Carrollton Covered Bridge

Carrollton Covered Bridge
LocationCarrollton, West Virginia
Coordinates39°5′24.23″N 80°5′12.19″W / 39.0900639°N 80.0867194°W / 39.0900639; -80.0867194
Built1856 (1856)
ArchitectEmmet J. & Daniel O'Brien
NRHP reference No.81000595
Added to NRHPJune 4, 1981

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.