Dents Run Covered Bridge

Monongalia County. Built 1889, 40 ft over Dents Run. King post truss.

1889
Year Built
King Post National Register
County Monongalia
1889
Crosses Dents Run
Bridge Type/Truss Design Kingpost
Length (feet) 40ft

The Dents Run Covered Bridge crosses Dents Run near Laurel Point in Monongalia County, West Virginia. It was built in 1889 by Joseph and William Mercer with W. A. Loar, using a king post truss. The span is about 40 feet long. The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981. It remains one of West Virginia's smaller historic covered bridges.

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