Fish Creek Covered Bridge

The Fish Creek Covered Bridge was built circa 1881 near Hundred, West Virginia. The kingpost truss bridge spans only 36 feet (11 m). It is the last remaining covered bridge in Wetzel County and one of two remaining single kingpost truss bridges in West Virginia. The bridge has been structurally reinforced with six W8x12 wide-flange steel beams replacing wood stringers. The bridge is enclosed with painted wood siding and a galvanized metal roof.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.[1]

Fish Creek Covered Bridge
Nearest cityHundred, West Virginia
Coordinates39°40′20″N 80°27′9″W
Built1881
Architectural styleKing Post truss
MPSWest Virginia Covered Bridges TR
NRHP reference No.81000609
Added to NRHPJune 04, 1981[1]

The 1881 bridge was replaced by another covered bridge in 2001.[3]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Kemp, E.L. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination: Fish Creek Covered Bridge" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2009-05-13.
  3. Wright, David W. (2009). World Guide to Covered Bridges (2009 ed.). Concord, New Hampshire: National Society for Preservation of Covered Bridges. p. 162. ISBN 978-0-692-00617-7.

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