Indian Creek Covered Bridge Explained

Indian Creek Covered Bridge
Coordinates:37.5472°N -80.5728°W
Built:1898
Builder:Oscar & Ray Weikel
Added:April 1, 1975
Refnum:75001895

The Indian Creek Covered Bridge is a historic covered bridge near US 219, about 4 miles away from Salt Sulphur Springs, in Monroe County, West Virginia, United States. It is owned by the Monroe County Historical Society, and was originally built in 1898 by Ray and Oscar Weikel. The bridge is 49.25 feet long and 11.5 feet wide.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

The bridge was restored by Hoke Brothers Construction, Inc. of Union, West Virginia in 2000 at a cost of $334,446. It is open to pedestrians, and said to be one of the most photographed bridges in West Virginia.[2]

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  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Indian Creek Covered Bridge. December 1974. 2011-08-18 . C.E. Turley and James E. Harding. State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation.
  2. Web site: Featured Bridge - Indian Creek Covered Bridge. 2008-01-14 . Crossings- Bridge Building in West Virginia. West Virginia Division of Highways.