Poinsett Bridge

Photos 

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

View photos at Library of Congress

BH Photo #126122

Map 

Street View 

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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