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South Mills Bridge

Camden County, North Carolina

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Photo taken by Irma Hale in July 2011

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BH Photo #205507

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Overview
Bascule bridge over Dismal Swamp Canal on US 17
Location
South Mills, Camden County, North Carolina
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1934
Design
Through plate girder bascule.
Dimensions
Span length: 129.9 ft.
Total length: 129.9 ft.
Also called
Dismal Swamp Canal Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+36.44591, -76.32707   (decimal degrees)
36°26'45" N, 76°19'37" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/381068/4034226 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
South Mills
Average daily traffic (as of 2012)
3,300
Inventory number
BH 23237 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of September 2016)
Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 73.7 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Bascule (1,060)
Built 1934 (791)
Built during 1930s (11,749)
Camden County, North Carolina (8)
Canal (39)
Functionally obsolete (6,426)
Girder (10,233)
Have street view (26,946)
Movable (2,969)
Navigable waterway (2,152)
 North Carolina (965)
Open (39,882)
Owned by Corps of Engineers (96)
Owned by federal government (1,219)
Plate girder (7,922)
South Mills, North Carolina (1)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,220)
Through girder (3,810)
Total length 125-175 feet (5,920)
US 17 (17)

Update Log 

  • September 6, 2016: New Street View added by Douglas Butler
  • December 16, 2015: New Street View added by Douglas Butler
  • March 27, 2015: New photos from Irma Hale
  • July 25, 2011: New photos from Irma Hale
  • March 23, 2010: Updated by Nathan Holth: Added Street View and Corrected GPS. Added Name

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