From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Indian Creek Covered Bridge
Indian Creek Covered Bridge
Indian Creek Covered Bridge The Indian Creek Covered Bridge is a historic covered
bridge near US 219, about 4 miles away from Salt Sulphur
U.S. National Register of Historic Places Springs, in Monroe County, West Virginia, U.S.A.. It is
owned by the Monroe County Historical Society, and was
originally built in 1898 by Ray and Oscar Weikel. The
bridge is 49.25 feet long and 11.5 feet wide.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic
Places in 1975.[1]
The bridge was restored by Hoke Brothers Construc-
tion, Inc. of Union, West Virginia in 2000 at a cost of
$334,446. It is open to pedestrians, and said to be one of
the most photographed bridges in West Virginia.[3]
Indian Creek Covered Bridge, February 2009 References
[1] ^ "National Register Information System". National
Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2010-07-09. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/
docs/All_Data.html.
[2] C.E. Turley and James E. Harding (December 1974).
"National Register of Historic Places Inventory
Nomination Form: Indian Creek Covered Bridge".
State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of
Culture and History, Historic Preservation.
http://www.wvculture.org/shpo/nr/pdf/monroe/
75001895.pdf. Retrieved 2011-08-18.
[3] "Featured Bridge - Indian Creek Covered Bridge".
Crossings- Bridge Building in West Virginia. West
Virginia Division of Highways.
http://www.wvdot.com/crossings/
Location: 1.5 mi (2.4 km) south of Salt Sulphur
CROSSINGS_Featured%20Bridge%20Indian%20Creek%20Covered%
Springs on U.S. Route 219, near Salt Sulphur
Springs, West Virginia Retrieved 2008-01-14.
Coordinates: 37°32′50″N 80°34′22″W / 37.54722°N
80.57278°W / 37.54722; External links
-80.57278Coordinates: 37°32′50″N
80°34′22″W / 37.54722°N 80.57278°W /
• Monroe County Historical Society
37.54722; -80.57278
Area: 1 acre (0.40 ha) See also
Built: 1898 • List of West Virginia covered bridges
Architectural style: Other, Howe Truss
Governing body: Private
MPS:
MPS: West Virginia Covered Bridges TR
NRHP Reference#: 75001895[1]
Added to NRHP: April 1, 1975
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