Skeen's Mill Covered Bridge

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Skeen's Mill Covered Bridge
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Location1.7 miles west of Flint Hill on SR 1406 off SR 1408, Flint Hill, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°45′56″N79°59′34″W / 35.76543°N 79.99268°W / 35.76543; -79.99268 Coordinates: 35°45′56″N79°59′34″W / 35.76543°N 79.99268°W / 35.76543; -79.99268
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Builtc. 1885 (1885)-1900
Architectural styleTown lattice-truss/queenpost
NRHP reference No. 72000987 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 20, 1972

Skeen's Mill Covered Bridge was a wooden covered bridge that spanned a branch of the Little Uwharrie River in Randolph County, North Carolina. It was built between about 1885 and 1900, and measured 100 feet long. The bridge had a combination of Ithiel Town lattice truss and queenpost truss construction. It had a gable roof and board-and-batten siding. [2] It has been demolished.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. John B. Wells, III (May 1971). "Skeen's Mill Covered Bridge" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.