Center Point Covered Bridge

United States historic place


Center Point Covered Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Center Point Covered Bridge, February 2009
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Location	County Route 10 just north of WV 23, near Center Point, West Virginia
Coordinates	39°23′22″N 80°38′4″W / 39.38944°N 80.63444°W / 39.38944; -80.63444
Area	12.5' wide X 42' long
Architect	Based on designs of Stephen H. Long
Architectural style	Covered bridge
NRHP reference No.	83003235
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.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
Rodney S. Collins (April 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Center Point Covered Bridge" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-06-20.

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