Historical Marker

St. Albans Covered Bridge

6th Avenue, near junction of Kanawha Terrace and West Main Street, St. Albans ยท Kanawha

West Virginia marker

Inscription

Located at site of the crossing of the James River and Kanawha Turnpike and Coal River. Covered Toll Bridge, built 1831 by Phillip Thompson and James Teays, replaced a ferry which operated in the same location. Bridge, one of longest in western Virginia, had 180 ft. span. General Wise's retreating Confederate forces burned bridge July 21, 1861, after Battle of Scary Creek.

Location

Address6th Avenue, near junction of Kanawha Terrace and West Main Street, St. Albans
CountyKanawha
StateWest Virginia
Coordinates38.350040, -81.511200

Sources

More markers in Kanawha

Coalburg

Coalburg, WV

Here was the home of W. H. Edwards, naturalist and explorer, who led an important expedition to the Amazon in 1846 and was one of the...

Pratt

Charleston, WV

First settled in early 1780s and incorporated in 1905.

Historic Church

Virginia's Chapel was built in 1853 as gift for Wm.

First Settlers

Walter Kelly settled here about 1773 but was killed by Indians.

Ruffner Well

Malden, WV

In 1808 David and Joseph Ruffner near here on the bank of the Kanawha completed a well into solid rock to a depth of 59 feet by a method...