Barrackville Covered Bridge

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.[2]

Barrackville Covered Bridge
Barrackville Covered Bridge is located in West Virginia
Barrackville Covered Bridge
Barrackville Covered Bridge is located in the United States
Barrackville Covered Bridge
LocationWV 21, over Buffalo Creek, Barrackville, West Virginia
Coordinates39°30′21″N 80°10′5″W
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1853
ArchitectChenoweth, Lemuel
Architectural styleBurr truss
MPSWest Virginia Covered Bridges TR
NRHP reference No.73001921[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 30, 1973


It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.[1]

See also

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. E.L. Kemp (December 21, 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Barrackville Covered Bridge" (PDF). National Park Service. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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