in West Virginia but are no longer around. More than 100 covered bridges have existed in the state at different times! Here are some of the ones that are now gone.

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Barbour County

Audra Covered Bridge, built in the 1800s in Audra. It burned down in the 1940s.
Moatsville Covered Bridge, built in the 1800s across the Tygart Valley River at Moatsville. It was destroyed sometime in the 1900s.

Braxton County

Bulltown Covered Bridge, built in 1854.

Doddridge County

West Union Covered Bridge, built in 1843 across Middle Island Creek. It was destroyed by a big flood in June 1950.

Greenbrier County

Greenbrier Covered Bridge, built in the 1800s across the Greenbrier River near Lewisburg.

Harrison County

Maulsby Covered Bridge, built in 1848 across the West Fork River.

Lewis County

Weston Covered Bridge, built in the 1800s across Stonecoal Creek. It was also built by Chenoweth and later destroyed.

Marion County

Paw Paw Creek Covered Bridge, built in the 1800s in Grant Town. It was destroyed by a flood in August 1980.

Monongalia County

Wadestown Covered Bridge, built in the 1800s across the West Virginia branch of Dunkard Creek.

Preston County

Cheat River Covered Bridge (also called Northwestern Turnpike Bridge), built in 1835 across the Cheat River near Rowlesburg. It burned down in 1964.

Randolph County

Beverly Covered Bridge, built in 1845. This was Chenoweth's first bridge and was destroyed around 1863. He rebuilt it in 1872-73, but it was destroyed again after 1952.
Cheat Bridge Covered Bridge, built in 1841 across the Cheat River at Cheat Bridge. It was removed in 1910.

Randolph/Upshur Counties

Middle Fork Covered Bridge, built in the 1800s across the Middle Fork River. It spanned the border between two counties and was built by Chenoweth, but later destroyed.

Taylor County

Valley Bridge, built in 1834 across the Tygart Valley River at Fetterman. It was destroyed by a flood in 1888.

Upshur County

Buckhannon Covered Bridge, built in the 1800s by Chenoweth and later destroyed.

List of covered bridges in West Virginia facts for kids

West Virginia's Amazing Covered Bridges

Lost Covered Bridges of West Virginia

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