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Surf City Swing Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 34.431195,-77.549593

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Carries NC50/NC210 over Intracoastal Waterway
Design: truss/through/polygonal
Design Details: Riveted polygonal Warren through truss swing span (with bolts on repaired connections); concrete tee-beam approach spans.
Total Length: 462.9 Feet
Span Length: 127.0 Feet

Overview: Swing bridge over Intracoastal Waterway on NC50/NC210 in Surf City
History: Built 1954-55; Closed 2018; Demolished 2019
Built: 1955

Location: Pender County

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132273

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Photo taken by Matthew Ridpath in January 2009

132274

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Bridge in Open Position

Photo taken by Matthew Ridpath in January 2009

135723

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Main Truss Span, Different angle

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135724

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Portal View

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135725

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Plaque

It doesn't tell you much about the bridge

Photo taken by Matthew Ridpath

135726

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Bracing

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135727

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Front Post/Upper Chord Connection

The bridge has v-lacing on many of its members

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135728

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Center Truss Span Connection

All three of the chords branching off from this connection are latticed on both sides

Photo taken by Matthew Ridpath

135729

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Center Pier/Axis

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135730

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Steel Source and Rivets

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135731

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Concrete Railing

This short piece of railing uses a design that is found on some NC bridges of the 1950s

Photo taken by Matthew Ridpath

264647

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Surf City Bridge

North Carolina

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013

291571

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Sears Landing Bridge

Removed

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013

347634

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347635

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Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in November 2015

347636

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Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in November 2015

347637

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Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in November 2015

347638

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Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in November 2015

347639

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Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in November 2015

347640

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Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in November 2015

347641

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Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in November 2015

347642

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Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in November 2015

347643

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Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in November 2015

347644

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Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in November 2015

347645

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Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in November 2015

347646

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Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in November 2015

347647

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Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in November 2015

347648

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Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in November 2015

347649

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Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in November 2015

347650

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Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in November 2015

347651

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Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in November 2015

347652

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Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in November 2015

347653

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Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in November 2015

347654

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Looking NNW

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347655

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South portal

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347656

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Looking North

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in November 2015

347657

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Looking North

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347658

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Looking NNW

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347659

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South abutment

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347660

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Looking NW

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347661

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Looking NW

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347662

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Looking NW

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347663

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347664

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Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in November 2015

347665

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Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in November 2015

347666

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Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in November 2015

347667

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Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in November 2015

347668

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Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in November 2015

347669

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Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in November 2015

347670

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North abutment

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347671

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347672

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South end

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347673

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347674

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Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in November 2015

347675

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347676

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Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in November 2015

347677

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North end

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347678

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347679

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Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in November 2015

347680

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Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in November 2015

347681

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Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in November 2015

347682

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Looking South

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in November 2015

347683

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Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in November 2015

347684

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NW end

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347685

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347686

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NE end

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347687

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Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in November 2015

347688

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Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in November 2015

347689

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Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in November 2015

347690

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Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in November 2015

347691

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Looking South

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in November 2015

347692

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Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in November 2015

347693

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Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in November 2015

347694

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Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in November 2015

347695

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Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in November 2015

347696

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Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in November 2015

347697

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SW end

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347698

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Looking East

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413452

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Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013

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Long Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 34.439150,-78.025950

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Carries Nc210 over Long Creek
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 170.0 Feet
Span Length: 40.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Long Creek on Nc210
History: Built 1921; rehabilitated 1956
Built: 1921

Location: Pender County

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317660

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Long Creek Bridge (Old)

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 34.439262,-78.025659

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Carries Predecessor road to Nc210 over Long Creek
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Long Creek on Predecessor road to Nc210
History:
Built:

Location: Pender County

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317659

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Black River Bridge

Status: No longer exists

Location: 34.454514,-78.108350

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Carries Route 210 over Black River
Design: unknown
Design Details: Rectractable
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Bridge over Black River on Route 210
History: Built 1925
Built: 1925

Location: Pender County

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Rockfish Creek Wilmington & Raleigh Railroad Bridge

Status: Removed but not replaced

Location: 34.716688,-77.989308

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Carries W&RRR/W&WRR over Rockfish creek
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Bridge over Rockfish creek on W&RRR/W&WRR
History:
Built:

Location: Pender 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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