North Carolina Route 1006 Bridge, Spanning Catawba River, Catawba, Catawba County, NC
Summary
Significance: Built for the Southern Power Company in 1916, the bridge is one of the largest multi-span truss bridges. It consists of a 240' and a 252' Petit truss, a 200' Camelback, and two 96' Pratt Through trusses. The Camelback is the longest in North Carolina.
Survey number: HAER NC-33
Building/structure dates: 1916 Initial Construction
Tags
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Southern Power Company
Fore, George, field team
Yearby, Jean P, transmitter
Hawke, Paul, historian
Lanier, Nick, photographer
Location
Lake Norman of Catawba, 35.70736, -81.07563
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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