Status: Open to traffic
Location: 36.026111,-82.320000
Carries NC 1304 over North Toe River
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 367.1 Feet
Span Length: 80.1 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over North Toe River on NC 1304
History: Built 1922
Built: 1922
Location: Mitchell County
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Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 35.914167,-82.066944
Carries Pedestrian Walkway over Toe River and NS RR
Design: truss/deck
Design Details: Deck truss
Total Length: 402.9 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Deck truss bridge over Toe River and NS RR on a pedestrian walkway in Spruce Pine
History: Built 1940
Built: 1940
Location: Mitchell County
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482102
Toe River Footbridge
Photo from romanticasheville
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 35.852743,-82.050760
Carries Blue Ridge Parkway over NC 226
Design: frame/concrete
Design Details: Concrete rigid frame
Total Length: 32.2 Feet
Span Length: 32.2 Feet
Overview: Concrete rigid frame bridge over NC 226 on Blue Ridge Parkway
History: Built 1939
Built: 1939
Location: Mitchell County
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Status:
Location: 35.895021,-82.024442
Carries Clinchfield Railroad (now CSX) over Vance Ridge
Design: tunnel
Design Details: 2 lined concrete portals (both north and south entrances for 78 feet), and 449 feet of unlined, rock-wall tunnel
Total Length: 527.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Tunnel under Vance Ridge on Clinchfield Railroad (now CSX)
History: Vance Tunnel is the 37th tunnel on the historic Clinchfield Railroad, linking the Ohio River Valley to the Atlantic coast flatlands
Built: 1907
Location: Mitchell County
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226677
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in March 2012
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226679
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Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in March 2012
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 35.885269,-82.018262
Carries Clinchfield Railroad (now CSX) over Blue Ridge, Eastern Continental Divide
Design: tunnel
Design Details: 1 concrete portal,n then concrete lining extending 584 feet from north end, then 1,281 feet of unlined, rock-wall tunnel, for a total length of 1,865 feet (second longest of tunnel cluster)
Total Length: 1.9 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Tunnel under Blue Ridge, Eastern Continental Divide on Clinchfield Railroad (now CSX)
History: Built as part of the S & W's Altapass to Marion segment; rehabilitated 1958. The following tunnels are labeled beginning with "A" as the line descends the Blue Ridge.
Built: 1908
Location: Mitchell County
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226695
Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in March 2012
226696
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Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in March 2012
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 36.046052,-82.299114
Carries CSX Railroad over State Road 1349, Pigeonroost Creek
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder, double span
Total Length: 138.0 Feet
Span Length: 64.0 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Rooster Roost Road, Rooster Roost Creek on CSX Railroad
History: Original bridge on the Clinchfield Railroad going into the Toe River/Nolichucky Gorge
Built: 1907
Location: Mitchell County
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243581
Ncdeckgirder
Double span deck girder on 197 in North Carolina
Photo taken by Bob Lawrence in November 2012
Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 36.043599,-82.225301
Carries pedestrian pathway over Big Rock Creek
Design: suspension/wire
Design Details: Wire/cable suspension
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Wire suspension footbridge over Big Rock Creek on pedestrian pathway
History:
Built:
Location: Mitchell County
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Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 36.007778,-82.246510
Carries pedestrian pathway over North Toe River
Design: suspension/wire
Design Details: Wire/cable suspension
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Wire suspension footbridge over North Toe River on pedestrian pathway
History:
Built:
Location: Mitchell County
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Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 35.937771,-82.142264
Carries pedestrian pathway over North Toe River
Design: suspension/wire
Design Details: Wire/cable suspension
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Wire suspension footbridge over North Toe River on pedestrian pathway
History:
Built:
Location: Mitchell County
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Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 35.918047,-82.005134
Carries pedestrian pathway over North Toe River
Design: suspension/wire
Design Details: Wire/cable suspension
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Wire suspension footbridge over North Toe River on pedestrian pathway
History:
Built:
Location: Mitchell County
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Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 35.900823,-82.031510
Carries pedestrian pathway over North Toe River
Design: suspension/wire
Design Details: Wire/cable suspension
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Wire suspension footbridge over North Toe River on pedestrian pathway
History:
Built:
Location: Mitchell County
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Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 35.989992,-82.191577
Carries pedestria pathway over North Toe River
Design: suspension/wire
Design Details: Wire/cable suspension
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Wire suspension footbridge over North Toe River on pedestria pathway
History:
Built:
Location: Mitchell County
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Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 35.954932,-82.195503
Carries pedestrian pathway over North Tow River
Design: suspension/wire
Design Details: Wire/cable suspension
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Wire suspension footbridge over North Tow River on pedestrian pathway
History:
Built:
Location: Mitchell County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 35.851638,-82.085917
Carries Blue Ridge Parkway over Mountain
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel
Total Length: 547.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Tunnel under Mountain on Blue Ridge Parkway
History: Built ca. 1930
Built: ca1930
Location: Mitchell County
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346720
SE portal
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in October 2015
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NW portal
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in October 2015
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North Carolina State Archives-6-4-1957
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley
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North Carolina State Archives-6-4-1957
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 35.850295,-82.092451
Carries Blue Ridge Parkway over NC SR1100
Design: frame/concrete
Design Details: Concrete rigid frame
Total Length: 27.9 Feet
Span Length: 27.9 Feet
Overview: Concrete rigid frame bridge over NC SR1100 on Blue Ridge Parkway
History: Built 1940
Built: 1940
Location: Mitchell County
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346974
Looking North
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in October 2015
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Looking NW
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in October 2015
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Looking West
Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in October 2015
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.
