Herns Mill Covered Bridge Explained

Hern's Mill Covered Bridge
Coordinates:37.8325°N -80.505°W
Built:1884
Architecture:Queen Post Truss
Added:June 4, 1981
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:81000598

Herns Mill Covered Bridge is a historic covered bridge near Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, West Virginia. It was built in 1884,[1] and is a Queen post truss bridge measuring 10 feet, 6 inches wide and 53 feet, 8 inches long. It has red board-and-batten siding and a galvanized sheet metal roof. It was built to provide access to the S.S. Hern Mill, when it was in operation. It is one of two remaining covered bridges in Greenbrier County, the other being Hokes Mill Covered Bridge.[2]

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

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  1. Book: Explorer's Guide West Virginia . The Countryman Press . May 2, 2011 . 7 July 2013 . Adkins, Leonard M. . 27. 9781581579260 . Second .
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Herns Mill Covered Bridge. n.d.. 2011-08-05 . E.L. Kemp . State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation.