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Morehead-Beaufort Bridge

Carteret County, North Carolina

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Morehead-Beaufort Bridge

looking west

Photo from old postcard

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BH Photo #512142

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Steel stringer bascule bridge over Gallants Channel on US 70
Location
Morehead City, Carteret County, North Carolina
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1927
Design
Steel stringer
Approximate latitude, longitude
+34.72102, -76.68854   (decimal degrees)
34°43'16" N, 76°41'19" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/345389/3843404 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 95116 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Bascule (1,107)
Beam (17,360)
Built 1927 (913)
Built during 1920s (10,435)
Carteret County, North Carolina (11)
Lost (31,786)
Lost 1957 (114)
 Lost during 1950s (1,112)
Morehead City, North Carolina (4)
Movable (3,189)
North Carolina (1,072)
Owned by city (6,279)
Replaced by new bridge (21,679)
Steel stringer (6,922)

Update Log 

  • January 29, 2022: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • November 17, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs

Sources 

  • Geoff Hubbs
  • Douglas Butler

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