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Facts
- Overview
- Burr arch-truss bridge over Tygart Valley River on U.S. 250 in Philippi
- Location
- Philippi, Barbour County, West Virginia
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- The Philippi covered Bridge was the site of the first land battle of the Civil War. On June 3, 1861
- Builder
- - Lemuel Chenoweth
- Design
- Burr arch-truss
- Dimensions
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Total length: 285 ft.
Deck width: 26 ft.
- Recognition
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
- Inventory number
- BH 36774 (Bridgehunter.com ID)