About
Crawford Covered Bridge crosses the Robinson Fork of Wheeling Creek on Crawford Road in West Finley Township, Washington County, northwest of the village of West Finley.
History
The bridge's origins are poorly documented. Coveredbridges.net gives a build year of 1887, but other sources list the date and builder as unknown. The bridge was closed for six months in 1996 for restoration. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 22, 1979, as part of the Covered Bridges of Washington and Greene Counties listing, and is designated a historic bridge by the Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation.
Design
Crawford is a queenpost truss bridge about 39 feet long and 11 feet 7 inches wide. It has high sidewalls, a sheet metal roof and crosswise plank decking.
Visiting
The bridge is open to traffic. From West Finley Road, about 0.9 miles north of its junction with Burnsville Ridge Road in West Finley, Crawford Road leads west about 0.15 miles to the bridge.
Sources: Crawford Covered Bridge, Wikipedia, Crawford Covered Bridge, coveredbridges.net, Crawford Covered Bridge 38-63-10, dalejtravis.com
Photo: Jerrye and Roy Klotz, MD, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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