Deep River Camelback Truss Bridge, Gulf/Cumnock, NC
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N 35° 34.254 W 079° 14.478
17S E 659369 N 3937779
Quick Description: Truss bridge (circa 1910) over Deep River, near between Gulf and Cumnock, NC.
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 6/3/2007 4:10:38 AM
Waymark Code: WM1MN9
Views: 250
Long Description:This pin-connected, 8-panel Camelback Pratt through-truss structure
once carried highway traffic over the Deep River, at the
Chatham-Moore County line. The highway has been re-routed, and this
bridge is now open to pedestrian traffic, only. It is several
hundred feet in length.
The GPS coordinates are for the parking area on the north side
of the bridge. To reach from US-421 at the Deep River, go southeast
and take a left onto Cumnock Road. Follow the road to the county
line. As you cross the river on the new bridge, look to your left
for a view of the truss bridge. Continue 0.1 mile north to an
intersection with Everett Dowdy Road, and the park entrance, on
your left.
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