Mud River Covered Bridge is a historic covered bridge that formerly spanned the Mud River at Milton, Cabell County, West Virginia. It was built about 1875, and is a single-span, modified Howe truss structure. It measures approximately 112 feet (34 m) in length and 14 feet (4.3 m) in width.
Mud River Covered Bridge | |
Location | Off U.S. 60 on SR 25 over Mud River, Milton, West Virginia |
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Coordinates | 38°25′40″N 82°8′4″W / 38.42778°N 82.13444°W |
Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) |
Built | 1875 |
Architectural style | Modified Howe truss |
MPS | West Virginia Covered Bridges TR |
NRHP reference No. | 75001883[1] |
Added to NRHP | June 10, 1975 |
The bridge was restored in 1971[2] and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1] It was relocated twice, first in 1997 to a temporary site near its original location, and then again in 2001 to a new location crossing a pond at the Cabell County Fairgrounds.[3]
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