**** Milton On The Mud / Cabell County ****
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Location: Just outside of Milton at the
Pumpkin Festival and Cabell County Fair Grounds
Stream: Mud River
Builder:  R.H. Baker
Truss Type:  Howe
Date:  1879
Orig. Cost:  Unknown
Length:  108' 5" or 112'
Width:  14' 1"
Ownership:  State of WV
Condition: Renovation                 Completed Jan. 2002
Milton has the only covered bridge remaining in Cabell County. It is the only example of a Howe Truss in West Virginia. An earlier covered bridge located near the present site was the scene of a military operation during the Civil War. The Milton bridge was moved to its current location and renovation work completed in January 2002.
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