Sarvis Fork Covered Bridge Explained

Sarvis Fork Covered Bridge
Location:County Route 21/15, near Sandyville, West Virginia
Coordinates:38.9214°N -81.6447°W
Built:1889
Architect:Quincy, J. Grim; Cunningham, R.B.
Architecture:Long Truss
Added:June 4, 1981
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:81000602

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 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.[1]

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

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

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sarvis Fork.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Sarvis Fork Covered Bridge . n.d.. 2011-06-20 . E. L. Kemp. State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation.