Poinsett Bridge facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Poinsett Bridge
Poinsett Bridge
Crosses	Little Gap Creek
Locale	Greenville County, South Carolina
Characteristics
Total length	130 feet (40 m)
Clearance above	15 feet (5 m)
Statistics
Toll
Poinsett Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location in South Carolina Show map of South Carolina Location in the United States Show map of the United States
Nearest city	Tigerville, South Carolina
Area	6 acres (2.4 ha)
Built	1820
NRHP reference No.	70000590
Added to NRHP	October 22, 1970

Gothic arch of the Poinsett Bridge

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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  Poinsett Bridge from afar