North Carolina Route 1412 Bridge, Spanning Leepers Creek, Laboratory, Lincoln County, NC
Summary
Significance: It is the earliest bridge to contain rolled sections in its truss system. The span is 120' and divided into seven panels. It contains the characteristic bolted pins of the Owego Company, builder of the bridge. Beneath the bridge is a nineteenth century, intact dam. Next to the bridge is a textile mill, typical of mountain communities of that time.
Survey number: HAER NC-26
Building/structure dates: 1912 Initial Construction
Tags
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Owego Bridge Company
Fore, George, field team
Yearby, Jean P, transmitter
Hawke, Paul, historian
Lanier, Nick, photographer
Location
laboratory, 35.46370, -81.20782
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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