Deep River Camelback Truss Bridge
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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.
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Deep River Camelback Truss Bridge | |
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[1] |
Added to NRHP | June 9, 1995 |
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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.[2] It was originally constructed in 1901.[3] The bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[4] The bridge is open to pedestrian traffic only. Vehicles may use a replacement bridge located about a hundred yards east of the historic structure.