Rating:
50522
{57}%
1 vote
Old Van Patton Bridge
Description
Only one span remains. This bridge was replaced by a newer structure downstream, which was destroyed by a flood in the 90s then replaced with an even newer structure more recently.
Facts
- Overview
- Abandoned pratt through truss bridge over Enoree River on Old SC 418
- Location
- Laurens County, South Carolina, and Spartanburg County, South Carolina
- Status
- Abandoned
- Design
- Pratt through truss
- Also called
- Enoree River Bridge
Van Patton Bridge
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +34.75439, -82.10854 (decimal degrees)
34°45'16" N, 82°06'31" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 17/398539/3846365 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Reidville
- Inventory number
- BH 50522 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- September 26, 2020: New photo from Andrew Penik
- September 5, 2013: Updated by Michael Miller: Changed "Name" & added "Alternative Names"
- December 13, 2011: Updated by J.P.: Added categories "Pin-connected", "Deck removed", "Missing spans", "One-lane traffic"
Sources
- J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
- Michael Miller - michael_a_miller [at] yahoo [dot] com
Mr. Figlar:
Most of our information comes from the National Bridge Inventory (NBI). Although the NBI is not perfect, it is generally a good resource. However, most bridges that have been abandoned for many years are not listed on the NBI. I suspect that might be the case with this bridge.
Thus, Bridgehunter relies on individuals who can devote time to individual bridges. County records, as well as county and state historical societies can be a good start. We would love to have complete information about every historic bridge in the country, we are just not there yet. However, we are slowly trying to build up this database.
Contrary to popular belief, Bridgehunter is not an official government website, so us users generally have to find bridge information ourselves.