Herns Mill Covered Bridge is a historic covered bridge near Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, West Virginia. It was built in 1884,[2] 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.[3]
Hern's Mill Covered Bridge | |
 Hern's Mill Covered Bridge, November 2007 | |
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| Location | County Route 40 near its junction with County Route 60/11, near Lewisburg, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°49′57″N 80°30′18″W / 37.83250°N 80.50500°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1884 |
| Architectural style | Queen Post Truss |
| MPS | West Virginia Covered Bridges TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 81000598[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 4, 1981 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.[1]
Further reading
edit- Herns Mill Covered Bridge at Bridges & Tunnels
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Adkins, Leonard M. (May 2, 2011). Explorer's Guide West Virginia (Second ed.). The Countryman Press. p. 27. ISBN 9781581579260. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ^ E.L. Kemp (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Herns Mill Covered Bridge" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
See also
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