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Oblique view Photos taken June 1983 by Randell Page for the Historic American Engineering Record |
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Facts
- Overview
- Lost through truss bridge over Cape Fear River on US 701
- Location
- Bladen County, North Carolina
- Status
- Replaced by a new bridge
- History
- Built 1923 by the Atlantic Bridge Co.; replaced ca. 1983
- Builders
- - Atlantic Bridge Co. (Contractor)
- Virginia Bridge & Iron Co. (Truss fabrication)
- Design
- Riveted, 14-panel Pennsylvania through truss with Camelback profile
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 350.0 ft.
- Inventory number
- BH 23223 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Sources
- HAER NC-29 - McGirt's Bridge, Spanning Cape Fear River