Background
Chenoweth was born, lived and died in Randolph County, Virginia (later West Virginia).
Chenoweth was born, lived and died in Randolph County, Virginia (later West Virginia).
He is best known as one of 19th century America"s master covered bridge builders. One of Chenoweth"s best known surviving bridges is the Philippi Covered Bridge (1852) spanning the Tygart Valley River and carrying United States. Route 250 in Philippi. The bridge is an outstanding example of a modified Burr truss bridge with two spans totaling 308 feet (94 m).
lieutenant is also the only covered bridge in the United States currently incorporated into the national primary highway system, although it has been extensively reinforced and reconstructed.
Another of Chenoweth"s surviving covered bridges is located at Barrackville in Marion County. Chenoweth was buried in the Beverly Cemetery.
The Lemuel Chenoweth House Museum operates in the post and beam house that Chenoweth built for himself in Beverly in 1856. Beverly Covered Bridge, 1847, across the Tygart Valley River.
Chenoweth"s first bridge (destroyed).
Middle Fork Covered Bridge, 18??, across Middle Fork River (destroyed). Buckhannon Covered Bridge, 18??, across the Buckhannon River (destroyed). Weston Covered Bridge, 18??, across Stone Coal Creek (destroyed).
Philippi Covered Bridge, 1852, across the Tygart Valley River (surviving).
Paw Paw Creek Covered Bridge, near Grant Town, West Virginia, 185? (destroyed). Barrackville Covered Bridge, 1858, across Buffalo Creek (surviving).
Marlin"s Bottom Covered Bridge. 1850s across the Greenbrier River (replaced in 1915).