Laurel Creek Covered Bridge

Laurel Creek Covered Bridge is a historic covered bridge located near Lillydale, Monroe County, West Virginia. It was built in 1910. The shortest covered bridge in the state,[2] it measures 34 feet, 6 inches long and 13 feet, 2 1/2 inches wide. It has wood siding painted red and a galvanized metal roof. By 1981, it was one of only 17 covered bridges left in West Virginia.[3]

Laurel Creek Covered Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Laurel Creek Covered Bridge, February 2009
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Location	County Route 23/4 west of County Route 219/11, Lillydale, West Virginia
Coordinates	37°33′40″N 80°37′36″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1910
Built by	Lewis Miller (stonework) Robert Arnott (structure)
MPS	West Virginia Covered Bridges TR
NRHP reference No.	81000605[1]
Added to NRHP	June 4, 1981

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Adkins, Leonard M. (May 2, 2011). Explorer's Guide West Virginia (Second Edition). The Countryman Press. p. 27. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
3. E.L. Kemp (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Laurel Creek Covered Bridge" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-08-18.