WayfarrowFish Creek Covered Bridge
Covered bridge · Wetzel County, West Virginia
Fish Creek Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Wetzel County, West Virginia, described in its record as in Hundred, West Virginia, listed on the NRHP in West Virginia. West Virginia has 22 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.
It was built in 2001, in the postwar decades, making it the 14th oldest of the 14 in West Virginia with a recorded construction date; it crosses West Virginia Fork Fish Creek; it is about 36 feet long (11th longest of 11 measured in West Virginia).
Status check, 2026-11: The original bridge from about 1881 was completely rebuilt in 2001, keeping only four timber braces and the stone abutments; WVDOT calls this a renovation, and one Wikipedia list gives the length as 30 ft. Fish Creek Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 39.6722° N, 80.4525° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 2001 |
|---|---|
| Crosses | West Virginia Fork Fish Creek |
| Length | 36 ft |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 39.67220, -80.45250 |
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- Satterfieldghost town · Marion County · 9.5 mi
- Onieghost town · Wetzel County · 10.2 mi
- Wellsghost town · Marshall County · 10.7 mi
- Howardghost town · Marshall County · 10.9 mi
- King Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Greene County · 11.2 mi
- Suterghost town · Wetzel County · 11.2 mi
- Shenangoghost town · Wetzel County · 13.9 mi
- Five Pointsghost town · Wetzel County · 14.5 mi
- Teutonicghost town · Marshall County · 15.2 mi
- Shriver Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Greene County · 15.5 mi
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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.