Deep River Camelback Truss Bridge
The Deep River Camelback Truss Bridge is a steel camelback truss resting on stone and concrete piers, with a macadam road surface covering a plank deck.
Deep River Camelback Truss Bridge | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
Deep River Camelback Bridge in August 2012 | |
| Nearest city | Cumnock-Gulf, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°34′13″N 79°14′28″W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | about 1901 |
| Architectural style | Camelback Truss |
| NRHP reference No. | 95000696 |
| Added to NRHP | June 9, 1995 |
It spans the Deep River in North Carolina, United States between the hamlets of Gulf in Chatham County and Cumnock in Lee County in a quiet rural setting amid woods and farmlands on both sides of the river. It was originally constructed in 1901. The bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The bridge is open to pedestrian traffic only. Vehicles may use a replacement bridge located about a hundred yards east of the historic structure.
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