Hunting Creek Railroad Bridge

Hunting Creek Railroad Bridge is a historic stone railroad bridge located at Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina. It was built about 1860, and is a two-span, stone arch bridge. It measures 130 feet long and stands about 24 feet above the creek. It was replaced by another bridge by at least 1890.[2]

Hunting Creek Railroad Bridge
LocationHunting Creek N of US 64 & 70 between jct. of Stonebridge Rd. & E. Union St., Morganton, North Carolina
Coordinates35°45′5″N 81°39′31″W
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Builtc. 1860 (1860)
MPSMorganton MRA
NRHP reference No.87001923[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 9, 1987

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Suzanne Pickens Wylie (July 1986). "Hunting Creek Railroad Bridge" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.


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