This is a single suspension bridge from the Bridgemeister historical inventory of suspension bridges.
1964: (footbridge)
Wilmot vicinity and Dillsboro vicinity, North Carolina, USA - Tuckasegee River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 218 (added before 2003) |
| Year Completed: | 1964 |
| Name: | (footbridge) |
| Location: | Wilmot vicinity and Dillsboro vicinity, North Carolina, USA |
| Crossing: | Tuckasegee River |
| Coordinates: | 35.40421 N 83.29348 W |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Use: | Footbridge |
| Status: | In use (last checked: 2024) |
| Main Cables: | Wire (steel) |
| Suspended Spans: | 2 |
| Main Spans: | 1 x 42.4 meters (139 feet), 1 x 41.8 meters (137 feet) |
Notes:
- An April 4, 2002 article in The Sylva Herald And Ruralite ("Repairing Last Swinging Bridge") notes this bridge was completed 1964.
External Links:
- Barkers Creek Swinging Bridge - Atlas Obscura. Article about the bridge. Suggests the 1906 Roanoke Bridge Co. builder's plate attached to one of the towers "probably refers to the bridge from which parts this footbridge were built."
- Tuckasegee Swinging Bridge - HistoricBridges.org. The HistoricBridges.org page for the bridge (which appears to be the source for the Atlas Obscura write-up). Notes the name "Barkers Creek" is likely wrong.
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