Fletcher Covered Bridge

The Fletcher Covered Bridge is a 62-foot (19 m) Multiple King Post covered bridge located near Marshville in Harrison County, West Virginia. The bridge crosses Tenmile Creek is West Virginia bridge number 48-17-03.[2] Stones for the abutments were quarried at the top of a hill near the bridge site. The original building cost was $1,372. [3] The Fletcher Covered Bridge is one of only two covered bridges still standing in Harrison County, the other is the Simpson Creek Covered Bridge. This bridge is in regular use today.

Fletcher Covered Bridge
Coordinates39°18′19″N 80°28′49″W
CarriesCounty Route 5/29
CrossesTenmile Creek
LocaleHarrison, West Virginia, United States
Maintained byWest Virginia Division of Highways
NBI Number00000000017A032
Characteristics
DesignU.S. National Register of Historic Places
Total length62 ft (19 m)[1]
Width3.2 m (10 ft)[1]
Load limit5 short tons (4.5 t)
History
Constructed bySoloman Swiger, L. E. Strum
Built1891
MPSWest Virginia Covered Bridges TR
NRHP reference No.81000601
Added to NRHPJune 4, 1981
Location

Location

From Wolf Summit, go west on US Route 50. Turn right (north) onto Marshville Road. Continue north on Marshville Road 1.6 miles to the Fletcher Covered Bridge.

Upgrades

Under a $447,000 contract, Allegheny Restoration and Builders, Inc. of Morgantown restored the Fletcher Covered Bridge, including detouring local traffic while structural timber was replaced and new siding and a metal roof were installed.[3]

See also
  • List of West Virginia covered bridges

References
  1. Federal Highway Administration National Bridge Inventory (2008). "Place Name: Harrison (County), West Virginia NBI Structure Number: 00000000017A032; Facility Carried: Harrison CR 5/29 Feature Intersected: Tenmile Creek". Nationalbridges.com (Alexander Svirsky). Retrieved December 19, 2008. Note: this is a formatted scrape of the 2006 official website, which can be found here for West Virginia: "WV06.txt". Federal Highway Administration. 2006. Retrieved December 19, 2008.
  2. http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM21H6
  3. "Fletcher Covered Bridge". West Virginia Department of Transportation. November 2002. Retrieved December 18, 2008.
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