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Old Red or Walkersville, Lewis County

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Inventory Number: WV/48-21-03
County: Lewis County
Township:
Town/Village: Settlement
Bridge Name: Old Red or Walkersville
Crosses: Right Fork, West Fork River
Truss type: Queen
Spans: 1
Length: 38'
Roadway Width:
Built: 1902
Builder: John Sprigg
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N38 51.506
Longitude: W080 27.642
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Directions: 1.9 miles north of jct WV4 on US19, then 0.1 miles left on Covered Bridge Rd. South of Walkersille.

Old Red or Walkersville Bridge, Settlement, Lewis County, WV Built 1902
Tom & Linda Burns Photo, January 12, 1986

Old Red or Walkersville Bridge, Settlement, Lewis County, WV Built 1902
Bob Sheldon Photo, August 17, 2010

Old Red or Walkersville Bridge, Settlement, Lewis County, WV Built 1902
Bill Caswell Photo, June 5, 2011

Comments:
According to the West Virginia Department of Transportation, the bridge was built by John Sprigg for $567 in 1903. The World Guide to Covered Bridges lists the construction date as 1902. Limited renovation was done in 1984, but in August 2002 a major restoration contract was advertised to replace the wooden siding and some deteriorated structural members. A $230,859 contract was awarded to Allegheny Restoration and Builders, Inc. of Morgantown and restoration was completed two years later.

Sources:
http://www.transportation.wv.gov/highways/bridge_facts/covered-bridges/Pages/WalkersvilleCoveredBridge.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 266-267, 278
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 159

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