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Roanoke River Overflow Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 35.875556,-77.030278

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Carries US-13 SB over Roanoke River Overflow
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 420.0 Feet
Span Length: 35.1 Feet

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Roanoke River Overflow on US-13 SB
History: Built 1940
Built: 1940

Location: Bertie County

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350363

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Looking North

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2016

350364

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Looking North

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2016

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Cashie River Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 36.024561,-76.956165

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Carries US-13 over Cashie River
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 153.9 Feet
Span Length: 40.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Cashie River on US-13
History: Built 1924; rehabilitated 1949
Built: 1924

Location: Bertie County

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350296

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New bridge looking North

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in March 2016

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Chowan River Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 36.048038,-76.694785

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Carries US-17 over Chowan River
Design: truss/through/warren/verticals
Design Details: Through truss swing
Total Length: 7922.3 Feet
Span Length: 212.9 Feet

Overview: Lost swing truss bridge over Chowan River on US-17
History: Built 1953
Built: 1953

Location: Bertie County

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242862

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Swing span towed to river bank - current status is unknown

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242863

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600 ft. section of the bridge is preserved as a fishing pier

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261836

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Chowan River Bridge

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Photo taken by Douglas Butler

354844

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Looking South

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in June 2016

354845

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Looking South

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354846

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NE portal

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354847

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354848

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354849

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354850

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354851

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354852

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354853

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NE end

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354854

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SW end

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354855

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354856

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354857

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354858

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354859

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Looking SW

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in June 2016

354860

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Looking SW

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354861

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Detail

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Edenhouse Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 36.047533,-76.695742

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Carries US 17 over Chowan River
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 9493.6 Feet
Span Length: 224.1 Feet

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Chowan River on US 17
History: Built 1999
Built: 1999

Location: Bertie County

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319768

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Chowan River Bridge

Photo taken by Irma Hale in July 2011

319769

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Chowan River Bridge

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319770

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Chowan River Bridge

Photo taken by Irma Hale in July 2011

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Hoggard Saw Mill Bridge 33-08-C

Status: Abandoned

Location: 36.025959,-76.949241

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Carries Abandoned Road over Hoggard Mill Creek
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 39.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Abandoned through truss bridge over Hoggard Mill Creek on Abandoned Road
History:
Built:

Location: Bertie County

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350307

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Looking North

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350308

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350309

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Hoggard Grist Mill Bridge 33-08-B

Status: Abandoned

Location: 36.025448,-76.949176

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Carries Abandoned Road over Hoggard Mill Creek
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 27.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Abandoned timber stringer bridge over Hoggard Mill Creek on Abandoned Road
History:
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Location: Bertie County

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350303

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Looking North

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350304

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350305

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350306

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Looking South

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Roanoke River Bridge

Status: No longer exists

Location: 35.859888,-77.039709

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Carries US 17 over Roanoke River
Design: truss/through/camelback
Design Details: Camelback Swing truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Camelback swing truss bridge over Roanoke River on US 17
History: Built 1937
Built: 1937

Location: Bertie County

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497885

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Roanoke River Bridge

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498083

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Tech drawing by Douglas Butler

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in May 2021

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Purchase Islands Bridge

Status: Open to traffic, but possibly at risk for closure per NBI

Location: 35.914750,-76.722571

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Carries North Carolina Route 45 over Roanoke River Delta
Design: beam/stringer/concrete
Design Details: Concrete stringer
Total Length: 5841.2 Feet
Span Length: 120.1 Feet

Overview: Concrete stringer bridge over Roanoke River Delta on North Carolina Route 45
History: Built 1968
Built: 1968

Location: Bertie County

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478780

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Purchase Islands Bridge

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Photo taken by Kyle Oetjens at Google Maps in March 2019

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Coniott Creek Bridge

Status:

Location: 35.962634,-77.121236

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Carries over
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Bridge
History:
Built:

Location: Bertie County

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Rascoe Mills Covered Bridge

Status:

Location: 35.987409,-77.127543

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Carries over Coniott Creek
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 16.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Bridge over Coniott Creek
History: Built c1860
Built: c1860

Location: Bertie County

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Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S  - Dismantled and/or in storage. L -  Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.

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