Side view, Bunker Hill Covered Bridge, Catawba County, North Carolina

Bunker Hill Covered Bridge (Catawba County, N.C.)
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Item information

Title:
Side view, Bunker Hill Covered Bridge, Catawba County, North Carolina
Topics:
Architecture
Subjects:
Covered bridges
Original Format:
Color slide
Extent:
2 x 2 in.
Item identifier:
bh0241pnc001
Created Date:
Genre:
Architectural photographs
Location:
Catawba County (N.C.)
Digital Project:
Built Heritage: A partnership of the North Carolina State University Libraries and Preservation North Carolina to create an online resource for the study of the state’s architectural history. Included are 8,100 measured drawings, photographic prints, and slides.

Source information

Repository:
Preservation North Carolina
Collection:
Preservation North Carolina Historic Architecture Slide Collection, 1965-2005 (PNC slides) held by Preservation North Carolina
Note field:
Not all materials from the physical collection may have been scanned. Images may have been enhanced for web access.
Rights:
Reproduction and use of this material requires permission from Preservation North Carolina. For general information see the Preservation North Carolina website (http://www.presnc.org).
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In Copyright
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Funding:
Digitization of this image was partially supported with federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources.

Building: Bunker Hill Covered Bridge (Catawba County, North Carolina)

Builder:
more info on Ramsour, Andrew L. 
Built:
Community:
Catawba County
State:
North Carolina
Architectural note:
The bridge originally had an open span, but the roof and walls were added around 1900.
Historical note:
The bridge is one of only two covered bridges left in the state, and possibly the last wooden bridge in the United States with Haupt truss construction. The bridge is a National Civil Engineering Landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Location:
Catawba County (N.C.)
Subjects:
Covered bridges
Historic sites
National Civil Engineering Landmark
National Register of Historic Places
Wooden bridges