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Bunker Hill Covered Bridge
Society: ASCE Main Category: Civil Sub Category: Bridges Era: 1890-1899 DateCreated: 1894 Lyle Creek Catawba County State: NC Zip: Country: USA Website: http://www.asce.org/Project/Bunker-Hill-Covered-Bridge/ Creator: Ramsour, Andy, Haupt, Herman

In 1894, Catawba County, North Carolina commissioners asked local landowners to build and maintain an 85-foot-long bridge across Lyles Creek. The community hired Andy L. Ramsour, who served as keeper of the Horseford covered bridge over the Catawba River in Hickory, North Carolina.

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2001
Image Credit: Public Domain (National Park Service) Image Caption: Bunker Hill Covered Bridge Era_date_from: 1894
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Bunker Hill Covered Bridge

In 1894, Catawba County, North Carolina commissioners asked local landowners to build and maintain an 85-foot-long bridge across Lyles Creek. The community hired Andy L. Ramsour, who served as keeper of the Horseford covered bridge over the Catawba River in Hickory, North Carolina.

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