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Indian Creek Covered Bridge

Indian Creek Covered Bridge
Indian Creek Covered Bridge - Side View.jpg
Indian Creek Covered Bridge, February 2009
Indian Creek Covered Bridge is located in West Virginia
Indian Creek Covered Bridge
Indian Creek Covered Bridge is located in the US
Indian Creek Covered Bridge
Location 1.5 mi (2.4 km) south of Salt Sulphur Springs on U.S. Route 219, near Salt Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
Coordinates 37°32′50″N 80°34′22″W / 37.54722°N 80.57278°W / 37.54722; -80.57278Coordinates: 37°32′50″N 80°34′22″W / 37.54722°N 80.57278°W / 37.54722; -80.57278
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1898
Architectural style Other, Howe Truss
MPS West Virginia Covered Bridges TR
NRHP Reference # 75001895
Added to NRHP April 1, 1975

The Indian Creek Covered Bridge is a historic covered bridge near US 219, about 4 miles away from Salt Sulphur Springs, in Monroe County, West Virginia, United States. It is owned by the Monroe County Historical Society, and was originally built in 1898 by Ray and Oscar Weikel. The bridge is 49.25 feet long and 11.5 feet wide.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

The bridge was restored by Hoke Brothers Construction, Inc. of Union, West Virginia in 2000 at a cost of $334,446. It is open to pedestrians, and said to be one of the most photographed bridges in West Virginia.



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