Bob White Covered Bridge
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Bob White Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 370 m. Buffalo Mountain stands 1,210 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Deep Run Camp Area, a park 4.1 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 5.5 miles off.
The story
The Bob White Covered Bridge, also known as the Lower Covered Bridge or Woolwine Covered Bridge, was a county-owned wooden covered bridge that spanned the Smith River in Patrick County, Virginia, United States. It was located on the old portion of Bob White Road (SR 869) off State Route 8 southeast of the community of Woolwine, about 13 miles (21 kilometers) north of Stuart. Coordinates were 36°46′44.82″N 80°14′51.26″W (36.779117, −80.247572). Built in 1921, the 80-foot (24-meter) bridge was a Queen-post truss construction over two spans. Its WGCB number was 46-68-01. The Bob White Covered Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places 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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Dates from 1921.
Wikidata Q4934366, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1921
What to expect
How to reach it
- 5.5 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 19.1 mi off the Hanging Rock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Rock Castle Gorge · 6 mi
- The Saddle Overlook · 6 mi
- Smart View Overlook · 11 mi
- Pilot Mountain Overlook · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Twelve O'Clock Knob: 4.8 mi
- Tinsley Knob: 5.0 mi
- Spoon Mountain: 5.8 mi
- Gabes Knob: 5.8 mi
- Deep Run Camp Area: 4.1 mi
- Fred Clifton Park: 6.0 mi
- Mountain Top Recreation Park: 7.7 mi
- Mabry Mill Historic Mill Area: 8.9 mi
- Rennet Bag Recreation Area: 9.0 mi
- Fairy Stone State Park: 8.0 mi
- Chestnut Creek Wetlands State Natural Area Preserve: 11.9 mi
- Camp Branch Natural Area Preserve: 17.2 mi
- Reed Island Creek (private Nature Conservancy): 21.1 mi
- Dan River Ford Preserve: 23.8 mi
- White Falls: 6.8 mi
- Fall Creek Falls: 22.0 mi
- Camp Creek: 23.6 mi
- Bent Mountain Falls: 23.6 mi
- Floyd County Historical: 10.1 mi
- Virginia Fire Museum, Inc. Office & Crew Quarters: 13.6 mi
- Blue Ridge Farm Museum: 15.9 mi
- Virginia Museum of Natural History: 22.2 mi
- Cracker Point: 8.9 mi
- Calico Rock: 9.8 mi
- One Clear View: 10.2 mi
- Jessup's Mill: 18.8 mi
- Smart View Recreation Area: 10.8 mi
- Spring Well #25: 17.4 mi
- Water Front: 23.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of Bob White Covered Bridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Mountain | W 275° | 1,210 m | 12.8 mi |
| Hog Mountain | W 274° | 1,087 m | 8.8 mi |
| Jones Mountain | WNW 282° | 1,081 m | 8.1 mi |
| Rocky Knob | WNW 298° | 1,080 m | 5.9 mi |
| Slate Mountain | W 269° | 1,059 m | 9.2 mi |
| Grassy Knoll | WNW 284° | 1,049 m | 6.4 mi |
| Indian Ridge | WNW 289° | 1,037 m | 14.1 mi |
| Long Mountain | W 273° | 1,027 m | 12.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:59 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 20:05 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:29 | 17:09 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 40 | 46 | 56 | 64 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 57 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stuart, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 73002049OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site- National Register of Historic Places — Bob White Covered Bridge, reference 73002049, listed 02/16/17.
OpenStreetMap element way/485979384
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