▁ ▁R . ▁N . ▁Bruce ▁was ▁contract ed ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 0 ▁to ▁build ▁the ▁wooden ▁covered ▁bridge ▁for ▁US $ 1 , 2 5 0 . ▁The ▁Warren ▁Double ▁Inter section ▁tr uss ▁covered ▁bridge ▁was ▁completed ▁later ▁that ▁year . ▁The ▁span ▁over ▁Loc ust ▁Creek ▁was ▁ ▁wide ▁and ▁ ▁long . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 8 , ▁the ▁original ▁bridge ▁was ▁replaced . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁it ▁was ▁re built ▁again ▁by ▁W . ▁M . ▁Ir v ine . ▁Inter ior ▁supports , ▁tr uss es , ▁side ▁panel ing ▁and ▁roof ▁were ▁replaced ▁during ▁the ▁reconst ruction . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁the ▁bridge ▁was ▁painted ▁and ▁new ▁o ak ▁floor ▁was ▁installed . ▁Tem por ary ▁supports ▁used ▁during ▁the ▁floor ▁replacement ▁were ▁left ▁in ▁place . ▁ ▁The ▁bridge ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁West ▁Virginia ▁by pass ed ▁the ▁covered ▁bridge ▁with ▁a ▁modern ▁concrete ▁span . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁the ▁covered ▁bridge ▁was ▁renov ated ▁into ▁a ▁ped est rian ▁crossing ▁and ▁the ▁temporary ▁supports ▁were ▁removed . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁List ▁of ▁West ▁Virginia ▁covered ▁brid ges ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Br id ges ▁and ▁T unn els ▁Rem aining ▁Cover ed ▁Br id ges ▁In ▁W V ▁W V ▁D OT ▁