Staats Mill Covered Bridge, also known as Tug Fork Covered Bridge, is a historic wooden covered bridge near Ripley in Jackson County, West Virginia, United States. Built in 1887, the Staats Mill Covered Bridge originally crossed the Tug Fork of Big Mill Creek and was named for Enoch Staats' water-powered mill.
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This beautiful red bridge was completed in 1887 and it originally spanned the Tug Fork of Big Mill Creek. It was named after Enoch Staats, whose water-powered mill and store anchored the surrounding community. The Staats family were early settlers, arriving around 1780. Enoch’s father, Isaac Staats, built the first mill on the site.
H.T. Hartley built it using the Long Truss system, patented by Stephen Long in 1830, featuring distinctive “X”-braced diagonals across 11 panels.
In 1971, the bridge was modified with steel girders inside the original trusses to support modern loads and in 1983, it was relocated about three miles to here and converted to pedestrian only use.
The park can get quite busy on beautiful summer days so be prepared to be challenged finding a...
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Beautiful area of Jackson County, West Virginia! Wheelchair accessible, which I think is so awesome! Love the old log cabin school very close by!!! Play ground for the kids was well-maintained and kept. Very photogenic area, glad they keep it well-maintained, will be back when the Fall Foliage is better this year, Can’t wait to...
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Cedar lakes is a great place for easy walking, with more challenging trails in the woods. The bridge is the jewel in its verdant crown, taken from the Statts Mills community about 5 miles away after a government watershed project flooded its home. And yes, locals know it should be spelled with one...
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