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Fletcher, Harrison County

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Inventory Number: WV/48-17-03
County: Harrison County
Township: Ten Mile
Town/Village:
Bridge Name: Fletcher
Crosses: Ten Mile Creek
Truss type: Multiple King
Spans: 1
Length: 62'
Roadway Width:
Built: 1891 or 1892
Builder: Solomon Swiger
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N39 18.327
Longitude: W080 28.827
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Topographic map of the area
Directions: 2.4 miles west of CR11 (Wolf Summit Exit) on US50, then 1.5 miles right on CR5 and just left on dead end CR5/29. North-northwest of Wolf Summit, south of Marshville.

Fletcher Bridge, Ten Mile, Harrison County, WV Built 1891 or 1892
Tom & Linda Burns Photo, January 12, 1986

Fletcher Bridge, Ten Mile, Harrison County, WV Built 1891 or 1892
Bob Sheldon Photo, August 17, 2010

Comments:
On November 27, 1891, construction superintendent William J. Williams reported that the abutments were completed and the bridge was nearing completion. The bridge was bypassed when the road was realigned. Allegheny Restorations & Bldrs, Inc. of Morgantown, WV received $375,964 for rehabilitation work including substructure work, timber repairs to truss members, deck, siding and roof repair.

Sources:
List of West Vriginia covered bridges compiled by Richard Sanders Allen, NSPCB Archives
Auvil, Myrtle. Covered Bridges of West Virginia Past & Present, 1973, page 23
http://www.transportation.wv.gov/highways/bridge_facts/covered-bridges/Pages/FletcherCreekCoveredBridge.aspx
Travis, Dale. 'West Virginia Covered Bridges List', updated to 23 Feb 2005, http://www.dalejtravis.com/cblist/cbwv.htm (12 Mar 2005)
Wood, Miriam F. & Simmons, David A.. Covered Bridges: Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia, 2007, pages 261, 277
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 158

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