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State historical marker

One can discern from the text that the marker was placed before the bridge was bypassed and retired. The modern bridge to the west was built in 1987 but it is unknown if it replaced the covered bridge or a different bypass bridge.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in October 2007

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Oblique view - west side

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The south portal

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Oblique view - east side

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The east side

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The deck and truss structure

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Truss - east side

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Truss - west side

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Truss - west side

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Overhead

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The north portal

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Oblique view - east side looking south

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The north abutment

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The south abutment

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Modern Bypass

Prof. Kevin Patrick, of Indiana University of Pennsylvania, says that when a straight road curves slightly, crosses a bridge, then returns to the original alignment, the bridge is a replacement, built next to its predecessor that is usually demolished. That observation is true here, except that the original bridge is extant.

Photo taken by J.R. Manning in October 2007

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Overview
Burr arch-truss bridge over Finch's Run on CH 21 Before being closed
Location
Marion County, West Virginia
Status
Open to pedestrians
History
Built in 1853 by Eli & Lemuel Chenoweth
Design
Burr arch-truss
Dimensions
Total length: 0.0 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.50700, -80.16800   (decimal degrees)
39°30'25" N, 80°10'05" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory number
BH 36243 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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Open to pedestrians (361)
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