Iron Bridge

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Iron Bridge

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About ten miles down river from this bridge is where the filming sites of the movie "Deliverance" begin.

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Chattooga River on FDR 1178 (Bull Pen Road)
Location: Macon County, North Carolina, and Jackson County, North Carolina
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1934
Design: Other pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 79.7 ft.
Total length: 81.7 ft.
Deck width: 11.8 ft.
Also called: Chattooga River Bridge
Bull Pen Bridge
Ammons Branch Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +35.01597, -83.12639 (decimal degrees)
35°00'58" N, 83°07'35" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/305985/3876880 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Highlands
Average daily traffic: 50
Inventory number: BH 23288 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of November 2018): Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 91 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

November 16, 2015: Updated by Andy Peters: adds Jackson County, N.C.; adds "Iron Bridge" name
November 7, 2012: Updated by Don Morrison: Fixed map and noted that FDR 1178 is also called Bull Pen Road