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State historical marker One can discern from the text that the marker was placed before the bridge was bypassed and retired. A temporary bypass bridge was built 1987 and the permanent bypass bridge was constructed in 1991. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in October 2007 |
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Oblique view - west side From the HEAR website: "Significance: The Barrackville Covered Bridge was built in 1853 as part of the Fairmont & Wheeling Turnpike. It is architecturally significant as an outstanding example of a Burr arch-truss, a system patented by Theodore Burr in 1817. It is one of three surviving examples of the work of Lemuel Chenowith, a prolific West Virginia builder. // Built as part of Virginia's network of turnpikes linking the Tidewater to the Trans-Allegheny regions, this example of the Burr truss demonstrates the high level of craftsmanship and knowledge of contemporary engineering design that went into many covered bridges." Photo taken by J.R. Manning in October 2007 |
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The south portal The red paint appears to be recent. A color photograph taken between 2002-2005 shows the color of the bridge as white. Photo taken by J.R. Manning in October 2007 |
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Oblique view - east side Photo taken by J.R. Manning in October 2007 |
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The east side Photo taken by J.R. Manning in October 2007 |
