The total number of covered bridges built in West Virginia is unknown. In 1981, the seventeen remaining covered bridges were listed on the National Register of Historical Places. Two of the seventeen bridges are located in Jackson County.

The Staats Mill Covered Bridge was originally built over Tug Fork in the Staats Mill community. The bridge was completed in 1887 at a total cost of $1724.35. The bridge was relocated off Site 13 of the Millcreek Watershed project in 1982. It was moved and restored approximately 7.2 miles to its present location at the Cedar Lakes Conference Center near Ripley. Due to the high volume of visitors to Cedar Lakes each year it is said to be one of the most photographed structures in the state of West Virginia. The bridge is currently open to pedestrian traffic only.