Carrollton Covered Bridge | |
Location | Carrollton, West Virginia |
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Coordinates | 39°5′24.23″N 80°5′12.19″W / 39.0900639°N 80.0867194°W |
Built | 1856 |
Architect | Emmet J. & Daniel O'Brien |
NRHP reference No. | 81000595 [1] |
Added to NRHP | June 4, 1981 |
The Carrollton Covered Bridge, in Barbour County, West Virginia, U.S., is the second longest and third oldest surviving covered bridge in the state. The wooden bridge spans the Buckhannon River near Carrollton and was built in 1856 by Emmet J. O'Brien and Daniel O'Brien. It is 140 feet 9 inches (42.90 m) long and 16 feet (4.9 m) wide, with Kingpost trusses supported by concrete piers and abutments. [2] It underwent repairs in 1978 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 4, 1981.
The bridge was heavily damaged in a fire on August 10, 2017. [3]
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