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Old Henry River Road Bridge
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Submitted by Mel NewtonIn 1912 a one lane steel truss bridge engineered by Michael Erastus Rudisill was built across the Henry River. When built, it was reputed to be the highest bridge in the state and argued by anyone whoever crossed it to be the "scariest bridge in the world." Until the bridge was built, all travel crossed by fording the river.. During the 1916 flood, this bridge was one of the few not destroyed. In 1960, the bridge was replaced by a concrete one but it fueled nightmares for years to come.
Facts
- Overview
- Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over Henry River on Henry River Road (Old Alignment)
- Location
- Burke County, North Carolina
- Status
- Replaced by new bridge
- History
- Built 1912
- Builder
- - Michael Erastus Rudisill
- Design
- Six panel pin-connected Pratt deck truss.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +35.69573, -81.42676 (decimal degrees)
35°41'45" N, 81°25'36" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 17/461389/3950285 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Longview
- Inventory number
- BH 52073 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Related Bridges
- Henry River Road Bridge (Successor) - New bridge built on new alignment.
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