St. Albans Covered Bridge

At the crossing of the James River and Kanawha Turnpike and Coal River, a covered toll bridge built in 1831 by Phillip Thompson and James Teays replaced an earlier ferry at the same location. One of the longest bridges in western Virginia, it had a 180-foot span. On July 21, 1861, General Wise’s retreating Confederate forces burned the bridge after the Battle of Scary Creek.

St. Albans, West Virginia · United States