Jack's Creek Covered Bridge

The Jack's Creek Covered Bridge, also known as the Upper Covered Bridge, is a county-owned wooden covered bridge that spans the Smith River in Patrick County, Virginia, United States. It is located on Jack's Creek Road (SR 615) off State Route 8 just south of the community of Woolwine, about 11 miles (18 km) north of Stuart.

Jack's Creek Covered Bridge
Bridge near Woolwine, Virginia
Coordinates
Jack's Creek Covered Bridge
Nearest cityWoolwine, VA
Coordinates36°45′51.5″N 80°16′24.8″W
Area9 acres (3.6 ha)
Built1914
NRHP reference No.73002050[1]
VLR No.070-0002
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 22, 1973
Designated VLRApril 17, 1973[2]
Carriespedestrian traffic
CrossesSmith River
LocaleWoolwine, Virginia
Maintained byPatrick County, VA
ID number46-68-02 (WGCB)
Characteristics
DesignQueen post truss
Total length48 ft (15 m)
History
Construction end1914
Location

Built in 1914 (some sources say 1916), the 48-foot (15 m) bridge is a queenpost truss construction over a single span. Its WGCB number is 46-68-02. The Jack's Creek Covered Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 22, 1973. It is the only historic covered bridge remaining in Patrick County, maintained by the Patrick County government.

History

The Jack's Creek Covered Bridge was designed by Walter G. Weaver of Woolwine and constructed in 1914 by Charlie Elam Vaughn[3] of Buffalo Ridge, made of oak, built to serve Jack's Creek Primitive Baptist Church for which the bridge was named. Vaughn's great, great grandfather fought in the Revolutionary War. A steel-beam bridge replaced it in 1932. The Jack's Creek Covered Bridge was widened and received a new roof in 1969, followed by a full restoration by the Virginia Department of Highways in 1974, at a cost of approximately $4,550.00. Every June, the bridge is the site of the Patrick County Covered Bridge Festival.

On September 29, 2015, major flooding on the Smith River caused by days of heavy rain destroyed the nearby Bob White Covered Bridge.[4] Jack's Creek Covered Bridge was able to survive the deluge.

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. "Jack's Creek Covered Bridge" (built 1914), Virginia is for Lovers: Covered Bridges in Virginia, 2007. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
  4. Williams, Ben R. (September 29, 2015). "Bob White Covered Bridge washed away". Martinsville Bulletin. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
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