Center Point Covered Bridge
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Center Point Covered Bridge | |
| File:Center Point Covered Bridge - Side View.jpg Center Point Covered Bridge, February 2009 | |
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| Location | County Route 10 just north of WV 23, near Center Point, West Virginia |
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| Area | 12.5' wide X 42' long |
| Architect | Based on designs of Stephen H. Long |
| Architectural style | Covered bridge |
| NRHP reference No. | 83003235 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 29, 1983 |
The Center Point Covered Bridge is a historic covered bridge near Center Point, Doddridge County, West Virginia, United States.
It was commissioned by the County Court and was built between 1888 and 1890. It spans Pike's Fork (Middle Fork) of McElroy Creek. The masons were T.C. Ancell and E. Underwood (who charged $976.54 for all abutments). The carpenters were John Ash and S.H. Smith (who charged $230). The design utilizes the Long Truss.
As of 1983, the Center Point Covered Bridge was one of only 17 covered bridges left in West Virginia.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]
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Categories:
- 1889 establishments in West Virginia
- Bridges completed in 1889
- Bridges in Doddridge County, West Virginia
- Covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- Long truss bridges in the United States
- National Register of Historic Places in Doddridge County, West Virginia
- Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- Wooden bridges in West Virginia
- Mountaineer Country Registered Historic Place stubs
- Southern United States bridge (structure) stubs
- West Virginia building and structure stubs
- West Virginia transportation stubs