Sarvis Fork Covered Bridge

Sarvis Fork Covered Bridge, also known as Sandyville Covered Bridge, is a historic covered bridge located near Sandyville, Jackson County, West Virginia. It was built in 1889-1890 for $64.00 by R.B. Cunningham and G.W. Staats in 1890, originally spanning John Carnahan's Fork, a branch of Mill Creek. When US Route 33 was built using an iron bridge, the covered bridge was first abandoned, then moved and rebuilt over the Left Fork of the Sandy Creek in 1924[2] for $1,050.00.

Sarvis Fork Covered Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Sarvis Fork Covered Bridge, June 2009
Location	County Route 21/15, near Sandyville, West Virginia
Coordinates	38°55′17″N 81°38′41″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1889
Architect	Quincy, J. Grim; Cunningham, R.B.
Architectural style	Long Truss
MPS	West Virginia Covered Bridges TR
NRHP reference No.	81000602 [1]
Added to NRHP	June 4, 1981

The bridge was completely rebuilt in 2000 at a cost of $598,233 by R.C. Construction Company & Sons, Inc. of Cutler, Ohio.[2]

It measures 101 feet 3 1/2 inches in length and 11 feet 8 inches wide.[3]

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

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. https://transportation.wv.gov/highways/bridge_facts/covered-bridges/Pages/SarvisFork.aspx
3. E. L. Kemp (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Sarvis Fork Covered Bridge" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-06-20.