WayfarrowLaurel Creek Covered Bridge
Covered bridge · Monroe County, West Virginia
Laurel Creek Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Monroe County, West Virginia, described in its record as Historic bridge in West Virginia. West Virginia has 22 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow, 2 of them in Monroe County.
Status check, 2026-11: This is West Virginia's shortest covered bridge, but sources disagree on the year (1910, 1911 or 1912) and the length (22, 24.5, 25 or 34.5 ft); a truck hit it in March 2024 and it was repaired within weeks. Laurel Creek Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 37.5611° N, 80.6267° W.
Key facts
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
|---|---|
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 37.56110, -80.62670 |
Nearby places
- Indian Creek Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Monroe County · 3 mi
- Egyptghost town · Summers County · 7.9 mi
- Hokes Mill Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Greenbrier County · 10.9 mi
- Juntaghost town · Summers County · 12 mi
- Santifeeghost town · Summers County · 12.1 mi
- Gray Sulphur Springsghost town · Giles County · 14.4 mi
- Mercers Saltworksghost town · Summers County · 14.8 mi
- Warfordghost town · Summers County · 15.3 mi
- Wenonahghost town · Giles County · 16.6 mi
- Link Farm Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Giles County · 18.3 mi
- Whitcombghost town · Greenbrier County · 18.5 mi
- Staytideghost town · Giles County · 18.7 mi
Questions
Where is Laurel Creek Covered Bridge?
Laurel Creek Covered Bridge is in Monroe County, West Virginia, at 37.5611, -80.6267.
How many covered bridges are in Monroe County?
Monroe County, West Virginia has 2 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.
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Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.