Mud River Covered Bridge

Summary

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
Mud River Covered Bridge, August 1975
Mud River Covered Bridge is located in West Virginia
Mud River Covered Bridge
Mud River Covered Bridge is located in the United States
Mud River Covered Bridge
LocationOff U.S. 60 on SR 25 over Mud River, Milton, West Virginia
Coordinates38°25′40″N 82°8′4″W / 38.42778°N 82.13444°W / 38.42778; -82.13444
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built1875
Architectural styleModified Howe truss
MPSWest Virginia Covered Bridges TR
NRHP reference No.75001883[1]
Added to NRHPJune 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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References edit

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ James E. Harding (March 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Mud River Covered Bridge" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-07-23.
  3. ^ West Virginia Department of Transportation. "Milton". Retrieved 2015-01-10.

External links edit

  Media related to Mud River Covered Bridge at Wikimedia Commons

  • Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. WV-32, "Milton Covered Bridge, County Route 25, U.S. Route 60 vicinity, Milton, Cabell County, WV", 4 photos, 3 data pages, 1 photo caption page