Dents Run Covered Bridge
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Dents Run Covered Bridge | |
| File:Dents Run Covered Bridge.jpg Dents Run Covered Bridge, July 2008 | |
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| Location | County Route 43/4 near junction of County Route 43 crossing Dents Run, near Laurel Point, West Virginia |
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| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1889 |
| Built by | W. A. Loar (stonework) Joseph & William Mercer (wood bridge) |
| Architectural style | Kingpost truss |
| MPS | West Virginia Covered Bridges TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 81000604[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 4, 1981 |
Dents Run Covered Bridge is a historic covered bridge located near Laurel Point, Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States. It was built in 1889, and spans Dents Run. The bridge is of Kingpost truss construction and measures 12 feet and 10 inches wide and 40 feet long. By 1981, it was one of only 17 covered bridges left in West Virginia.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.[1]
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Categories:
- 1889 establishments in West Virginia
- Bridges completed in 1889
- Bridges in Monongalia County, West Virginia
- Covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- King post truss bridges in the United States
- National Register of Historic Places in Monongalia County, West Virginia
- Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- Wooden bridges in West Virginia
- Southern United States bridge (structure) stubs
- West Virginia building and structure stubs
- West Virginia transportation stubs
- Mountaineer Country Registered Historic Place stubs