Walkersville Covered Bridge is a historic covered bridge near Walkersville, Lewis County, West Virginia. It was built in 1903, and is a Queen post truss bridge measuring 12 feet, 1 1/2 inches wide and 39 feet, 4 inches long. It has red board-and-batten siding and a standing seam metal roof. It was built to span the right fork of the West Fork River.[2]
Walkersville Covered Bridge | |
 Walkersville Covered Bridge, January 2009 | |
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| Location | On County Route 19/17 near U.S. Route 19, near Walkersville, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°51′30″N 80°27′39″W / 38.85833°N 80.46083°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1903 |
| Architect | John G. Sprigg |
| Architectural style | Queenpost Truss |
| MPS | West Virginia Covered Bridges TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 81000603[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 4, 1981 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ E.L. Kemp (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Walkersville Covered Bridge" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
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