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Philippi Covered Bridge

Covered bridge · Barbour County, West Virginia

Title: The Philippi Covered Bridge across the Tygart Valley River in Philippi, West Virginia Physical description: 1 photograph : digital, tiff file, color. Not
Title: The Philippi Covered Bridge across the Tygart Valley River in Philippi, West Virginia Physical description: 1 photograph : digital, tiff file, color. Not · Carol M. Highsmith / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Philippi Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Barbour County, West Virginia. West Virginia has 22 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow, 2 of them in Barbour County.

It was built in 1852, in the Civil War era, making it the 4th oldest of the 14 in West Virginia with a recorded construction date; it crosses Tygart Valley River; it is about 285 feet long (the longest of 11 measured in West Virginia).

Status check, 2026-11: Two-lane Burr arch bridge on US 250, rebuilt in 1991 and originally 312 ft long. Most sources give 285.5 ft, but some say 304 or 311 ft. Philippi Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 39.1531° N, 80.0436° W.

Key facts

Current structure built1852
CrossesTygart Valley River
Length285 ft
Heritage designationNational Register of Historic Places listed place
National RegisterListed
Coordinates39.15310, -80.04360

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Questions

Where is Philippi Covered Bridge?

Philippi Covered Bridge is in Barbour County, West Virginia, at 39.1531, -80.0436.

How many covered bridges are in Barbour County?

Barbour County, West Virginia has 2 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.

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