Sarvis Fork Covered Bridge

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Sarvis Fork Covered Bridge
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Sarvis Fork Covered Bridge, June 2009
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LocationCounty Route 21/15, near Sandyville, West Virginia
Coordinates 38°55′17″N81°38′41″W / 38.92139°N 81.64472°W / 38.92139; -81.64472 Coordinates: 38°55′17″N81°38′41″W / 38.92139°N 81.64472°W / 38.92139; -81.64472
Arealess than one acre
Built1889
ArchitectQuincy, J. Grim; Cunningham, R.B.
Architectural styleLong Truss
MPS West Virginia Covered Bridges TR
NRHP reference No. 81000602 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 4, 1981

Sarvis Fork Covered Bridge, also known as Sandyville Covered Bridge, is a historic covered bridge located near Sandyville, Jackson County, West Virginia. It was built in 1889-1890 for $64.00 by R.B. Cunningham and G.W. Staats in 1890, originally spanning John Carnahan's Fork, a branch of Mill Creek. When US Route 33 was built using an iron bridge, the covered bridge was first abandoned, then moved and rebuilt over the Left Fork of the Sandy Creek in 1924 [2] for $1,050.00.

The bridge was completely rebuilt in 2000 at a cost of $598,233 by R.C. Construction Company & Sons, Inc. of Cutler, Ohio. [2]

It measures 101 feet 3 1/2 inches in length and 11 feet 8 inches wide. [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. 1 2 "Sarvis Fork".
  3. E. L. Kemp (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Sarvis Fork Covered Bridge" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-06-20.

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