Crosses Little Gap Creek Area 6 acres (2.4 ha) Opened 1820 | Clearance above 15 feet (5 m) Built 1820 Total length 40 m | |
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Address Callahan Mountain Rd, Landrum, SC 29356, USA Hours Open today · 9AM–8PMWednesday9AM–8PMThursday9AM–8PMFriday9AM–8PMSaturdayClosedSunday9AM–8PMMonday9AM–8PMTuesday9AM–8PMSuggest an edit Location Greenville County, South Carolina Similar Bob Jones University Museum, Falls Park on the Reedy, The Children’s Museum, Paris Mountain State Park, Fluor Field at the West End | ||
Poinsett bridge at night
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 14-foot Gothic arch and stretches 130 feet over Little Gap Creek, may have been designed by Robert Mills, architect of the Washington Monument. Though no longer in use, the bridge remains largely intact and is part of the 120-acre (48.6 ha) Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve. There is a nature trail a few hundred yards from the bridge. The bridge was named to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.
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