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North Carolina Route 1116 Bridge, Spanning Jacob Fork River, Longview, Catawba County, NC

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North Carolina Route 1116 Bridge, Spanning Jacob Fork River, Longview, Catawba County, NC

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Summary

Significance: This Pratt Half-Hip bridge is 56 feet long. The joints are all pin-connected and contain another unusual feature, bolted caps on the pins. Instead of the more common substructure of masonry piers, the bridge is supported by cylindrical steel columns.
Survey number: HAER NC-34
Building/structure dates: 1800-1824 Initial Construction

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Date

1969 - 1980
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Contributors

Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Owego Bridge Company
Fore, George, field team
Yearby, Jean P, transmitter
Hawke, Paul, historian
Lanier, Nick, photographer
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No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html

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