Waxhaw
The Mill Bridge
comté/county/grafschaft
一廊桥
2 covered bridges/ponts couverts/bedeckte holzbrücken
33-90 UNION
33-90-A
North-west of Waxhaw, Sandy Ridge Township.
Over Twelve Mile Creek.
The Mill Bridge.
NW of Waxhaw, Sandy Ridge Township. Main St. (becomes Waxhaw Marvin Rd.) W. (curves N.) 2.6 miles from jct with Broome St. in Waxhaw, W. on 0.35 miles, S. on Millbridge Pkwy 0.25 miles to the bridge.
1 span 95' or 28.9m
Built in 2007.
Stringer concrete slabs.
Photos by Chris Johnsen.
NOTE:
People will ask why I decided to post this and similar bridges on ATAWALK when they are modern concrete structures with no real wooden covered bridge attributes save for the roof. Well, if a town, a company, or a village decide to spend extra money to cover and make a “simple, boring, plain, or flat bridge” look more attractive, it should be noted and given a chance to be better known. If in a few years, this very structure should be destroyed during a flood, there is a chance for it to be replace by a true covered bridge! In the meantime, I believe the efforts to make this look nice have to be noticed!
The Warden Bridge
33-90-B
North-west of Waxhaw, Sandy Ridge Township.
Over Tar Kiln Branch.
The Warden Bridge.
NW of Waxhaw, Sandy Ridge Township. Main St. (becomes Waxhaw Marvin Rd.) W. (curves N. & back W.) 4.75 miles from jct with Broome St. in Waxhaw, S. on Oak Brook Dr. 0.1 miles to the bridge to the E. 100 yds. Private. Owner at 2726 Waxhaw Marvin Rd.
1 span 30' or 9.1m
No known building date.
King post truss.
Photos from the amazing Dale Travis Page.
