Poinsett Bridge - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Poinsett Bridge - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Poinsett Bridge is the oldest bridge in South Carolina and perhaps in the entire southeastern United States. Named for Joel Roberts Poinsett, it was built in 1820 as part of a road from Columbia, South Carolina, to Saluda Mountain. The stone bridge, which includes a Gothic arch and stretches over Little Gap Creek, may have been designed by Robert Mills, architect of the Washington Monument. The Tulane University library has a brush drawing by Mills of a similar bridge, lending credence to the belief that Mills designed it. Though no longer in use, the bridge remains largely intact and is part of the Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve. There is a nature trail a few hundred yards from the bridge. The bridge, about which ghost stories have been told for decades,"The History and Haunting of Poinsett Bridge," Library Now (Greenville County Library System), Fall 2021, 8-10. is located off U.S. Highway 25 north of Greenville, South Carolina.After passing South Carolina Highway 11, turn right onto Old US 25. Then turn right onto Callahan Mountain Road near North Saluda Reservoir. Poinsett Bridge is on the left side of Callahan Mountain Road. The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970. Read more on Wikipedia
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