Bunker Hill Covered Bridge
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The Bunker Hill Covered Bridge is one of two covered bridges left in North Carolina, (the other being the Pisgah Covered Bridge in Randolph County), and is possibly the last wooden bridge in the United States with Haupt truss construction.[2] It was built in 1895 by Andrew Loretz Ramsour (1817–1906) in Claremont, North Carolina, and crosses Lyle Creek.
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Bunker Hill Covered Bridge | |
Nearest city | Claremont, North Carolina |
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Coordinates | 35.721515°N 81.115226°W / 35.721515; -81.115226 |
Built | 1895 |
Architectural style | Haupt truss |
NRHP reference No. | 70000446 |
Added to NRHP | February 26, 1970[1] |
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The bridge was designated a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers in 2001 and is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[3][4]