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Deep River Bridge

Chatham County, North Carolina, and Lee County, North Carolina
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Overview

Photo taken by Tom Staley

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Portal

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Photo taken by Matthew Ridpath in December 2008

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Photo taken by Matthew Ridpath in December 2008

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Underside and Piers

The Lee County pier is of reinforced concrete, while the Chatham County pier is of course stone; it probably held up an earlier bridge.

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Top Chord/Front Post/Diagonal/Hip Vertical Connection

Photo taken by Matthew Ridpath

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Top Chord/Vertical/Diagonal Connection

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Bottom Chord/Vertical/Diagonal Connection

Note the cable running in parallel to the diagonal member. It was probably added in order to supplement the eyebar.

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Top Chords and Bracing

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Steel Source

Photo taken by Matthew Ridpath

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Facts 

Overview
Camelback through truss bridge over Deep River on NC 2153
Location
Chatham County, North Carolina, and Lee County, North Carolina
Status
Open to pedestrians only
History
Built 1910
Design
Pin-connected, 8-panel Camelback Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Total length: 360 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on June 9, 1995
Also called
Deep River Camelback Truss Bridge (NRHP name)
Approximate latitude, longitude
+35.57044, -79.24100   (decimal degrees)
35°34'14" N, 79°14'28" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/659397/3937729 (zone/easting/northing)
Elevation
210 ft. above sea level
USGS topographic map
Colon
Inventory numbers
NRHP 95000696 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 23241 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

8-panel truss (222)
Built 1910 (696)
Built during 1910s (6,457)
Bypassed (110)
Camelback truss (221)
Chatham County, North Carolina (8)
Have street view (8,178)
Lee County, North Carolina (4)
NR-listed (2,280)
 North Carolina (231)
Open to pedestrians (1,585)
Owned by state (9,136)
Pin-connected (1,323)
Preserved (574)
Through truss (8,514)
Total length 250-500 feet (3,081)
Truss (22,513)

Update Log 

  • July 17, 2011: New Street View added by Bob Morgan
  • April 4, 2010: Updated by Curtis Lee: added additional county; length; elevation
  • March 10, 2009: New photos from Matthew Ridpath
  • January 13, 2009: New photos from Matthew Ridpath
  • February 20, 2007: Posted photos from Tom Staley

Sources 

  • Tom Staley
  • Matthew Ridpath
  • Curtis Lee - clee47ford [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Bob Morgan - morgans212 [at] nc [dot] rr [dot] com
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Deep River Bridge
Posted August 7, 2009, by Neha M Shah (neha [at] visitpittsboro [dot] com)

Originally constructed in 1908, the bridge spans the Deep River. It underwent many reconstructions and renovations until 1992 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the North Carolina Transportation Hall of Fame. Located at Deep River Park (forty acres with picnic tables), which provides a scenic view and is a wonderful place for a picnic. Canoe access, picnic areas. Bridge is lighted at night.

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Deep River Bridge
Posted June 13, 2009, by Deborah (dclark51 [at] embarqmail [dot] com)

When did they build the new bridge? When did cars quit traveling on the camel back bridge?