Capon Bridge, West Virginia

Capon Bridge is a town in eastern Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States, along the Northwestern Turnpike (U.S. Route 50), approximately 20 miles (32 km) west of Winchester, Virginia.

[3] Originally known as "Glencoe", Capon Bridge was incorporated in 1902 by the Hampshire County Circuit Court.

To the west, US 50 leads 22 miles (35 km) to Romney, the Hampshire county seat.

From Capon Bridge, US 50 heads eastward to Winchester and Interstate 81, while to the west, it travels through Romney to a junction with U.S. Route 220.

32.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

The racial makeup of the town was 98.50% White, 1.00% African American, and 0.50% from two or more races.

About 12.1% of families and 17.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 30.2% of those under the age of eighteen and 19.0% of those 65 or over.

US 50 westbound at CR 15 in Capon Bridge
3121 Northwestern Pike
Map of West Virginia highlighting Hampshire County