The 11 Longest Covered Bridges in West Virginia

Ranked by the length of the bridge standing today, for every covered bridge in West Virginia that we could confirm is still standing. Philippi Covered Bridge leads, 285 ft long; number 11 is Fish Creek Covered Bridge, 36 ft long. Dates or measurements marked uncertain in the source are left out rather than guessed Each entry was checked against current sources (park services, historic registers, preservation societies), and anything demolished, replaced or uncertain is left out. Each entry links to its own page with coordinates, sources and image licences.

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   1. Philippi Covered Bridge

   285 ft long · Barbour County, West Virginia · National Register

   Photo: Carol M. Highsmith / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

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   2. Carrollton Covered Bridge

   140 ft long · Barbour County, West Virginia · National Register

   Photo: Brian M. Powell (user Bitmapped on en.wikipedia) / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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   3. Locust Creek Covered Bridge

   114 ft long · Pocahontas County, West Virginia · National Register

   Photo: Brian M. Powell (user Bitmapped on en.wikipedia) / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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   4. Mud River Covered Bridge

   112 ft long · Cabell County, West Virginia · National Register

   Photo: William Edmund Barrett / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

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   5. Sarvis Fork Covered Bridge

   101 ft long · Jackson County, West Virginia · National Register

   Photo: Brian M. Powell (user Bitmapped on en.wikipedia) / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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   6. Staats Mill Covered Bridge

   97 ft long · Jackson County, West Virginia · National Register

   Photo: Youngamerican (talk) / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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   7. Herns Mill Covered Bridge

   54 ft long · Greenbrier County, West Virginia · National Register

   Photo: Brian M. Powell (user Bitmapped on en.wikipedia) / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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   8. Center Point Covered Bridge

   42 ft long · Doddridge County, West Virginia · National Register

   Photo: Brian M. Powell (user Bitmapped on en.wikipedia) / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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   9. Dents Run Covered Bridge

   40 ft long · Monongalia County, West Virginia · National Register

   Photo: Brian M. Powell (user Bitmapped on en.wikipedia) / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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    10. Walkersville Covered Bridge

    39 ft long · Lewis County, West Virginia · National Register

    Photo: Brian M. Powell (user Bitmapped on en.wikipedia) / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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    11. Fish Creek Covered Bridge

    36 ft long · Wetzel County, West Virginia · National Register

    Photo: Brian M. Powell (user Bitmapped on en.wikipedia) / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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