Barrackville Covered Bridge
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The Barrackville Covered Bridge spans 145 feet (44.2 m) in a single span across Buffalo Creek
near Barrackville, West Virginia
. Built by 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.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1981.
Buffalo Creek (Monongahela River)
Buffalo Creek is a tributary of the Monongahela River, long, in northern West Virginia in the United States. Via the Monongahela and Ohio rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of on the unglaciated portion of the Allegheny Plateau...
near Barrackville, West Virginia
Barrackville, West Virginia
Barrackville is a town in Marion County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 1,288 at the 2000 census. Barrackville was founded in 1767 by William "Indian Billy" Ice and named in honor of an early settler, John Barrack...
. Built by in 1853 by local bridge builder Lemuel Chenoweth
Lemuel Chenoweth
Lemuel Chenoweth was a carpenter, legislator and self-educated architect. He is best-known as one of nineteenth century America's master covered bridge builders....
, the structure is a modified arched Burr truss
Burr Truss
The Burr Arch Truss — or simply Burr Truss or Burr Arch — is a combination of an arch and a multiple kingpost truss design. It was invented in 1804 by Theodore Burr, patented on April 3, 1817, and used in bridges, usually covered bridges....
, with siding added twenty years after the bridge's construction.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1981.
See also
- Philippi Covered BridgePhilippi Covered BridgeThe Philippi Covered Bridge, on the Tygart River, is the main local landmark and historical icon of Philippi, West Virginia, USA.The celebrated bridge was commissioned by the General Assembly of Virginia and constructed in 1852 by Lemuel Chenoweth, a well-known Appalachian bridge builder, to...
, also built by Chenoweth - List of West Virginia covered bridges
External links
- Barrackville Covered Bridge, Spanning Buffalo Creek on Pike Street , Barrackville, Marion, WV: 3 drawings, 23 photo, 30 data pages, 3 photo caption pages, and 1 color transparency at Historic American Building Survey