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Caswell Branch Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 35.159167,-77.142222

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Carries Beaman Road (NC 1420) over Caswell Branch
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel concrete arch
Total Length: 42.0 Feet
Span Length: 42.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Caswell Branch on Beaman Road (NC 1420) in New Bern
History: Built 1909
Built: 1909

Location: Craven County

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244193

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Photo taken by Richard Parsons

244194

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Photo taken by Richard Parsons

244195

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Photo taken by Richard Parsons

244196

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Photo taken by Richard Parsons

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Trent River Bridge (Old)

Status: No Longer Exists

Location: 35.101667,-77.036944

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Carries Business US 70 over Trent River
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Swing
Total Length: 1763.2 Feet
Span Length: 109.9 Feet

Overview: Swing bridge over Trent River on Business US 70 in New Bern
History: Built 1955; Closed 2007; Replaced 2010
Built: 1955

Location: Craven County

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157664

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Elevation.

Photo taken by North Carolina Department of Transportation

157665

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Elevation.

Photo taken by North Carolina Department of Transportation

264899

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Trent River Bridge

Replaced with a bascule bridge

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013

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Slocum Creek Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 34.890556,-76.923333

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Carries NC-1763 (Old US 70/NC 10) over Slocum Creek
Design: girder/pony/concrete
Design Details: Concrete through girder
Total Length: 116.1 Feet
Span Length: 39.0 Feet

Overview: Lost through girder bridge over Slocum Creek on NC-1763 (Old US 70/NC 10)
History: Built 1925
Built: 1925

Location: Craven County

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135703

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Side View

Photo taken by Matthew Ridpath

135704

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Single Span

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135705

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Looking North

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135706

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Plaque

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135707

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Girder Detail

The design on the girder is that same as that found on the railings of 1920s tee-beam bridges.

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135708

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Pier

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135709

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Imprints from wooden forms on the underside

Photo taken by Matthew Ridpath

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Core Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 35.253258,-77.286710

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Carries NC-55 over Core Creek
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 168.0 Feet
Span Length: 43.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Core Creek on NC-55
History: Built 1923; rehabilitated 1966
Built: 1923

Location: Craven County

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Old Neuse River Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 35.098844,-77.025189

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Carries over Neuse River
Design: truss
Design Details: Truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Truss bridge over Neuse River
History:
Built:

Location: Craven County

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242859

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242860

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264094

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Photo taken by Douglas Butler

488752

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Tech drawing from Douglas Butler

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in January 2020

488753

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Tech Drawing from Douglas Butler

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in January 2020

497889

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Old Neuse River Bridge

Photo from old postcard

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Alfred A. Cunningham Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 35.100629,-77.036973

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Carries Route 70 over Trent River
Design: girder/deck
Design Details: Deck girder bascule
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Deck girder bridge over Trent River on Route 70 East Front Street
History:
Built: 2010

Location: Craven County

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286053

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Trent River Bridge (New)

Bascule bridge open for traffic

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in March 2013

323623

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Trent River Bridge (New)

Closed

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2015

407419

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Public domain

407460

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Photo provided by the Unites States Coast Guard Auxiliary

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Trent River Bridge

Status: Reconstructed 1998

Location: 35.096906,-77.047651

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Carries Route 17 over Trent River
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 3625.2 Feet
Span Length: 74.2 Feet

Overview: Deck girder bridge over Trent River on Route 17
History:
Built: 1976

Location: Craven County

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NS - Trent River Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 35.101372,-77.041368

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Carries Norfolk Southern RR over Trent River
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder swing
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Trent River on Norfolk Southern RR
History:
Built:

Location: Craven County

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286472

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NS - Trent

New Bern NC

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in June 2014

458848

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Photo taken by Stafford Bandlow Engineering

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NS - Neuse River Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 35.119911,-77.041023

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Carries Norfolk Southern Railway over Neuse River
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Neuse River on Norfolk Southern Railway
History:
Built: 1931

Location: Craven County

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361777

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NS - Neuse River Bridge

In operation

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in June 2014

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Neuse River Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 35.097083,-77.033444

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Carries Us70 Byp(Ramp) over Neuse River
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 2924.0 Feet
Span Length: 249.0 Feet

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Neuse River on Us70 Byp(Ramp)
History: Built 1999
Built: 1999

Location: Craven County

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NS - Neuse River Swing Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 35.124848,-77.033355

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Carries Norfolk Southern Railroad over Neuse River
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder swing
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Neuse River on Norfolk Southern Railroad
History: Built 1931
Built: 1931

Location: Craven County

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458819

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Photo taken by New Bern Sun Journal

458847

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Photo taken by Douglas Butler in October 2019

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NS-New Bern Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 35.120500,-77.060053

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Carries NSRR over Trib. Jack Smith Creek
Design: arch/deck/brick
Design Details: Brick arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Brick arch bridge over Trib. Jack Smith Creek on NSRR
History:
Built:

Location: Craven 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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