Campbell's Covered Bridge
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Campbell's Covered Bridge is a wooden covered bridge
in northeastern Greenville County, South Carolina
, near the small town of Gowensville.
It is the last remaining covered bridge in South Carolina. It is located off Pleasant Hill Road, crossing Beaverdam Creek.
It is owned by Greenville County which closed off the bridge to traffic in the early 1980s. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
on July 1, 2009.
The Campbell bridge has been restored twice since being built in 1909. It was first restored in 1964 by the Crescent Garden Club, and again in 1990.
The bridge itself is currently owned by the Greenville County, and was closed off to traffic in the early 1980s. The land surrounding the bridge was owned by Sylvia Pittman until 2005. Plans emerged for a park to be built around the bridge, and in mid 2005 Pittman sold 10 acres (40,468.6 m²) of surrounding land to the Greenville County, which paid for it. She said, "I had in mind to have a park preserve this to let everyone enjoy this like we have." The US$
180,000 in beginnings of the park were covered through state and county grants.
rods and diagonal timbers that were made of pine
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Covered bridge
A covered bridge is a bridge with enclosed sides and a roof, often accommodating only a single lane of traffic. Most covered bridges are wooden; some newer ones are concrete or metal with glass sides...
in northeastern Greenville County, South Carolina
Greenville County, South Carolina
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, near the small town of Gowensville.
It is the last remaining covered bridge in South Carolina. It is located off Pleasant Hill Road, crossing Beaverdam Creek.
It is owned by Greenville County which closed off the bridge to traffic in the early 1980s. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
on July 1, 2009.
History
The bridge was built in 1909 by Charles Irwin Willis (1878–1966). It was named after grist mill owner Alexander Lafayette Campbell (1836–1920) who built and maintained the Campbell corn mill in the town for many years. Parts of the mill still remain preserved.The Campbell bridge has been restored twice since being built in 1909. It was first restored in 1964 by the Crescent Garden Club, and again in 1990.
The bridge itself is currently owned by the Greenville County, and was closed off to traffic in the early 1980s. The land surrounding the bridge was owned by Sylvia Pittman until 2005. Plans emerged for a park to be built around the bridge, and in mid 2005 Pittman sold 10 acres (40,468.6 m²) of surrounding land to the Greenville County, which paid for it. She said, "I had in mind to have a park preserve this to let everyone enjoy this like we have." The US$
United States dollar
The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies....
180,000 in beginnings of the park were covered through state and county grants.
Structure
The Campbell's bridge has dimensions of 38 feet (11.6 m) in length and 12 feet (3.7 m) in width. It was made in a relatively rare four-span Howe truss design; it features vertical ironIron
Iron is a chemical element with the symbol Fe and atomic number 26. It is a metal in the first transition series. It is the most common element forming the planet Earth as a whole, forming much of Earth's outer and inner core. It is the fourth most common element in the Earth's crust...
rods and diagonal timbers that were made of pine
Pine
Pines are trees in the genus Pinus ,in the family Pinaceae. They make up the monotypic subfamily Pinoideae. There are about 115 species of pine, although different authorities accept between 105 and 125 species.-Etymology:...
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