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Chapman's Bridge 40-39-01x / 40-37-02x

Pickens County, South Carolina, and Oconee County, South Carolina

Photos 

File:Bracing Top Chord, Bracing Bottom Chord - Chapman's Bridge, Highway 414, Keonee-Toxaway State Park, Gowensville, Greenville, SC HABS SC,39-GOW.V,1- (sheet 1 of 1).tif

Created by Alderman, R. D, Credit HABS

View this photo at Wikimedia Commons

BH Photo #308393

Map 

Description 

Original location GPS: 34.9335,-082.9048

Facts 

Overview
Modified Howe through truss bridge over Clearwater Creek (Orignally built across the Keowee River) on Route 133 (Originally Route 288)
Location
Pickens County, South Carolina, and Oconee County, South Carolina
Status
Destroyed by fire sparked by lightning.
History
Built 1917 on Route 288 near Jocasee, relocated to Keowee-Toxaway State Nature Area 1969, Struck by lightning & burned June 4th, 1974
Design
Modified Howe through truss
Dimensions
Span length: 131.0 ft.
Total length: 131.0 ft.
Also called
Chapman Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+34.91863, -82.88082   (decimal degrees)
34°55'07" N, 82°52'51" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/328191/3865633 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Salem
Inventory numbers
WGCB SC/40-37-02x (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
WGCB SC-39-01x (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
WGCB SC/40-39-01x (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
BH 37633 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1917 (666)
Built during 1910s (9,968)
Covered (1,928)
Destroyed by fire (235)
HABS documented (20)
Howe through truss (512)
Howe truss (640)
Lally columns (347)
Lost (28,430)
Lost 1974 (81)
Lost during 1970s (943)
 Oconee County, South Carolina (14)
One-lane traffic (7,833)
Pickens County, South Carolina (10)
Relocated (1,035)
South Carolina (534)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,416)
Through truss (16,748)
Total length 125-175 feet (6,183)
Truss (35,420)
Wooden deck (6,159)

Update Log 

  • March 6, 2022: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • April 22, 2015: Updated by Luke: Added GPS coords of original location, two more links, & WGCB numbers
  • November 16, 2014: Updated by Luke: Merged plan from HABS
  • October 15, 2008: Added by Kim Harvey

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