Horse Ford Covered Bridge

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Horse Ford Covered bridge

Photo courtesy of the Catawba County Historical Association Archives

BH Photo #537789

This bridge was originally a toll bridge.

Some of this information from lostbridges.org

Overview: Through truss bridge over Catawba River on Abandoned Roadway now inundated
Location: Northlakes, Caldwell County, North Carolina, and Catawba County, North Carolina
Status: Inundated .. Site is entirely lost under the waters of Lake Hickory
History: Built in 1849-52; Lost in flood in 1916 and replaced by an open span steel bridge, now inundated.
Builder: - Andrew L. Ramsour of Hickory, North Carolina
Design: Through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude: +35.76755, -81.36234 (decimal degrees)
35°46'03" N, 81°21'44" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/467247/3958226 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number: BH 99727 (Bridgehunter.com ID)