Secondary Rt. 24/2 at jct. of Secondary Rt. 24, Bridgeport, West Virginia. County/parish: Harrison.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places June 04, 1981. NRIS 81000600.
Part of West Virginia Covered Bridges TR (NRIS 64000967).
1 contributing structure.Also known as:
Simpson Creek Covered Bridge is located in Bridgeport, West Virginia, crossing Simpson Creek off Meadowbrook Road near the entrance to the Meadowbrook Mall. The 14.25-foot-wide (4.34 m), 75-foot-long (23 m) multiple-kingpost truss bridge was built in 1881 by Asa Hugill. The current location of the bridge is not the original location. It was washed out by a flood in July 1889 and later relocated to its current location a half-mile upstream from its original spot. The Simpson Creek and Fletcher Covered Bridges, are the only two remaining covered bridges in Harrison County, are examples of this truss design.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/86534359