Staats Mill Covered Bridge

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

It was built in 1887, in the late 19th century, making it the 9th oldest of the 14 in West Virginia with a recorded construction date; it is about 97 feet long (6th longest of 11 measured in West Virginia).

Status check, 2026-11: Built in 1887 according to the NRHP nomination, Cedar Lakes and Clio (one tourism site says 1888, which the record repeats); the Long truss bridge was moved about 1982–83 from Tug Fork of Big Mill Creek to a pond at Cedar Lakes and now carries foot traffic only. Staats Mill Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 38.7944° N, 81.6872° W.

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