Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 33.882065,-78.510974
Carries NC 1172 over Intracoastal Waterway
Design: floating/pontoon
Design Details: "Swing": moving segment is a floating pontoon which swings to one side to open. Reputedly the only example remaining in the U.S. Being replaced by a generic high-level bridge.
Total Length: 507.9 Feet
Span Length: 35.1 Feet
Overview: Pontoon Floating bridge over Intracoastal Waterway on NC 1172 in Sunset Beach
History: Built 1961
Built: 1961
Location: Brunswick County
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132995
Photo taken by Matthew Ridpath
132996
Close-up of the pontoon span
Photo taken by Matthew Ridpath
132997
Looking towards Sunset Beach
Photo taken by Matthew Ridpath
132998
Photo taken by Matthew Ridpath
132999
UCEB under construction
Photo taken by Matthew Ridpath
150587
Sunset beach pontoon bridge
Movable section is a floating barge.
Photo from NCDOT site.
417510
Photo added by Andrew Penik in December 2017
Status: No longer exists
Location: 34.156193,-78.091676
Carries NC Route 17 over Town Creek
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Bridge over Town Creek on NC Route 17
History: Built 1925
Built: 1925
Location: Brunswick County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 33.895595,-78.439875
Carries State Route 904 over Intracoastal Waterway/North Carolina Cut
Design: truss/through/parker
Design Details: Parker through truss swing
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Parker through truss swing bridge over the Intracoastal Waterway on State Route 904
History: Built 1958; replaced 1984
Built: 1958
Location: Brunswick County
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341814
Intracoastal Waterway Bridge
Removed
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in May 2014
Status: No longer exists
Location: 33.916945,-78.267510
Carries Route 130 over Intracoastal Waterway
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Swing through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Swing truss bridge over Intracoastal Waterway on Route 130
History: Built 1954; replaced in 1985
Built: 1954
Location: Brunswick County
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344101
Intracoastal Waterway Bridge
Replaced
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in December 2014
474463
Holden Beach Bridge (Old)
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 33.972500,-78.386517
Carries US 17 Bus. over Shallote River
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 49.9 Feet
Span Length: 48.9 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Shallote River on US 17 Bus.
History: Built 1929; rehabilitated 1957
Built: 1929
Location: Brunswick County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 33.934780,-77.992355
Carries Highway over Cape Fear River/ Intracoastal Waterway
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Pontoon
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Ferry over Cape Fear River
History: Built 1933
Built: 1933
Location: Brunswick County
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424527
NC Ferry bridge
Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2018
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 33.921776,-78.072447
Carries North Carolina Route 133 (Country Club Drive) over Intracoastal Waterway
Design: girder/deck/concrete
Design Details: Concrete deck girder main spans & concrete slab approach spans
Total Length: 4250.0 Feet
Span Length: 100.0 Feet
Overview: Deck girder bridge over Intracoastal Waterway on North Carolina Route 133 (Country Club Drive)
History: Built 1972
Built: 1972
Location: Brunswick County
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471892
G. V. Barbee Sr. Bridge
Distant elevation
Photo taken by Tom Long at Flickr and transferred to Wikimedia Commons
471893
G.V. Barbee Sr. Bridge
Elevation
Photo taken by Wikimedia Commons user Francisbausch
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 33.927687,-78.159206
Carries North Carolina Route 906 (E.F. Middleton Blvd) over Intracoastal Waterway
Design: girder/deck/concrete
Design Details: Concrete deck girder
Total Length: 980.0 Feet
Span Length: 278.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete deck girder bridge over Intracoastal Waterway on North Carolina Route 906 (E.F. Middleton Blvd)
History: Built 2010
Built: 2010
Location: Brunswick County
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471894
Swain's Cut Bridge
View beside bridge
Photo taken by Wikimedia Commons user Francisbausch
471895
Swain's Cut Bridge
Elevation
Photo taken by Wikimedia Commons user Francisbausch
471896
Swain's Cut Bridge
Panoramic elevation
Photo taken by Wikimedia Commons user Francisbausch
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 33.916800,-78.267400
Carries North Carolina Route 130 (Holden Beach Road SW) over Intracoastal Waterway
Design: girder/deck/concrete
Design Details: Concrete deck girder
Total Length: 1800.0 Feet
Span Length: 117.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete deck girder bridge over Intracoastal Waterway on North Carolina Route 130 (Holden Beach Road SW)
History: Built 1985
Built: 1985
Location: Brunswick County
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471897
Holden Beach Bridge
Alternate aerial view
Photo taken by Doc Searls at Flickr
471898
Holden Beach Bridge
Elevation
Photo taken by Flickr user Ava
471899
Holden Beach Bridge
Aerial view
Photo taken by Wikimedia Commons user Francisbausch
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.
