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Bull Creek Bridge

Buncombe County, North Carolina

Photos 

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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

View photos at Library of Congress

BH Photo #127974

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost pony truss bridge over Bull Creek on NC 2408
Location
Buncombe County, North Carolina
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Built 1915 by the Camden Iron Co.; replaced 1986
Design
Warren pony truss
Dimensions
Span length: 45.0 ft.
Total length: 45.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+35.60778, -82.45917   (decimal degrees)
35°36'28" N, 82°27'33" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/367835/3941426 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Oteen
Inventory number
BH 38113 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1915 (1,259)
Built during 1910s (9,970)
Buncombe County, North Carolina (36)
HAER documented (1,122)
Lost (28,489)
Lost 1986 (187)
Lost during 1980s (1,533)
 North Carolina (1,034)
Pony truss (17,012)
Replaced by new bridge (19,375)
Total length 25-50 feet (11,500)
Truss (35,469)
Warren pony truss (3,558)
Warren truss (7,002)

Update Log 

  • November 17, 2008: New photos from James Baughn
  • November 15, 2008: Added by James Baughn

Sources 

  • HAER NC-30 - North Carolina Route 2408 Bridge, Spanning Bull Creek
  • James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com

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