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The Barrackville Covered Bridge spans 145 feet (44 m) in a single span across Buffalo Creek near Barrackville, West Virginia.Built in 1853 by local bridge builder Lemuel Chenoweth, the structure is a modified arched Burr truss, with siding added twenty years after the bridge's construction.
Barrackville Covered Bridge. 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 ...
Barrackville is a town in Marion County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 1,211 at the 2020 census. [2] Barrackville was settled beginning in 1767 by William Galloway "Indian Billy" Ice. [5] [additional citation(s) needed] The town was named in honor of John Barrack, an early settler. It was incorporated January 25, 1968.
WV-8: Barrackville Covered Bridge: Extant Burr truss: 1853 1972 Pike Street Buffalo Creek: Barrackville: Marion: WV-11: Northwestern Virginia Railroad, Grafton Bridge Replaced Fink truss: 1854 1972 North Western Virginia Railroad
Location of Marion County in West Virginia. ... Barrackville Covered Bridge. March 30, 1973 : County Route 21 over Buffalo Creek Barrackville: 3 ...
The Brotherton bridge, built in 1875, reopened on Nov. 7. A ribbon-cutting ceremony is planned for Friday at 5 p.m. Recovered: Historic covered bridge has been repaired and reassembled in Waterford
Langley Covered Bridge, built in 1877, straddles the St. Joseph River and is the longest covered bridge in the state. It was originally projected to re-open by Dec. 25.
Built in 1835, the Dover Covered Bridge in Mason County is falling into disrepair. The community is rallying together to save it. The Dover Covered Bridge is the oldest of its kind in KY.