Virginia
Covered Bridges
By County
World Guide Numbers
(WGN) are listed, when known. WGN assigned numbers are coded, such
as 46-03-01. The first two numbers are the assigned State number
in alphabetical order. The second two numbers represent the county
number, also in alphabetical order. The third pair of characters
or numbers is the bridge number. All non authentic bridges, as well as a few authentic bridges, are numbered with an alpha character in lieu of the last two digits, i.e., 45-08-B (Vermont's New
Village non authentic Stringer
Covered Bridge).
World Guide
Covered Bridge (WGCB) numbers have been assigned by the National
Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges (NSPCB) are
referenced for all listed bridges. Assigned numbers are coded, such
as NH-05-12 or VT-115-a. The first two characters are the postal
abbreviations for the state (formerly digits starting at 01 represented
the state in alphabetical order). The second two digits represents
the county in alphabetical order starting at 01 for each state. The
third pair of characters represents the bridges place in the NSPCB tally
of that county's bridges, starting at 01 for authentic truss type bridges
or a letter for non authentic type bridges, an upper case letter for motor
vehicle bridges, and a lower case letter for footbridges. Additionally, bridges that have a leading "(" before the last letter, are considered O.C.B.I. - "Of Covered Bridge Interest" - a Covered Bridge that is
under 12' or is just on the ground and not over anything, i.e., 45-12-(b.
Virginia - General
information. At one time, Virginia had over one hundred covered
bridges. The number had dwindled to about fifty by 1936, and in 1996, following
the loss of Marysville Bridge, in Campbell County, from a flood on September
6, only eight remained. The Covered bridges in Virginia now number twenty-six.
Of this number, ten are authentic and sixteen are non authentic, fifteen
of the non authentic being stringer type bridges and one being a post supported
roof over a roadway, with all sixteen non authentic having been built since
1977. The ten authentic bridges are comprised of eight historic bridges
and two modern bridges - Bramley Bridge in Carroll County, and the Bridge
at Schwabisch Hall, in James City County. These twenty-six bridges were
constructed between 1857 and 2001 in eighteen of the ninty-five Virginia
counties. The Queenpost truss supports five of Virginia's authentic covered
bridges, with the multiple Kingpost truss supporting four and a Smith truss
supporting one.At one time, Virginia had over one hundred authenticcovered
bridges. The number had dwindled to about fifty by 1936, and in 2003,
only ten remain. |