WayfarrowCarrollton Covered Bridge
Covered bridge · Barbour County, West Virginia
Carrollton Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Barbour County, West Virginia, described in its record as historic place in West Virginia, United States. West Virginia has 22 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow, 2 of them in Barbour County.
It was built in 1856, in the Civil War era, making it the 6th oldest of the 14 in West Virginia with a recorded construction date; it crosses Buckhannon River; it is about 140 feet long (2nd longest of 11 measured in West Virginia).
Status check, 2026-11: Damaged by arson in August 2017; WVDOH replaced most of the truss work and reopened it to traffic in May 2023. Carrollton Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 39.0901° N, 80.0867° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1856 |
|---|---|
| Crosses | Buckhannon River |
| Length | 140 ft |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 39.09010, -80.08670 |
Nearby places
- Lillianghost town · Barbour County · 2.1 mi
- Admaghost town · Barbour County · 2.8 mi
- Simonsghost town · Barbour County · 3.7 mi
- O'Brienghost town · Barbour County · 4 mi
- Clementsghost town · Barbour County · 4.6 mi
- Philippi Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Barbour County · 4.9 mi
- Wilmothghost town · Barbour County · 6.7 mi
- Boylenghost town · Barbour County · 7.1 mi
- Midlanghost town · Barbour County · 7.4 mi
- Lehighghost town · Barbour County · 7.7 mi
- McLeanghost town · Barbour County · 7.8 mi
- Dantownghost town · Barbour County · 7.9 mi
Questions
Where is Carrollton Covered Bridge?
Carrollton Covered Bridge is in Barbour County, West Virginia, at 39.0901, -80.0867.
How many covered bridges are in Barbour County?
Barbour County, West Virginia has 2 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.
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Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.