Inventory Number: | WV/48-10-01#2x | County: | Fayette County | Township: | | Town/Village: | Gauley Bridge | Bridge Name: | Gauley River | Crosses: | Gauley River | Truss type: | Long & Arch | Spans: | 4 | Length: | 480' | Roadway Width: | | Built: | 1850 | Builder: | | When Lost: | 27 Jul 1861 | Cause: | Burned | Latitude: | N38 09.83 | Longitude: | W081 11.70 | | See a map of the area Topographic map of the area | Directions: | |
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Gauley River Bridge, Gauley Bridge, Fayette County, WV Built 1850 Burned 27 Jul 1861 Elna Johnson Collection Gauley River Bridge, Gauley Bridge, Fayette County, WV Built 1850 Burned 27 Jul 1861 Todd Clark Collection
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Sources: Auvil, Myrtle. Covered Bridges of West Virginia Past & Present, 1973, page 133 Cohen, Stan. West Virginia's Covered Bridges, 1992, page 87 National Society For the Preservation of Covered Bridges. Covered Bridge Topics, Volume XXXIV, No. 3, Summer 1976, page 11 |