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Herns Mill Covered Bridge

Coordinates: 37°49′57″N 80°30′18″W / 37.83250°N 80.50500°W / 37.83250; -80.50500
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Hern's Mill Covered Bridge
Hern's Mill Covered Bridge, November 2007
Herns Mill Covered Bridge is located in West Virginia
Herns Mill Covered Bridge
Herns Mill Covered Bridge is located in the United States
Herns Mill Covered Bridge
LocationCounty Route 40 near its junction with County Route 60/11, near Lewisburg, West Virginia
Coordinates37°49′57″N 80°30′18″W / 37.83250°N 80.50500°W / 37.83250; -80.50500
Arealess than one acre
Built1884
Architectural styleQueen Post Truss
MPSWest Virginia Covered Bridges TR
NRHP reference No.81000598[1]
Added to NRHPJune 4, 1981
Herns Mill Covered Bridge Interior

Herns Mill Covered Bridge is a historic covered bridge near Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, West Virginia. It was built in 1884,[2] and is a Queen post truss bridge measuring 10 feet, 6 inches wide and 53 feet, 8 inches long. It has red board-and-batten siding and a galvanized sheet metal roof. It was built to provide access to the S.S. Hern Mill, when it was in operation. It is one of two remaining covered bridges in Greenbrier County, the other being Hokes Mill Covered Bridge.[3]

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

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  1. ^ a b "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 ed.). The Countryman Press. p. 27. ISBN 9781581579260. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  3. ^ E.L. Kemp (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Herns Mill Covered Bridge" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-08-05.

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