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One of the most
photographed in the state, this Monroe County
span is located not far from the Laurel Creek Bridge, north of
US 219. Owned by the county historical society and open to
pedestrians, it was part of the White and Salt Sulphur Springs
Turnpike. A Long truss built in 1903 by Ray and Oscar Weikel
(ages 16 and 18 years old) and E.P. and A.P. Smith, it is more
than 11.5 feet wide and 49.25 feet long.
There are six covered bridges in
West Virginia
with this truss engineering -- Philippi, Hokes Mill, Sarvis
Fork, Statts Mill, Center Point and Indian Creek. The completed
bridge cost
Monroe County only $400 and was used continuously for
about 30 years.
The
interior of the Indian Creek Bridge contains notes and plaques
from previous visitors. Now only pedestrians use the bridge,
which also houses antique vehicles from the 1900s, adding to the
history of this unique structure.
In spring of
2000, the bridge was rehabilitated by Hoke Brothers
Construction, Inc. of Union, WV in
2002 at a cost of $334,446. Renovations included timber roof
trusses, a new glue-laminated timber deck, new wooden exterior
siding and a new roof of split shakes.
Indian Creek Bridge is a tribute to the ingenuity and hard work
of two young builders who had a vision of what transportation
could be in Monroe County.
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