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Milton Covered Bridge 48-06-01

Cabell County, West Virginia
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3/4 View Showing Approach Span And Bridge Portal (Direction Of View Unknown)

Photo taken by William Edmund Barrett, August 1975, for Historic American Engineering Record

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Facts 

Overview
Bridge over Manmade pond on Walkway in Milton
Location
Milton, Cabell County, West Virginia
Design
Burr Arch
"Milton (Sink's Mill) Covered Bridge is a single span Howe truss of ten bays spanning approximately 112'-10". The truss system consists of standard 'X'-shaped Howe trusses reinforced by an arch. The bridge measures approximately 14 feet in width and rests on cut stone abutments.

"In 1971, the West Virginia Department of Highways helped reinforce the structure by replacing certain floor beams and by adding steel girders beneath the deck; at that time new siding was added and the floor and roof rebuilt. All work was carried ou in keeping with the structure's original materials and appearance.

"The town of Milton began to grow and prosper with the arrival of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway in the early 1870's, the town's importance in Cabell County was aided by the construction of the covered bridge over the Mud River."

James E. Harding
West Virginia Antiquities Commission, Old Mountainlair
West Virginia University
Morgantown, West Virgina

Transmitted by:

Jean P. Yearby
Historic American Engineering Record 1985
from information compiled by:
James B. Armstrong, HAER, 1975

Dimensions
Span length: 112.1 ft.
Total length: 112.1 ft.
Also called
Sinks Mill
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.42780, -82.13433   (decimal degrees)
38°25'40" N, 82°08'04" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/400988/4253891 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Milton
Elevation
590 ft. above sea level
Inventory number
BH 37210 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Cabell County, West Virginia (22)
Covered (1,156)
Howe through truss (231)
Howe truss (279)
Milton, West Virginia (1)
Relocated (415)
 Span length 100-125 feet (3,449)
Through truss (10,336)
Total length 100-125 feet (3,889)
Truss (25,105)
Unknown status (975)
West Virginia (1,135)

Update Log 

  • February 20, 2010: Updated by Joshua Collins: added gps coordinates
  • November 13, 2008: New photos from J.R. Manning
  • August 16, 2008: Added by Greg Hall

Sources 

  • Greg Hall - cyclebay [at] aol [dot] com
  • HAER WV-32 - Milton Covered Bridge, County Route 25, U.S. Route 60 vicinity, Milton, Cabell County, WV
  • J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
  • Joshua Collins - Bigjc1979 [at] aol [dot] com
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Milton Covered Bridge
Posted November 13, 2008, by J.R. Manning (thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net)

Greg, I'm pretty sure this bridge, documented by HAER, is the same bridge that you found on your trip. If it's not, they are virtual twins.

Milton Covered Bridge
Posted August 16, 2008, by Greg and Olivia Hall (cyclebay [at] aol [dot] com)

This was moved from an unknown location with the new place made at the Cabell County Fairgrounds/Pumpkin Park

Road names very near are CR/25 and CR25/7, or Mud River Road and James River Turnpike. At this corner the bridge is very noticeable, but does not serve either roadway. Bridge is located south of CR25/7 and East of CR/25

Photo 1- Looking South

Photo 2- Looking North

Photo 3- Looking West

Photo 4- Plaque

Photo 5- Interior

Webmaster's note: The photos that were here have been incorporated into the main site.