Status: Open to traffic
Location: 35.598333,-82.540000
Carries Beaucatcher Tunnel over US 70
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel
Total Length: 1039.1 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Tunnel over US 70 on Beaucatcher Tunnel in Asheville
History: Built 1927
Built: 1927
Location: Buncombe County
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Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 35.595472,-82.537791
Carries Footpath over Beaumount Street
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Stone arch bridge over Beaumont Street in Asheville
History:
Built:
Location: Buncombe County
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108028
Side view
Photo taken by Paul Miller
108029
Deck view
Photo taken by Paul Miller
108030
Underneath
Photo taken by Paul Miller
281545
Bridge approach from east side, heading west
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in March 2014
281546
Stone support, south end
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in March 2014
281547
Stone support , north end
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in March 2014
281548
Entire rock suport, south end
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in March 2014
281549
Concrete reinforcement to rock bank
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in March 2014
281550
Boulder support
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in March 2014
281551
North rock bank
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in March 2014
281552
South rock bank
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in March 2014
281553
Bridge arch apex
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in March 2014
281554
Bridge support preservation on rock bank, north side
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in March 2014
281555
Rock bank erosion, south side
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in March 2014
281556
Rock support, south side
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in March 2014
281558
From bridge apex,,looking west
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in March 2014
281559
From bridge apex, looking east
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in March 2014
281560
From top of bridge east side, looking down 55 feet
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in March 2014
281561
From top of bridge west side, looking down 58 feet
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in March 2014
281562
East side bridge profile
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in March 2014
281563
West side bridge profile
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in March 2014
408037
Helen's Bridge
Photo taken by Michael Miller on October 29, 2017
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 35.594070,-82.484134
Carries Blue Ridge Parkway over Riceville Road
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 28.9 Feet
Span Length: 28.9 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Riceville Road on Blue Ridge Parkway
History: Built 1949
Built: 1949
Location: Buncombe County
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347141
Courtesy National Park Service-1952
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 35.510833,-82.255278
Carries NC 2797 over Broad River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Riveted, 5-panel, Pratt through truss
Total Length: 102.0 Feet
Span Length: 100.1 Feet
Overview: Lost through truss bridge over Broad River on NC 2797
History: Built ca. 1920
Built: ca.1920
Location: Buncombe County
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486241
I tried to at least get a decent screenshot of the street view, before that is gone, too.
Photo taken by Jimmy Walters
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 35.553889,-82.603611
Carries E. Oakview Road over Hominy Creek
Design: truss/pony/bailey
Design Details: Single story double truss Bailey bridge, single span.
Total Length: 106.0 Feet
Span Length: 101.1 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Hominy Creek on E. Oakview Road in Asheville
History: Built 1930.
Built: 1930
Location: Buncombe County
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486244
Just a screenshot, from street view, before that is gone, too.
Photo taken by Jimmy Walters
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 35.708333,-82.683333
Carries NC 1629 over Unnamed creek
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 15.1 Feet
Span Length: 12.1 Feet
Overview: Wooden bridge over an unnamed creek on NC 1629
History: Built 1940; rehabilitated 1963
Built: 1940
Location: Buncombe County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 35.803333,-82.353611
Carries NC 197 over Unnamed creek
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 12.1 Feet
Span Length: 11.2 Feet
Overview: Wooden bridge over an unnamed creek on NC 197
History: Built 1940; rehabilitated 1962
Built: 1940
Location: Buncombe County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 35.798889,-82.368611
Carries NC 197 over North Fork Ivy Creek
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 15.1 Feet
Span Length: 13.1 Feet
Overview: Wooden bridge over North Fork Ivy Creek on NC 197
History: Built 1940; rehabilitated 1962
Built: 1940
Location: Buncombe County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 35.800278,-82.369167
Carries NC 197 over North Fork Ivy Creek
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 15.1 Feet
Span Length: 13.1 Feet
Overview: Wooden bridge over North Fork Ivy Creek on NC 197
History: Built 1940; rehabilitated 1962
Built: 1940
Location: Buncombe County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 35.586667,-82.479444
Carries Blue Ridge Parkway over U.S. Route 70
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 60.0 Feet
Span Length: 60.0 Feet
Overview: Arch bridge over U.S. Route 70 on Blue Ridge Parkway
History: Built 1964
Built: 1964
Location: Buncombe County
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348057
Looking West
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in October 2015
348058
Looking West
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in October 2015
Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 35.607778,-82.459167
Carries NC 2408 over Bull Creek
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Warren pony truss
Total Length: 45.0 Feet
Span Length: 45.0 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Bull Creek on NC 2408
History: Built 1915 by the Camden Iron Co.; replaced 1986
Built: 1915
Location: Buncombe County
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127974
View Of Western Portal
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
127975
Barrel View Of Bridge From West To East
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
127976
View From Underneath Bridge
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
127977
View From Underneath Bridge
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
127978
View Of Bridge Footing
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
127979
Detail View Of Bridge Footing
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
127980
View Of Bridge Plate
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 35.598333,-82.540000
Carries U.S 70 over Beaucatcher Mountain
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel
Total Length: 1037.1 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Tunnel on U.S. 70 under Beaucatcher Mountain
History: Built 1927, in identical style as tunnels on nearby Blue Ridge Parkway
Built: 1927
Location: Buncombe County
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281535
North portal entrance, heading south
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in March 2014
281536
North portal tunnel arch apex, north side
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in March 2014
281537
East wall, from north portal
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in March 2014
281538
West wall from north portal
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in March 2014
281539
Tunnel interior, from north portal heading south
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in March 2014
281540
Approaching south portal
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in March 2014
281541
South portal from west side of ridge
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in March 2014
281542
South portal from east side of ridge
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in March 2014
281543
South portal, heading north
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in March 2014
281544
Approaching north portal passage
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in March 2014
Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 35.568056,-82.546667
Carries US 25 over Sr3556,So Rr&Swannanoa R
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Tee beam
Total Length: 1390.2 Feet
Span Length: 58.1 Feet
Overview: Lost Concrete tee beam bridge over Sr3556,So Rr&Swannanoa R on US 25
History: Replaced 2000 with a new bridge with concrete balustrades
Built: 1927
Location: Buncombe County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 35.568056,-82.546667
Carries US 25 over Sr3556,So Rr&Swannanoa R
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 1256.0 Feet
Span Length: 144.0 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Sr3556,So Rr&Swannanoa R on US 25
History: Built 2000
Built: 2000
Location: Buncombe County
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234367
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in June 2012
234368
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in June 2012
234369
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in June 2012
234370
Photo taken by Kim Harvey in June 2012
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 35.701276,-82.376963
Carries Blue Ridge Parkway over Craggy Pinnacle
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel
Total Length: 176.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Tunnel under Craggy Pinnacle on Blue Ridge Parkway
History:
Built:
Location: Buncombe County
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262840
Craggy Pinnacle Tunnel
Picture of the West Portal of the tunnel taken from the Craggy Gardens Visitor Center parking lot.
Photo taken by Michael Miller in October 2011
266059
Craggy Pinnacle Tunnel
Picture of the West Portal of the tunnel taken from the Craggy Gardens Visitor Center parking lot.
Photo taken by Michael Miller in June 2010
342409
East portal
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in October 2015
Status: Abandoned
Location: 35.562052,-82.597926
Carries Old NC 191 over Hominy Creek
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 149.0 Feet
Span Length: 75.1 Feet
Overview: Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Hominy Creek on Old NC 191
History:
Built: 1935
Location: Buncombe County
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265268
Old NC 191 Under I-26
Looking toward the west
Photo taken by Edward Miller in June 2012
265269
Looking toward the west, different angle
Photo taken by Edward Miller in June 2012
265270
Looking toward the west, angled profile
Photo taken by Edward Miller in June 2012
265271
Photo taken by Edward Miller in June 2012
265272
Photo taken by Edward Miller in June 2012
265273
Detail of deck side rail
Photo taken by Edward Miller in June 2012
265274
Photo taken by Edward Miller in June 2012
265275
Photo taken by Edward Miller in June 2012
Status: Open to traffic
currently clearing a new right of way for a new bridge due to the widening of I-26
Location: 35.496328,-82.565118
Carries Blue Ridge Parkway over I-26
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 512.2 Feet
Span Length: 94.8 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over I-26 on Blue Ridge Parkway
History: Built 1966
Built: 1966
Location: Buncombe County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 35.687195,-82.383546
Carries Blue Ridge Parkway over Mountain
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel
Total Length: 335.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Tunnel under Mountain on Blue Ridge Parkway
History: Built ca.1930
Built: ca.1930
Location: Buncombe County
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342407
North portal
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in October 2015
342408
North portal
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in October 2015
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 35.663682,-82.461237
Carries Blue Ridge Parkway over Mountain
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel
Total Length: 746.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Tunnel under Mountain on Blue Ridge Parkway
History: Built ca.1930
Built: ca.1930
Location: Buncombe County
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347871
South portal
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in October 2015
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 35.568783,-82.563794
Carries Sr3556 over French Broad River
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 421.9 Feet
Span Length: 62.0 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over French Broad River on Sr3556
History: Built 1951
Built: 1951
Location: Buncombe County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 35.469352,-82.622294
Carries Blue Ridge Parkway over Grassy Knob
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel
Total Length: 770.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: ca 1930 Tunnel under Grassy Knob on Blue Ridge Parkway
History:
Built: ca1930
Location: Buncombe County
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371815
North portal
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in October 2016
371816
North portal
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in October 2016
371817
SW portal
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in October 2016
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 35.448938,-82.644010
Carries Blue Ridge Parkway over Pine Mountain
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel
Total Length: 1434.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Tunnel under Pine Mountain on Blue Ridge Parkway
History: Built ca1930
Built: ca1930
Location: Buncombe County
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372182
NE portal
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in December 2016
372183
NE portal
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in October 2016
372184
NE portal
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in October 2016
372185
SW portal
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in October 2016
372186
SW portal
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in October 2016
372187
SW portal
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in October 2016
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 35.454385,-82.701066
Carries Blue Ridge Parkway over Mountain
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel
Total Length: 412.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Tunnel under Mountain on Blue Ridge Parkway
History: Built ca1930
Built: ca1930
Location: Buncombe County
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372463
East portal
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in October 2016
372464
East portal
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in October 2016
372465
West portal
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in October 2016
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 35.449917,-82.715335
Carries Blue Ridge Parkway over Mountain
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel
Total Length: 389.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Tunnel under Mountain on Blue Ridge Parkway
History: Built ca1930
Built: ca1930
Location: Buncombe County
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371792
East portal
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in October 2016
371793
East portal
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in October 2016
371794
South portal
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in December 2016
371795
South portal
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in October 2016
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 35.500034,-82.591996
Carries Blue Ridge Parkway over French Broad River
Design: beam
Design Details:
Total Length: 924.6 Feet
Span Length: 98.4 Feet
Overview: Beam bridge over French Broad River on Blue Ridge Parkway
History: Built 1967
Built: 1967
Location: Buncombe County
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371796
Looking SE
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in December 2016
371797
Looking East
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in December 2016
371798
Detail
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in December 2016
371799
Looking East
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in December 2016
395447
Photo taken by Andrew Penik in June 2017
395448
Photo taken by Andrew Penik in June 2017
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 35.564257,-82.607838
Carries Bear Creek Road over Hominy Creek
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 43.0 Feet
Span Length: 41.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Hominy Creek on Bear Creek Road
History: Built 1935
Built: 1935
Location: Buncombe County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 35.532008,-82.553394
Carries Winery Approach Road over Formalie Branch (Biltmore Estate Bass Pond)
Design: arch/deck/brick
Design Details: Brick arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Brick arch bridge over Formalie Branch (Biltmore Estate Bass Pond) on Winery Approach Road
History:
Built:
Location: Buncombe County
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407557
Bridgemapper.com photo
Photo taken by Todd Wilson in 2006
486239
Biltmore Estate Bass Pond bridge
Photo from Facebook
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 35.568761,-82.563677
Carries Amboy Road over French Broad River
Design: truss/through/pennsylvania
Design Details: 8-panel, pinned Pennsylvania through truss (Camelback format)
(2)3-panel, pinned Pratt Bedstead pony trusses
Total Length: 355.0 Feet
Span Length: 250.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over French Broad River on Amboy Road
History: Built in 1889 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company; replaced in 1951
Built: 1889
Location: Buncombe County
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459945
Carrier Bridge
Asheville Citizen-Times: December 20 1889
459946
Carrier Bridge
Asheville Citizen-Times: December 16 1929
459947
Carrier Bridge
Asheville Citizen-Times: May 8 1936
459948
Carrier Bridge
Asheville Citizen-Times: January 7 1950
459949
Carrier Bridge
Asheville Citizen-Times: September 6 1950
459950
Carrier Bridge
Replacement Bridge
Asheville Citizen-Times: August 17 1951
459951
Carrier Bridge
Asheville Citizen-Times: September 18 1951
Status: Replaced by new bridge
Location: 35.455169,-82.547328
Carries Glenn Bridge Road over French Broad River
Design: truss/through/camelback
Design Details: Camelback through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Camelback through truss bridge over French Broad River on Glenn Bridge Road
History: Replaced 1978
Built: 1916
Location: Buncombe County
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460043
Glenn Bridge
Asheville Citizen-Times: September 1 1978
460044
Glenn Bridge
Asheville Citizen-Times: August 2 1978
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 35.592845,-82.572927
Carries NS RR over French Broad River
Design: girder/deck/concrete
Design Details: Concrete deck girder
Total Length: 733.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete deck girder bridge over French Broad River on NS RR
History:
Built: 1910
Location: Buncombe County
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462747
NS - French Broad River Bridge
Photo taken by Mike Robbins
462748
NS - French Broad River Bridge
Photo taken by John Boyle
495386
NS - French Broad River Bridge
view c1915
Photo from old postcard
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 35.628478,-82.601997
Carries Sr1002 over French Broad Rvr So.Rr
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 773.0 Feet
Span Length: 69.9 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over French Broad Rvr So.Rr on Sr1002
History: Built 1954
Built: 1954
Location: Buncombe County
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470492
Photo taken by Andrew Penik
470496
Photo taken by Andrew Penik
Status:
Location: 35.569516,-82.295829
Carries Driveway over Broad River
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Bridge over Broad River on Driveway
History:
Built:
Location: Buncombe County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 35.592910,-82.572952
Carries Southern Railway over French Broad River
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Through truss bridge over French Broad River on Southern Railway
History:
Built:
Location: Buncombe County
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495385
SOU - French Broad River Bridge
looking north
Photo from old postcard
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 35.586089,-82.568121
Carries Haywood Road over French Broad River
Design: arch/deck/open
Design Details: Open-spandrel arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Open-spandrel arch bridge over French Broad River on Haywood Road
History: Built 1911
Built: 1911
Location: Buncombe County
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510498
West Asheville Bridge
view c1915
Photo from old postcard
510499
West Asheville Bridge
looking north
Photo from US Army
510533
West Asheville Bridge
view c1912
Photo from old postcard
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.
