48-38 POCAHONTAS
county/comté/grafschaft
一廊桥
2 covered bridges/ponts couverts/bedeckte holzbrücken
Hillsboro
The Locust Creek or Denmar Bridge
Slatyfork
The Sharp's Kissing Bridge
48-38-01
South-west of Hillsboro, Little Levels Township.
Over Locust Creek.
The Locust Creek or Denmar Bridge.
SW of Hillsboro, Little Levels Township. US219 SW 2.1 miles from jct with Main St. in Hillsboro, S. on Locust Creek Rd. (CR20) 3.1 miles, W. on Denmar Rd. (CR31) 200' to the bridge. Built by R.N. Bruce.
1 spans 116' or 35.3m
Built in 1870 by R.N. Bruce, rebuilt in 1888 and again in 2002. Closed to motor traffic.
Smith truss.
Photo Jack & June Schmidt and Bob Sheldon.
48-38-A
East of Slatyfork, Edray Township.
Over the Big Spring Fork of Elk River.
The Sharp's Kissing Bridge.
E. of Slatyfork, Edray Township. US219 N. (curves E.) 0.75 miles from jct with Slaty Fork Rd. in Slatyfork to the bridge on the S. side of the road.
1 span 50' or 15.2m
Built in 2005 by Ken Gibson.
Stringer on steel with floor made of oak.
Photos Jack & June Schmidt and Tom Shipley.