Poinsett Bridge

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Poinsett Bridge, which is named for Joel Roberts Poinsett, was built in 1820 as part of a road from Columbia, South Carolina to Saluda Mountain. It is a stone bridge. It is no longer in use, but it is still largely intact. [Edgar, Walter, ed. "The South Carolina Encyclopedia", University of South Carolina Press, 2006 ISBN 1-57003-598-2, pp. 739-740.] It is part of the 120 acre Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve. In the future, a picnic area and walking trail will be built at the preserve. [ [http://www.dnr.sc.gov/managed/heritage/poinsettbr/description.html South Carolina Department of Natural Resources website] ] There are additional pictures and information about the bridge available from the Historic American Engineering Record at the Library of Congress. [ [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=hhphoto&fileName=sc/sc0700/sc0743/photos/browse.db&action=browse&recNum=0&title2=Poinsett%20Bridge,%20SC%20Route%2042,%202%20miles%20Northwest%20of%20Route%2011,%202.5%20miles%20East%20of%20SC%20Route%2025,%20Tigerville%20vicinity,%20Greenville%20County,%20SC&displayType=1&itemLink=r?ammem/hh:@FIELD(DOCID+@BAND(@lit(SC0743))) HAER photos of Poinsett Bridge] ] It was named to the National Register of Historic Places, No. 70000590, in 1970. Additional information and photos are given by the South Carolina Department of Archives. [ [http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/greenville/S10817723003/index.htm South Carolina Department of Archives and History] ] The nomination form is available. [ [http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/greenville/S10817723003/S10817723003.pdf NRHP nomination form] ]

It is 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.

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