Philippi Covered Bridge

The Philippi Covered Bridge carries U.S. Route 250 over the Tygart Valley River at Philippi in Barbour County, West Virginia. Built in 1852 by Lemuel Chenoweth, it is the longest covered bridge in the state at about 285 feet and uses a Long truss braced with Burr arches. It was the site of an 1861 Civil War skirmish during the early Western Virginia campaign. The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972 and reconstructed after a 1989 fire. It remains one of the few covered bridges still carrying a federal highway.