Simpson Creek Covered Bridge Marker

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Bridgeport in Harrison County, West Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Simpson Creek Covered Bridge

September 2, 2006

1. Simpson Creek Covered Bridge Marker

Inscription. A. S. Hugill built 75' long by 14' wide multiple king-post truss bridge in 1881 for $1483 on land of John Lowe. Survived great flood of 1888 but was washed away from original site 1/2 miles upstream in 1899.

Erected 1983 by West Virginia Department of Culture and History.

Location. 39° 18.514′ N, 80° 16.762′ W. Marker is in Bridgeport, West Virginia, in Harrison County. Marker is on Despard-Summit Park Road (County Route 24/7) near Bridgeport-Meadowbrook Road (County Route 24). Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bridgeport WV 26330, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 14 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Bridgeport (approx. 2 miles away); John Powers' Fort (approx. 2.2 miles away); Northwest Academy (approx. 3.7 miles away); Stonewall Jackson Birthplace (approx. 3.9 miles away); Clarksburg Defenses (approx. 4 miles away); B & O Depot (approx. 10.9 miles away); David Morgan (1721–1813) / Patriot, Defender (approx. 13.8 miles away); The Colonel George S. “Spanky” Roberts, USAF, Memorial Bridge (approx. 14 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Bridgeport.

Also see . . . Simpson Creek Covered Bridge (January 2003). According to local legend, Joseph Johnson laid out lots near the first Simpson Creek Bridge. As the community began to grow and more people used the bridge as a port or gateway to cross Simpson Creek, Johnson combined the words and called the town “Bridgeport.” (Submitted on June 25, 2008, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.)

Simpson Creek Covered Bridge and Marker Photo, Click for full size

May 14, 2006

2. Simpson Creek Covered Bridge and Marker

Simpson Creek Bridge Photo, Click for full size

August 11, 2007

3. Simpson Creek Bridge

Bridge No. 4359
Built circa 1881
Rehabilitated 2002

Simpson Creek Covered Bridge Photo, Click for full size

January 1, 1987

4. Simpson Creek Covered Bridge

Covered in Snow

Credits. This page originally submitted on June 25, 2008, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,434 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 25, 2008, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.