The 10 Oldest Covered Bridges in West Virginia

Ranked by the construction year of the structure standing today, for every covered bridge in West Virginia that we could confirm is still standing. Philippi Covered Bridge leads, built 1852; number 10 is Fish Creek Covered Bridge, built 2001. 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

   Built 1852 · Barbour County, West Virginia · National Register

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

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   2. Barrackville Covered Bridge

   Built 1853 · Marion 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. Carrollton Covered Bridge

   Built 1856 · 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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   4. Herns Mill Covered Bridge

   Built 1884 · 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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   5. Staats Mill Covered Bridge

   Built 1887 · Jackson County, West Virginia · National Register

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

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   6. Dents Run Covered Bridge

   Built 1889 · 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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   7. Fletcher Covered Bridge

   Built 1891 · Harrison County, West Virginia · National Register

   Photo: Bill Eichelberger / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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   8. Hokes Mill Covered Bridge

   Built 1899 · 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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   9. Walkersville Covered Bridge

   Built 1903 · 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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    10. Fish Creek Covered Bridge

    Built 2001 · 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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