Humpback Covered Bridge 46-03-01

Photos 

Photo taken by Bill Eichelberger in March 2003

Enlarge

BH Photo #126196

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview

Multiple Kingpost through truss bridge over Dunlap Creek in Covington

Location

Alleghany County, Virginia

Status

Open to pedestrians

History

Built 1857

Design

MKP with a trussed arch.

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 83.0 ft.
Total length: 106.5 ft.

Recognition

Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on October 1, 1969

Approximate latitude, longitude

+37.80060, -80.04705   (decimal degrees)
37°48'02" N, 80°02'49" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

17/583893/4184118 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Callaghan

Inventory numbers

NRHP 69000219 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 37648 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• February 8, 2015: Photos imported by Dave King
• February 7, 2015: Photos imported by Dave King
• July 10, 2014: New photos from Andrew Raker
• July 9, 2014: New photos from Andrew Raker
• April 10, 2014: HAER photos posted by Dave King
• July 7, 2011: New photos from Brian McKee
• February 14, 2010: New photos from Robert Stephenson
• February 26, 2009: Updated by C Hanchey: Updated GPS Coordinates and NRHP info
• December 9, 2008: New photos from Don O'Brien
• November 12, 2008: New photos from Bill Eichelberger
• October 16, 2008: New photos from Bill Eichelberger
• October 15, 2008: Added by Bill Eichelberger

Sources 

• Bill Eichelberger
• Don O'Brien - dok97 [at] frontier [dot] com
• C Hanchey - cmh2315fl [at] yahoo [dot] com
• Robert Stephenson - seinfeld99 [at] yahoo [dot] com
• Brian McKee - bjmckee51 [at] yahoo [dot] com
• Wikipedia
• HAER VA-1 - Humpback Covered Bridge, Humpback Bridge Wayside Park, spanning Dunlap Creek, Covington, Covington, VA
• Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
• Andrew Raker

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