Milton Covered Bridge 48-06-01

Photos

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

View photos at Library of Congress

BH Photo #127548

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Overview

Bridge over Manmade pond on Walkway in Milton

Location

Milton, Cabell County, West Virginia

History

Originally built on Route 25 over the Mud River just South of Milton

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

Sink's Mill Covered Bridge
Mud River Covered Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+38.43358, -82.12721 (decimal degrees)
38°26'01" N, 82°07'38" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

17/401618/4254525 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Milton

Elevation

590 ft. above sea level

Inventory numbers

WGCB 48-06-01 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
BH 37210 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

October 2, 2015: New photos from Bill Eichelberger
September 18, 2014: New Street View added by Tony Dillon
September 17, 2014: New Street View added by Bill Eichelberger
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
Bill Eichelberger
Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com

Comments

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.