Scuppernong River Bridge

Scuppernong River Bridge, also known as the Main Street Bridge, Tyrrell County No. 4 Bridge, and Columbia Bridge, is a historic bridge located at Columbia, Tyrrell County, North Carolina. It was built in 1926, and is a 566-foot-long, two-lane bridge. Spanning the Scuppernong River, it consists of a steel Warren-type pony truss swing span measuring 123 feet long, and 22 concrete pile-supported timber approach spans. It is the only manually-operated pony truss swing-span bridge remaining in North Carolina.[2]

Scuppernong River Bridge
Scuppernong River Bridge, March 2015
Scuppernong River Bridge is located in North Carolina
Scuppernong River Bridge
Scuppernong River Bridge is located in the United States
Scuppernong River Bridge
LocationUS 64 Bus. across the Scuppernong R., Columbia, North Carolina
Coordinates35°55′2″N 76°15′19″W / 35.91722°N 76.25528°W / 35.91722; -76.25528
Arealess than one acre
Built1926 (1926)
Built byNC State Highway Commission
Architectural styleWarren ponytruss swing span
NRHP reference No.92000078[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 5, 1992

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Ray McClees-Chairman and Laura Wolke (December 1991). "Scuppernong River Bridge" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.