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Bob White Covered Bridge

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that inhabit the area. It served as an access route to the Smith River Church of the Brethren, located on the south side of the river. The bridge was bypassed to the west with a concrete bridge in 1981. Although closed to motor traffic, the Bob White Covered Bridge still attracted numerous visitors.
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on May 22, 1973. It was one of two historic covered bridges remaining in Patrick County, maintained by the Patrick County government. The bridge washed away and was destroyed in major flooding on September 29, 2015, and subsequently removed from the National Register in 2017.
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The Bob White Covered Bridge was constructed by Walter G. Weaver of Woolwine, named for the former Bob White Post Office, which in turn was named after the
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The bridge was the site of annual horse-drawn wagon rides as part of the Patrick County Covered Bridge Festival held every June.
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Virginia is for Lovers: Covered Bridges in Virginia.
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Coordinates
36°46′44.82″N 80°14′51.26″W / 36.7791167°N 80.2475722°W / 36.7791167; -80.2475722
Smith River
Woolwine, Virginia
Patrick County, VA
ID number
Queen-post truss
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
73002049
covered bridge
Smith River
Patrick County, Virginia
United States
State Route 8
Woolwine
Stuart
36°46′44.82″N 80°14′51.26″W / 36.7791167°N 80.2475722°W / 36.7791167; -80.2475722
Queen-post truss
WGCB
National Register of Historic Places
bobwhite quails
List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
List of covered bridges in Virginia
"National Register Information System"
National Register of Historic Places
National Park Service
"Virginia Landmarks Register"
the original

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