The 1899 Hokes Mill Covered Bridge in Greenbrier County, West Virginia. This historic covered bridge at Ronceverte, Greenbrier County was built over Second Creek and measures 12 feet wide and 81.6 feet long to provide access to Hokes Mill. It has red board-and-batten siding and a standing seam metal roof. It is one of two remaining covered bridges in Greenbrier County, the other being Herns Mill Covered Bridge.  While originally costing only $200, renovations in 2001 by Allegheny Restoration & Bldrs, Inc. of Morgantown, WV totaled $391,646.

The Hokes Mill Bridge is one of only five extant covered bridges in West Virginia to be built using Long trusses. Though the Hokes Mill Covered Bridge was modified in the twentieth century, a 2001 restoration largely restored it to its original condition. These days, the bridge accommodates only pedestrian traffic.

The red board-and-batten siding is capped by a standing seam metal roof. The bridge is supported by a series of Long trusses. This truss style was patented in 1830 Stephen H. Long. The defining feature of this style is that the trusses are constructed entirely from wood, with no metal components. The trusses consist of a series of vertical posts spanned by diagonal cross-beams.

Several modifications were made to the Hokes Mill Covered Bridge in the mid-twentieth century. Steel girders and flange beams were placed under the floor to help support the weight of traffic. The bridge was used for vehicular traffic until 1991 when a nearby concrete bridge was constructed to bypass the Hokes Mill Covered Bridge. The Hokes Mill Covered Bridge was subsequently converted to allow pedestrian traffic only. 

Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on June 4, 1981.

Located at: N37 41.840    W80 31.490    -    WGCB #48-13-02

Photographed in September 2021