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Old Salem Heritage Bridge

Forsyth County, North Carolina

Photos 

Looking South

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in June 2015

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BH Photo #330839

Map 

Street Views 

Description 

-1) There are more than 600 principal timbers in the Old Salem Bridge. All are southern yellow pine, which was a favorite of both colonial American builders and modern builders because of its strength and durability. Additionally, most of the timbers used in this bridge were reclaimed from a previous use. Not only do these timbers have tight growth rings, high heartwood concentration, and dimensional stability inherent in old growth timber, but they also have history. Some came from a demolished early 20th century fertilizer plant in Chesapeake, Virginia, while others came from the Champion Paper Mill in Canton, NC built in 1886. The oldest timbers were pulled up out of the cotton docks of Savannah Harbor in Savannah, Georgia, where they had been used as piling for over 200 years. 2)The total cost for the Old Salem Timber Pedestrian Bridge, which was completed in December 1998, was $1,950,910. FHWA enhancement funding contributed 80%, or $1,560,728, and the state provided the 20% match, or $390,182. -Taken from the NCDOT site-http://www.ncdot.gov/programs/environment/awards/oldsalem.html

Facts 

Overview
Burr arch-truss bridge over Old Salem Road on Pedestrian
Location
Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina
Status
Open to pedestrians only
History
Built 1998
Builders
- David Fischetti, P.E.
- Fowler Jones Beers Construction Co.
Design
Modified Burr arch-truss
Dimensions
Total length: 124.0 ft.
Also called
Old Salem Road Pedestrian Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+36.08331, -80.24216   (decimal degrees)
36°04'60" N, 80°14'32" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/568231/3993454 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Winston-Salem East
Inventory number
BH 68064 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1998 (90)
Built during 1990s (724)
Burr arch-truss (352)
David Fischetti, P.E. (1)
Forsyth County, North Carolina (48)
Fowler Jones Beers Construction Co. (1)
Have street view (26,931)
Modern (2,436)
 North Carolina (965)
Open to pedestrians (4,208)
The Strollway (2)
Through truss (15,052)
Total length 100-125 feet (5,169)
Truss (32,771)
Winston-Salem, North Carolina (39)

Update Log 

  • June 30, 2015: New photos from Royce and Bobette Haley
  • June 16, 2015: Added by Royce and Bobette Haley

Sources 

  • Royce and Bobette Haley - roycehaley111 [at] yahoo [dot] com

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