| Carrollton Covered Bridge | |
| Location: | Carrollton, West Virginia |
| Coordinates: | 39.0901°N -80.0867°W |
| Architect: | Emmet J. & Daniel O'Brien |
| Added: | June 4, 1981 |
| Refnum: | 81000595 |
The Carrollton Covered Bridge, in Barbour County, West Virginia, U.S., is the second longest and third oldest surviving covered bridge in the state. The wooden bridge spans the Buckhannon River near Carrollton and was built in 1856 by Emmet J. O'Brien and Daniel O'Brien. It carried the Middle Fork Turnpike, an important connecting road between the Staunton and Parkersburg Turnpike and a road to Clarksburg. The bridge carries West Virginia Route 36.[1]
The Carrollton bridge is 140inchesft9inchesin (ftin) long and 16feet wide, with Burr trusses using multiple Kingpost trusses for a clear span, the second longest among West Virginia's surviving covered bridges. After the bridge was declared unsafe in 1962, the wood decking was replaced by a concrete deck, one lane wide with a sidewalk, supported by concrete piers and abutments, no longer a clear span.[2] [3]
The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 4, 1981. It was renovated in 1987 and again in 2002.[4]
The bridge was heavily damaged in a fire, determined to have been arson, on August 10, 2017.[5] The bridge was restored using a mixture of salvaged and new timber by West Virginia Division of Highways crews in 2022.[6]