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Campbell Covered Bridge
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Campbell Covered Bridge
Built in 1909, the Campbell Covered Bridge remains the only covered bridge in South Carolina. Charles Irwin Willis erected the 38-foot long, 12-foot wide pine structure across the Beaverdam Creek on Pleasant Hill road. Locals believe that the bridge was named for Lafayette Campbell, who at the time that the bridge was built owned 194 acres near the bridge. Records, providing some evidence from the Greenville City and County Directory, show that A.L. Campbell was once the owner of the 194-acre Highland Township. In 1966 major restoration work was completed on the bridge and just recently improvements were made for a Boy Scout Eagle Award. Directions: Depart from Heritage Green Place. Turn left onto Buncombe Street. The name will change to East North Street. Proceed to Church Street (Hwy 29). Proceed to Greer. In Greer, turn left (north) onto SR-14 (N Hwy 14). Turn left onto SR-414 (Hwy 414) and proceed to Pleasant Hill Road. Turn left onto Pleasant Hill Road, then right onto Campbell Covered Bridge Road. Conner, Tom. The Greenville News. 8 August 1982. Flynn, Jean Martin. Campbell's Covered Bridge: Greenville County, South Carolina. Greer, SC: The Greer Citizen Press, 1992. |