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CENTER POINT
Doddridge County

Doddridge County

Picture Courtesy of Tom Spry

Location:  12 miles north of US Route 50 on State Route 23 at Center Point.
Stream:  Pike Fork of McElroy Creek
Builders:  John Ash & S.H. Smith
Date:  1888
Orig. Cost:  Unknown
Truss Type:  Long
Length: 42' 1"
Width:  12' 6"
Ownership:  State of WV
Condition: Renovated 2005

This bridge was in regular use until 1940, when it became privately owned.  In 1981, the owners donated it to the Doddridge County Historical Society and citizens of the small community donated their time to restore the bridge as a community project.  The bridge now belongs to the State of WV.

Pictures Courtesy of Linda Weekley