Philippi, WV: Covered Bridge, 1852 Museum/B&O Depot and Arch Sentinel Coal Mine

Bridge: (Satellite)

Depot: (Satellite)

Coal Mine: (Satellite)

Street View, Aug 2022

Street View

Randall Hampton posted five photos with the comment:

Historic covered bridge at Philippi, the only double that I've ever seen.  The 8 original laminated wood arches are easy to see, but now they're only cosmetic.  To support modern truck traffic, two more support piers in the river were added, along with steel I-beams under the decking.  The stone pier is original.

A former B&O passenger station stands at the east end of the bridge.

Allen Malcomb: Doing the repair after the fire they found some old lead that was fire from muskets in the arches .

Randall Hampton: The bridge was used by both sides in the Civil War.

[Several comments mention a couple of mummies that are in the museum.]

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John Voelker: I was on a training trip for the Chessie System Coal Department in 1983. We stopped at the Bridge in Philippi and the guy training me took my picture. I remember he told me that the first skirmish of the Civil War was fought there.

Photo, Jan 2020

It has gotten to the point that any coal mine in the USA that is still producing is worth noting.

Street View, Apr 2023

Street View, Apr 2023

Production in 2007 was 773,320 short tons. [gem]

5:02 video @ 0:03 (source)
CSX train with an A&O crew loading at Sentinel off of the Cowen Sub.  

Note the two bulldozers shoving coal towards the center of the pile.

5:02 video @ 1:31