This is a single suspension bridge from the Bridgemeister historical inventory of suspension bridges.
1964: (footbridge)
Wilmot vicinity and Dillsboro vicinity, North Carolina, USA - Tuckaseigee River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 218 (added before 2003) |
| Year Completed: | 1964 |
| Name: | (footbridge) |
| Location: | Wilmot vicinity and Dillsboro vicinity, North Carolina, USA |
| Crossing: | Tuckaseigee River |
| Coordinates: | 35.40421 N 83.29348 W |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Principals: | Roanoke Bridge Co. |
| Use: | Footbridge |
| Status: | In use (last checked: 2002) |
| Main Cables: | Wire (steel) |
| Suspended Spans: | 2 |
| Main Spans: | 1 x 42.4 meters (139 feet), 1 x 41.8 meters (137 feet) |
Notes:
- A 4/4/2002 article in The Sylva Herald And Ruralite ("Repairing Last Swinging Bridge") notes this bridge was completed 1964, but Patrick S. O'Donnell sent me a photo of a 1906 Roanoke Bridge Co. builder's plate attached to one of the towers.
Do you have any information or photos about this bridge that you would like to share? Please email david.denenberg@bridgemeister.com.