WayfarrowLocust Creek Covered Bridge
Covered bridge · Pocahontas County, West Virginia
Locust Creek Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Pocahontas County, West Virginia. West Virginia has 22 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.
It crosses Locust Creek; it is about 114 feet long (3rd longest of 11 measured in West Virginia).
Status check, 2026-11: A rare Warren double-intersection truss (113 ft 9 in per the NRHP form), now open to pedestrians only. Build dates range from 1870 to 1888, it was rebuilt in 1904, and it was restored around 2001–2002. Locust Creek Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 38.0794° N, 80.2503° W.
Key facts
| Crosses | Locust Creek |
|---|---|
| Length | 114 ft |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 38.07940, -80.25030 |
Nearby places
- Mill Runghost town · Pocahontas County · 2.4 mi
- Alum Springsghost town · Greenbrier County · 16.5 mi
- Brinkghost town · Greenbrier County · 17 mi
- Greenwoodghost town · Bath County · 17.8 mi
- Shanklinghost town · Bath County · 18.6 mi
- Sunsetghost town · Pocahontas County · 18.6 mi
- Cowardinghost town · Bath County · 21.1 mi
- Herns Mill Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Greenbrier County · 22 mi
- Humpback Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Alleghany County · 22.2 mi
- Whitcombghost town · Greenbrier County · 23.1 mi
- Dunnsghost town · Bath County · 24.3 mi
- Germantownghost town · Bath County · 25.1 mi
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