Barrackville Covered Bridge Engineering, 1983-1999 and undated

Kemp was the preservation engineer for the West Virginia Division of Highway’s project to restore the Barrackville Covered Bridge in Barrackville, West Virginia. Paul D. Marshall & Associates, Inc. collaborated on the restoration of the 1853 Burr covered bridge. Includes clippings, budget lists, reports, contracts, engineering drawings, handwritten notes on bridge dimensions, correspondence, maps and photographs. Subjects include the history of the Barrackville Covered Bridge, including designers Lemuel and Eli Chenoweth, Buffalo Creek (which the bridge spans) and covered bridge restoration. The following oversized items were moved to Map Cabinet 12, Drawer 5, Folder 8: two sheets of newspaper (1999), thirty-two sheets of engineering drawings (1996 and undated), seven maps (1989 and 1996) and two facsimile photographs (undated).