Mebane Bridge

Photos 

Looking NW

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in January 2016

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BH Photo #348589

Map 

Description 

Facts 

Overview

Open-spandrel arch bridge over Dan River on Mebane Bridge Road

Location

Rockingham County, North Carolina

Status

Closed to all traffic

History

Built 1924-25 by the Luten Bridge Co.

Builder

- Luten Bridge Co. of York, Pennsylvania & Knoxville, Tennessee

Design

Open-spandrel arch

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 110.9 ft.
Total length: 367.1 ft.
Deck width: 17.4 ft.

Also called

Luten Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+36.47167, -79.74528   (decimal degrees)
36°28'18" N, 79°44'43" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

17/612410/4036996 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Southeast Eden

Average daily traffic (as of 1999)

650

Inventory number

BH 55531 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection report (as of October 2001)

Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 50.2 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

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Update Log 

• August 28, 2017: Updated by Jeff Wieland: Changed bridge type from closed-spandrel to open-spandrel.
• February 6, 2016: New photos from Royce and Bobette Haley
• February 12, 2013: Added by James Baughn

Sources 

• Royce and Bobette Haley - roycehaley111 [at] yahoo [dot] com
• Jeff Wieland
• ``THE BRIDGES OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY'\ QUITE A TALE COULD BE WRITTEN ABOUT LOCAL RIVER SPANS | | greensboro.com - Intrigue winds through the histories of many Rockingham County bridges.

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