Cheat Bridge, West Virginia

Cheat Bridge is an unincorporated community in southeastern Randolph County, West Virginia, United States.

As its name suggests, Cheat Bridge is named for a historical bridge over Shavers Fork of Cheat River located here and first built in the 19th century to service the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike.

After the Battle of Greenbrier River (3 October 1861), Union troops used the bridge when they built extensive military defenses at nearby Cheat Summit.

Over 40 years later, celebrated satirist and short story writer Ambrose Bierce revisited the site of his youthful service.

It carries County Route 250/4, which provides access to adjacent Monongahela National Forest lands.

Map of West Virginia highlighting Randolph County