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King Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 35.255556,-82.436389

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Carries US 25 over King Creek
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 18.0 Feet
Span Length: 17.1 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over King Creek on US 25 in Flat Rock
History: Built 1927; rehabilitated 1950
Built: 1927

Location: Henderson County

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Lake Osceola Spillway Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 35.297500,-82.473056

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Carries NC 1148 over Lake Osceola Spillway
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 49.9 Feet
Span Length: 15.1 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Lake Osceola Spillway on NC 1148 in Valley Hill
History: Built 1927
Built: 1927

Location: Henderson County

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Lake Osceola Spillway Bridge

Photo taken by Mike Dirks

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NC 1836 Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 35.245833,-82.363056

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Carries NC 1836 over Camp Creek
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 12.1 Feet
Span Length: 12.1 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Camp Creek on NC 1836
History: Built 1915
Built: 1915

Location: Henderson County

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NC 1932 Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 35.328889,-82.447222

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Carries NC 1932 over UT TO DEVILS FORK CREEK
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 22.0 Feet
Span Length: 22.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over an unnamed creek on NC 1932 in Hendersonville
History: Built 1930
Built: 1930

Location: Henderson County

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Mud Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 35.308569,-82.459104

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Carries Us25bus. over Mud Creek
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam North side still has original concrete ballustrade
Total Length: 87.9 Feet
Span Length: 44.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Mud Creek on Us25bus.
History: Built 1941; rehabilitated and widened 1970 but original north concrete ballustrade still exists.
Built: 1941

Location: Henderson County

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sorry for the less than perfect photo, here is the original concrete balustrade that remains. This bridge was widened sometime in the 1970s.

Photo taken by Kim Harvey in June 2012

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Original bridge side

Photo taken by Andrew Penik in November 2016

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Original bridge side

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Original bridge

Photo taken by Andrew Penik in November 2016

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New Side

Photo taken by Andrew Penik in November 2016

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New Side

Photo taken by Andrew Penik in November 2016

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Broad River Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 35.451347,-82.287169

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Carries US 64 over Broad River
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer Concrete Balustrade
Total Length: 165.0 Feet
Span Length: 54.1 Feet

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Broad River on US 64
History: Built 1957
Built: 1957

Location: Henderson County

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Photo taken by Kim Harvey in June 2012

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Photo taken by Kim Harvey in June 2012

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Photo taken by Kim Harvey in June 2012

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Photo taken by Kim Harvey in June 2012

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Photo taken by Kim Harvey in June 2012

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High Bridge

Status: Bridge is deteriorating rapidly
Left as a historic ruin when new steel stringer, 4 span- girder bridge nearby replaced it in 2001

Location: 35.235319,-82.395279

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Carries Pedestrian bridge over Green River
Design: arch/deck/open
Design Details: 3 Open-spandrel reinforced concrete arches (main span 185 feet long, two flanked shorter arches 110 feet long each with ribbed underpinning), 3 tee-beam approach spans on north end, one tee-beam on south end, each 40 feet long.
Total Length: 580.1 Feet
Span Length: 185.0 Feet

Overview: Open spandrel reinforced concrete arch bridge over Green River on Old US 176
History: Built 1927. Called High Bridge because of deck height 132.4 feet above river.
Built: 1927

Location: Henderson County

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Photo taken by Michael Miller in April 2017

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High Bridge

Photo taken by Michael Miller in April 2017

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Green River Bridge

Taken from the south rim of the Green River Gorge

Photo taken by Michael Miller in October 2011

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Green River Bridge 2

Taken from the north side of the Green River Gorge, you can see the substructure of the bridge, as well as the hydro pipeline from Lake Summit. The new UCEB is also visible to the left.

Photo taken by Michael Miller in October 2011

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Photo taken by Andrew Penik

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Photo taken by Andrew Penik in March 2017

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Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in September 2016

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Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in September 2016

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Photo added by Andrew Penik in September 2017

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Photo added by Andrew Penik in September 2017

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High Bridge

1920s view

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Peter Guice Memorial Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 35.273889,-82.373889

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Carries I-26 and US 74 Westbound lanes over Green River
Design: girder
Design Details: Girder
Total Length: 1049.9 Feet
Span Length: 327.1 Feet

Overview: Girder bridge over Green River on Interstate 26 and US 74 Westbound lanes
History: Built 1968; rehabilitated 1997
Built: 1968

Location: Henderson County

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historical plate at I-26 rest stop

historical plate at I-26 rest stop

Photo taken by Andy Peters in July 2015

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Peter Guice Memorial Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 35.274167,-82.373889

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Carries Interstate 26 and US 74 Eastbound lanes over Green River
Design: girder
Design Details: Girder
Total Length: 1049.9 Feet
Span Length: 327.1 Feet

Overview: Girder bridge over Green River on Interstate 26 and US 74 Eastbound lanes
History: Built 1968; rehabilitated 1997
Built: 1968

Location: Henderson County

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historical plate at I-26 rest stop

historical plate at I-26 rest stop

Photo taken by Andy Peters in July 2015

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Deck view West bound

Photo taken by Brent Tindall in November 2015

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Deck view West bound

Photo taken by Brent Tindall in November 2015

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creative commons

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Old Lake Summit Road Bridge

Status: Derelict/abandoned

Location: 35.219758,-82.426904

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Carries Old Summit Lake Road over Lake Summit
Design: truss/through/pennsylvania
Design Details: Pin-connected Pennsylvania through truss
Total Length: 234.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Abandoned Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Lake Summit on Old Summit Lake Road
History: Built 1921
Built: 1921

Location: Henderson County

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View from the East

Photo taken by Michael Miller in May 2014

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View from the SE

Photo taken by Michael Miller in May 2014

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Photo taken by Michael Miller in May 2014

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Old Lake Summit Road Bridge

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Old Lake Summit Road Bridge

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Ferrin Knob Tunnel No. 1

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 35.456024,-82.666980

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Carries Blue Ridge Parkway over Mountain
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel
Total Length: 561.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Tunnel under Mountain on Blue Ridge Parkway
History: Built ca1930
Built: ca1930

Location: Henderson County

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South portal

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South portal

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West portal

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West portal

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Ferrin Knob Tunnel No. 2

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 35.454951,-82.674136

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Carries Blue Ridge Parkway over Mountain
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel
Total Length: 421.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Tunnel under Mountain on Blue Ridge Parkway
History: Built ca1930
Built: ca1930

Location: Henderson County

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North portal

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North portal

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South portal

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Ferrin Knob tunnel #2 South portal on left Ferrin Knob tunnel #3 East portal on right

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Ferrin Knob tunnel #3 East portal on left Ferrin Knob tunnel #2 South portal on right

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Ferrin Knob Tunnel No. 3

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 35.454105,-82.676046

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Carries Blue Ridge Parkway over Mountain
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 375.0 Feet

Overview: Tunnel under Mountain on Blue Ridge Parkway
History: Built ca1930
Built: ca1930

Location: Henderson County

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East portal

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East portal

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West portal

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West portal

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Ferrin Knob tunnel #2 South portal on left Ferrin Knob tunnel #3 East portal on right

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Ferrin Knob tunnel #3 East portal on left Ferrin Knob tunnel #@ South portal on right

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Little Pisgah Ridge Tunnel

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 35.421665,-82.741942

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Carries Blue Ridge Parkway over Mountain
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel
Total Length: 576.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Tunnel under Mountain on Blue Ridge Parkway
History: Built ca1930
Built: ca1930

Location: Henderson County

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North portal

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in December 2016

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North portal

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South portal

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South portal

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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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