Pisgah covered bridge
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Pisgah Covered Bridge is a wooden covered bridge
that spans the west fork of the Little River
in Randolph County, North Carolina
. It is one of two remaining original historic covered bridges in the state, (the other being the Bunker Hill Covered Bridge in Claremont North Carolina) and is designated as a both a local and federal historic landmark.
. The road now crosses a nearby two-lane concrete bridge built in the 1950s.
There is now a gate on the road leading to the bridge, however, it is open to the public daily from dawn to dusk.
The bridge appears to have been systematically defaced by visitors who have seen fit to scrawl graffiti, some of which is obscene and offensive, the length and breadth of the structure.
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...
that spans the west fork of the Little River
Little River (North Carolina)
Little River may refer to ten streams by that name in the U.S. state of North Carolina:*Little River : A tributary of Albemarle Sound forming a portion of the border between Pasquotank and Perquimans counties....
in Randolph County, North Carolina
Randolph County, North Carolina
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. It is one of two remaining original historic covered bridges in the state, (the other being the Bunker Hill Covered Bridge in Claremont North Carolina) and is designated as a both a local and federal historic landmark.
History
The bridge was built by 1911 by J. J. Welch at a cost of $40. It is a one-lane bridge, 54 feet in length. The bridge eventually became obsolete when it could no longer handle the increased traffic, but it remains as a tourist attraction located at 6925 Pisgah Covered Bridge Road, west of the community of PisgahPisgah, North Carolina
Pisgah is an unincorporated community in Randolph County, North Carolina, U.S.A. It is located north of the community of Abner....
. The road now crosses a nearby two-lane concrete bridge built in the 1950s.
Preservation
Since 1998, the North Carolina Zoo Society has collaborated with the North Carolina Department of Transportation, the Piedmont Land Conservancy, and the Landtrust for Central North Carolina to maintain and refurbish the bridge. The bridge was washed away by a flood on August 9, 2003, but was rebuilt the next year using much of the original materials that were retrieved by local area volunteers. The restoration was able to salvage about 90 percent of the materials from the original structure. The bridge is assumed originally to have had a shingle roof; however, it was replaced with tin in the 1930s. In the restoration, the roof was shingled.There is now a gate on the road leading to the bridge, however, it is open to the public daily from dawn to dusk.
The bridge appears to have been systematically defaced by visitors who have seen fit to scrawl graffiti, some of which is obscene and offensive, the length and breadth of the structure.