Historic Bridges
of the United States
Philippi Covered Bridge
Barbour County
,
West Virginia
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Overview
Burr arch-truss bridge over Tygart Valley River on U.S. 250 in Philippi
Location
Philippi
,
Barbour County
,
West Virginia
Status
Open to traffic
History
The Philippi covered Bridge was the site of the first land battle of the Civil War. On June 3, 1861
Builder
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Lemuel Chenoweth
Design
Burr arch-truss
Dimensions
Total length: 285 ft.
Deck width: 26 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Inventory number
BH 36774
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Categories
19th Century
(2,018)
Barbour County, West Virginia
(21)
Built 1852
(10)
Built during 1850s
(126)
Burr arch-truss
(131)
Covered
(559)
Lemuel Chenoweth
(2)
NR-listed
(1,538)
Open
(21,983)
Owned by state
(6,721)
Philippi, West Virginia
(1)
Through truss
(5,487)
Total length 250-500 feet
(2,170)
Truss
(16,168)
West Virginia
(765)
Update Log
June 29, 2008: Added by Tom Hall
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Tom Hall -
thomas [dot] hall [at] ffni [dot] com
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