WayfarrowBarrackville Covered Bridge
Covered bridge · Marion County, West Virginia
Barrackville Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Marion County, West Virginia. West Virginia has 22 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.
It was built in 1853, in the Civil War era, making it the 5th oldest of the 14 in West Virginia with a recorded construction date; it crosses Buffalo Creek; the recorded designer or builder is Lemuel Chenoweth.
Status check, 2026-11: Burr arch truss over Buffalo Creek built by Lemuel and Eli Chenoweth and spared during the 1863 Jones-Imboden Raid; it was closed in 1987 and replaced by a nearby modern bridge, and reported lengths range from 145 to 148 ft. Barrackville Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 39.5058° N, 80.1681° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1853 |
|---|---|
| Crosses | Buffalo Creek |
| Designer / builder | Lemuel Chenoweth |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 39.50580, -80.16810 |
Nearby places
- Buffalo Stationghost town · Marion County · 2.3 mi
- Pettyjohnghost town · Marion County · 2.8 mi
- Gathghost town · Marion County · 6.6 mi
- Oak Groveghost town · Marion County · 7.8 mi
- Richwoodghost town · Monongalia County · 8.2 mi
- Winonaghost town · Taylor County · 10.2 mi
- Neelghost town · Marion County · 10.4 mi
- Dents Run Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Monongalia County · 10.6 mi
- Brittainghost town · Taylor County · 10.7 mi
- Flyblowghost town · Marion County · 10.7 mi
- Satterfieldghost town · Marion County · 12.1 mi
- Wadestown Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Monongalia County · 14.9 mi
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