Poinsett Bridge, SC Route 42, 2 miles Northwest of Route 11, 2.5 miles East of SC Route 25, Tigerville, Greenville County, SC · The Kingdom of the Happyland · Blue Ridge Community College Archive Digital Repository

Title: Poinsett Bridge, SC Route 42, 2 miles Northwest of Route 11, 2.5 miles East of SC Route 25, Tigerville, Greenville County, SCSee all items with this value
Creator: Historic American Engineering Record, builder
Poinsett, Joel South Carolina Board of Public Works
Cary, Brian, photographer
Date: 1820See all items with this value
Description: The bridge was completed in 1820 by the South Carolina Board of Public Works as part of the old state road, laid out by Joel Poinsett from 1817-1819 while he was director of public works, which ran from Charleston, SC to Greenville, SC and from Greenville, SC, to Asheville, NC. It is built of stone quarried and fitted together without mortar. This was unusual for bridge construction in South Carolina and represents a significant technological and engineering achievement in such a remote part of the upcountry in the early 19th century. The peak of the Gothic arch is almost fourteen feet high.
Format: TIF
Place: Greenvill County, South Carolina
Contributor: Historic American Engineering Record, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
Identifier: HAER SC,23-TIGVI.V,1-