Poinsett Bridge

Photos 

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

View photos at Library of Congress

BH Photo #126122

Map 

Street View 

• Looking East

Description 

Facts 

Overview

Gothic stone arch bridge over Little Gap Creek near Tigerville

Location

Greenville County, South Carolina

Status

Open to pedestrians only

Future prospects

Part of a trail within the nature preserve.

History

Built 1820 by Joel Poinsett

Builder

- Joel Poinsett

Design

Gothic Stone Arch

Dimensions

Total length: 130.0 ft.

Recognition

Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on October 22, 1970

Approximate latitude, longitude

+35.12939, -82.38428   (decimal degrees)
35°07'46" N, 82°23'03" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

17/373877/3888269 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

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Inventory numbers

NRHP 70000590 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 37636 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• August 10, 2017: New photo from Andrew Penik
• September 20, 2013: Photo imported by Michael Miller
• September 8, 2013: New photos from Michael Miller
• August 15, 2013: New photos from Michael Miller
• January 16, 2013: Updated by Andy Peters: adds length
• March 24, 2009: Updated by C Hanchey
• October 15, 2008: Added by Kim Harvey

Sources 

• Kim Harvey
• HAER SC-14 - Poinsett Bridge, SC Route 42, 2 miles Northwest of Route 11, 2.5 mi, Tigerville vicinity, Greenville County, SC
• C Hanchey - cmh2315fl [at] yahoo [dot] com
• Wikipedia
• Andy Peters - anpete1971 [at] gmail [dot] com
• Michael Miller - michael_a_miller [at] yahoo [dot] com

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