Laurel Creek Covered Bridge
Laurel Creek Covered Bridge | |
Laurel Creek Covered Bridge, February 2009 | |
| Location | County Route 23/4 west of County Route 219/11, Lillydale, West Virginia |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 37°33′40″N 80°37′36″W / 37.56111°N 80.62667°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1910 |
| Built by | Lewis Miller (stonework) Robert Arnott (structure) |
| MPS | West Virginia Covered Bridges TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 81000605[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 4, 1981 |
Laurel Creek Covered Bridge is a historic covered bridge located near Lillydale, Monroe County, West Virginia. It was built in 1910. The shortest covered bridge in the state,[2] it measures 34 feet, 6 inches long and 13 feet, 2 1/2 inches wide. It has wood siding painted red and a galvanized metal roof. By 1981, it was one of only 17 covered bridges left in West Virginia.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Adkins, Leonard M. (May 2, 2011). Explorer's Guide West Virginia (Second ed.). The Countryman Press. p. 27. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
- ^ E.L. Kemp (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Laurel Creek Covered Bridge" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved August 18, 2011.
See also
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Laurel Creek Covered Bridge.